Toni,atomboyishboxer,landsaspotonanafter-schooldrillteamintheWestEndcommunityofCincinnati.Sheeagerlyabsorbsroutines,mastersdrills,andevenpiercesherownearstofitin.It’sthejoyofherfirstfriendshipsandherdiscoveryofdance.ShortlyafterTonijoinstheteam,mostofthegirlsontheteamsufferfromepisodesoffainting,swooning,andshakinginaseeminglyuncontrollablecatharsis.Nobodycanexplainthemysteriousoutbreak.Thesefitssoontransformintoariteofpassageasthetraumadrawstheothergirlsclosertogether.Caughtbetweenherneedforcontrolandherdesireforacceptance,Tonimustdecidehowfarshewillgotoembodyhernewideals.