When her mother moves the family to Harlem and enrolls her in the Nutcracker School of Ballet, reluctant dancer Alexandrea is picked to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in the big recital.
Brenda tells her cousin Tiffany that she has a pair of ballet shoes autographed by the famous ballerina, Camilla Freeman, even though she doesn't and now she'll need the help of her Sugar Plum Sisters to get out of the mess!.
Triplets Jessica, JoAnn, and Jerzey and their friends in ballet class try to keep the building that houses The Nutcracker School from being torn down, while also trying to rescue a stray kitten.
Alex's ballet-crazy Mom enrolls her at the Nutcracker Ballet School and even though Alex is a terrible dancer, she is chosen for the starring role in the school recital.
Perfectionistic Jerzey desperately wants to be a good ballet dancer like her sisters, but her efforts to learn are repeatedly thwarted, until she finds help in an unexpected place.
When Epatha tries to spice up the choreography of the new ballet in Harlem, the rest of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas encourage her to keep her toes in line, in chapter-book format.
When Epatha tries to spice up the choreography of the new ballet in Harlem with her free-spirited style, the rest of the Sugar Plum Ballerinas encourage her to keep her toes in line.
Jessica is troubled when she learns that the Nutcracker School of Ballet could be closed, but her problems double when she tries to keep a stray kitten at the school until the crowded animal shelters can find a place for one more.
