Ahmed, an Iraqi seeks asylum in Germany, but this status of his application is uncertain. Through bureaucracy he has ended up in the Westerwald region near the remote village of Weilershagen. When Ahmed meets the owner of the local bar, he infects her with is passion for American line dancing. Thier enthusiasm not only spreads to Ulli, the local policeman, but in a chain reaction, to the whole village. Soon they start to practice ambitiuosly and secretely in a Line Dancing formation for the German Championship.