Desta Harsh and Santana "Sandman" Reyes are two completely opposite boys living in the same racially divided neighborhood known as the Bottom. Both of them are members of rival gangs in a time where the murder of Desta's mother causes the rift between the two gangs to get more dangerous than ever. The violence pours into the halls of Barber High. It's not until circumstances cause both boys to join a dance team and they realize that they might not be as different as they seem. The violence and drama can either tear them apart forever or bring them closer than they ever could have imagined.