dʒˈoːɹi ɪz ɐ hˈændsʌm, tˈæləntᵻd fˈoːɹtiːnjˈɪɹˈoʊld bˈɔɪ hˌuː wˈɔnts tə fˈɑːloʊ hɪz mˈʌðɚ kˈæθi ɪn hɜː kɚɹˈɪɹ ɪnðə bælˈeɪ, wˌaɪl nˈaɪnjˈɪɹ ˈoʊld bˈɑːɹt, hˌuː sˈiːz hɪmsˈɛlf æz plˈeɪn ænd klˈʌmzi, fˈiːlz ɪnfˈɪɹiɚ tə hɪz bɹˈʌðɚ.
Jory is a handsome, talented fourteen-year-old boy who wants to follow his mother Cathy in her career in the ballet, while nine-year old Bart, who sees himself as plain and clumsy, feels inferior to his brother.