Center Stage is about the harsh truths of ballet and what it takes to become a star in the strict world built around it. But its story, which disappointingly chooses not to flesh out the art form's demonstrable race problem, exists in an alternate reality. Eva does get the lead role in the final show, but it’s only the timely breakdown of the school’s prima ballerina that lands her the opportunity in the first place, not her obvious talents as a dancer.