The young, ambitious ballerina leaves her home and loved ones in her native Texas for the world of Russian ballet as one of the first Americans admitted to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. Working with legendary teacher Tatyana Volkova, Joy Womack trains to one day become a prima ballerina. Behind the beauty of dance lurks a world full of pain and brutal competition. Joy is forced to push her physical and mental boundaries, putting her health, her relationships, and perhaps her entire life at stake, on a journey to discover and understand what it truly means to be the best.