Best friends Vanessa and Carly start their first day at the prestigious Keaton School of the Arts; they quickly find themselves competing against each other.
Julie, the student council president, plans a freshman orientation; things get tense with Carly and Vanessa; Miles keeps a secret.
Bianca recruits a reluctant classmate to help create a song; Denzel tries to impress his artistic hero; Carly helps Vanessa impress prima dancers.
Carly worries about her duet with Sasha; Jax is taken out of his comfort zone; Denzel and Kit work with a singer that has an attitude.
Alya's new musical partnership doesn't sync up; Scarlet struggles with a movement; Carly forgets her and Vannessa's friendiversary.
Jax is concerned about Miles' new lease on life; Carly and Vanessa compete against each other during mid-term auditions.
Jax challenges Kit to a DJ battle; Bianca desperately tries to impress her mother; Denzel's costume designs are put to the test.
Kit risks expulsion for refusing to give up her secret; Vanessa wants to impress Ms. Helsweel and asks Carly for help; Miles shares studio space with Julie.
Alya's rivalry with Bianca intensifies with her celebrity status; Sasha develops a plan to win Carly's friendship back; Scarlett loses her voice.
Vanessa pushes herself to impress Ms. Maria; Julie takes a stand for artistic expression; Bianca rethinks her future at Keaton.
Vanessa's status in the primas is at risk because of her personal life; Scarlett tries to find her voice in an a capella group; Miles seeks out his crush.
Carly struggles to cheer Vanessa up; Bianca tries to come clean; Denzel works to make his mark on the art world before turning 14.
Midterm performances are looming; Vanessa wants to dance in the freshman ballet, even with her injury; Miles is unhappy with Alya's level of commitment to their partnership.