Plot Summary:Family: a necessary burden. Amaryllis Campos is young and beautiful, a classically trained dancer delivering pizzas in Puerto Rico, living with her parents and her drug-selling chump of a boyfriend, her dream deferred. When family tragedy and betrayal hit in the same week, she goes to New York with help from an unlikely friend. There, she lucks into an apartment and befriends an elderly neighbor. She looks for work, taking a job at a strip club. By day, she answers casting calls; at night, she's a hit at the Club Labrador. When the possibility of romance appears unexpectedly, Amaryllis must choose between its promise and the faint shadow of her dream.
波多黎各女青年艾玛莉丝（罗塞莉·桑切斯 Roselyn Sanchez 饰）从小跟随父亲学习舞蹈，曾经是一名出色舞者的父亲如今下半身瘫痪，再也没有往日的神采，而艾玛莉丝在餐馆打工度日，无处施展自己的舞蹈才华。父亲难以忍受灰暗的现实自杀身亡，艾玛莉丝的男友趁机与她的母发生了关系，混乱的家乡小镇对艾玛莉丝没有了意义，她在朋友的帮助下奔赴纽约，希望重新找到人生的目标……对纽约全然陌生的艾玛莉丝暂住在一位脾气古怪的黑人诗歌教师家中，在反复的犹豫后，艾玛莉丝决定到钢管舞俱乐部工作，她的出色表现博得了持续的关注，也引来了一位男医生介入了她的情感世界。艾玛莉丝的舞蹈梦想开始渐渐升起……
