故事紧接着上一部继续进行，对舞蹈有着狂热爱好和天赋的萨拉（伊莎贝拉·米珂 Izabella Miko 饰）离开了芝加哥，来到了名扬万里的茱莉亚艺术学院继续深造。在那里，她展现出了过人的魅力，从一帮同龄人间脱颖而出。老师们喜欢萨拉的激情与刻苦，但这种偏爱却给萨拉带来了不小的麻烦，她和同学们之间的关系似乎因此陷入了僵局。 　　一次偶然中，萨拉遇见了名为迈尔斯（哥伦布·绍特 Columbus Short 饰）的英俊教授，无视两人之间巨大的年龄差异，萨拉奋不顾身地坠入了情网。麻烦还不仅仅止于此，在对于未来道路的选择上，萨拉也遇见了难题，在传统的芭蕾和新潮的街舞之间，她不知道该如何选择。Sara joins Julliard in New York to fulfill her and her mother's dream of becoming the Prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommates, Zoe and Miles, who teach hip-hop classes. She has ballet classes with the rigid and famous Monique Delacroix that she idolizes - Monique requires full commitment, discipline and hard work from her students. When Miles, who is a composer, invites Sara to help him compose the music for the dance choreography Sara's passion for hip-hop is sparked and she also falls in love with Miles. When she is assigned to perform Giselle in an important event, she feels divided between the technique of the ballet and the creative work offered by Miles.