Cory struggles with his emotions when Riley wants to attend her first school dance instead of continuing the tradition of her and her father riding the Coney Island cyclone roller coaster which they have done every year since Riley was young in addition Maya gets an f on a quiz prompting her to say that Cory failed her leading her to "quit " school both girls having told him there is nothing more he can teach them Cory feels he has lost them though Topanga assures him that his intentions are good and he will never give up on those cares about Cory does chaperon the school dance and for the last dance he chooses to do a father-daughter dance with both Riley and maya one tradition ends but two new ones are created
