0:00:03 > 0:00:05Taking The Next Step is back.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Sam and Mark have joined me and the team to find the UK's
0:00:11 > 0:00:13best young dancer.
0:00:15 > 0:00:19Last time, Khyrese danced off with the incredible prize -
0:00:19 > 0:00:22a guest role on the smash hit Canadian TV show The Next Step.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27This year, over 2,300 dancers applied...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31..from all over the UK.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Only the very best will perform for our formidable judges -
0:00:36 > 0:00:38actor and dancer Jonny Labey...
0:00:38 > 0:00:41Make us excited to watch you.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44..founder of dance group Flawless, Marlon Wallen...
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Just chill with it and then attack.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48..and, returning as head judge,
0:00:48 > 0:00:51professional dancer and former Pussycat Doll, Kimberly Wyatt.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54You have got sass for days.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57But who will make it all the way to Canada and win
0:00:57 > 0:01:00the opportunity of a lifetime?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Let the challenge commence.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04This is Taking The Next Step.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15After months of rehearsing,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19auditions are about to get under way.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I've been preparing for weeks and weeks.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23I've been feeling pretty nervous.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I think I'm just too excited to be nervous.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28The stage is set.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33But only three yeses from our expert judges will secure a ticket to
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Nationals and it certainly won't be easy.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37The next step is unique,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39because we blend acting and dancing and it's really,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42really important that whoever wins is strong at both,
0:01:42 > 0:01:45so the judges are going to have a really tough decision.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46I don't envy them.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49First to face the judges is 15-year-old Yasmin.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I dance mostly all styles, so
0:01:52 > 0:01:56ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Just everything, really.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00I couldn't really decide which style I wanted to do, so I thought,
0:02:00 > 0:02:02why not mash it up?
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Yasmin, come on through.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07That's a lovely confident smile.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Hello. Who have you brought with you today?
0:02:09 > 0:02:12- My mum and my dad.- Hey, Mum and Dad, how are we doing?
0:02:12 > 0:02:14- Feeling all right?- Yasmin is almost ready
0:02:14 > 0:02:16and the judges are getting comfortable.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18It all comes down to this.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Go smash it, OK, and I'll be right here when you get back.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22- Off you go.- Which way is it?
0:02:22 > 0:02:23It's that way.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28- Hello.- Hello!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30- Hey.- What's your name, how old are you?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33My name's Yasmin and I'm 15 years old.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34Well, I can't wait to see you dance.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Take the stage.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45MUSIC: The Greatest by Sia
0:03:16 > 0:03:18APPLAUSE
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Ooh! Ooh!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26How did that make you feel?
0:03:26 > 0:03:28That was amazing.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33Your technique is really good.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I can't fault you at anything.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37I think it was just absolutely brilliant.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41- Wow!- You put so much heart and soul into your dance.
0:03:41 > 0:03:42- Well done.- Thank you so much.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Yeah.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Absolutely flawless.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Absolutely flawless.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50No, seriously, that was just wow.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Like from top to bottom.
0:03:52 > 0:03:53I couldn't say anything else.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57It was just brilliant. Like great, great audition.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59- Thank you.- Jonny.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Yasmin, you're not just like Taking The Next Step.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05You know when you, like, from the stairs and you run them up
0:04:05 > 0:04:06in like, sets of four?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08That's what you're doing.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13Just your energy and commitment to dance is inspiring.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15I don't have anything else to say.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20You need three yeses to get to Nationals.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24- Swoosh?- Yes.- Jonny?
0:04:24 > 0:04:26- Yes.- Yes!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Go and get your ticket, lovely.
0:04:31 > 0:04:32Amazing job.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34- Well done, well done.- Really good.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Smashed it.- Thank you.- Thank you. - See you at Nationals.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44Well done!
0:04:44 > 0:04:47Oh, my goodness. I bet you want to hug Mum and Dad, as well, don't you?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49- Well done.- That's what we want to see.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- We'll take that.- Yeah.
0:04:51 > 0:04:52We'll take it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55You smashed that out of the park.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I was crying, Mum was crying, Dad had a little tear.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59There was a little tear there, as well.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- My gosh.- How was that for you?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03That was amazing.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07She's... She can walk onto The Next Step and just become a returning
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- character.- That was sick.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12- See you at Nationals.- Woo!- Wow!
0:05:12 > 0:05:16So we are off to a flying start and Yasmin has set an incredibly high
0:05:16 > 0:05:18standard for the rest of our auditions.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23The Next Step is so popular in the UK,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27it was inevitable the superfans would be out in force.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29What inspired you to start dancing?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- It was The Next Step.- I love the show.
0:05:32 > 0:05:33I watch it every day.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41My sisters are, like, always watching it,
0:05:41 > 0:05:43and we're all watching it together. It's really nice.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45You're The Next Step family.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49- Yeah.- I really like Sloane, because she's more my style.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I love Eldon and Michelle.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52- Michelle.- Michelle.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54What is it that you love about Michelle?
0:05:54 > 0:05:56When she dances, she brings so much fire to the stage.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58Eldon can do like a million turns
0:05:58 > 0:06:00and I want to be able to do that some day.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04And for these super fans, it's not just any prize on offer.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07The winner of this competition will travel to Canada to appear on the
0:06:07 > 0:06:09hit show The Next Step.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12They will join the cast and make a guest appearance in a brand-new episode.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15The winner of Taking The Next Step is actually going to be
0:06:15 > 0:06:18here in studio A with us and we're going to have so much fun.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22The winner will be able to meet the cast, be on set and dance with us.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23I'm so excited to meet them.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30One superfan hoping to make it all the way to Canada
0:06:30 > 0:06:32is 11-year-old Luke. He is so obsessed by the show,
0:06:32 > 0:06:36he's already met the cast and had his own T-shirt made.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38Sponsored by The Next Step!
0:06:38 > 0:06:41How long have you been dancing for?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Probably about one and a half years to two.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Really?- OK. So not long, then? - No, not long.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Luke's dressed to impress,
0:06:47 > 0:06:51but with less than two years' experience, can he wow the judges?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Hello, mate. So.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Is that the cast on your shirt?
0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Yeah, I went to go and meet them. - Amazing!
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Hello, cool. What do you like most about them?
0:07:00 > 0:07:01- Everything.- Everything.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03- Just the package?- Yeah.
0:07:03 > 0:07:07I'm excited to see you, Luke, mate, so the floor is yours.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Thank you.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13MUSIC: Dancing On My Own by Calum Scott
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Oh! My goodness.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Flips and that are amazing.
0:07:44 > 0:07:45APPLAUSE
0:07:47 > 0:07:49For me, with the ballet technique,
0:07:49 > 0:07:52I think the tension goes into your shoulders a little bit and you hold
0:07:52 > 0:07:54yourself a little bit up here.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58But apart from that, I think it was a really strong audition, mate.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00We're going to see what Swoosh says.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03The fact that you just came in and you were confident from the get go,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05already you got my attention.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08When you took the floor, you really just owned the floor and, yeah,
0:08:08 > 0:08:10that was a very, very strong audition.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12- Well done.- Thank you.- Kimberley.
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Is there anything on the floor?
0:08:13 > 0:08:17Because you were looking at the floor the whole time!
0:08:17 > 0:08:18You've got to look up.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21You've got to really perform out, OK?
0:08:21 > 0:08:24OK, so, Luke, you need three yeses to get through to Nationals.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28So we'll go over to Swoosh first.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30- Swoosh.- It's a yes from me. - Thank you.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Kimberly?
0:08:32 > 0:08:34I think you've got some room to grow.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36There's real work to be done.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40But loads of potential, so mine is a yes.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Thank you.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45With two yeses, it all comes down to Jonny.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Come and get your ticket, dude.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52APPLAUSE
0:08:52 > 0:08:54- Well done.- Yes!
0:08:54 > 0:08:56CHEERING
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Well done! Keep working hard, so when we
0:08:59 > 0:09:01see you at Nationals, you're on point, OK?
0:09:04 > 0:09:06LUKE YELLS
0:09:06 > 0:09:08LAUGHTER AND CHEERING
0:09:08 > 0:09:10He's hilarious.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12What have you got to say to him?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16So, so proud. I can't say. I can't say, I can't speak.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- Bless you.- Well, go and celebrate. We'll see you at Nationals.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21- Thank you. - Good lad.- Well done.- See you later.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24So it's first time lucky for Luke and he's off to Nationals.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27But not everyone is appearing in front of our judges for the
0:09:27 > 0:09:32first time. In Cardiff, we met 13-year-old Esha.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Come on through. How are you?
0:09:33 > 0:09:35- Good, thank you. - Welcome back, by the way.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38- How have you been? - Good, thank you.
0:09:39 > 0:09:43A successful audition in series one saw Esha through to the Nationals.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45Now, let's talk about last time,
0:09:45 > 0:09:48because you got very, very far indeed. You did really well.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51So how did it feel to then not get through?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It was a bit disappointing, but I knew that I can improve from that
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and then I can come back and work harder this year.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58And have you been working really hard?
0:09:58 > 0:10:00- Yes.- What have you been focusing on?
0:10:00 > 0:10:03I've been focusing more on my technique, this year,
0:10:03 > 0:10:04so hopefully it will be better.
0:10:04 > 0:10:06I was rooting for you, honestly.
0:10:06 > 0:10:07It was so close, wasn't it?
0:10:07 > 0:10:10But just not quite enough. So, hopefully, this year you can do it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Three yeses. Do you think you can do it?
0:10:12 > 0:10:14- Yeah.- High five.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Go smash it. We'll be right here waiting for you, OK?
0:10:16 > 0:10:18- Off you go, good luck.- Love you.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Love you.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24- Hello.- Hello.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27You look quite familiar. Have I seen you before?
0:10:27 > 0:10:28Yes, last series.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31What would it mean for you to get through to Nationals this year?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33It would mean the world to me.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I would love it so much, I can't explain.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40Well, take that inspiration and let's see you dance.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44MUSIC: Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson
0:11:08 > 0:11:11Oh, beautiful.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17You're really strong, your technique has definitely improved.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It was lovely to just see you kind of come to life in this.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24I think you did a brilliant audition and it is a yes from me.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Thank you so much.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- Yes.- There was a section where you stumbled and you had like a thing
0:11:30 > 0:11:34which didn't quite go the way that you've rehearsed.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38- Yes.- The only reason I noticed is because you showed it in your face.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40There was a bit where you let your guard down.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44Because you've got this beautifully connected dance which you did and
0:11:44 > 0:11:46it's amazing, then that moment just sort of,
0:11:46 > 0:11:47oh, I don't know, it's tricky.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51- Give her a chance. - Give her a chance.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56I'm going to say no today.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Oh, no!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00You are a phenomenal dancer.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- Thank you.- And there is so much more to come from you.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- OK.- Yeah? But well done.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07- Thank you.- Thank you.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Keep working as hard as you are.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12You're onto something fantastic. Keep dancing. Thank you.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13- Thank you so much.- Well done.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- No worries.- With the standard of competition higher than ever,
0:12:17 > 0:12:20the judges are proving hard to impress.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Back for his second year in a row
0:12:22 > 0:12:25is 12-year-old Otto from Gloucestershire.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27So, we've met before.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28And how did it go last time?
0:12:28 > 0:12:32I wanted to have three yeses and get through to Nationals, but,
0:12:32 > 0:12:33unfortunately, that didn't happen,
0:12:33 > 0:12:36so I've been working really hard to improve on my technique and,
0:12:36 > 0:12:39hopefully, fingers crossed, I might get through this...
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Fab. Well, I can't wait to see this improved technique that you've been
0:12:42 > 0:12:44working on. The floor is yours.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47MUSIC: Cheap Thrills by Sia
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Well done, Otto.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21You need three yeses, as you know, to get through to Nationals.
0:13:21 > 0:13:25- Swoosh.- It's going to be a yes from me.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28- Jonny?- I'm a little bit in two minds.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32I thought it was an amazing audition and I can really see that you've put
0:13:32 > 0:13:34in a lot of work.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38However, there was a performance thing that I still think you can
0:13:38 > 0:13:42build upon. For me today it's going to be a no.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44I'm sorry.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48Otto, lovely, it's a no today, but your improvement is phenomenal.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50- Thank you.- Thank you, Otto.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- Well done.- With two noes in a row,
0:13:52 > 0:13:56it's clear that Jonny is not easy to win over.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01As a star of EastEnders and winner of Dance, Dance, Dance,
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Jonny knows exactly what he's looking for.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08You sort of did the same expression the whole way through.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Your focus was down the whole time.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12'He wants more than just a dancer,
0:14:12 > 0:14:15'he is also looking for someone who can act.'
0:14:15 > 0:14:17We are looking for an artist as well as a dancer.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19I'm excited to see you act.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23Head casting director now, is that what I am?
0:14:23 > 0:14:26'And it's fair to say he knows talent when he sees it.'
0:14:26 > 0:14:29So quick, so energised, so...
0:14:29 > 0:14:30So on it.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Your facility is ridonculous.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41Can 15-year-old Casper from East Sussex wow all three judges
0:14:41 > 0:14:44and claim his ticket to Nationals?
0:14:44 > 0:14:45- Hello.- Hello.- Hello.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47- How are you?- Really good, thank you.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Familiar face.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51'I came to the audition last time'
0:14:51 > 0:14:55and then Kimberly, the main judge, she said that
0:14:55 > 0:14:56I need to work on my technique.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59What would it mean to you to get to Nationals?
0:14:59 > 0:15:01I don't know, it would just...
0:15:01 > 0:15:03It would just be crazy for me.
0:15:03 > 0:15:04It would mean so much.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06- Amazing.- Awesome.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08Well, I can't wait to see you dance.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Go for it.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15MUSIC: Palladio
0:15:55 > 0:15:57- Whoo! - APPLAUSE
0:15:59 > 0:16:02Casper, I'm really glad I told you to work on your technique,
0:16:02 > 0:16:04cos good grief!
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Yeah!- Wow, what an improvement.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- Thank you.- That was amazing.
0:16:09 > 0:16:10Really good work.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13I loved your piece, your tricks, your choreography.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15- Who choreographed your piece for you?- I did.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18What?! Yes!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20- Amazing stuff.- Thank you.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I thought that was a solid audition, mate.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- To be honest with you, that was brilliant.- Thank you so much.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27- Really, really good.- I mean, you've turned into like a technical Trojan.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29That was a piece from someone that should've graduated
0:16:29 > 0:16:31from a full-time college.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34All right, technical Trojan, you need three yeses
0:16:34 > 0:16:35to get through to Nationals.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- Swoosh.- Technical Trojan, it's a yes.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- Thank you.- Jonny?
0:16:41 > 0:16:45Yeah, man, I'm definitely there, it's a yes from me.
0:16:45 > 0:16:49I couldn't be more proud, so I'm going to take this yes,
0:16:49 > 0:16:52I'm going to come and give it to you personally, cos I'm that proud.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Thank you so much.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Such a phenomenal work. Oh, my God!
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Work really does pay off, doesn't it?
0:17:02 > 0:17:03- Good job, you.- Thank you so much.
0:17:03 > 0:17:05- Really well done.- It's been amazing.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- Thank you all.- Yeah.- Thank you.- Aw!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09No worries.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13'So, the hard work has paid off for Casper as he continues to Nationals.
0:17:13 > 0:17:15And it's not just advice from our judges
0:17:15 > 0:17:18that's inspiring dancers around the country.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21The reason I took up dance is because I really like The Next Step
0:17:21 > 0:17:23and they were such an inspiration.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28I really, like, look up to Lukas McFarlane,
0:17:28 > 0:17:31cos I feel like when he dances, he tells a story.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34And who inspires the cast of The Next Step?
0:17:34 > 0:17:37My biggest inspiration in dance is people that I dance with,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40so Briar, everyone on the show, my dance team at home,
0:17:40 > 0:17:44everyone that I am surrounded by is inspiring me every day.
0:17:50 > 0:17:54The Next Step cast train in a variety of different styles
0:17:54 > 0:17:55and here at Taking The Next Step,
0:17:55 > 0:17:58we welcome dancers of all disciplines.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02From commercial to contortion.
0:18:05 > 0:18:09And from ballet dancers to B-boys,
0:18:09 > 0:18:11we've seen them all.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14And street dancers are no exception.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19With strong performers in every city we visited.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23In London, we met ten-year-old street dancer Harry.
0:18:23 > 0:18:28- Hey.- Yo.- How's it going? - I'm good, thank you.
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Cool. So what are you going to be dancing today?
0:18:30 > 0:18:32- Pardon?- What are you going to be dancing today.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- What style?- Street dance.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36Well, and break dance, kind of like.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Cool. All right, well, the floor is yours.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I'm looking forward to it.
0:18:40 > 0:18:41# So fresh
0:18:41 > 0:18:43# Top five, no less... #
0:18:43 > 0:18:47Whoo! Look at his energy!
0:18:47 > 0:18:49# Wanna hear TT on the KDA
0:18:49 > 0:18:52# With the Katy B and that's it Oh, yeah... #
0:18:52 > 0:18:54His facial expressions are great!
0:18:54 > 0:18:57# You got me feeling for your power... #
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Whoo!
0:18:59 > 0:19:01# Turn the music louder Let me feel it
0:19:01 > 0:19:03- # Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh - Rumble, go hard, no rest, c'mon
0:19:03 > 0:19:05# You got me feeling for your power
0:19:05 > 0:19:08# Turn the music louder
0:19:08 > 0:19:10# Let me feel it Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
0:19:10 > 0:19:13# Yeah, what a face, what a mixture
0:19:13 > 0:19:15# Bare likes when I'm lookin' at your Insta
0:19:15 > 0:19:17# What, last night was a picture
0:19:17 > 0:19:19# In the pool getting busy with the mixer
0:19:19 > 0:19:20# So right, so fresh
0:19:20 > 0:19:22# Top five, no less.. #
0:19:22 > 0:19:24Oh, my goodness.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27We all need a bit of Harry in our lives!
0:19:28 > 0:19:30Wow, that was a bit unexpected.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32You came in, you seemed so nervous and shy
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and the music comes on and you just become something else
0:19:35 > 0:19:38and I think that's absolutely brilliant.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40My answer is a yes for you,
0:19:40 > 0:19:42cos I think I really love your style,
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I love that you bring you to the dance floor.
0:19:45 > 0:19:48Yeah, man, I'm with it, a yes from me.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Oh, he just needs one more. Come on, come on.
0:19:51 > 0:19:52I'm on the fence, I'll be honest with you,
0:19:52 > 0:19:56because you still have a lot more room for improvement.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I'm not too sure that you're ready yet.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03So after two enthusiastic yeses, Swoosh is still unsure.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Has Harry done enough?
0:20:05 > 0:20:07So it's going to be a no from me today.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10OK.
0:20:10 > 0:20:15But take this no as a stepping stone to take yourself to the next level,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18because I can see you've got a bright future ahead of you.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20Oh, come on, mate.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Awesome, awesome job. - You did your best, mate.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25- You did your best.- Yeah.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Take this off!
0:20:27 > 0:20:31He was good. His potential is definitely there.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35- Yeah.- But the standard is just...
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It's not there yet.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39As the founder of the dance crew Flawless,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Swoosh has some seriously high expectations of our street dancers.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Megan from Swansea is up next,
0:20:45 > 0:20:49hoping she can do enough to get three yeses.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Any of the judges that you're excited to see?
0:20:51 > 0:20:52I'm really excited to see Swoosh,
0:20:52 > 0:20:54because he dances with Flawless
0:20:54 > 0:20:57and he's judged me in a few competitions, as well.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Really? OK, so we really want a yes from Swoosh today.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03MUSIC: Higher Ground by TNGHT
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Go on, Megan.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Catch your breath.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Megan, I really enjoyed that.
0:21:29 > 0:21:30I think you brought it today.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32- Yeah.- From me it would be a yes.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34- Thank you.- Thank you so much.
0:21:34 > 0:21:36Swoop, what did you... Swoop!
0:21:36 > 0:21:38- Swoop.- Swoop!
0:21:38 > 0:21:40LAUGHTER Swoosh, what did you think?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Megan, wow, you're a firecracker.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47There's still a lot of room for improvement at this stage.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50I wanted to see just a little bit more foundation.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I do like you, though.
0:21:52 > 0:21:54I do like you, because you do have...
0:21:54 > 0:21:56- Give her a yes, give her a yes. - ..some great qualities
0:21:56 > 0:22:00and I think that there is, you know, there is some spark in there.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04For me, today, it's going to be a no.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06OK, thank you.
0:22:06 > 0:22:07Unfortunately for Megan,
0:22:07 > 0:22:10Swoosh's no means she won't be advancing to Nationals.
0:22:12 > 0:22:14Hoping to have some more luck with the judges is
0:22:14 > 0:22:1613-year-old Keanu from Fife.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21- Hi.- How are you feeling? - Very excited and very nervous.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23What would it mean to you to get through to Nationals?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26Oh, it would mean, like, the world to me.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I love the show and, yeah...
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- OK, well, the floor is yours.- OK.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32Take it.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33# Check this out
0:22:33 > 0:22:35# Get down now, jump up and twist
0:22:35 > 0:22:37# Bad girls we do it like this
0:22:37 > 0:22:39# Jump so high now you can't resist
0:22:39 > 0:22:41# Follow me, follow me right Jump!
0:22:41 > 0:22:43# Won't stop we got the vibe now
0:22:43 > 0:22:45# Bass so big we knock them right down
0:22:45 > 0:22:47# All your hype can't get them hyper
0:22:47 > 0:22:49# Follow me, follow me right
0:22:49 > 0:22:50# Your sound is a
0:22:50 > 0:22:51# Dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby
0:22:51 > 0:22:53# Dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby
0:22:53 > 0:22:54# Dibby, dibby, dibby sound
0:22:54 > 0:22:57# Dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby
0:22:57 > 0:22:58# Dibby, dibby, dibby, dibby sound
0:22:58 > 0:23:00# Let go now set the vibe free and
0:23:00 > 0:23:03# Come closer, wine it with me and
0:23:03 > 0:23:05# Take it high and move your body and
0:23:05 > 0:23:07# Follow me, follow me right now. #
0:23:07 > 0:23:10- Hey. Hey. - APPLAUSE
0:23:10 > 0:23:11You're out of breath like I'm out of breath.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14I'm out of breath, but I'm out of breath for you.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15You went so hard on that,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18like, I can tell how much this means to you.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I think you'd be a really good asset to the show,
0:23:21 > 0:23:23I think you could bring a lot of drama,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I think you could bring a lot of...
0:23:25 > 0:23:26I think you've got a character about you.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Yeah, that's right. Yeah, that's right.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31I'm going... I'm going to give you a yes.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33Thank you.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36You've got a quality about you and that is undeniable,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38so, you know what, it's a yes from me.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41Thank you.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44I do think that there's still a lot work to be done.
0:23:45 > 0:23:47But I'm going to give you a yes.
0:23:47 > 0:23:49Hurray!
0:23:49 > 0:23:51I think mum's excited.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53SHE SCREAMS
0:23:53 > 0:23:55- Thank you so much. - Well done.- Well done, lovely.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Thank you.
0:23:57 > 0:24:01SHE SCREAMS LAUGHTER
0:24:01 > 0:24:04And the yeses for our street dancers keep on coming.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's a yes from me and you're going to Nationals!
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Hey!
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Really great. Great job.
0:24:28 > 0:24:33- You're going to Nationals.- Whoo! - Well done, lovely.- Well done.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36- Thank you so much.- Thank you.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40In London, 12-year-old Chicane is next to face the judges,
0:24:40 > 0:24:42rocking the slow-mo.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46The style of dance that I do is like very street and urban
0:24:46 > 0:24:49and I'm hoping to wow the judges with my flow, basically.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- Hi.- Hey.- Hello there.- Hey.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53What's your dream as a dancer?
0:24:53 > 0:24:57My dream is to help other people, like younger people like me,
0:24:57 > 0:25:01like, to show them that dancing isn't just for certain individuals,
0:25:01 > 0:25:02like, everyone can dance.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05- I can't wait to see your skills. - Thank you.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08# No-one can hold us down again No way
0:25:08 > 0:25:12# No-one will touch our crown again
0:25:12 > 0:25:15# We don't follow no crowd
0:25:15 > 0:25:17# They follow us
0:25:17 > 0:25:19# Don't follow no sound
0:25:19 > 0:25:21# It follows us
0:25:21 > 0:25:23# Unorthodox
0:25:23 > 0:25:25# We call our own shots
0:25:25 > 0:25:30# No-one can hold us down again
0:25:30 > 0:25:34# No-one will touch our crown again
0:25:34 > 0:25:38# No-one can hold us down again
0:25:38 > 0:25:40# Unorthodox
0:25:40 > 0:25:42# We call our own shots. #
0:25:42 > 0:25:44- APPLAUSE - Yeah.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Wow.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Love it, man. Love it, love it.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54I can see you that you like you're popping and you're waving, etc, etc.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I can tell that the nerves was getting the best of you
0:25:57 > 0:25:58at some points.
0:25:58 > 0:26:00When you come into an audition,
0:26:00 > 0:26:02try to find that same feeling that you get when
0:26:02 > 0:26:06you hear music in your bedroom and you just go full out.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- Yeah.- You know? Just take those points on board.
0:26:09 > 0:26:10- Jonny.- I like you, Chicane.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13I think you're great. I'm a yes, mate.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Chicane, I'm a yes as well.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Thank you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:21'With two yeses, it's now all down to Swoosh.'
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- Swoosh.- Ooh!
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- Come on, Swoosh. - SWOOSH LAUGHS
0:26:26 > 0:26:30For me, I love the fact that, you know, you have a passion
0:26:30 > 0:26:32for wanting to effect change for other people's lives.
0:26:32 > 0:26:36It's the same dream and passion I had when I started Flawless
0:26:36 > 0:26:41and it's me looking and seeing what it used to be like
0:26:41 > 0:26:42when I was your age.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- Yeah.- Do you see what I'm saying?
0:26:47 > 0:26:51- I'm going to give you a yes. - THEY CHEER
0:26:51 > 0:26:53Boom!
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I'm going to give you a yes,
0:26:56 > 0:27:00but what I need you to do is dance from your heart, yeah?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- Thank you.- All right, well done. See you at Nationals.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Ooh, sorry. We're going. Boom.
0:27:06 > 0:27:08- Nice one, dude.- Good job, man. - Thank you.- Good job.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Yay!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12It's been a long day for everyone,
0:27:12 > 0:27:16but three yeses means Chicane has danced his way to Nationals.
0:27:16 > 0:27:18Ooh!
0:27:18 > 0:27:21- Feeling good?- Yeah.- Why are you crying? Is it happy tears?
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Yeah. I just... I want to dance again now.
0:27:23 > 0:27:24You want to go again?
0:27:24 > 0:27:27But you've got through, look what's in your hand. What is that?
0:27:27 > 0:27:30- The ticket to Nationals. - Yeah, yeah. You're off to Nationals.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32- Well done. Amazing audition. - Thank you.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35London's been really interesting.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36Yeah, London's been good.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38- But we ain't finished yet. - We ain't finished yet.
0:27:38 > 0:27:43- It's only beginning. - # It's only just begun. #
0:27:43 > 0:27:44Next time...
0:27:44 > 0:27:46Hello, superhuman back.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47THEY LAUGH
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Wow!
0:27:49 > 0:27:51You're a little rocket, aren't you?
0:27:51 > 0:27:55Your ability to do what you can do with your body is amazing.
0:27:55 > 0:27:58I don't think I've ever seen anyone moonwalk on their knees before.
0:27:58 > 0:28:00- Same person just walked...- Yeah.
0:28:00 > 0:28:01Definitely a twin.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Come and get your ticket.
0:28:03 > 0:28:04You've got that look.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06It's literally like you could just go...
0:28:06 > 0:28:08..bloop.