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"Life doesn't hold tryouts."
A group of 12 teenagers from various backgrounds enroll at the American Ballet Academy in New York to make it as ballet dancers and each one deals with the problems and stress of training and getting ahead in the world of dance.
120 Cast Members
Amanda Schull
Jody Sawyer
Zoe Saldaña
Eva Rodríguez
Peter Gallagher
Jonathan Reeves
Ethan Stiefel
Cooper
Donna Murphy
Juliette
Susan May Pratt
Maureen Cummings
Debra Monk
Nancy
Sascha Radetsky
Charlie
Eion Bailey
Jim
Megan Pepin
Anna
Elizabeth Hubbard
Joan Miller
Shakiem Evans
Erik
Ilia Kulik
Sergei
Victoria Born
Emily
Priscilla Lopez
Jazz Class Teacher
Robert Montano
ABA Pas de Deux Class Teacher
Maryann Plunkett
Mrs. Sawyer
Stephen Stout
Mr. Sawyer
Marcia Jean Kurtz
Emily's Mother
Scottie Thompson
Ensemble
