Leah has the chance to join the San Francisco Ballet Academy, but first come nerve-wracking auditions. In the company are Alexandra, the daughter of Russian dancers who have defected; bubbly Kay; deceitful, beautiful Pamela; limber Linda; and Madame Preston. Leah is the most gifted dancer of the group, but she has trouble believing it and almost lets petty jealousies thwart her.

Leah is ecstatic when she lands a role dancing a romantic pas de deux in the school production until she finds out who her partner is going to be.

When the ballet students are told they may get a chance to perform with Ballet Canada, Leah is thrilled at the idea of dancing with prima ballerina Lynne Vreeland, but her freind Kay reacts with a strange lack of enthusiasm.

Leah is miserable when she finds out that her good friend Katrina Gray may have to leave the San Francisco Ballet Academy due to financial trouble. Then a special scholarship competition is announced; if Katrina wins, she'll get to stay at SFBA. But as strong a dancer as Katrina is, she's no match for Leah. And despite everyone's efforts to convince Leah to drop out of the competition, Leah can't turn down a chance to dance the lead in Swan Lake - even if it means Katrina will have to go home.

Leah and Katrina compete against each other for a scholarship and the lead role in Swan Lake, a competition Leah desperately wants to win even though Katrina needs the scholarship to stay at the San Francisco Ballet Academy.

Pamela Hunter has done everything possible to make Leah Stephenson miserable, and her sudden friendliness as the two rehearse a pas de trois makes Leah wonder what her motives really are

A chance to star in a ballet movie seems too good to be true for Leah Stephenson, and she soon realizes she must make some hard choices if she is to take the role.

A group of young dancers begins to understand the sacrifices necessary to achieve success in the glamorous but grueling world of ballet.

Having made her way into the grueling, glamorous world of ballet, Leah can not afford to let anything interfere with dancing, but when she meets handsome, athletic Peter Forrest, it seems almost impossible to balance love and career

When Leah is chosen to perform in a short ballet with the Bay Area Ballet Company, her friends at the ballet school are understandably jealous

After recuperating at home from her injury for several weeks, Lea Stephenson is back at the San Francisco Ballet Academy. It's been a long time since she danced; for weeks she couldn't manage even one plie. And when she returns to classes with her friends, it's all too obvious that she's fallen seriously behind. However, Leah is determined to make a comeback. Andrei Levintoff diligently works with Leah to help restore her strength. But no one seems to care that she is making a full recovery—all they can talk about is how much time she's spending with Andrei. Leah isn't sure returning to the Acadamy was such a great idea after all!

Young women pursue their dreams of ballet careers, the glamour of satin, lace, and tulle costumes, and standing center stage to the sound of thunderous applause