0:00:03 > 0:00:04Previously on The Next Step...
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Emily's knee looks really bad.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10I don't know how she's going to be able to compete in the finals.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12I can't believe this happened to her.
0:00:12 > 0:00:15We need to start thinking about forfeiting.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17'You have to have a troupe of ten dancers.'
0:00:17 > 0:00:22You also have two alternates, but we lost both of our alternates.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24It looks like we have to officially...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Not forfeit.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28'Kate submitted my name on the Nationals list.'
0:00:28 > 0:00:31That means they have one alternate left. And it's me.
0:00:33 > 0:00:34# All eyes on you
0:00:34 > 0:00:36# And you don't know what to do
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# But we're all here for you Hey! #
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I will be dancing with The Next Step.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48'Why would she want to help us?
0:00:48 > 0:00:51'She went behind our backs and left us hanging,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54'and now she's just going to save us?
0:00:54 > 0:00:56Whoa, wait, how is that even possible?
0:00:56 > 0:00:58Cos I'm registered on both teams.
0:00:58 > 0:01:02Which gives me the right to compete with them.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04'I was registered on both Elite and The Next Step.'
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Kate sent in the names when I was already at the studio.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10'I've never heard of anything like this happening at Nationals before.'
0:01:10 > 0:01:13It's a long shot, but it's our only chance.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16There's rules against this. She can't be on both teams.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18You know what? I don't know, so I'm going to find out. All right?
0:01:18 > 0:01:21So, give me a minute and I'll find out from the judges.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23'She was part of our roster,'
0:01:23 > 0:01:26and it was approved, so it's not exactly our problem
0:01:26 > 0:01:28that she was approved on The Next Step roster
0:01:28 > 0:01:29and as well as the Elite roster.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33If she can dance for them, hopefully she can dance for us.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35I'll get back to you in a few minutes, all right?
0:01:35 > 0:01:38OK, Phoebe, why don't you go with them?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Yeah, I'm on it. Let's go. 'I feel a lot better
0:01:40 > 0:01:43'knowing that someone's going to dance for The Next Step,'
0:01:43 > 0:01:45but that still doesn't mean that I trust Amanda.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48How do we even know we can trust you?
0:01:48 > 0:01:51What other choice do you have?
0:01:51 > 0:01:54OK, I think we need to do what we always do - let's take a vote.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Who thinks Amanda should dance with us? Miss Kate...
0:01:59 > 0:02:02There's no need to vote. Amanda's right.
0:02:02 > 0:02:03We need her.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06'We can't face LOD in the finals with only nine dancers.
0:02:06 > 0:02:07'I never thought I would say this,'
0:02:07 > 0:02:11but...looks like Amanda's our only hope.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15# We
0:02:15 > 0:02:19# We are gonna show the world
0:02:19 > 0:02:22# Everything we're made of
0:02:22 > 0:02:24# We're gonna tear the roof off
0:02:24 > 0:02:31# This place
0:02:35 > 0:02:36# Stand up! #
0:02:49 > 0:02:54Well, Tre Armstrong, this competition is winding to a close,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56but it's not going out with a whimper.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00More like a bang. A big bang. This is monumental.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Huge controversy here, let me wrap it up for you, folks, as best I can.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08A Next Step dancer was injured yesterday in the semifinals.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Well, she will not be able to perform in the finals
0:03:11 > 0:03:13due to the severity of her injury.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15'I'm really nervous when the representative comes out,
0:03:15 > 0:03:17'because we worked so hard to get here'
0:03:17 > 0:03:20and if Amanda can't perform with us
0:03:20 > 0:03:22then all that hard work goes down the drain.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24'I was registered on two teams at the beginning,
0:03:24 > 0:03:27'and I'm still registered on two teams at the end.'
0:03:27 > 0:03:28So, what's the difference?
0:03:28 > 0:03:31There's a dancer from another team who...
0:03:31 > 0:03:34somehow is apparently registered to The Next Step...
0:03:34 > 0:03:39OK, so we have a decision, the judge's ruling is final.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Next year, we'll tighten up the loophole,
0:03:41 > 0:03:43but as of this year, Amanda can dance with The Next Step.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45ALL: Yes!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47'After everything I've put them through,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49'I'm finally dancing on their team.'
0:03:49 > 0:03:54If we win, maybe they'll forgive me. I hope.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56OK, well, let's flip a coin, see who goes first.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58OK, we'll do that. Yeah.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Call it. Heads.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Heads it is.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07We choose first. Cool.
0:04:07 > 0:04:08'I'm actually excited to go second.'
0:04:08 > 0:04:11It means that we're closing the Nationals show.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Save the best for last, right?
0:04:22 > 0:04:2564 teams whittled down to two.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Let's talk about this incredible dance season -
0:04:27 > 0:04:32the trials, the tribulations, getting to this 64-team competition.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34How crazy is that? I mean, it has been gruelling.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The amount of passion and dedication that these kids have put in.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42The hours of dance... Where's Amanda? She should be seeing this.
0:04:42 > 0:04:43..this is the time.
0:04:43 > 0:04:4764 teams holding their collective heads high,
0:04:47 > 0:04:49but two teams holding them a little higher.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Life Of Dance and The Next Step. Up first...
0:04:53 > 0:04:54LOD.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:56 > 0:04:58DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:05:12 > 0:05:15LOD's dance is about models
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and stars being followed by the paparazzi.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22CHEERING
0:05:26 > 0:05:27CHEERING
0:05:39 > 0:05:43They're like robots. How do you compete with that?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45There's a reason why they won Nationals
0:05:45 > 0:05:46the last two years in a row.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09They're so clean. They're so together.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Everything from their head to their toes together.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15It's like you could take a picture at any moment
0:06:15 > 0:06:17and they would all match.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Three letters - LOD.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Could mean Life Of Dance, Ladies Of Destruction.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29I'm inclined to say Legion Of Doom,
0:06:29 > 0:06:31because these guys take no prisoners.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Every year, they come to the table with something different.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36That's why they're perennial champs.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38CHEERING
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I'll give you three other letters that the dancers know...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47OMD!
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Oh, my dance!
0:06:55 > 0:06:58When I was at Elite, Lucien was always measuring us up
0:06:58 > 0:07:01against LOD's Nationals performances.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02I've always wanted to go up against them.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05I just never thought it would be with a different team.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Tre, it comes down to this moment.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Phenomenal. I mean, I don't know if The Next Step
0:07:42 > 0:07:44can really do anything much better than that.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46That was as bang-on as you're about to see.
0:07:48 > 0:07:52LOD's routine is amazing. But I know we can do this.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54If we trust each other and come together as a team,
0:07:54 > 0:07:56we can win.
0:07:56 > 0:07:59I really don't know, Chuck, how The Next Step is going to top that one.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Really. Well, you know, I'll tell you this much.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04The fact that The Next Step has moved this deep in the competition,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and considering what they did at the Regionals,
0:08:06 > 0:08:08I would not be surprised...
0:08:08 > 0:08:11There's other wings. There are other wings.
0:08:11 > 0:08:16As LOD just blows right past us, it's so disrespectful.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Let's go!
0:08:19 > 0:08:22'Amanda was at The Next Step long enough to learn our finals routine.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25'I mean, if it was anyone else, we could never pull this off.'
0:08:25 > 0:08:28But because it's Amanda, we actually have a chance.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32The Next Step about to take the stage for all the marbles
0:08:32 > 0:08:35here at the Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50There's one word I'm going to tag on that performance by Life Of Dance.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51What is it? Insane.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Yo, Eldon. Let's have a good show, man.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Love you, bro. Love you, too. Let's do it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I just... I'm excited, and nervous at the same time.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Amanda, even though we had a rough year, I love you.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Love you, too, West.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07'He's probably just nervous and getting the nerves out of him,'
0:09:07 > 0:09:10but I love him, too.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Yo, James.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Love you, man. I love you.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15I know you do.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Yes! All right! Let's have an awesome show!
0:09:19 > 0:09:21The Next Step on three! One, two, three...
0:09:21 > 0:09:23ALL: The Next Step!
0:09:23 > 0:09:26We are really a team and we really do genuinely love each other.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29And that shows. We have the chemistry. We definitely have it.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33And I think we're stronger than any other team out there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35We're going to see how this pans out for The Next Step,
0:09:35 > 0:09:38as they have a new addition to their squad.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42In the big kahuna, this is the moment we've all been waiting for.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45The curtain's about to rise, here we go.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:09:53 > 0:09:57What a set-up. That is eye-popping stuff.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00That is, like, straight out of... I could see that on Broadway.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03DANCE MUSIC INTRO BUILDS
0:10:06 > 0:10:09MICHELLE: Since our duet helped win us Regionals,
0:10:09 > 0:10:12we wanted to start our Nationals routine with a duet, too.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19At Regionals, me and Michelle's duet was the focus of the piece,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and now it just starts the dance.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30BEAT STARTS
0:10:30 > 0:10:32APPLAUSE
0:10:40 > 0:10:42My goodness.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54CHEERING
0:11:01 > 0:11:04I do feel bad that Emily wasn't able to dance,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07but I do feel good about helping them.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10This is finally it. It's the moment where I get to dance with them.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It is a little weird not having my sister on stage with me.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43We wouldn't have won Regionals without her,
0:11:43 > 0:11:46and we wouldn't have made it this far without her, either.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49But we are dancing for her and we all want to win for her.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59'The Next Step is dancing incredibly.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02'Seeing how far every individual person has come,'
0:12:02 > 0:12:04I'm so proud of them.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23CHEERING
0:12:59 > 0:13:01CHEERING
0:13:08 > 0:13:09Yes!
0:13:12 > 0:13:15'I'm the most pumped I've ever been in my life.'
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I've been dreaming of this moment ever since I was a little kid.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24'Amanda looked like she's really committed and I'm proud of her.'
0:13:24 > 0:13:27And I know the feeling of when you've messed up.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31And I know the feeling of really needing that second chance.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36I've grown to like them and...they're my friends.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39I would consider her a part of The Next Step.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40CHEERING
0:13:44 > 0:13:47Oh...my...goodness.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Oh, my goodness.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Tre, did we see a dance miracle happen right before our eyes here?
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Honestly, both crews have been doing some really incredible things.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58New benchmarks.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01I mean, you have one crew that is giving amazing syncopation.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04You're seeing amazing shoulder stands, great Russians. Right, sure.
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Then you have The Next Step, who brought Broadway here,
0:14:07 > 0:14:09and they're doing leaps and jumps of life.
0:14:09 > 0:14:11I really don't know.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13So, you're saying this is a toss-up.
0:14:13 > 0:14:14I think we're about to find out
0:14:14 > 0:14:17exactly who will be crowned champions
0:14:17 > 0:14:20here at the Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25'Waiting to hear if we won
0:14:25 > 0:14:27'is one of the most nerve-racking experiences'
0:14:27 > 0:14:29of my entire life.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33The judges are just looking at us, just dead faces.
0:14:33 > 0:14:34They're not giving away anything.
0:14:34 > 0:14:39'I can't wait to hear who won. We want this so bad.'
0:14:39 > 0:14:41And we're so close.
0:14:43 > 0:14:48And the 17th Annual Absolute Dance National Champions are...
0:14:48 > 0:14:51'If the judges are feeling technical and to the book,
0:14:51 > 0:14:55'Life Of Dance has it, but if they feel like they want to watch a show'
0:14:55 > 0:14:58and a true performance, I think we got it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01'If The Next Step wins Nationals, it means that we will be known'
0:15:01 > 0:15:03by everyone almost.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06I mean, Nationals is the competition to win.
0:15:10 > 0:15:11..The Next Step!
0:15:11 > 0:15:13CHEERING
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:15:15 > 0:15:19That has to go down as the greatest win
0:15:19 > 0:15:22in the history of these Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31We won Nationals!
0:15:31 > 0:15:33We won the most prestigious competition
0:15:33 > 0:15:36in the dance world, in the country.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It took a lot of teamwork
0:15:38 > 0:15:40and it took a lot of tears throughout the year.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42I'm so happy we won.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I'm just so excited that I run up to Emily and I kiss her.
0:15:47 > 0:15:50You know, I just really want to share this moment with her.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57We had this whole drama and all this stuff happened,
0:15:57 > 0:16:00but now, we finally won.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04And, honestly, it was all worth it. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07ALL: Go, Next Step! Go, Next Step!
0:16:07 > 0:16:10THEY CONTINUE CHANTING
0:16:19 > 0:16:21That, my friends,
0:16:21 > 0:16:25THAT is how you wrap up five days of intense dance competition
0:16:25 > 0:16:28here at Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34The Next Step, they're moving on.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Where are they moving on?
0:16:36 > 0:16:40They're going to Internationals. Hello! That's right.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43The Next Step are on their way to represent
0:16:43 > 0:16:45at the International Championships.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03So, do we have any ideas for Internationals?
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Totally. So many great ones. I cannot wait to get started.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Uh, Miss Kate?
0:17:10 > 0:17:14'I see pasted on the doors
0:17:14 > 0:17:15a big, yellow eviction notice.
0:17:15 > 0:17:19We have a week. What are we going to do?
0:17:19 > 0:17:20I don't know.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I just think that reason is so stupid,
0:17:35 > 0:17:37because they're building condos.
0:17:37 > 0:17:41It doesn't matter the reason, doesn't change what's happening.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45But it's just so harsh. Like, they just evict people? Like...
0:17:45 > 0:17:46It's ridiculous.
0:17:49 > 0:17:50Where are we going to dance now?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55What, we're just going to dance on the streets?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58We can't go to Internationals if we don't have a place to rehearse.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07I think Miss Kate's going to figure something out.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09We couldn't even raise enough money to pay for uniforms
0:18:09 > 0:18:12and you think that she's going to somehow
0:18:12 > 0:18:13miraculously come up with a studio?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18HE SIGHS I don't know.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21But I think we're going to Internationals.
0:18:24 > 0:18:25I don't know.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30'I wish I could be as positive as James is right now,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33'but I have to be realistic.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35We have to start preparing for Internationals right away,
0:18:35 > 0:18:38and if we don't have a studio space for that,
0:18:38 > 0:18:40I can't see how that's even possible.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08WEST SIGHS
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Me, James and West are helping Kate pack up the office.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21I've read it over and over again
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and there's nothing that we can do about it.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26I can't believe the studio's gone. I know.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28That's the last of the trophies. Thank you.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Uhh, I don't know what we're going to do, guys.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38There's a lot of amazing memories in there, but they've all got to go.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40I'm going to miss it.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44I just wish there was something that we could do.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47Me, too. Thank you, guys, for helping me pack up.
0:19:47 > 0:19:48You're welcome.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53Look at you sad sacks. So glum. Such a shame.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57I heard about your little eviction notice.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59And how have you heard so fast?
0:19:59 > 0:20:01I'm Lucien. I hear things.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04This is a nice place you had here. I had no idea.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Look at that trophy. Too bad it's not going to do any good.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10WHAT are you doing here, Lucien?
0:20:10 > 0:20:13OK, I've got a proposition for you.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15What could you possibly have that we would want?
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Well, you don't have a place to dance right now.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20What are you saying?
0:20:20 > 0:20:21I do.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Elite and The Next Step merge for Internationals.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Lucien's proposition is insane.
0:20:38 > 0:20:43'The Next Step and Elite joining together for Internationals.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I don't know if that's such a good idea.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49We're not going to merge with Elite. Right?
0:20:54 > 0:20:56'I can't believe I'm even considering this,
0:20:56 > 0:21:00but The Next Step has to make it to Internationals, no matter what.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09# We
0:21:09 > 0:21:13# We're gonna show the world
0:21:13 > 0:21:16# Everything we're made of
0:21:16 > 0:21:21# We're gonna tear the roof off this place
0:21:21 > 0:21:23# You
0:21:23 > 0:21:27# You can never fade us out
0:21:27 > 0:21:30# Don't even ask the DJ
0:21:30 > 0:21:34# Everybody knows we own this town. #