In the gritty steel mill town of Pittsburgh circa 1983, welder-by-day/exotic-dancer-by-night Alex Owens dreams big - to attend the prestigious Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance Dance and Repertory, defying her troubled past and lack of formal training. Despite scorn from the arts elite, Nick Hurley, the charming steel mill owner who employs her, secretly supports her aspirations. As Alex's amateurish audition looms, she juggles her passion for dance with her blossoming relationship with Nick and grapples with the fear of failure. Will her dreams shatter like the glass ceiling she's determined to break?

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