Spotlights, music, and people clawing their way up for a spot on the food chain. Hope's Peak Dance Academy, the HPDA, only lets the top dancers inside their doors. Kazuichi Soda, who was considered the weak link for his first and second year, was now sitting close to the top of the chain. But after a small fire sweeps through the school, the competition changes. Classes have been mixed and dorm rooms have been crowded. Rivalries increase with new people getting thrown into the ring. Now this rivalry has changed from just dancing, into getting someone's affection. MAIN CAST: Kazuichi Soda - ballet dancer Gundham Tanaka - ballroom waltz dancer Sonia Nevermind - ballet dancer Fuyuhiko Kuzuryu - ballet dancer Peko Pekoyama - ballet dancer