0:00:02 > 0:00:03This is Taking The Next Step,
0:00:03 > 0:00:05the show where talented young dancers
0:00:05 > 0:00:07compete for an amazing prize,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10to guest role on the hit TV dance show, The Next Step.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12# Come on, everybody, let's go... #
0:00:12 > 0:00:151,300 dancers applied to take part.
0:00:15 > 0:00:18I'm going to do my audition for Taking The Next Step.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21# Do it, do it, do it, do it
0:00:21 > 0:00:22# Let's go... #
0:00:22 > 0:00:24And we've travelled the length
0:00:24 > 0:00:28and breadth of Britain on a quest to find the best.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Today, we're in Cardiff.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32Glasgow. London. Manchester, are you ready?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34- ALL:- Yes!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- Nervous.- I've been practising and practising like crazy.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38If I was in The Next Step...
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- It would be a dream come true. - Show us what you've got.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45From Bali to Bangor, a performance from every discipline turned out
0:00:45 > 0:00:48in a bid to impress our three judges.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51We're making dreams come true in here.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52- BOTH:- Yes!
0:00:53 > 0:00:54They are...
0:00:54 > 0:00:59professional dancer and former Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03star of stage and screen, John Partridge,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06and director and choreographer, Simeon Qsyea.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12But which dancer will join these guys and the rest of the cast?
0:01:12 > 0:01:13It's Taking The Next Step.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33The Taking The Next Step regional auditions roll on.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35We've headed north to Glasgow.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38THEY CHEER
0:01:38 > 0:01:41- Our judges are ready.- We are all looking for different things.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Kim is looking at dance and Simeon is looking at choreographic skills
0:01:44 > 0:01:46and I'm looking at, more, acting.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I'm ready. You guys carry on, I'm just going to...
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Yeah, I'm not going to warm up. I'm going to do MY job.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56And our auditionees are definitely ready.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58To be on The Next Step, it would be
0:01:58 > 0:02:01all my Christmases and birthdays rolled into one.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04- Today's challenge is simple. - Let's dance.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Our dancers need to get three yeses to guarantee them
0:02:07 > 0:02:09a place at Nationals.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- So let's take... ALL:- The Next Step.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18First to dance, it's 12-year-old Jay.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Jay, come on over. You look very calm.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23You're looking cool as a cucumber. Is that how you're feeling?
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Well, I'm a little bit nervous, but not too much.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- I'm just feeling excited. - You're going to be great.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32- Go on in there and impress those judges, OK?- Thank you.- Good luck.
0:02:34 > 0:02:39- Hiya.- Hiya.- Hi, Jay. What style of dance are you going to be doing?
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Well, it's a mixture of hip-hop, jazz and modern.
0:02:42 > 0:02:43Why all of these styles?
0:02:43 > 0:02:48Well, it's really like exciting and I can try like something new in it.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Cool, let's see this something new, Jay.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54# Don't stop till you get enough... #
0:03:05 > 0:03:07SHE WHOOPS
0:03:13 > 0:03:14# Lovely
0:03:17 > 0:03:19# Is the feelin' now
0:03:20 > 0:03:22# I won't be complainin'
0:03:22 > 0:03:24# Ooh, ooh
0:03:24 > 0:03:29# The force is love power
0:03:29 > 0:03:31# Keep on with the force, don't stop
0:03:31 > 0:03:33# Don't stop till you get enough
0:03:33 > 0:03:36# Keep on with the force don't stop
0:03:36 > 0:03:37# Don't stop till you get enough
0:03:37 > 0:03:39# Keep on with the force don't stop... #
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Keep on, Jay, keep on!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43# Don't stop till you get... # Keep on, yeah!
0:03:43 > 0:03:45# Don't stop till you get enough... #
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Yes! Jay, you're phenomenal. I loved it.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50I love the fact that you've got a great technique
0:03:50 > 0:03:51and everything that you did.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54You've got a real good foundation from a variety of different
0:03:54 > 0:03:56styles, and you do them all well.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Well done. Makes me very happy!
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Clearly, there's something very special about you.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05My only one concern is that character came out
0:04:05 > 0:04:09when you started dancing, and I want that character to come out now.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14That cheeky guy. There you go, that cheeky smile. I want to see that.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16That's what I'm interested in.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18You know, it's clear, we loved your dancing
0:04:18 > 0:04:21but I am looking for a character as well, yeah?
0:04:21 > 0:04:23I need all that swag,
0:04:23 > 0:04:27all that energy, all that enthusiasm in you when you're stood right here,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30when you come through the door and you start talking,
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and not just when the music starts, yeah?
0:04:33 > 0:04:36Well, we're going to have a little vote. Can Jay deliver?
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Jay, all the way, yes!
0:04:42 > 0:04:43It's a yes from me.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I now need you to come over here because there's something,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52there you go, take that, my friend, and congratulations.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56- On to the Nationals. - See you at the National's, Jay.- Bye!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59THEY CHEER
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Our Glasgow auditions are off with a bang,
0:05:02 > 0:05:04thanks to Jay's high-octane performance.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07But who will be joining him at Nationals?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It's over to 13-year-old Rhianne to introduce our next
0:05:14 > 0:05:16group of auditionees.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18I know Lewis because he's my brother.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22And this is my mate, Roan.
0:05:23 > 0:05:29- I am definitely the best dancer. - Well...- I've been doing it longer.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- I've been doing it for ten years. - Well, I've just got natural talent.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34- Um, yes.- MOUTHS:- I'm the best.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40These guys all believe that they've got the moves.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43But there's only one set of opinions that really count
0:05:43 > 0:05:47and Rhianne is just minutes away from hearing them.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50- Are you excited to perform today? - Yeah, I'm really excited.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53I guess if she gets through, there's more pressure on us.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Yeah, to get through, bit of rivalry, you know what I mean?
0:05:56 > 0:05:57- The floor is yours.- OK.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01# Ouch
0:06:01 > 0:06:05# I have lost myself again
0:06:07 > 0:06:10# Lost myself
0:06:10 > 0:06:15# And I am nowhere to be found
0:06:15 > 0:06:21# Yeah, I think that I might break... #
0:06:23 > 0:06:26I feel like you have nice ideas, but I don't feel the connection,
0:06:26 > 0:06:30especially the connection between yourself and the music.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32And I feel like that's what I was missing
0:06:32 > 0:06:34the most from your performance.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- It's a no from me today. - OK, thank you.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- Johnny.- It would be a no from me too.- Thank you.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42So, it's a no today, but thank you so much.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Disappointment for Rhianne.- Aw. - I love you, Rhianne.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Can older brother Lewis do any better?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Hi.- Hey.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Let's get straight to it. The floor is yours.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56MUSIC: Weapon Of Choice by Fatboy Slim
0:07:17 > 0:07:19# Don't be shocked
0:07:19 > 0:07:21# By the tone of my voice
0:07:22 > 0:07:24# Check out my new weapon
0:07:24 > 0:07:26# Weapon of choice, yeah... #
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Thank you, Lewis.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I think that you just need a bit more of a performance value
0:07:36 > 0:07:39and you need to be able to clean up the choreography.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41If it's going to be sort of '90s jazz, that's fine,
0:07:41 > 0:07:43- but you've got to sell it.- Yes.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- It's a no from me today, Lewis. - Simeon.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48- It's a no, Lewis, sorry. - It's a no for today Lewis,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50- thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55So, with Lewis and Rhianne both out of the contest, the trio's hopes
0:07:55 > 0:07:59of being represented at Nationals now rest solely with Roan.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06- Hey.- Hey.- Roan.- Yeah, Roan.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10What would it mean for you to go to Nationals if you got through?
0:08:10 > 0:08:13I don't even really know, because it would be so surreal.
0:08:13 > 0:08:18I was so like hyper when I found out that I'd got here even.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21So, yeah, I think I kind of scared my dad a bit.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23HE LAUGHS
0:08:23 > 0:08:25OK, well, enough talking, let's get to the dancing.
0:08:25 > 0:08:26- Show me what you've got.- OK.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29# Bless your soul
0:08:29 > 0:08:31# You've got your head in the clouds
0:08:31 > 0:08:33# You made a fool out of you
0:08:33 > 0:08:36# And, boy, she's bringing you down
0:08:36 > 0:08:38# She made your heart melt
0:08:38 > 0:08:39# But you're cold to the core
0:08:39 > 0:08:41# Now rumour has it
0:08:41 > 0:08:43# She ain't got your love any more
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- # Rumour has it - Rumour
0:08:45 > 0:08:47- # Rumour has it - Rumour
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- # Rumour has it - Rumour
0:08:49 > 0:08:51- # Rumour has it - Rumour
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- # Rumour has it - Rumour... #
0:08:59 > 0:09:01THEY APPLAUD
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- I like you, Roan.- Ah, thank you, I like you too.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05THEY LAUGH
0:09:05 > 0:09:07That's even better. I like you even more now.
0:09:08 > 0:09:11You gave me story in there. You gave me performance.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14You told me how you were feeling, not just through your body,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16but through your expression.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19When it comes to your dancing,
0:09:19 > 0:09:25you obviously know different styles, but you're not amazing at any one.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27- Yeah.- You just kind of know your moves.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32You've got personality. You know how to talk.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35Part of this job is being able to act as well as dance.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Yeah, I can see that street-dancing, hip-hop-wise,
0:09:39 > 0:09:42you're not at the level where you need to be.
0:09:42 > 0:09:48So I'm thinking to myself, "Do you have the potential to go through?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50"Are you this guy? Do you deserve it?"
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Well, yeah, I think I am.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Because if I've got potential and you guys can see it,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58then I'm obviously going to work like a million times harder
0:09:58 > 0:10:00and become that guy.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04- OK, we're going to have a little vote.- All right.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07Let's see what happens. You need three to go through to Nationals.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14OK, listen, it's a yes from me.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18It's a tough one because...
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- Come on, guys...- Well, I'm looking at you and I'm like, I go,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24I was honest with you, I told you,
0:10:24 > 0:10:27I was, like, dance-wise it's not there yet.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32We're not just looking for a dancer.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34We're not even looking for the best actor.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39We're looking for a kid that has potential, that we can help.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41On that, you're right and it's a yes from me.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54- Come up and get one of these. - Ticket to Nationals.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Roan, we're putting a lot on the line for you, yes?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01When you come back, you give it, you bring it!
0:11:01 > 0:11:05- Congratulations. Celebrate! - Congratulations, Roan. See you!
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Go work it! Work!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Roan has done it.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13His big personality has made a winning impression on the judges.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- Roan, did you get through? - Yes, I did.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- Amazing!- Oh, I know.- You got a ticket to Nationals.
0:11:19 > 0:11:20I got a ticket to Nationals.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22We didn't get through,
0:11:22 > 0:11:25but we're really proud of Roan for getting through.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32In Manchester, 15-year-old Alice and her 13-year-old sister Julia were
0:11:32 > 0:11:37also hoping to turn the next round of the contest into a family affair.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39We've danced together all our lives.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42She's danced since she was two and I've danced since I was three,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45so it's like we've always been in similar classes.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49We're like really close to each other. We get along really well.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Sometimes.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53First up, it's Alice.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- How are you doing today, Alice?- I'm very good, thank you. How are you?
0:11:57 > 0:12:01I'm good, I'm really good. What does dancing mean to you, Alice?
0:12:01 > 0:12:02It, like, it just means everything.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04If I didn't dance, I couldn't stand here right now
0:12:04 > 0:12:05because when I was little,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07I used to walk into a room and burst into tears
0:12:07 > 0:12:09because I was that shy.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11So dancing helps to bring you out of yourself?
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Yes, definitely.- Take you to another place?- Yeah.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17- Well, Alice, take us to another place right now.- OK.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19We're looking forward to it. Try not to be nervous. OK?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21OK, thank you.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24# Baby, I've been
0:12:24 > 0:12:26# I've been praying hard
0:12:26 > 0:12:28# Said no more counting dollars
0:12:28 > 0:12:31# We'll be counting stars
0:12:31 > 0:12:35# Yeah, we'll be counting stars
0:12:50 > 0:12:52# I see this life like a swinging vine
0:12:52 > 0:12:54# Swing my heart across the line
0:12:54 > 0:12:57# In my face is flashing signs
0:12:57 > 0:13:00# Seek it out and ye shall find... #
0:13:03 > 0:13:04I love your attitude.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07I just wanted it to have a bit more fluidity through
0:13:07 > 0:13:10the whole thing. It was really sort of choppy.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12This is what I'm doing, now this, now this, now this.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15So I just think choreographically it needed a little bit of work
0:13:15 > 0:13:18and that will come with strength.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20The performance was in your face and giving you character.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21For me, that got me,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24but I could really see the bits in your technique that
0:13:24 > 0:13:27wasn't as solid and a lot of that is actually to do with your precision
0:13:27 > 0:13:29and the core strength that you have to have
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- when you're doing this style.- OK.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35I enjoyed your performance.
0:13:35 > 0:13:40I could see what dance means for you.
0:13:42 > 0:13:47And that to me is probably more important than even this audition.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50So we're going to take a vote now, Alice,
0:13:50 > 0:13:52you need three yeses to go through.
0:13:52 > 0:13:56- Kim?- Alice is a no from me today. - That's OK.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59- It's a no for myself today, Alice. - OK.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03- Alice, it's a no from me today, I'm afraid.- Bye.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Sadly, Alice leaves empty-handed.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- I didn't get it.- You didn't, aw, never mind.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15We'll find out how younger sister Julia gets on a bit later.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17# Stand up... #
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Our judges continue their search for the performer who has
0:14:20 > 0:14:23what it takes to join the cast of The Next Step.
0:14:23 > 0:14:24# Stand up... #
0:14:24 > 0:14:28But winning the approval of our three industry professionals
0:14:28 > 0:14:30clearly won't be easy.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31# We run this town... #
0:14:31 > 0:14:33Especially when they are each looking for something
0:14:33 > 0:14:35different in every dancer.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37# Don't mess around... #
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Kimberly is focused firmly on technique.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46The technique is getting there, but you just need more class.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49You need more work. You need more experience.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Who's the scariest judge?
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Ooh, the scariest. - Who's the hardest to impress?
0:14:54 > 0:14:56I think the hardest to impress would have to be Kim.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58I really want to like you.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01But that performance needed to be practised for a good
0:15:01 > 0:15:04solid 16 to 20 hours,
0:15:04 > 0:15:07so you're not thinking about what comes next.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I think Kimberly is quite scary but you know...
0:15:09 > 0:15:12She's all about the technique, isn't she?
0:15:12 > 0:15:1425 years of dancing, I know good technique
0:15:14 > 0:15:16and it takes a lot of practice.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18So, yeah, I'm probably the tough one on that.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20You're coming across as the scary one now.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22- Oh, no! Maybe it's me. - I think you're the tough one.
0:15:22 > 0:15:23That's what I think.
0:15:23 > 0:15:25# We run this town... #
0:15:25 > 0:15:27Kimberly is notoriously tough to please.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31So gaining a thumbs up from her is a massive achievement for anyone.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35# Don't mess around... #
0:15:36 > 0:15:38But for our next auditionee,
0:15:38 > 0:15:42a yes from the former Pussycat Doll would mean everything.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48- Hello.- Hi.- Macy.- Yes.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Have you got any favourite dance stars or people that you
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- were inspired by?- Kimberly. - Oh, I see.- Oooh.- Kimberly.- Yes.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59And what is it you love about Kimberly, Macy?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01I don't know, I just love the way she dances like...
0:16:01 > 0:16:03SHE SOBS
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Oh, honey. I just want to give you a hug.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11Come here, lovely. It's so nice to meet you. You're a gorgeous girl.
0:16:11 > 0:16:15- I can't wait to see you dance. - SOBS:- Thank you.- Oh-ho, honey.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18- Take a deep breath.- Come on, Macy.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29# Hit the road, Jack
0:16:29 > 0:16:30# And don't you come back
0:16:30 > 0:16:32# No more, no more, no more, no more
0:16:32 > 0:16:34# Hit the road, Jack
0:16:34 > 0:16:37# And don't you come back no more
0:16:37 > 0:16:38# What you say?
0:16:38 > 0:16:39# Hit the road, Jack
0:16:39 > 0:16:41# And don't you come back
0:16:41 > 0:16:43# No more, no more, no more, no more
0:16:43 > 0:16:45# Hit the road, Jack
0:16:45 > 0:16:49# And don't you come back no more... #
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- Macy, well done.- Thank you.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00That isn't easy, going from, you know, all these emotions
0:17:00 > 0:17:03and then, you know what? The show must go on and turning it on.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07And you did just that. I am very proud to be an idol of yours.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10That feels very good cos you're a beautiful dancer.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15I could really tell that you're an amazing dancer,
0:17:15 > 0:17:17but I'm always looking for that extra thing
0:17:17 > 0:17:19and you was bringing that extra thing so, well done.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20Thank you.
0:17:21 > 0:17:25- I loved it. I loved your energy, I loved your passion.- Yeah.
0:17:25 > 0:17:30I would have liked it a little bit more if we toned this down.
0:17:30 > 0:17:35In some ways for me, it was taking away from your performance.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Now, you need three yeses to go through to Nationals,
0:17:39 > 0:17:42so I'm going to start with Kimberly.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Macy, I'm fan-girling over you.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49- It's a yes from me.- SOBS:- Thank you!
0:17:51 > 0:17:53- It's a yes from me.- Thank you.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Macy, Macy, Macy. What does this say?
0:17:59 > 0:18:01- SOBS:- Oh, no!
0:18:01 > 0:18:02THEY LAUGH
0:18:02 > 0:18:04Thank you so much!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Thank you so much.- There you go, well done.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- Well done, lovely, well done. - Thank you so much.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12- Thank you.- Bye!
0:18:14 > 0:18:19- It's a ticket! Oh, my goodness! How do you feel?- Amazing.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21What a sweetheart!
0:18:21 > 0:18:27CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Macy has danced with the tears and pocketed a prized ticket.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37I'm going to Nationals!
0:18:41 > 0:18:44And she wasn't the only auditionee to win over the judges.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51There was street dancer Sam, 13...
0:19:04 > 0:19:07You're a fantastic dancer and you know how to perform.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Thank you for that, it's a yes.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13# Would you let me... #
0:19:13 > 0:19:1415-year-old Chloe...
0:19:14 > 0:19:17# ..your beautiful tonight
0:19:17 > 0:19:20# Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh... #
0:19:20 > 0:19:24- I think you just danced your way to Nationals.- Thank you.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26Thank you so much, congratulations, Chloe.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29I really, really enjoyed it. Bye-bye.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35And 11-year-old Molly.
0:19:38 > 0:19:42Well, Molly, well, you're like a little pocket rocket.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46- It's a yes for me.- It's a yes from me, Molly.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48This means you're going to Nationals. Come over here.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54Oh! You got a ticket! Oh, my goodness!
0:19:55 > 0:19:58Leaving with a ticket to Nationals means party time.
0:19:58 > 0:20:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:07 > 0:20:09But among the dancers who are still to perform,
0:20:09 > 0:20:11the mood is very different.
0:20:13 > 0:20:1613-year-old Julia and 15-year-old Tia
0:20:16 > 0:20:18are both still waiting to face the judges.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24A seasoned performer, Tia is no stranger to auditions.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I've recently finished doing an 18-month run on
0:20:27 > 0:20:30Charlie And The Chocolate Factory in West End.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34When I'm dancing I feel like I can let go.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36I can show my emotions and what I have.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39I'm a little bit nervous, but I'm willing to go in there
0:20:39 > 0:20:40and try my hardest.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- Tia.- Yeah.- How are you doing today, Tia?
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I'm doing really well, thank you. Are you OK?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Awesome, yeah, I'm good, you know.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49I'm excited to see you perform for us.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52- Dance your heart out. We can't wait to see you.- Thank you.- OK.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58# I can take so much
0:21:01 > 0:21:05# Till I've had enough
0:21:10 > 0:21:14# Cos I'm only human
0:21:14 > 0:21:17# And I bleed when I fall down
0:21:17 > 0:21:21# I'm only human
0:21:21 > 0:21:24# And I crash and I break down
0:21:24 > 0:21:25# Your words in my head
0:21:25 > 0:21:27# Knives in my heart
0:21:27 > 0:21:29# You build me up and then
0:21:29 > 0:21:30# I fall apart
0:21:30 > 0:21:40# Cos I'm only human. #
0:21:47 > 0:21:52You've got a great face, Tia. The camera is going to love you.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- When you smile, you just radiate. - Thanks.- You do.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58I think you're a great dancer, you're really strong,
0:21:58 > 0:22:01and I enjoyed your performance. It's a yes for me.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- Thank you.- I enjoyed your performance too.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05I'm going to say yes.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Tia, it's going to be a no from me today.
0:22:13 > 0:22:14OK.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16It's not because I don't think you're a great dancer,
0:22:16 > 0:22:19and it's not because I don't think you've got great qualities,
0:22:19 > 0:22:22I just think for this, right now,
0:22:22 > 0:22:24- it's not right.- OK.- Thanks, Tia.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26- Thank you.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29Well, I didn't see that one coming.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32And it looks like Kimberly didn't either.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34That surprised me.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37I really thought you were going to be a yes. What was it?
0:22:39 > 0:22:43- It's more of the same.- Hm.- And it's as simple as that.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46We've had some really emotional stories that we've
0:22:46 > 0:22:49connected to and I don't...
0:22:49 > 0:22:52And I guess I'm holding out now for something different.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Now, I don't know what that is,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57or even if there is something different.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01So near and yet so far for Tia.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05But our auditionees must convince all three
0:23:05 > 0:23:09of our judges that they're the full package in order to progress.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Next up, it's 13-year-old Julia.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19Remember, older sister Alice missed out on a ticket to Nationals.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22So can Julia walk away with one today?
0:23:22 > 0:23:27- Hi.- ALL:- Hello.- How are you? - I'm great, thank you very much.
0:23:27 > 0:23:30How much do you love dancing?
0:23:30 > 0:23:33It's the only thing I want to do in the whole wide world.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It means so much to me. If I didn't dance, I don't know what I'd do.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38I'd just be sitting at home being bored all the time.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42And I've made so many friends doing dance. I love it so much.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44So how much would it really mean to you
0:23:44 > 0:23:45to get through to the Nationals?
0:23:45 > 0:23:49It would mean everything to me cos I want to like get
0:23:49 > 0:23:53every opportunity I can before I have an operation so...
0:23:53 > 0:23:56- Oh, what is the operation for? - On my back.- OK.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00SHE SOBS
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- Sorry.- It's OK, take a moment, take a moment.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11- SOBS:- I have to have an operation on my back.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14So I might not be able to dance.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19Look, you're here now.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21And I want you to take all of that feeling
0:24:21 > 0:24:23and emotion you have right now
0:24:23 > 0:24:26and I want you to dance through this, OK?
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- Yeah.- There you go. Be brave. OK? Can you do that for me?
0:24:29 > 0:24:31- Yeah.- All right. Let's do this. - Come on, Julia.
0:24:34 > 0:24:39# I keep going to the river
0:24:39 > 0:24:43# I keep going to the river to pray
0:24:43 > 0:24:45# Cos I need something
0:24:45 > 0:24:47# That can wash out the pain
0:24:47 > 0:24:50# And at most I'm sleeping
0:24:50 > 0:24:52# All these demons away
0:24:52 > 0:24:55# But your ghost, the ghost of you
0:24:55 > 0:24:57# It keeps me awake
0:24:57 > 0:25:01# I keep going to the river to pray
0:25:01 > 0:25:04# Cos I need something
0:25:04 > 0:25:06# That can wash out the pain
0:25:06 > 0:25:07# And at most
0:25:07 > 0:25:10# I'm sleeping all these demons away
0:25:10 > 0:25:13# But your ghost, the ghost of you
0:25:13 > 0:25:15# It keeps me awake. #
0:25:28 > 0:25:34- You did great.- Thank you. - You were brilliant.
0:25:34 > 0:25:35And I'd say more if I could,
0:25:35 > 0:25:39but I'm a bit choked right now. I thought you were great.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41- Really great.- Kim?
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Girl, you brought me to tears. You know what?
0:25:46 > 0:25:49You're lucky, Julia. And this is why.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52As dancers, we get to express
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and because you are fighting through something that is
0:25:54 > 0:25:57so difficult for you, you bring dance to life.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00You make it art because you have something to say,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02and that is a beautiful gift.
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- So, Julia, you're amazing. - Thank you.
0:26:06 > 0:26:11- And a beautiful dancer. And I love the fight.- Thanks.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16So, we are going to go to a vote. This is for the Nationals.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Now you have to understand the competition is high.
0:26:18 > 0:26:21And we're here and although now we are very emotional, we are
0:26:21 > 0:26:23basing this on your dance ability.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31I think you are an amazing dancer. And I think through
0:26:31 > 0:26:34everything that you've been through, it shows in your dance.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- And it's a yes from me.- Thank you.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41Julia, it's an absolute yes.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44One of the best auditions I've seen yet.
0:26:44 > 0:26:47- Thank you.- And John?- You know what I'm going to say.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51You are going to Nationals. Well done.
0:26:55 > 0:26:56- Well done.- Go on, celebrate!
0:27:00 > 0:27:02Too much, this is too much.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08I think she's coming. I hear a lot of claps.
0:27:08 > 0:27:13- Julia, you got a ticket! Well done. - Thank you.
0:27:13 > 0:27:14How are you feeling?
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- I can't really believe it. - Well, you should believe it
0:27:17 > 0:27:19cos there is a purple ticket in your hand.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21- You're going to Nationals. Congratulations.- Thank you.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Well done, you. Go and celebrate, OK?- Yeah, thank you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29- Julia's done it.- Well done.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33We'll be seeing her again in the next round.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36I'm going to Nationals! Yay!
0:27:42 > 0:27:43You would just go when the music
0:27:43 > 0:27:46started and I'm just going to live!
0:27:46 > 0:27:49What a performer!
0:27:49 > 0:27:51That was a good little performance.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54Oh, Simeon, I'm going to break your heart.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00That's time up, so I just hope
0:28:00 > 0:28:01they've done enough.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04# Stand up! #