Houston upper class dream prince has and offers his fiancée, gallery employee and amateur photographer Amie, everything money can buy, so their friends can't think of a better gift then salsa lessons. She loves them, he soon bails out because of a New York job, which leads to a dream position offer. The Portorican dance instructor, handsome primary school teacher Nicholas Dominguez, has just dumped his haughty competition dance partner Cristina and accepted her arrogant dare he couldn't train another girl. He succeeds and both get on kissing terms before Amie admits being engaged, but she soon returns her ring, claiming Jason's job acceptance suggests their marriage isn't a real priority for him. Nicholas continues training her, but just before the annual competition, where he will finally showcase his modern mambo version, Jason returns.