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.
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.
Although Alexandrea does not want to be a ballerina, her mother enrolls her in ballet school and she is chosen for the starring role in the school recital even though she is an awful dancer and suffers from stage fright.