Moscow, 1909 Masha is a dancer at the famed Bolshoi Ballet and dreams of one day becoming a prima ballerina, but she also has a troubled past that catches up with her when her grandfather falls ill. Confronted with her memories, she is forced to deal with what happened. When her brother gets a spot in the Tsar's Leib Guard, the family moves to St. Peterburg. Can the emperor's city become her new home and open the door for her to conquer her dream?