Sage is a confident girl who has been seeking the spotlight her whole life. Initially, she can care about her dreams more than other people and can be self-centered at time (such as when she left the band with her brother, Desi to go to a music school) but she learns to connect with the other final five. She has a connection with Fletch.

Fletch is a bad boy who is misunderstood but shows his true personality through music. He is a little closed off because both of his parents are dead and he doesn’t have anyone to connect with. He has a connection with Sage.

Rosie is a shy girl who is told to be important but unnoticed. She grows out of her shell and becomes more confident which helps her find the spotlight as she chooses to enter the competition. She has a crush on Cliff.

Cliff is a kid who is seen as weird and unusual but he uses that to his advantage. He feels like he has no friends but finds them in the final five. He has a crush on Rosie.

Callie specializes in dance and is an assistant to a manager of Connect 3 named Lark. She is a mentor to Desi who teaches him how to dance. She has a crush on Desi.

Desi is Sage’s brother and he specializes in singing and playing the guitar. Initially, he can hold grudges (especially on his sister, Sage) but he learns to be more forgiving. Although he cannot dance before camp, for the sake of the competition, he learns how to dance by the help of Callie. He has a crush on Callie.

Madison is a famous TikTok dancer by the name of @Thatbaddiemaddie09! and the camp’s resident mean girl. She is in a clique with her backup dancers named the “Maddie Baddies” which consists of her minions, Daniel, who she always gets mad at for correcting her and Danielle, who is dumb but also her favorite minion. She is initially rude but goes full mean girl once Sage gets her kicked out of the competition during the dance competition despite it being her expertise.

Daniel is a boy who is a minion to Madison and is one of the “Maddie Baddies” who always sucks up to her and supports her but often corrects her which gets on her nerves. He often blames his sister, Danielle whenever Madison gets mad which causes them to argue.

Danielle is a girl who is a minion to Madison and is one of the “Maddie Baddies” who is nice but very dumb although she is Madison’s favorite minion. She often argues with her brother, Daniel because he blames her anytime Madison is mad.