Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a waitress with big dreams who is stuck at a dead end job in a small town. After a rough day at work, she packs up her stuff and heads west to make her dreams come true. She quickly realizes that this town is a much busier place than she imagined. Ali meets Jack (Cam Gigandet), a cute bartender at a burlesque lounge and forces her way in to a waitress job, and later in to his heart. The owner of the bar, Tess (Cher) is a washed up dancer with talent but no financing. Ali quickly becomes a big part of the show and after building relationships with the other dancers, helps to bring the lounge back on it's feet.