Jouju Giltterman, an orphaned English girl studying ballet, finds a letter from a ballet school in Paris, which encourages her to follow in her late mother's footsteps. Upon arriving in America, she meets two new best friends, Sasha Martinez and Helena Milliner, and discovers her beloved pink ballet slippers, which her late mother had previously worn. Now, Iris has discovered the truth about the world of ballet and is studying at ballet school alongside her classmate and rival, Tiffany Bourgeois
