Would-be ballerina Sara (Julia Stiles) is forced to abandon her dancing plans when she leaves her smalltown home and moves to live with her estranged father in the dangerous South Side of Chicago. As a white girl in a predominantly black neighbourhood, Sara finds it a struggle to settle in, but when she meets black fellow-dancer Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), she begins to feel much happier. The two set out together to realise their dreams, but as their relationship develops it brings forth major opposition from both their friends and their families, putting their future as a couple in jeopardy.

As a companion to Dreams Are Only The Beginning: Becoming Who You Were Meant To Be, this book supports you in asking the right questions to explore your dreams, your passions and who it is you want to become... We often get lost when we need to look deeper. This book provides the guidance and mentoring needed to make the journey an adventure of love and discovery that causes you to dream of the next day just to discover what is ready to be seen.