Nina Dewdrop loves ballet. And when she is accepted into the Royal Academy of Fairy Ballet, it looks like Nina's dreams of becoming a prima fairy-ballerina are coming true. First she has to buy everything a budding ballerina needs, from tutus to ballet shoes. Then Nina must say goodbye to her old fairy-friends...

When Nina arrives at the Academy, she instantly loves her friendly and funny new roommate, Peri. In the first ballet class of term, Nina and Peri decide to perform a dance from Swan Lake. But magical mayhem descends when snooty, trouble-making Angelica Nightshade waves her wand and tries to turn Nina into a real swan!