After Dance Moms ended, Madison Ziegler has taken her dance career much more seriously- which seemed to be a nearly impossible task to do, considering how hard she already worked. After an audition goes wrong and Maddie doesn't make it into the top ballet school in the country due to her not having the ideal dancer's body, what risks will she take to get one?

Because of You is a story told in the view of Kendall Vertes. Her best friend, Madison Ziegler, had just killed herself. Kendall doesn't blame anyone but herself for the suicide of Maddie. However, after one day at dance, her friend, Brooke Hyland, tells her about a diary she found that belonged to Maddie. Inside tells the true story of her death and why it happened.