Save the Last Dance

Sara wants to be a ballerina, but her dreams are cut short by the sudden death of her mother. She moves in with her father, who she has not seen for a long time.

He lives on the other side of town, in a predominantly Black neighborhood. She gets transferred to a new school where she is one of the few White students there.

She becomes friends with Chenille, and later, falls in love with Chenille's brother, Derek.