Stella Clark was 11 when her father died. Her special connection with him, dance, was severed and she quit shortly after his passing. Well she's 17 now and her mother is trying to help her get back on track and start dancing again. Stella decides to go to Penny Dance Academy over the summer. There she see's the person she least wants to, Duke Anderson, and what happens when they have to create a dance together by the end of the summer? Their types of dance are completely different. Duke looks like he came straight out of a Step Up movie. Stella, well she is the exact opposite. The winning team both receives a full scholarship to the best dancing college there is. What about if jealousy, snotty brats, and cute boys are thrown into it all? Will Stella and Duke be able to win in The Couple Project?