Backstage

- Season 1

(2016)

Best friend ballet dancers Vanessa and Carly embark on their first day at the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts and find themselves in direct competition. Singer Alya struggles with stage fright.

Carly and Vanessa are forced to dance with new partners. Jax disapproves of Miles's preferential treatment in music class. Alya contends with a celebrity classmate.

Student council president Julie plans a spectacular freshman orientation. Tension mounts between Carly and Vanessa. Miles keeps a secret from his classmates.

Vanessa enlists Carly's help to impress the Prima dancers. Bianca seeks the help of a reluctant classmate. The pressure is on for Denzel to wow his artistic hero.

Carly worries emotions are interfering in her duet with Sasha. Kit and Denzel are paired with a singer with an attitude. Jax's friendship with Miles forces him out of his comfort zone.

Alya's new musical partnership doesn't go as hoped. Singer Scarlett struggles with a movement for non-movers class. Vanessa is hurt when Carly forgets their friendiversary.

Auditions for the mid-term ballet pit Vanessa and Carly against each other yet again. Miles's new lease on life has Jax concerned for his friend's health. Scarlett's intrigue with Julie grows.

Bianca is determined to impress her casting agent mother who is holding auditions at Keaton. Jax challenges Kit to a DJ battle. Denzel's costume designs for the mid-term ballet are put to the test.

Kit faces expulsion from Keaton if she doesn't reveal her secret. Vanessa needs Carly's help to impress Ms. Helstweel. Friction builds when Miles is forced to share studio space with Julie.

Alya's newfound celebrity status at Keaton intensifies her rivalry with Bianca. Sasha comes up with a plan to win Carly's friendship back. Scarlett loses her voice.

Julie stands up for her right to artistic expression. Vanessa pushes herself to her limits to impress Ms. Maria. Bianca reconsiders her future at Keaton.

Vanessa's personal life threatens her status in the Primas. Scarlett struggles to find her voice in an acapella group. Miles seeks the affection of a crush.

Carly is desperate to cheer up Vanessa after getting her kicked out of the primas. Bianca struggles to come clean with her secret. Denzel must make his mark in the art world before he turns 14.

Tensions run high throughout Keaton as the mid-term performances approach. Vanessa is determined to dance in the freshman ballet despite her injury. Miles is disappointed with Alya's commitment to their partnership.

As the curtains open on Keaton's mid-term performances, the fate of every student hangs in the balance.

School is back in session but nothing is what it was before the break. New musical partnerships, changing dynamics in the dance stream and missing faces in the halls have all of Keaton's students coping to adjust.

Sasha finds himself caught in the middle of Vanessa and Carly's feud. Miles must come to grips with the new normal at Keaton. Scarlett's presidency is threatened.

Bianca's feelings for Jax resurface when she agrees to do a favour for Jenna. The arrival of a mysterious film student has Carly distracted from dance. Denzel must win over the student body to accomplish an ambitious project.

Vanessa's frustration with not being able to dance reaches a boiling point. Miles is shocked when a familiar face returns. Julie broadens her creative horizons with extraordinary results.

Alya's attempt to reintegrate into life at Keaton is met with hostility from her peers. Carly questions her feelings for Austin. Kit attempts to inject her true identity into her music.

The music students put aside their differences to get through a difficult day. Vanessa makes a promise she might not be able to keep. Denzel must deliver bad news to a friend.

Julie is consumed with guilt over cheating on her PSATs. A musical roots assignment hits an emotional nerve with Scarlett. Carly's insecurities about her dancing get the better of her.

Julie faces the consequences of cheating but they are not at all what she expected. Miles is nervous to define his relationship with Alya. Vanessa questions whether or not she will be able to dance again.

The freshmen dance class is dead set on getting revenge on Julie for Ms. Maria's firing. Scarlett makes a discovery that unsettles Kit. Vanessa runs interference in Carly's relationship.

Sasha exposes a classmate's secret on his blog, with heartbreaking results. Bianca's guilt over her role in Jax's breakup finally gets the best of her. Jenna's new friendship puts her at odds with the rest of the grade nine dancers.

Creative differences threaten to put an end to Denzel's music video. Sasha enlists Vanessa's help to audition for Sloane's dance crew. Carly's role in the sprinkler incident comes into question.

In the aftermath of Austin's bullying, Kit worries for Denzel's well being. Alya's attempt to seek comfort in Miles leads to disappointment. Vanessa tries to rebuild her friendship with a distant Carly.

The dance students rally together amid threats that their secret will be exposed. Bianca is determined to make memories with Jax. Denzel faces a new challenge.

Carly and Vanessa find themselves on opposing sides of a Keaton dance rivalry. Bianca gets a career opportunity that could jeopardize her future with Jax. Alya questions Miles's feelings for a former crush.

Keaton's talent is on display at the Open House. Scarlett fears the worst about her voice. Miles struggles with whether or not to tell Alya about Julie. Carly and Vanessa's friendship is threatened by the arrival of a Juilliard scout.