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 > 0:00:20# Let's do it, do it, do it, do it
0:00:21 > 0:00:22# Let's go... #
0:00:22 > 0:00:25And we've travelled the length and breadth of Britain
0:00:25 > 0:00:28on a quest to find the best.
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Today we're in Cardiff.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Glasgow. London. Manchester, are you ready?
0:00:31 > 0:00:34- ALL:- Yes!
0:00:34 > 0:00:38- Nervous.- I've been practising and practising like crazy.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40- If I was on The Next Step... - It would be a dream come true.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Show us what you've got.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45From ballet to bhangra, performers from every discipline
0:00:45 > 0:00:48turned out in a bid to impress our three judges.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50We are making dreams come true in here.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53THEY SCREAM
0:00:53 > 0:00:54They are...
0:00:54 > 0:00:59professional dancer and former Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt,
0:00:59 > 0:01:02star of stage and screen, John Partridge,
0:01:02 > 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.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16ALL CHEER
0:01:26 > 0:01:27# Turn it up
0:01:27 > 0:01:29# Lights, camera, action... #
0:01:29 > 0:01:32The regional auditions are well underway
0:01:32 > 0:01:34and the contest is hotting up.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37- It's a yes from me.- I'm going to say yes.- It's a yes from me.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Competition is tough
0:01:38 > 0:01:42and only the very best dancers will make it through to Nationals.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Especially as our three judges are all looking for different things.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I'm here looking at your performance.
0:01:50 > 0:01:54I just didn't feel like you had the connection with the choreography.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56I think your technique needs a lot of work.
0:01:57 > 0:02:02We're in London and first up to audition, it's 11-year-old Abraham.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I've never really had a big audition like this before
0:02:06 > 0:02:11so I just want to prove to myself that I am a good dancer.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13For me, this is a really big event.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- You're so ready for this, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17- You can't wait to get in there. - Can't wait.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19- Good luck. Get in there. - Thank you.
0:02:20 > 0:02:21- Hi.- Hey.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23- What's your name?- Abraham.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27Abraham. Now, are you a big fan of The Next Step?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Massive fan.- A massive fan?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30- Yeah.- Say it like you mean it.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Well, when you're ready, take the floor.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36# Rolling fever, I'm on fire
0:02:36 > 0:02:38# And tonight I'm going wild
0:02:38 > 0:02:42# Oh, baby you got to be my ace in the hole
0:02:42 > 0:02:45# I can't lose
0:02:45 > 0:02:49# I can't lose when I'm round you
0:02:49 > 0:02:51# Ooh
0:02:51 > 0:02:53# I can't lose
0:02:53 > 0:02:54# I can't lose
0:02:54 > 0:02:57# Now I've found you
0:02:57 > 0:02:59# Oh, yeah
0:02:59 > 0:03:00# All night. #
0:03:01 > 0:03:04What a performer.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07You do have a tendency to just go through moves
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and if you just give it some time to finish each one,
0:03:10 > 0:03:13it's going to bring a real quality to your movement.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16- Thank you.- Tell me, are you self-taught, you go to classes?
0:03:16 > 0:03:22Erm, mostly self-taught but when I was around eight years old
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I started going to some street dance classes.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27I really want you to progress,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29really work on your foundation and your core technique.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33You need three yeses to go through to the Nationals.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35- OK.- Kim?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- It's a yes.- Thank you.- John?
0:03:40 > 0:03:42I liked it. I like you, I like your swag.
0:03:44 > 0:03:45It's a yes from me.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50It's a yes from me.
0:03:50 > 0:03:51- Thank you.- You know what that means?
0:03:51 > 0:03:54You need to come up and collect one of these bad boys
0:03:54 > 0:03:55- with a big smile on your face. - JOHN LAUGHS
0:03:55 > 0:03:58- Cos you're going to Nationals. - Well done!- Thank you.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01- Thank you.- Well done.- Well done. Great audition.- Now, go celebrate.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04- Whoop-whoop!- See you. Bye-bye.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07'One audition and one ticket to Nationals.'
0:04:07 > 0:04:08He's dancing like a grown-up.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- Yeah.- I was like, "That's grown folk dancing."
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Ticket to Nationals. Ticket to Nationals.
0:04:13 > 0:04:14HE LAUGHS
0:04:14 > 0:04:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Abraham's audition has set the bar high.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Yeah!
0:04:22 > 0:04:25But his fellow dancers are responding in style.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32The result? A flurry of those all-important tickets.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It's a yes from me. Come get your ticket. You're going to Nationals.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Yes! Well done, Kyle.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Come get your ticket.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41- Come and get your ticket. - KIMBERLY SQUEALS
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Thank you.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Can our next dancer continue the winning streak?
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Meet 15-year-old Sofia.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54I'm very, very excited but I'm also very nervous at the same time.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56I'm really looking forward to it.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58I think it's going to be a good experience.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Now, I know you're a big fan of The Next Step, aren't you?- Yes.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03And, you will take this as a compliment,
0:05:03 > 0:05:06the minute I saw you, you reminded me of Michelle.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Look, go and impress the judges. I'm crossing everything for you.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12- Thank you.- And good luck.- Thanks. - Get in there.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- Hi, Sofia. How are you?- I'm very good, thank you. How are you?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- I'm good, thanks.- Good. - Are you excited to dance today?
0:05:21 > 0:05:24I'm very excited, yes. A little bit nervous but excited.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- A bit nervous, yeah. The floor is yours.- Thank you.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31# In the blink of an eye
0:05:31 > 0:05:35# I was falling from the sky
0:05:35 > 0:05:37# In the blur
0:05:37 > 0:05:40# You took my breath away
0:05:42 > 0:05:46# And my heart starts beating
0:05:46 > 0:05:50# And my lungs start breathing
0:05:50 > 0:05:54# And the voice in my head starts screaming
0:05:54 > 0:05:57# I'm alive
0:05:57 > 0:06:02# You're like a laser light burning down
0:06:02 > 0:06:05# Burning down on me
0:06:05 > 0:06:09# You're like a laser light burning down
0:06:09 > 0:06:12# Burning down on me
0:06:12 > 0:06:14# You make me feel good
0:06:14 > 0:06:15# You make me feel safe. #
0:06:18 > 0:06:22You were just going when the music started and I'm just going to live!
0:06:22 > 0:06:23SHE LAUGHS
0:06:23 > 0:06:27But I loved your passion and I loved your enthusiasm and I love you.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Thank you.- All right?
0:06:29 > 0:06:30I loved the energy.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33We haven't had that much people during this competition
0:06:33 > 0:06:35who's gave us that much energy.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39I literally was like, "Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42"Oh, she's there now. OK. Hi."
0:06:42 > 0:06:44And it was really nice to see.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49I loved the drama, Sofia.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52You were just living in it and you love it, don't you?
0:06:52 > 0:06:54- You love to dance.- Yes.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And I can see that but just got to work on the technique.
0:06:57 > 0:06:58OK, yeah. Thank you.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00So, you need three yeses to go to Nationals.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Let's start with Johnny.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05Listen, I'm all for the energy and for the performance
0:07:05 > 0:07:09and I loved that but, within that, you've got to make sure that
0:07:09 > 0:07:12that energy isn't at the expense of your technique.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15It's a no from myself.
0:07:15 > 0:07:16OK.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20- It's a no from me today. Keep on dancing.- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25To get this far, you've done really, really well.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26- Are you proud of yourself? - Yeah, very.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- It was a good experience. - I love it. You're smiling so much.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31- Did you have a good time? - Yes. It was very fun.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33# Stand up... #
0:07:34 > 0:07:37But a starring role on The Next Step doesn't only mean
0:07:37 > 0:07:39learning to deal with success.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43I've had so many noes I can't even count them
0:07:43 > 0:07:45but I know that you have to fail in order to succeed.
0:07:45 > 0:07:46You have to go through
0:07:46 > 0:07:48those experiences in order to
0:07:48 > 0:07:49eventually get a yes.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50# Stand up. #
0:07:54 > 0:07:59Next up it's 14-year-old street dancer, Rory.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01He usually performs as part of a duo
0:08:01 > 0:08:03alongside his mate Bailey,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06who is also at today's auditions.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10We met at a dance competition and we competed against each other
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and then we started talking and became friends
0:08:12 > 0:08:13and then became dance partners.
0:08:14 > 0:08:15But today,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17they're going head-to-head
0:08:17 > 0:08:18for a ticket to Nationals.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Rory is first to face the judges.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Hey.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29So, what are you going to give us today?
0:08:29 > 0:08:30A performance.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Oh, a performance. Well, I'm not going to speak to you any more.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Show us. Take it away, the floor is yours.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39# Work it harder, make it better
0:08:39 > 0:08:41# Do it faster, makes us stronger
0:08:45 > 0:08:47# More than ever, hour after
0:08:47 > 0:08:49# Our work is never over
0:08:52 > 0:08:55# Work it harder, make it better
0:08:55 > 0:08:57# Do it faster, makes us stronger
0:08:57 > 0:08:58# More than ever, hour after
0:08:58 > 0:09:00# Our work is never over
0:09:00 > 0:09:02# Work it harder, make it better
0:09:02 > 0:09:04# Do it faster, makes us stronger
0:09:04 > 0:09:06# More than ever, hour after
0:09:06 > 0:09:08# Our work is never over. #
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Your back som, it didn't work out and then your performance dropped.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15I think you know that.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19You started strong, I was feeling it, then you let that slip a little.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22That being said, Rory, I like you, I liked it.
0:09:24 > 0:09:25I think you've got a lot of charisma.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28I think you want it so bad that you didn't sit in the music
0:09:28 > 0:09:30as much as you could have.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32But with that said, you've got so much to offer.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35We're going to go to a vote.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38You need three yeses to get through to Nationals.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42I'm going to start with John.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44It's a yes from me, Rory, I loved it.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48- Thank you.- Well done. Really good performance.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50It's a definite yes from me.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Thank you.
0:09:52 > 0:09:54Now, Rory, I'm a bit on the fence.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56What would getting through to Nationals mean to you?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58To get to the Nationals would be really good.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01Something to work for and look forward to.
0:10:04 > 0:10:07It's a yes from me. You, my friend, are going to Nationals.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Yes!- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11'I feel really good for getting through. I'm really happy about it.'
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I just hope that Bailey can make it through too.
0:10:15 > 0:10:17# Jump, jump... #
0:10:17 > 0:10:20So, with Rory safely through to Nationals,
0:10:20 > 0:10:25Bailey faces an even more nerve-racking wait to perform.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Because next up it's 11-year-old Dwayne.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31# I like my stuff knockin', knockin'
0:10:31 > 0:10:33# I love it when a girl is like jockin', jockin'... #
0:10:33 > 0:10:35Followed by Emmy, 13.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36# Yeah, you know me
0:10:36 > 0:10:39# I got you jumping and pumping and pump moving all around
0:10:39 > 0:10:40# G in the mix... #
0:10:40 > 0:10:4211-year-old Rory.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44# They try to step to the Mac then they got jacked
0:10:44 > 0:10:46# To the back you'll be sportin' the gear
0:10:46 > 0:10:47# That's coincidental... #
0:10:47 > 0:10:50And finally, it's Jude, also 11.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51# ..you ain't ever heard
0:10:51 > 0:10:53# And none faking you can understand every word
0:10:53 > 0:10:54# Word, ha-ha-ha... #
0:10:54 > 0:10:58With so many street dancers to choose from and only a limited
0:10:58 > 0:11:02number of places at Nationals, the judges have decided
0:11:02 > 0:11:06they need to take a second look before making their final decision.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10To be certain, I would like to see you again.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13- OK.- We have the opportunity to call some people back
0:11:13 > 0:11:16at the end of the day to have another go.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21We have several street dancers coming back to our call-backs
0:11:21 > 0:11:24and I feel like you should be one of them.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29So, when you come back, you're going to have to kill it.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33You are going to have to give it everything you've got. OK?
0:11:33 > 0:11:34OK.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38It's been a long wait
0:11:38 > 0:11:42but Bailey's moment in the spotlight has finally arrived.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Remember his dance partner and best mate, Rory,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46is already through to Nationals.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49So, can Bailey join him?
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Hi, Bailey.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Hello.- Are you excited to dance for us today?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55- Yeah.- How many years have you been dancing?
0:11:55 > 0:11:56About six years now.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58And what style will you be doing?
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I'll be doing hip-hop and popping.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02- All right, well, let's see you dance.- Thank you.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06# My hands, they're strong
0:12:06 > 0:12:11# But my knees were far too weak
0:12:11 > 0:12:15# To stand in your arms
0:12:15 > 0:12:19# Without falling to your feet
0:12:19 > 0:12:24# But there's a side to you that I never knew, never knew
0:12:24 > 0:12:29# All the things you'd say They were never true, never true
0:12:29 > 0:12:34# And the games you'd play You would always win, always win
0:12:34 > 0:12:39# But I set fire to the rain
0:12:39 > 0:12:44# Watched it pour as I touched your face
0:12:44 > 0:12:46# Let it burn while I cried
0:12:46 > 0:12:50# Cos I heard it screaming out your name
0:12:50 > 0:12:53# Your name. #
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Bailey, I thought it was fantastic. I really enjoyed that.
0:13:03 > 0:13:08Such good quality of movement. Some of THE best street we've seen.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13Definitely the best popping we've seen. It was absolutely fantastic.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16I've been waiting. Kim knows.
0:13:16 > 0:13:21Like, where's this guy or girl who's going to give me that rawness,
0:13:21 > 0:13:23that something else, the edge.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Not the tricks, not the flips, somebody to give me the performance
0:13:27 > 0:13:30backed up with the technique.
0:13:30 > 0:13:31You're the person.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Thank you so much.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Aw, Simeon, I'm going to break your heart.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39Don't break my heart.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Bailey, I thought your dancing was great
0:13:42 > 0:13:44but I didn't feel it.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48I'm looking for somebody that can show character
0:13:48 > 0:13:50and I don't think you showed that so I don't know.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54I saw it. You started off well and strong
0:13:54 > 0:13:56and so I have to disagree with John.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03We're going to go to a vote. You need three yeses to go to Nationals.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07I'm backing you all the way, Bailey. It's a yes from me.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Thank you.- Simeon?- You know it's a yes from me.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14This is a really difficult one for me, Bailey.
0:14:14 > 0:14:16- It should be an easy one for you. - It should.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19Unfortunately, we're looking for different things, guys.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22And that's what this is about. We're not all looking for the same thing.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25I don't know. I feel like he gave us what you want.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28I think that Bailey has it.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32At least bring him for a call-back then.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Yeah. Do you know what, Bailey?
0:14:34 > 0:14:35Yeah. I would like to do that.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- We have a call-back at the end of the day.- OK.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And, obviously, you know I'm on the fence about you
0:14:40 > 0:14:42and I need to see you perform.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46I need you to make me feel the way you feel when you're dancing.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49- OK? So, we'll see you at the call-backs, Bailey.- All right.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50- Thank you.- Thank you.- Bye.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02With a host of starring roles on stage and screen on his CV,
0:15:02 > 0:15:05John has been looking for more than simply a dancer.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10Your performance was slightly lacking. You didn't look at us once.
0:15:10 > 0:15:13And as an audience, you want to feel that I'm connected to you.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17He wants an actor too.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20When you dance, it's not just from here down.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23You've got to use it all. You've to invite us in.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26You've got to allow me to like it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29But finding the full package was proving a struggle.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33You want to tell a story through that dance, you want to connect
0:15:33 > 0:15:38to the music and that was the one thing I felt you didn't have today.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41John's not easy to impress.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46But for our next auditionee, winning him over would mean the world.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Now, you're a big fan of one of the judges, aren't you?
0:15:49 > 0:15:50- Yes.- Who's that?
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- John.- Why is that?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54Cos he's been in Cats and I would love to be in Cats.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56- Get in there.- Thank you.- Good luck. - Thank you.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- Hello.- Hello.- Isabella?- Yes.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04How much do you love dance?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07I love it a lot. I'm just around dancing all the time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10So, you basically, you live, you breathe, you dream it, you eat it,
0:16:10 > 0:16:13- dance is you.- Yeah. I am dance. - You are dance.
0:16:13 > 0:16:14- I like that. - JOHN LAUGHS
0:16:14 > 0:16:17- Look at this, this is dance.- I'm not going to hold you up any more.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20- The floor is yours. Show us what you've got.- Awesome.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25# I can do it
0:16:25 > 0:16:28# I can do it
0:16:28 > 0:16:33# I can do it
0:16:34 > 0:16:38# But I'm only human
0:16:38 > 0:16:41# And I bleed when I fall down
0:16:41 > 0:16:45# I'm only human
0:16:45 > 0:16:48# And I crash and I break down
0:16:48 > 0:16:50# Your words in my head
0:16:50 > 0:16:51# Knives in my heart
0:16:51 > 0:16:54# You build me up and then I fall apart
0:16:54 > 0:17:04# Cos I'm only human. #
0:17:11 > 0:17:12That was a good little performance.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14One thing I do have to say,
0:17:14 > 0:17:16you need to work on going through your feet
0:17:16 > 0:17:19cos you was in the air and then I heard, "Pow!"
0:17:19 > 0:17:21And I was like, "That was loud."
0:17:21 > 0:17:22Other than that, it was great.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Thank you.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26You're yummy. That was fun.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29I got lost in it with you, which is when my job is the best.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32Very inspired. You move like a professional.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35- And I liked that.- Thank you.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38- You need three yeses to go through. - Mm-hm.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40John, yes or no for Nationals?
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Yeah, Isabella, I like you.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46- Thank you. I like you too. - HE LAUGHS
0:17:46 > 0:17:51We've been looking for somebody who can dance...
0:17:52 > 0:17:56..and can speak and has character and has personality.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01I think you might be the person that I've been waiting for.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03I'm excited about you.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Don't get me wrong,
0:18:06 > 0:18:08I love the confidence, yeah,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10but if the confidence just steps over a little bit...
0:18:10 > 0:18:12Yeah.
0:18:12 > 0:18:13..that's not a good look, right?
0:18:13 > 0:18:15No.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17- Hands down, it's a yes from me. - Thank you.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Kim?
0:18:19 > 0:18:20Yes, Isabella, yes.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Thank you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Looks like you're going to Nationals.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Come get your ticket.- Thank you so much.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Well done, Isabella.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38- Well done, lovely.- Well done. - Thank you.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39- You were great.- Keep it up.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42THEY SCREAM AND LAUGH
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Yay, team!
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- I didn't get through. - Oh, sweetheart.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- Oh, you cheeky monkey. - APPLAUSE
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Success for Isabella.
0:18:52 > 0:18:53Nationals, baby.
0:18:56 > 0:19:00Backstage, five street dancers nervously await their second chance
0:19:00 > 0:19:02to impress the judges at call-backs.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07But now another dance style is under the spotlight.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09So, Ishaan, I see you've got the old ballet shoes on today.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Is that what you're going to be doing for us today?
0:19:11 > 0:19:14No. I'm going to be doing Morris dancing. No, I'm joking.
0:19:14 > 0:19:15I'm going to be doing ballet.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17# Hold back the river
0:19:17 > 0:19:18# Let me look in your eyes
0:19:18 > 0:19:20# Hold back the river
0:19:20 > 0:19:24# So I can stop for a minute and be by your side. #
0:19:24 > 0:19:27Ballet is very much about the technique
0:19:27 > 0:19:29and very much about the form.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31So, from me, it's going to be a no this time.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37All three of our judges have had classical dance training.
0:19:37 > 0:19:41So, those auditionees hoping to pirouette their way to a ticket
0:19:41 > 0:19:45can't afford any slip-ups.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50- Hello.- Hello.- Harriet?- Yes. - How are you today, Harriet?
0:19:50 > 0:19:52I'm really good, thank you. How are you?
0:19:52 > 0:19:54- I am very well.- Good.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I take it you'll be doing pointe work for us today.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59- How long have you been en pointe? - Since I was ten.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Since you were ten. And you are now...?- So, five years.- You're 15?
0:20:02 > 0:20:03- In your own time.- Thank you.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- Try not to be nervous, yeah?- Yes.
0:20:07 > 0:20:11SOFT CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I loved it. It was just beautiful.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59The technique is fantastic, the breath through the movement
0:20:59 > 0:21:03is exquisite and your love for the dance really shines through.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07The best ballet we've seen and it's en pointe. That's great.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10- It's a yes from me. - Thank you so much.
0:21:10 > 0:21:13Your execution was really good but more important than technique,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15I felt like you were dancing
0:21:15 > 0:21:17and that's one of the biggest things I look for.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19So, thank you for that.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21- It's a yes.- Thank you.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Harriet, I don't want to see the shy ballet girl.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I need something else other than that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Obviously, this isn't just about your dancing,
0:21:32 > 0:21:34we're also looking for an actress.
0:21:36 > 0:21:37I need you to think about that...
0:21:37 > 0:21:39Yeah.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42..when you come back to Nationals.
0:21:42 > 0:21:43- SHE LAUGHS - Congratulations.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- Congratulations.- Thank you so much.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48- Well done. Really well done. - Congratulations.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49So, success
0:21:49 > 0:21:52for prima ballerina, Harriet.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54SHE LAUGHS
0:21:54 > 0:21:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:21:59 > 0:22:01The day is drawing to a close, which means it's time
0:22:01 > 0:22:04for those crucial call-backs.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08Five street dancers -
0:22:08 > 0:22:11Dwayne, Emmy, Bailey,
0:22:11 > 0:22:13Jude and Rory -
0:22:13 > 0:22:17will be going head-to-head in a bid to reach the next round.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22The set-up for this is going to be very, very simple.
0:22:22 > 0:22:23One of you is going to dance at a time
0:22:23 > 0:22:26but the others are going to be there on the stage.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30Each dancer will be freestyling to the same track.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33All five could go through or none at all.
0:22:33 > 0:22:38But to make it through to Nationals, they will have to give everything.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41Now, we all see bags of potential in you
0:22:41 > 0:22:44but now we need the performance.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47We need to see you, as individuals, shine.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Dwayne, start on the spot. You guys go to the back.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Let's do this. Keep the energy up. - Really go for it, guys.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55Really go for it. Yeah?
0:22:56 > 0:23:00CLASSICAL MUSIC REMIXED TO A HIP-HOP BEAT PLAYS
0:23:09 > 0:23:10And stop.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Emmy, come forward.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24And thank you.
0:23:37 > 0:23:38And stop.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Rory, you're next.
0:24:00 > 0:24:02And thank you, Rory.
0:24:02 > 0:24:07That's it. That's time up. So, I just hope they've done enough.
0:24:10 > 0:24:11So, you guys have done a great job.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13We're now going to have a little talk.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15If you could wait outside, that would be great. Thank you.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18- Well done, guys.- Thank you. - Well done.
0:24:18 > 0:24:20JUDGES CLAP
0:24:21 > 0:24:24There's nothing more that any of our dancers can do
0:24:24 > 0:24:28apart from wait anxiously for the judges to reach their verdict.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32- This one surprised me. - This one did surprise me...
0:24:32 > 0:24:34but not so much in a good way.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39We've put somebody through very similar to this dancer.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45This dancer has, like, raw talent
0:24:45 > 0:24:48but it's not there yet, not competition, not Nationals.
0:24:50 > 0:24:53And for Bailey, whose best mate Rory has already claimed a place
0:24:53 > 0:24:57at Nationals, the stakes couldn't be any higher.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01- 'Did the judges like it? - Well, they were smiling.'
0:25:01 > 0:25:05- So, I hope that means that they like it.- That's good then.
0:25:05 > 0:25:10I love the way this dancer feels the rhythm but just that performance.
0:25:10 > 0:25:14Just needed to come and kill it and just fell short.
0:25:14 > 0:25:18My gut tells me there is something in that kid
0:25:18 > 0:25:22that will be good, not only for this competition,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26but for The Next Step and I've got to go with that.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32'Deliberations done.'
0:25:32 > 0:25:36It's time to find out who will be taking the next step to Nationals.
0:25:37 > 0:25:41As you know, the competition has been really, really high
0:25:41 > 0:25:43and I'd like to say you've done an amazing job.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45Thank you.
0:25:45 > 0:25:47But unfortunately, this time round,
0:25:47 > 0:25:49you are not going through to the Nationals.
0:25:49 > 0:25:50OK.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- I'm sorry, Dwayne, but we're not going to take you through.- OK.
0:25:54 > 0:25:59Unfortunately, mate, this time round, it's not your time today.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02We had a chat about you, Jude.
0:26:02 > 0:26:07That, mate, is your ticket to Nationals.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10- Thank you.- Yeah, come here. How do you feel about that?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13- I'm really happy. Thank you. - You did brilliantly, dude.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15- You should be really proud of yourself.- Thank you.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- We're looking forward to seeing you. - Thank you.- OK?
0:26:17 > 0:26:19- Well done, Jude.- Well done.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22'Jude has done it and he's on his way to Nationals.'
0:26:25 > 0:26:28Now, it's Bailey's turn to learn his fate.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31His initial audition divided the judges.
0:26:33 > 0:26:37But did his call-back performance win them over?
0:26:37 > 0:26:40KIMBERLY: Hi, Bailey. How are you feeling?
0:26:40 > 0:26:41- Nervous.- Nervous.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- It's been a tough day, hasn't it? - Yeah.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46We've really had to take the time to find out
0:26:46 > 0:26:48if you deserve a spot in the Nationals.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50Yeah.
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Rory has stuck around to give his friend some moral support
0:26:57 > 0:27:00but he's feeling the tension too.
0:27:00 > 0:27:02- I'm really nervous for him. - You must be.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04- Cos you got your ticket to Nationals, didn't you?- Yeah.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06So, it kind of all rests on this.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08How much do you want him to come out of there with a ticket?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I really want him to come out of there with a ticket.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15I know it means a lot to you because your mate has gone through.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Yeah.
0:27:23 > 0:27:25This here, mate, is your ticket to Nationals.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27Thank you.
0:27:27 > 0:27:28Oh, I nearly had a heart attack.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36He's got a ticket! Oh, my goodness.
0:27:36 > 0:27:37I knew you'd do it.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Aw.
0:27:39 > 0:27:43It's been a long day but it's all ended happily for Rory and Bailey.
0:27:47 > 0:27:48# Let's do it
0:27:48 > 0:27:50# Do it, do it, do it... #
0:27:50 > 0:27:52The curtain falls on our regional auditions.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55When it's your time to shine, shine. Turn it on.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59You've got to be ready now.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01And it's a frantic race to secure
0:28:01 > 0:28:03those all-important tickets to Nationals.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Great dancing, great work.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07A-mazing.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10I am pretty speechless right now.
0:28:12 > 0:28:14# Stand up! #