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Previously on The Next Step... | 0:00:03 | 0:00:04 | |
Unless I can have the solo at Nationals, I have to leave. | 0:00:04 | 0:00:07 | |
And where are you going to go? | 0:00:07 | 0:00:08 | |
Chris has offered me the National solo at Superstar. | 0:00:08 | 0:00:12 | |
Really? | 0:00:12 | 0:00:13 | |
I don't think that Elite is the team that we need to be worrying about. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:16 | |
It's LOD. They won Nationals last year. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:19 | |
They only have one male dancer and it's just | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
so that they can get through the Male Solo round. | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
All right now, let's kick it off with our male soloist. | 0:00:24 | 0:00:28 | |
Nationals is just so much bigger than we could have ever imagined. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:32 | |
Yo, Eldon is amazing, and I feel bad | 0:00:32 | 0:00:34 | |
for anybody that has to go up against him. | 0:00:34 | 0:00:37 | |
Tomorrow, Nationals is going to see what The Next Step can do. | 0:00:37 | 0:00:40 | |
Welcome to the 17th Annual | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
Absolute Dance National Championships. | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
I'm your host, Chuck Anderson. Alongside, my esteemed colleague | 0:00:49 | 0:00:52 | |
Tre Armstrong. How are you doing, Tre? | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
Oh, I'm so good, Chuck. How are you? | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
I'm doing really well. It's exciting. | 0:00:56 | 0:00:58 | |
We saw the first 32 male solos yesterday, | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
and half of those teams have already been eliminated. | 0:01:00 | 0:01:03 | |
That's right, Chuck. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:04 | |
We have the remaining 32 male solos today, | 0:01:04 | 0:01:06 | |
and 16 of those teams won't make it to the next round. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:09 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:01:11 | 0:01:12 | |
And now we have our first male solo of the day, | 0:01:12 | 0:01:14 | |
Lacota from Lisa Maze Dance company. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:16 | |
Let's see how he does, Chuck. | 0:01:16 | 0:01:19 | |
MUSIC | 0:01:20 | 0:01:22 | |
APPLAUSE | 0:01:23 | 0:01:24 | |
We're watching the male soloist round at Nationals. | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
Each round is an elimination round. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
If the male soloist loses, the whole team is eliminated. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:35 | |
Man, are you nervous at all? | 0:01:35 | 0:01:37 | |
Eh, no. | 0:01:37 | 0:01:38 | |
The thing is, Eldon should be nervous, because if | 0:01:38 | 0:01:40 | |
he doesn't get through this round, none of us get to dance. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
Yeah, I'm not really that nervous. It's just dance. | 0:01:44 | 0:01:47 | |
I'd be more nervous, like, asking out a girl. | 0:01:47 | 0:01:50 | |
True. True that. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:52 | |
I can't wait to get out on stage. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:54 | |
I can't wait for Nationals to see what The Next Step can bring. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:57 | |
Daniel! | 0:02:09 | 0:02:10 | |
Hey! It's so nice to see you! | 0:02:10 | 0:02:13 | |
What's up? | 0:02:13 | 0:02:14 | |
I am so excited to see Daniel. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:15 | |
I haven't seen him in, it feels like, forever. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
Not much. | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
So, how's Superstar? How's Chris? | 0:02:20 | 0:02:22 | |
Good. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:25 | |
Eldon and I both auditioned for | 0:02:25 | 0:02:27 | |
the male National Solo and he was the chosen one. | 0:02:27 | 0:02:32 | |
Daniel wanted to be the male soloist more than anything for Nationals. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
So, I'm glad that Superstar Academy gave him the chance. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:39 | |
OK, what's new? | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
You know what? I should find my team. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:42 | |
I don't have time for this. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
What? Daniel? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:46 | |
Daniel's kind of being weird. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:50 | |
He's never been like this with me before. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:53 | |
I'm so cold to Giselle because, right now, | 0:02:53 | 0:02:55 | |
I've got my game face on, and I'm with Superstar now. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
I'm not with The Next Step. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:58 | |
So, why would I want to be friends with anyone from The Next Step? | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
Don't worry about him, Giselle. He's just trying to psych us out. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:05 | |
Let's go. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:06 | |
# We, we're going to show the world | 0:03:10 | 0:03:16 | |
# Everything we're made of | 0:03:16 | 0:03:20 | |
# We're going to tear The roof off this place! # | 0:03:20 | 0:03:28 | |
Stand up! | 0:03:33 | 0:03:34 | |
These dancers are killer. | 0:04:07 | 0:04:09 | |
I just hope that Eldon can take them down. | 0:04:09 | 0:04:12 | |
A good showing from Vlad's Dance Academy, | 0:04:18 | 0:04:21 | |
but how will it stack up against LOD? | 0:04:21 | 0:04:23 | |
LOD, of course, Life of Dance. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
But it's also Ladies of Destruction, | 0:04:26 | 0:04:29 | |
but they do have some male representation. | 0:04:29 | 0:04:32 | |
Do you know they only have him on their team | 0:04:32 | 0:04:34 | |
so that they have a male soloist so that they can do Nationals? | 0:04:34 | 0:04:37 | |
Are you serious? Yeah. That's the only reason he's | 0:04:37 | 0:04:39 | |
on their team. That's how intense Life of Dance is. | 0:04:39 | 0:04:43 | |
LOD, Rocko is going to step up here, | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
at the Absolute Dance National Championships. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:48 | |
MUSIC | 0:04:52 | 0:04:53 | |
Fantastic! | 0:05:11 | 0:05:13 | |
CHEERING | 0:05:13 | 0:05:14 | |
What extension! I mean, he's so lean. | 0:05:14 | 0:05:17 | |
CHEERING | 0:05:21 | 0:05:22 | |
That guy is actually amazing. Yeah. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:24 | |
Technically, he's really good, and he's like 700,000 feet tall, | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
so when he does stuff, | 0:05:29 | 0:05:31 | |
it actually looks a lot more impressive. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
Wow. What a great switch split. Wow. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:39 | |
So much air! | 0:05:39 | 0:05:40 | |
He's already so tall, so seeing him actually get higher and then seeing | 0:05:40 | 0:05:44 | |
his legs be, like, so long it's really impressive. | 0:05:44 | 0:05:49 | |
CHEERING | 0:06:06 | 0:06:07 | |
I cannot believe how incredible Rocko is. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
It's only the first round, it already feels like LOD | 0:06:39 | 0:06:41 | |
is miles ahead of everyone else. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | |
CHEERING | 0:06:54 | 0:06:55 | |
And there you have it from Rocko, | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
getting Life of Dance off to a fantastic start. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
The guy's got so much length, and you got to think | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
that LOD is going to have a long ride in this | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
Absolute Dance National Championship. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
The judges have come to a decision. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:12 | |
And the studio moving on to the small group round is... | 0:07:12 | 0:07:16 | |
Life of Dance! | 0:07:16 | 0:07:17 | |
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
I'm not surprised that Rocko wins. I mean, he's from LOD, | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
so, uh, yeah. It doesn't really surprise me. | 0:07:24 | 0:07:27 | |
Man, do you know who you're up against yet? | 0:07:27 | 0:07:30 | |
Not yet, actually. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:31 | |
I cannot believe that Eldon didn't check who he was up against. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
With all this excitement, I forgot to go and check. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:36 | |
I think I'm up in, like, an hour? So, we should probably go check. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:39 | |
Yeah, let's go check. | 0:07:39 | 0:07:40 | |
That's, like, one of the most important things. | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
Only Eldon. | 0:07:44 | 0:07:45 | |
What up, dawg? | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
OK, Body Bump Dance. Superstar Dance. Superstar Dance. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:54 | |
Who is Superstar dance? | 0:07:54 | 0:07:55 | |
I don't know. Kind of sounds familiar, though. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:57 | |
Do you know who the male soloist is for Superstar Dance? It's me. | 0:07:57 | 0:08:02 | |
Looks like it's me and you again, Eldon. | 0:08:02 | 0:08:04 | |
Knowing I'm going to be competing against Eldon | 0:08:04 | 0:08:06 | |
is very satisfying for me. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:07 | |
It's kind of my one little take at revenge. | 0:08:07 | 0:08:10 | |
All right. Good luck. You're going to need it. My solo is killer. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
He's got a bit of an attitude problem. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:16 | |
Pfft. Whatever, man. | 0:08:16 | 0:08:17 | |
You're going to be so mad that you left The Next Step | 0:08:17 | 0:08:19 | |
when Eldon's through with you. | 0:08:19 | 0:08:21 | |
He left the studio just because I got the solo part. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:24 | |
So, I'm ready to show him that I deserved that | 0:08:24 | 0:08:27 | |
and there's nothing he could have done about it. | 0:08:27 | 0:08:30 | |
We'll see. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:31 | |
Woooo. That's some competition. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
I honestly think that that's going to make Eldon go so much harder. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
I'm ready to kill it, like, twice as much now. Like, twice as much? | 0:08:37 | 0:08:40 | |
I think it's funny that Eldon and I are paired up against each other. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
There is tonnes of other soloists, and it's kind of fate that we're | 0:08:43 | 0:08:46 | |
paired together for this first competition. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
MUFFLED MUSIC | 0:08:57 | 0:08:58 | |
I've beaten Daniel before, | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
but he's really good and he's really motivated. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
And I know if I don't dance my best, he could send The Next Step home. | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
It's time. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:16 | |
I get this feeling in the pit of my stomach | 0:09:18 | 0:09:20 | |
and I just want to get out there and tear it apart. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:23 | |
Hey. Are you ready? | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
Yo, he is so ready. Just watch, just watch. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
Eldon looks so unbelievably focused right now. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:41 | |
If anything, it's a good sign, because it means he's ready. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:45 | |
Once again, Male Solo is the first part of this six-part play... | 0:09:45 | 0:09:49 | |
Eye on the prize. ..at the Absolute Dance National Championships. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
Good luck, Daniel. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
She's trying to psych me out. She obviously wants Eldon to win. | 0:09:56 | 0:09:59 | |
She favours him over me. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
How are you? Good. How are you? I'm good. I miss you. | 0:10:02 | 0:10:04 | |
Good. I miss you, too. Did you choreograph this? Of course. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
I had to pull a lot of tricks out of the bag. | 0:10:07 | 0:10:10 | |
Oh, I'm excited to see it. Me, too. Good luck. Same to you. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:14 | |
Word on the street is that Daniel used to dance for The Next Step. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
Until, apparently, the head choreographer | 0:10:17 | 0:10:19 | |
from The Next Step took a little leave of absence, permanently, | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
to another studio and guess who followed? Daniel. | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
SDA's third trip to these | 0:10:27 | 0:10:28 | |
Absolute Dance National Championships, but they've got a | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
new fresh face in the line-up, who's about to take the stage right now. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:35 | |
Whoo! Let's go! | 0:10:35 | 0:10:37 | |
I put so much at stake quitting The Next Step | 0:10:40 | 0:10:42 | |
and moving to Superstar and they're all here watching | 0:10:42 | 0:10:45 | |
and judging me, along with thousands of people watching. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
So, I'm definitely feeling the pressure at this point. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:53 | |
MUSIC | 0:10:53 | 0:10:54 | |
I've got a lot to prove with this solo, | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
so Chris and I worked really hard to bring something new to my dancing. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
CHEERING | 0:11:17 | 0:11:18 | |
The Next Step is going to be expecting my softer, | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
balletic, contemporary style, | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
but we're bringing something totally new. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:27 | |
It's like a whole new style for him. It's harder. It's more intense. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:03 | |
Daniel is probably one of the most amazing male dancers I've ever | 0:12:07 | 0:12:10 | |
seen in my life. | 0:12:10 | 0:12:12 | |
And he really stepped his game up. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:14 | |
This is just the first round at these Absolute Dance National | 0:12:17 | 0:12:20 | |
Championships in male solos and this is one for the ages. | 0:12:20 | 0:12:25 | |
Wow, so Superstar Dance Academy's third trip to these Nationals, | 0:13:02 | 0:13:06 | |
but for one, Daniel, it was his first time under the hot, hot spotlight | 0:13:06 | 0:13:10 | |
and I think he came and did a great job with his performance. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:14 | |
What do you think? Absolutely. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:15 | |
I mean, you cannot even deny the high water benchmarks that he | 0:13:15 | 0:13:19 | |
just put down on the floor. | 0:13:19 | 0:13:22 | |
Come here, man! | 0:13:24 | 0:13:25 | |
Daniel's dance is amazing. He's really grown since leaving | 0:13:26 | 0:13:30 | |
The Next Step. | 0:13:30 | 0:13:31 | |
I hate to admit it, but maybe it was a good move for him. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
That's what we do. | 0:13:34 | 0:13:35 | |
Going to Superstar really has changed the way that | 0:13:35 | 0:13:38 | |
I move as a dancer, and I think | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
that was the best thing for me to do at that point. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:42 | |
I'd outgrown The Next Step. | 0:13:42 | 0:13:44 | |
He has improved a lot, but it just builds my adrenaline. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:52 | |
I know once I get out there, | 0:13:52 | 0:13:54 | |
nothing's going to stop me from doing the best I could possibly do. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:58 | |
Well, Tre Armstrong, | 0:14:06 | 0:14:07 | |
you know that win at Regionals, that has no play here. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
The Next Step starts a new adventure | 0:14:11 | 0:14:13 | |
Eldon, from The Next Step is up, a former team-mate of Daniel's. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
Technique, passion. Another word I'd like to use for this performance? | 0:14:40 | 0:14:45 | |
Power. He just seems so strong. | 0:14:45 | 0:14:47 | |
Without realising it, the storyline of my solo is | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
kind of like the storyline I had at The Next Step. | 0:14:56 | 0:14:59 | |
Everything was good at the beginning. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
It was nice and smooth and then things just started happening. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:10 | |
I lost all of my confidence. | 0:15:23 | 0:15:25 | |
I lost Michelle, I lost my solo, but I still kept with it. | 0:15:25 | 0:15:29 | |
I built a relationship with Michelle. | 0:15:36 | 0:15:38 | |
I'm finally good friends with Hunter. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:41 | |
I'm finally feeling like I'm meant to be at The Next Step. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:43 | |
Eldon is pulling off all of his best tricks. He's doing great. | 0:16:01 | 0:16:05 | |
He's an amazing dancer. And you know what? I'm glad I can | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
watch a friend dance now, too. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:10 | |
Watching Eldon dance is actually a bit of a reality check. | 0:16:48 | 0:16:51 | |
I was probably a little overly confident, um, during my solo | 0:16:51 | 0:16:55 | |
and I'm hoping that that's not going be my downfall. | 0:16:55 | 0:16:58 | |
Well, it's a standing O from the audience. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
Chuck, I guess they love it. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:10 | |
No doubt about that, Tre. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:13 | |
This, my friend, is going to be very interesting, | 0:17:13 | 0:17:16 | |
because Daniel laid it all out on the floor. | 0:17:16 | 0:17:18 | |
Eldon, I would say, at least equalled that. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
What do you think? | 0:17:21 | 0:17:22 | |
I think the judges have a really tough time ahead of them. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
I do not envy you guys right now. | 0:17:25 | 0:17:27 | |
Good luck. Yep. | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
I danced the best I've ever danced in my life. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
So, whatever happens, I'm happy. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
Whoever wins this first matchup will be | 0:17:46 | 0:17:48 | |
moving on with their team to the small group round. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
Waiting to hear if I've won is the most stressful thing. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:58 | |
Everything's been banking on this moment and I'm really anxious | 0:17:58 | 0:18:01 | |
to hear the judgment. | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
The judges have tabulated the scores | 0:18:03 | 0:18:06 | |
and the team moving on to the second round is... | 0:18:06 | 0:18:10 | |
I want this not only for us, but also for him. | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
He deserves it. | 0:18:12 | 0:18:16 | |
..The Next Step! | 0:18:16 | 0:18:18 | |
I worked so hard to be perfect. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:28 | |
And I'm not. | 0:18:28 | 0:18:29 | |
And I just don't know how to deal with that. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:32 | |
It's so incredible to know that we're one step closer | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
to getting that Nationals title. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:43 | |
It's the momentum of the win. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:44 | |
The other dancers get excited and | 0:18:44 | 0:18:46 | |
they get inspired, and next thing you know | 0:18:46 | 0:18:48 | |
they're going to take all the rounds. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:50 | |
I can't wait to see | 0:18:50 | 0:18:52 | |
the boy's small group. It's going to be good. | 0:18:52 | 0:18:53 | |
Luther Brown's choreography. We got to do this. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
It's been a hard day for me with | 0:19:04 | 0:19:05 | |
everything that's happened with Daniel. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:07 | |
So, I'm just trying to relax and have some fun. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:09 | |
Hi. Hey, Daniel. Um, I... | 0:19:16 | 0:19:20 | |
You know what? I'm actually kind of glad you're here. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
I wanted to tell you that your solo is amazing. Really? | 0:19:24 | 0:19:28 | |
Yes, it was so good, Daniel. Thank you. | 0:19:28 | 0:19:31 | |
I... I came over because I need to apologise. | 0:19:31 | 0:19:35 | |
I'm really happy that Daniel apologised, | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
because I don't know how much longer | 0:19:38 | 0:19:41 | |
I could last without talking to my best friend. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
I think apologising to Giselle has been long overdue. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:47 | |
Um, she was always my best friend at The Next Step | 0:19:47 | 0:19:49 | |
and I really want to save my friendship with her. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:52 | |
I understand why you left The Next Step. | 0:19:52 | 0:19:54 | |
You wanted your moment. Excuse me for a minute. | 0:19:54 | 0:19:56 | |
Hi, friend, my name is Sergei | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
and I'm head of the dance department at Julliard. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
Julliard is the best dance school in the world. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
When you graduate from Julliard, | 0:20:06 | 0:20:08 | |
you're basically guaranteed a career in dance, | 0:20:08 | 0:20:10 | |
because it's a really, really, REALLY hard programme to get into. | 0:20:10 | 0:20:15 | |
You have something really special, my young friend, | 0:20:15 | 0:20:18 | |
and I want you to audition for Julliard. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:20 | |
Give me a call and we'll arrange the audition next week. | 0:20:20 | 0:20:23 | |
I haven't seen so much fun and fire | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
since young Mischa danced in Moscow 40 years ago. | 0:20:25 | 0:20:29 | |
It's been Daniel's dream since we were little kids. | 0:20:29 | 0:20:31 | |
That's so amazing. I'm just... | 0:20:31 | 0:20:34 | |
I'm so proud of him. I really am. | 0:20:34 | 0:20:37 | |
Daniel! | 0:20:37 | 0:20:38 | |
That's amazing. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:41 | |
What just happened? | 0:20:43 | 0:20:45 | |
It just goes to show you that you don't have to win to be great. | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
Oh, my goodness. I have goose bumps. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:51 | |
Just remember, I taught you. You taught me. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
We're moving on to the Small Group round | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
and I have my best friend back. | 0:20:57 | 0:20:59 | |
Nationals is turning out to be even better than I thought. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:03 | |
# We, we're going to show the world | 0:21:06 | 0:21:13 | |
# Everything we're made of | 0:21:13 | 0:21:16 | |
# We're going to tear the roof off this place | 0:21:16 | 0:21:21 | |
# No, you can never fade us out | 0:21:21 | 0:21:27 | |
# Don't even ask the DJ | 0:21:27 | 0:21:30 | |
# Everybody knows We own this house. # | 0:21:30 | 0:21:33 |