Angelina is so excited to perform at the Mouseland Dance Festival that she doesn't help her grandparents clean their boat, but she ruins her dance costume and wonders how she will be able to make the show with nothing to wear.
Angelina is determined to win a trophy at the annual Miller's Pond Boat Carnival, just as her father once did, but the point of the contest is teamwork, and when she is paired with Sammy they have a hard time finding anything on which they can agree.