After being branded "the new kid" at an elite performing-arts high school, a tough street dancer (Briana Evigan) bands together with other outcasts -- including the class prodigy (Robert Hoffman) -- to compete in an underground dance battle. Navigating between two diverse worlds, she grapples with frustration and anguish, a pair of powerful emotions that are skillfully woven into routines by choreographers Jamal Sims, Hi-Hat and Dave Scott.