Thirteen year old best friends forever, CeCe Jones and Raquel "Rocky" Blue, have dreamed about becoming professional dancers ever since they were little girls, and their big break finally comes when they get a gig as background dancers on a local TV dance show called Shake it Up, Chicago! CeCe and Rocky break all the rules to make it to the big time, testing their friendship and experiencing new adventures along the way.

CeCe
Cece is a scrappy indie kid. She's an eccentric dresser. She's confrontational, stubborn, competitive, and has a very poor relationship to authority. She's a leader by nature, but at times insecure about her intelligence. She's been dancing all her life and would love to make that get career.
 

Rocky
Rocky is Cece's best friend forever. She's smart, funny, sensitive, and pretty much wears her heart on her sleeve. She's a thinker that gets all A's in school as Cece struggles for C's. She's a hard worker, an overachiever, and more than a little boy crazy.