Can't Fight This Feeling The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

I think the new routine is amazing.

Let's go home early tonight, OK?

-All right!

-Good job, you guys!

I can't believe Emily's letting us go early. It's not like her at all.

I'm not going to make any unnecessary drama,

I'm just trying to fit back in.

I've been waiting for my agent to call about this audition.

That's amazing! When do I start shooting?

It shoots the same weekend as regionals. What am I supposed to do?

I want to be with him and he wants to be with me.

Who would you want to date most?

I saw the look you gave me when we were doing Truth or Dare.

You're dating Emily. She's your girlfriend.

I'm going to break up with her.

If you break up with her now, you'll mess everything up for the team.

'Any dancer, when you're upset,

'angry, or anything like that, you just want to dance.

'And that's what I'm doing. I just...'

I feel like it's my comfort zone and it's what I need to do.

# Bang, bang

# The gun rang in my head again

# The light, it shines

# Nobody sees it. #

'I'm dancing to Inside Out because...'

I mean, it does remind me of Eldon

and I know that he still has feelings for me

and I still have feelings for him.

# Here, you're light as a ghost

# On my mind you weigh the most... #

'I want to talk about what's happening with me and Michelle.

'I mean, she kind of left me hanging last time.'

# I can see your head in the crowd Like the sun through the clouds...#

'I already knew Michelle liked me.

'The way we acted together,

'the moment we had in the studio at our duet.'

I knew there was something there.

# I know I'll never see the light. #

-Hi.

-Hey.

So, are you ready for regionals?

Yeah, I guess.

Are you nervous?

I wish I had time to be nervous.

Listen, can we talk?

I already told Eldon that him and I can never be.

He's with Emily.

If he breaks up with her now, it'll tear the team apart.

I know what you're going to say and I don't want to talk about it.

Well, if we did have this conversation,

would it be a good one?

I don't know.

No.

'It feels horrible.'

It's like the one thing you want the most in your life

just being taken away from you and you can't do anything about it.

Well, I guess if you want it to be over, then it's over.

I didn't...

CHATTER

-Hey, guys!

-Hey!

'I feel torn apart.

'Because no matter how much I liked Emily,

'it doesn't compare to how much I like Michelle.'

'I'm a little shocked that Eldon wants it to be over.

'I thought he'd have feelings for me no matter what.'

But I guess it has to be over.

# We, we are going to show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're going to tear the roof off this place

Stand up!

CHATTER

Guys! Our costumes are here!

-Costumes!

-I love costumes!

-Oh, yeah!

I'm so excited that the costumes for regionals are finally here

and I cannot wait to see what they look like.

-Here, come on, check!

-Ho-ho!

Costumes are kind of one of my favourite parts of dancing.

They're really pretty and it's new clothes,

so I just kind of want to get these boxes open.

Oh!

-What...?

-What is that?

This is not what we ordered!

Hold on, hold on. maybe it's just that box.

I'm a little bit confused, a little bit worried.

It's a lion.

'And then I see the lion costume.'

What kind of world are we living in?

-These aren't our costumes!

-Man, what is this?

Look, I'm going to go make some calls, OK? Put those back.

Like, what is this?

'Regionals are only a few days away

'and we still haven't had a dress rehearsal.'

We are in so much trouble.

Come on, guys.

PHONE RINGS

Hello? Steph's phone.

I'm picking up Stephanie's phone because it's ringing

and I'm her best friend.

I pick up her phone all of the time.

I'm really upset that Emily answered my phone

because the TV show shoots the same weekend as regionals

and I don't want anybody to know about this whole situation.

OK! Bye!

Stephanie, congratulations!

-On what?

-I can't believe it!

You're going to guest star on a TV show!

-What?!

-What?!

-Yeah! Guys, guys!

-No way!

Stephanie got the part!

She actually got the part!

-Wow!

-APPLAUSE

That's so great for her. She would definitely kill a role on TV.

I could so see that.

Yeah, I got a role on a TV show as a guest star,

but they're filming the same weekend as regionals.

Well, you have to come to regionals.

We've worked so hard and you're a part of the team.

After everything we've been through,

she cannot just leave us hanging like that.

All right, guys.

I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do

and what I'm going to choose.

OK. Thanks. Bye.

So?

It's a studio in Arkansas, they've shipped the costumes,

but I don't know if they'll make it in time.

The costumes are in Arkansas. Arkansas!

We just have to cross our fingers.

That's not good enough!

Michelle, there's nothing we can do about it, OK?

We just need to hope the costumes make it.

Let's just make our routine way more than solid. Let's make it amazing!

Knowing that we might not have the best costumes

will just make us work harder as dancers.

Look, I've been to regionals and I've been to nationals.

The costumes are spectacular.

And I'm sorry, but a good routine's not going to cut it.

-We'll be fine, OK? The costumes will come.

-All right.

-All right.

-Ready to go?

-Not really.

'It's the end. We're not going to get them before regionals.'

Arkansas. Way too far away. It's not going to happen.

We can't just sit around hoping that the costumes will come.

That won't happen.

Well, I agree, we have to find new costumes.

The costume cupboard! There has to be something.

But, like, what's in there?

Just tons and tons of costumes.

-It'll work, it'll work!

-Here's your juice.

He's so sweet sometimes.

'Seeing him be so sweet to her is harder than I thought it would be.

'I wish I was his girlfriend.'

It's whatever, I guess. I mean, it's over now.

Guess I'll get used to it.

Put your juices down, take off your shoes and follow us.

-Just got the juice...

-Hurry!

-Hurry!

It's more important than your juice.

'There are literally thousands of costumes in there.'

Something has to be there.

'I know exactly why Kate's calling me into her office.

'She's going to ask if I'm going to go to regionals

'or if I'm going to take the TV role.'

And I'm worried that she's going to influence my decision a lot

and I don't want it to be the wrong one.

Steph, I can't tell you what to do, OK?

This is your decision.

All I can say is that your team needs you.

(I know.)

OK. Well, then, you have a decision to make.

-OK.

-'I can't really say what Steph should do. It's her life.'

But if it were my choice,

I'd say she has to come to regionals with us.

There has to be something in here somewhere.

Right in here, right in here.

The chicken bird!

Oh, no! It's the chicken bird!

'He knew very well that I hate chickens.'

He definitely lost some brownie points with that one.

All right, guys.

We're bringing everyone to Studio B. That's where the costumes are kept.

Oh, guys, look at this!

Eldon, you have to be the white rabbit!

No!

-Moo!

-No farm animal sounds!

'Their plan to get costumes out of Studio B is a pretty good one.'

We might not find everything there,

but we could definitely find some stuff.

I think that maybe if we experiment for a little bit,

maybe we'll find something.

# Hey, girl, with the yellow dress

# I love that your hair is a mess. #

I really like Giselle's costume.

Not so much.

Once the costumes are on it's so scary.

# We're on top of the world We're on top of the world

# We're on top of the world! #

Those costumes are crazy,

I mean, I'm pretty sure I saw a moth fly out

of Chloe's astronaut outfit.

# Hey, girl, with the yellow dress... #

We can't wear grapes and tutus

and astronaut costumes on stage! They'll laugh at us.

# We're on top of the world... #

There's absolutely no way these costumes work for the competition...

I mean, they're ridiculous, they don't match, they don't fit.

I don't know, but it was really fun just to dress up.

Oh!

THEY LAUGH

Hey, guys!

I got some costumes!

Oh! Nice hat!

My uncle owns a vintage shop. He has the coolest stuff.

I always get my Halloween costumes there.

I'm really excited to try on the costumes Giselle brought.

Maybe it's a hope that we'll have costumes for regionals.

I think she really went for an army-couture look.

We all look like we're going to be on the battlefield,

or some of us are going to go skiing.

I look like I'm in a disco outfit.

I'm kind of worried. I think they're a little...too big.

All right, everybody

# I know... I never make this easy! #

I actually like my costume, but...

everyone else looks a little bit ridiculous.

I cannot even MOVE in these costumes without something falling off,

whether it's my pants falling to my ankles

or my sleeve things flying across the room.

There's no way we can dance in these.

My jacket fell off, my pants fell off, so I'm basically

wearing this long shirt-skirt. It's brutal.

# Three to get ready, and four to go

# For the life of me

# I don't know why it took me so long to see

# Stutter, stutter, stutter... #

Everything keeps falling off, everything's ten sizes too big,

everyone's falling on their face. It's just a huge disaster.

# Oh, na-na-na

# Stutter

# Oh, na-na-na Did I... #

We can't really do the routine. Everyone's clothes

are all over the floor. People are falling everywhere.

# Bring me back to life

# I just can't stand leaving you alone tonight

# It's too late to go

# Already taken me forever just to try to know... #

Maybe the costumes don't work so well...

Honestly, I'm not too sure what we're going to do now.

My uncle's shop was the last choice.

OK, no. These costumes are so not working!

-No, no, no!

-Look at this.

We're going to have to try something else.

I'm sorry, you guys. I tried.

That's all right. Big round of applause for Giselle!

Thanks, Giselle.

All right! A juice to whoever picks up the most clothes. Go!

I don't actually know what else we can do.

I doubt Giselle has another uncle. She has quite a few already,

but I'm kind of hoping the costumes just arrive on time.

That was too funny.

I thought the costumes would work.

Guys, why don't we make a new routine for the clothes that we do have now?

-We can pull it off.

-We definitely can.

THEY ALL TALK AT ONCE

The team is fighting, we don't know what to do...

And I have an opportunity to be on a TV show...

what's the point of staying here?

We could make a whole new routine.

ALL TALK AT ONCE

Hey! If I hear one more word about costumes,

you guys are cleaning all of the mirrors in this place.

You guys need to stop worrying about this.

We could win regionals in garbage bags, OK?

That's how great the routine is and how amazing you guys are.

It's not your job to worry about this, it's mine.

I will fix this. I will find costumes.

You guys worry about the dance.

ALL: Thanks, Ms Kate.

This whole thing with the costumes has really taken a toll on the kids.

I'm going to take care of everything...

and fix it all so that we can get back to what's

really important, which is focusing on winning regionals.

Well.

It's stressful enough dealing with all of this costume stuff.

And watching Emily and Eldon hug in front of me is even harder.

I don't know if I can handle this any more.

I guess I just can't let him go.

# If I was brave If I was stronger

# Would you hold the candle longer?

# If I burned it to the ground If I fall, do I make a sound?

# If I hit you from the south would it almost shut your mouth? #

I notice that Eldon is dancing to our duet song,

which just makes me want to tell him more how I feel.

He's just so amazing.

# Here you're light as a ghost... #

Michelle walks in and she just starts watching me and I stopped.

It was just weird,

but all of a sudden these feelings for Michelle...

rushed into me.

# I can see your head in the crowd

# Like a sun through the cloud You're always turning me inside out

# But it falls through the cracks in the glass

# When you move it too fast

# And the time, it turns inside out

# But the moral isn't lost on me

# I know I'll never see... the light... #

Hey.

Hey.

Can I talk to you?

About what?

It's really hard to tell someone that you're finally

ready to be with them.

You don't know if they're going to feel the same way

that you feel... or if they don't.

I just thought you should know that I still do like you

and I want to be with you.

Why are you doing this to me?

I asked you over and over again.

I tried...

and you just ignored me.

I'm sorry.

I'm just sorry that it took me so long to figure out my feelings.

I wasn't ready.

But now I am.

Well... I've moved on.

Really? You've moved on?

Yeah.

He just rejected me.

I finally told him how I feel and...

I'm sorry.

She hurt me more than anyone has ever hurt me in my life and...

I don't want that happening again.

-Hey.

-Hey, girl!

He's been rejected so many times...

He's tired of it.

I have to focus on regionals...

and move on and be strong.

Stephanie has something to tell you guys.

Um...

It was a hard decision to make...

and I'm sorry...

But I'm coming to regionals.

ALL: Yeah!

My team is so important to me

and being in A-Troupe and going to regionals is something I've

dreamed of since I was a little kid.

And this may be the only chance that I get.

Regionals! Regionals!

Obviously I'm upset for her that she can't take the role, but...

I'm super excited! I mean, she's my best friend,

I want her at regionals with me.

Let's go, spread out. Here we go!

Uh, Ms Kate.

Where are the costumes?

They're in the mail, they're on their way, everything's great!

I told the kids the costumes are coming because that is

the last thing they need to be worrying about.

And, in truth, they are coming...

just, um, not to us.

When you check the tracking number they're in Florida, which...

isn't really a direct route to us, but uh...

you know I'm not in the courier business.

Regionals is so close, I can practically...

taste it.

We've worked so hard and I feel like we're ready to go.

Watch out regionals. We're coming for you.