Best friends CeCe and Rocky audition for the show, "Shake it Up Chicago". Unfortunately, CeCe did not get it because she froze in the middle of her audition (she usually pictures everyone else naked that is why she is never nervous). Rocky did well and got in. Rocky did not want to go to the show because CeCe was not on it. CeCe forces Rocky to go to the show. On Rocky's first show, she brought CeCe and handcuffed each other, and they ended up dancing together. The host thought that they have the "it" factor so, CeCe got in as well. In the end, the girls get $40 each but only $2 was left for them because they had to pay for new handcuffs, thrift store dance clothes, and transportation.

CeCe and Rocky get their second paycheck from "Shake It Up, Chicago!" and open up a checking accounts at Chicago Savings Bank. They decide to go shopping at a thfift store with their new debit cards. Seeing that they were selfish with their money, they decide to treat Ty and Deuce to lunch at the Olive Pit. However, they aren't able to pay because their checking accounts are overdrawn. In order to get their meals for free, the girls participate in the restaurant's challenge of eating a 10-pound meatball over a heaping plate of spaghetti. It is also revealed that Rocky is a vegetarian. Meanwhile, Gunther and Tinka babysit Flynn.

CeCe and Rocky go to entertain the elderly at a retirement home, but one of them dislikes Rocky. Rocky tries to get the lady to be nice to her, but it doesn't work. CeCe tries to convince Rocky to ingest energy drinks that have more caffeine than three cups of coffee, but CeCe doesn't care. Flynn drinks them instead and the girls get tired of trying to calm him down all night. The girls also get light-up clothing from Deuce, who wants them to advertise the clothing. CeCe and Rocky then dance on the show, but when Ty gets a mistake of paying on twenty bucks to donate, he tries to stop them from dancing. The girls are then in the final battle against Gunther and Tinka, but the twins fall down as the light-up clothing repeatedly shocks the girls. Gary then announces that CeCe and Rocky are the last one standing, but they fall asleep as soon as Gary says they have a spotlight dance.

CeCe finds herself in trouble when she learns that she is failing algebra class. So, Deuce hires a tutor for her. When the tutor shows up at CeCe's house, CeCe finds out that the tutor is a small fry genius in college. Flynn then breaks CeCe's tutor when Henry (the tutor) is playing video games with Flynn. Henry then reveals a secret Rocky never knew about CeCe, CeCe is dyslexic. Meanwhile, Ty goes on a date with Tinka and Gunther bets Deuce his various objects playing arm wrestling.

When Rocky and CeCe get to dance with teen sensation Justin Starr, CeCe accidentally texts a photo of him kissing his manager to everyone on her contacts list that could ruin his career. Meanwhile, Ty tries to make Gunther more "hip".

When CeCe and Rocky are invited by Gary to a party, they are embarrassed to learn they were invited as waitresses.

Rocky and CeCe choreograph and mentor young contestants. Meanwhile, Deuce tries to win over Dina's father.

CeCe fakes a leg injury in order to avoid participating in gym class. Rocky lies and says that she is having both her appendix removed to avoid laser tag with the nerds. When the two are caught dancing salsa on Shake It Up, Chicago, CeCe is told by Coach Lessor that she has to attend summer school, and Rocky is unaccepted from the nerds' social group. However, when CeCe's mother comes for a private conference with the coach and CeCe, they both express interest in each other and start dating. CeCe takes this as a sign that she won't have to participate in gym class anymore, until her mom and Coach Lessor break up too soon, and she is forced off the bench to be physically tested. Meanwhile, the boys take care of a neighbor's dog, but the dog proves to be difficult.

CeCe, Rocky, Flynn, Ty, Deuce, Gunther and Tinka all go on a vacation together. When they play Truth or Dare, CeCe dares Rocky to jump in the lake. Rocky does the dare, but ends up landing on a broken bottle, thereby cutting her foot. She is taken to the hospital and Rocky fears that they can't fix her foot, and that she will never be able to dance again.

Rocky and CeCe finally get their dream come true of getting the Shake It Up Spotlight Dance. But their dreams become a nightmare when Gary gets the flu and can't host the show. Rocky and CeCe must find a way to host the show for Gary and still get their Spotlight Dance. They get a dance crew to perform, but end up getting sick right when their spotlight dance begins, so Tinka does the dance instead.

CeCe and Rocky plan to go to Alabama with the rest of the show, but CeCe tricks Rocky into getting on a bus to Los Angeles in order to audition for a reality show, and they get stuck at a bus station in a small Texas town. After the mayor sees the girls dance at a Town Hall party, he asks if they want to dance for the town's air-show. However, they find out they will be dancing on the wing of a World War I plane while in the air. Flynn stows away in CeCe's suitcase on the trip and Deuce and Ty compete for a job at Deuce's uncle's pizza place.

CeCe does some last minute shopping for her mom, but she buys herself an expensive purse instead. When CeCe doesn't have enough money for her mom's scarf, she gets some jobs at the mall to earn some extra cash. Meanwhile, Rocky tries to make a young boy's Christmas wish come true by trying to find the latest gift, the "GS Handheld Megagame 195", but they are all sold out. Rocky then goes to Crusty's to find Deuce, who has the gift, and threatens him so she could have it.

When Rocky and Cece are paired up in a school science project, Rocky gets nervous that Cece's lack of enthusiasm will drag down her grade, so she goes behind her back to find a new partner. Meanwhile, Gunther takes over for Ty as Flynn's babysitter.

When Rocky is convinced that CeCe's dad is trying to "woo" CeCe's mom, she tries to plan their relationship relating to her book. CeCe doesn't believe it at first, but when she picks up her dad's coat, she finds a ring, leading both the girls to thinking he is going to propose to CeCe's mom. With the help of school librarian Miss Burke, they come up with a plan to go to the "Shake It Up, Chicago!" set and remake CeCe's parents's first date with a "Bollywood" theme. After the dance, the girls find out that CeCe's dad isn't proposing to her mom, but instead to her dad's girlfriend, who lives back in Florida. Later Rocky feels a little guilty for not knowing about Cece's Dad's girlfriend and apologizes to CeCe. Meanwhile, Ty and Deuce try to go on a double date at Crusty's, only to find out that Dina and Gina had a long lasting rivalry since they were both little. Later, Ty and Deuce confront them by saying that they are always competing against each other and they are annoyed by the fact they pulled them into the "competition". Soon, Dina and Gina realize their mistakes and become friends.

When CeCe's mom gets a side job working security on a movie, Rocky, CeCe and Flynn devise a plan to sneak onto the set to see the stars. Meanwhile, Ty helps Deuce win back Dina.

In the season finale, Rocky and CeCe win a trip to Japan to be in a dance video game and the Blue Man Group performs in an event that’s infused with Tokyo teen fashion and “J-Pop” music.

A fire starts on Shake It Up Chicago! And Cece believes she may have caused it.

CeCe realizes she is too focused on dancing after hearing an inspiring speech at a bar mitzvah. Deuce draws a mustache on Ty’s face with a permanent marker.

CeCe is taken on a dream journey to the past, present and future by the Ghost of Christmas Dance.

CeCe convinces her mom that she is old enough to stay home.

Rocky and CeCe get hired at Bob's Kabob's, where CeCe loses her job after she butts heads with the strict manager, Logan. Meanwhile, Georgia plans Jeremy's birthday dinner and he is bringing over his son "Little Scooter" for the very first time, who is revealed to be Logan. Tinka and Flynn work on a special cake for Jeremy. Jeremy proposes to Georgia during dinner. Georgia says yes and are offically engaged.

CeCe accidentally stains Georgia's wedding dress with self-tanning lotion. Rocky and Logan practice dancing for the wedding and fall for each other.

Logan tries to discuss his relationship with Rocky but Ty keeps interfering. The night before Georgia's wedding to Jeremy, Flynn sees something that may change everything.

CeCe’s plans for a posh family vacation in Paris take a wrong turn. Back in Chicago, Ty has fallen for the Parisian girl staying in CeCe’s apartment.

In the series finale, "Shake It Up Chicago" hosts a charity fashion show with Rocky, Tinka and CeCe as its star models, however the girls' runway dreams are cut short when a fashion mishap leaves CeCe with amnesia. While Georgia and Flynn try to follow the doctor's orders and give CeCe time to heal, a devastated Rocky tries everything she can to get her best friend to remember her and the special memories they shared.