The Opening Act

THE OPENING ACTFive dancers. One stage. Zero second chances.

Hina Goda has it all-millions of TikTok followers, a manager, and endless opportunities. What she doesn’t have? Real friends or the dance community she craves.

Jaclyn is the small-town dancer with the big-city talent, desperate to prove she belongs despite having no formal training.

Max lives for tap, but will she sacrifice her authentic style to fit what the judges want?

Leighton excels at everything she attempts-which is exactly why she’s never discovered what she truly loves.

And Miley would do anything to become a professional dancer, even if it means hiding her audition from her protective mother.

When these five dancers get cut from the solo competition on The Opening Act, they’re unexpectedly thrown together as a group. Now, they have one shot to win it all: a contract to be the opening act on dance sensation Chelsea Madden’s worldwide tour.

As they navigate high-stakes choreography challenges, demanding producers, and their own clashing personalities, they’ll discover that the path to stardom isn’t always what it seems. With tensions rising and the competition intensifying, they must find a way to create something authentic-or risk losing everything they’ve worked for.

In this exhilarating first book of a new series, best-selling author Airin Emery captures the heart-pounding reality of competitive dance, the power of finding your true voice, and the magic that happens when rivals become something more.