On a yearly basis, thousands of aspiring dancers enter one of many world's most prestigious ballet tournaments, the Youth America Great Prix, where lifelong dreams are at stake. In the final spherical, with hundreds competing for only several elite scholarships and agreements, practice and discipline are usually paramount, and nothing short of perfection is expected. Bess Kargman's award-winning written, FIRST POSITION, follows six young dancers because they prepare for an opportunity to enter the world involving professional ballet, struggling through bloodied toes, near exhaustion and incapacitating injuries, all while navigating the actual drama of adolescence. A showcase of awe-inspiring ability, tenacity and passion, FIRST POSITION paints a fantastic and moving portrait of the most gifted young ballet celebrities of tomorrow.