Just the Two of Us The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

You're perfect for Dance Captain.

-Try it. We'll get her out of power.

-If I try to take over

as Dance Captain, what is she going to do to me?

All she needs is a little push, and she's out of here.

She's pushing our chances of Regionals

out the door with Michelle.

-Like, you're threatened by her somehow.

-She doesn't threaten me.

Something has to be done.

We need you all to pair off, OK? Choose your own duet partner.

My first choice would have been Emily...

-Do you want to be my duet partner?

-No.

..but I am happy with Michelle being my duet partner.

Awesome.

-Why don't you want to go out with me?

-You try too hard.

Why can't she just see me for who I am?

I'm still not going to go out with you...

but you can be my duet partner.

Yes!

Uh-oh... Michelle.

Right now, I have two duet partners.

OK, a reminder you're performing your duets

for Chris and I tomorrow, OK? So make sure they're ready.

Do you need some inspiration, maybe?

Woo!

# When I walked through the door I felt all alone

# If I knew how things worked out

# I wouldn't have walked away... #

Chris and I are doing the duet

just to kind of spice it up a bit and give the kids some inspiration.

Kate and Chris doing a duet? I...

-'didn't see that coming. They're amazing.

-When I see Kate and Chris'

do that lift, that is definitely

what I want to put in my duet.

CHEERING

Their technique is crazy

and their hip-hop moves are just awesome.

Woo!

'I think Kate and Chris' dance'

is great...for two old people.

-How was that for inspiration?

-Awesome!

-Oh, wow!

I loved Kate and Chris' duet.

That was... It was unreal.

Make sure you grab your partners, work hard,

and kill it like we just did.

Cos we are way too old for this!

Hey, Eldon...

-So, we need to rehearse.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-I'm excited, let's go.

-OK, let's go.

'I'm glad Eldon's my duet partner.'

He's an amazing dancer.

Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-We're duet partners.

-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

-OK, I need you to warm up,

make sure you're stretched, and meet me in Studio B

in ten minutes. Don't be late.

'Eldon has'

amazing technique. I have amazing technique.

'I think we're really going to get it done.'

I'm kind of in a bit of a dilemma.

-Hey, Eldon.

-Yeah?

-Did you want to be duet partners?

I still don't have a partner.

Um... I... Uh...

I've gone from, like, no duet partners to, all of a sudden,

three girls wanting to be my duet partner.

I can't... I can't do it.

THEY BOTH MUMBLE

-Yo, guys.

-Yo.

-Yo, yo.

I don't know what to do.

I have two duet partners.

-Two?

-Yeah.

-Who?

Michelle and Emily.

Man, since when? How did that happen?

How did Eldon get two duet partners?!

He's probably the most awkward guy on the planet.

Eldon has no clue.

He never has, he never will.

You know what, man? You've got to do what's right.

Well, what's right?

I say you go for it with Emily, man.

Trust me, I've got three sisters. I know the ladies...

No, no, that's not what I said at all.

What's right is who asked you first.

James and West both make good points,

so I'm going to stick with

Michelle AND Emily for now.

It's not going to turn out good.

West!

West, come here!

-All right, man. Got to go.

-Yeah. Peace, bro.

OK, well, I'll let you two talk.

'When Stephanie called me over,

'I mean, like, she's just being herself. She's just a boss.'

She's being bossy, really bossy, and I just don't like that.

And the shoes? We're not doing hip-hop. I thought we already

-established that.

-Sorry.

I'm just really tired of Stephanie bossing me around.

Yo, there's your girl, go get it.

-Eldon.

-Yeah?

-I've been waiting in Studio B...

-Oh...

-..for, like, five minutes.

-Uh, I'll come right now.

-Now?

-Yeah.

-OK.

-OK.

Eldon, where are you going?

-We have to rehearse.

-Oh! Hey, yeah, um...

I'll be five minutes and I'll come right back, OK?

And then we'll practise, OK?

-OK...

-All right. OK. All right. See you in five.

'I'm feeling like he's doing something behind my back.'

Like, where is he going?

Right now, I don't have the guts to tell either of them.

I'm... I'm just kind of like all mixed up, and I'm confused

and overwhelmed.

-Hi!

-Hey, Emily.

-How are you?

-Good.

-Are you ready? Are you stretched?

-Yeah.

Like, if I can pull it off and run back and forth...

'five minutes with Michelle, then five minutes with Emily,

'without getting caught, I think it'll be fine.'

OK, um, you know what? Actually...

Um, I have to go to the washroom, so I'll be... I'll be right back.

All right. Well, hurry.

I don't know what Eldon is doing, but it has to stop.

I'm running out of excuses.

'I can only go to the bathroom so many times.'

Watch this, watch this...

-Finally.

-Hey, sorry. Um, I was just really hungry and I needed a snack,

-so I'm all good now, though.

-Let's go from...

-From this part again? OK.

-So if you start like this,

but you're going to bend down so you can still see me,

-because you can't block me.

-OK.

And you're going to go to the side,

then I'm going to come out and appear.

I don't like it when the E-Girls try and boss around everyone.

'So I think West should kind of stand up for himself.'

And then at the end, I want a big lift. And I want to be in the air,

and I want to smile, and you're going to be lifting me.

That's still showcasing you. What about me? I want to do a flip.

Being in my old dance crew, it was like...there was a lot...

we just free-styled.

'We'd do, like, all the waves and everything, you know? It was fun.'

And coming here with Stephanie, uh, it's like...

it's like having a pound of cheese just on your spine,

and you're just like a robot and you can't move, like, you're restricted.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...

Sorry, you know what? Um, I have to go to the washroom really quick.

-OK? I'll be right back.

-OK.

Hey! Uh...

-Oh, hey.

-Hi.

-Hi.

-Are you ready?

-Yeah.

-You don't need to be somewhere?

-Nope.

I do not like working with Eldon. He's disoriented, he's not present -

'literally and mentally - and I just...'

I don't think I'm going to ask him to be my partner again.

-Uh, one sec...

-Uh!

I do feel like the double duet situation

is getting a little overwhelming.

I have a feeling I'm going to have to drop one of them.

Round two, buddy. Here we go.

-OK, finally. What is going on?

-Oh, nothing, nothing. It's fine.

-Don't worry about it.

-No, this is getting ridiculous.

-You've got to tell me what's going on.

-Nothing.

I just had to do something, it's all done now.

-Michelle, it's fine. Let's just practise.

-No.

I will not practise until you tell me what is happening.

You left, like, five times.

OK. You know what? I have something to tell you.

I...

I... I... I accidentally...

double-booked myself. I actually have two duets.

With who?

I have one with you and...

one with Emily.

'I can tell by the look on Michelle's face that she really understands'

what I'm going through right now,

and she'll definitely let me have the duet with Emily.

That's my situation. And, you know, I'm really...

I'm really glad that you can help me out with this and help me

keep my duet with Emily, you know, I really appreciate it.

I can't believe Eldon double-booked himself.

What is he thinking?

No!

What?

Do you need a tissue for your issue?

I asked you first, so we're duet partners.

You heard me. I said no. I asked you first.

We're duet partners.

When Michelle stands up to Eldon...

it just pushes me more into thinking that she should be

Dance Captain of the studio.

The fact that she can stand up and say,

"This is what's right, I asked you first," that shows real leadership.

'I think Emily is refusing to give up Eldon'

because it's another way for her to get at me.

Since I've been here, that's all she's been doing.

And I'm not giving up Eldon. I don't care what she says.

I'll be right back.

-Eldon, finally!

-Leave Eldon out of our feud!

-What are you talking about?

-We're rehearsing our duet

and he keeps on coming back in here and rehearsing with you?!

Well, maybe that's cos he's my duet partner.

You rejected him, don't you remember?

Yeah, and now I'm saying yes. You know, just because you now have

a crush on Eldon doesn't mean you can just

take him for your duet partner.

-I have a crush on Eldon?!

-Yes.

-Maybe you do.

-Why would I like a little, dweeby dork?

But he's also the best dancer in the studio.

Yeah, and I'm the Dance Captain.

That's why I deserve to have the best dancer.

'Rule number 44.'

An E-Girl always

gets what she wants.

West...

West!

-I said take five, not 45!

-All right, Stephanie,

I don't know if I can be your dance partner any more.

I just put it on the line. I just told her what I wanted.

I mean, maybe if you weren't so bossy, then I'd probably compromise,

and do what you want to do, but...

I mean, you make me not want to dance.

'I'm freaking out.'

I don't want to be left without a duet partner.

OK...

I'm going to be nice for about two minutes,

we're going to figure this out,

and then we're going to go in the studio and rehearse, OK?

-Two minutes?

-I'm being nice.

-OK.

-See?

-All right.

-All right, yes, I do want to do a flip.

-OK.

I'll trade you a flip if I get to be just a little bossy.

-Like, a little.

-All right, yeah.

-Perfect.

-That could work.

We're going to go back in the studio, and that's it. OK?

-You're being bossy again.

-No, I'm not. Let's go.

I think that was the longest she's ever been nice to anybody.

That was the hardest two minutes of my life.

When I see everyone else dancing and I don't have a partner,

it definitely hurts, and I don't like

sitting on the sides and not dancing.

-Can I talk to you for a minute?

-Of course. Come.

OK, um, so, I've been giving a lot of thought lately to A-Troupe,

and I feel like I've been in it for a really long time

-and I kind of want more.

-You're not quitting, are you?

-No, no, no.

I want to do different things. I want to act, I want to sing,

I want to be able to do that stuff and, like, you know?

-So you want to be able to, like, a triple threat?

-Yeah. Exactly.

-OK.

I want to be a triple threat

because it's been a dream of mine since I was a little kid.

I don't know where to start and I was hoping that maybe you could help me.

Sure, I do know a few agents, so I could give them a call

and see if I could set up an appointment.

-Thank you.

-OK?

-You're the best.

'I've always thought of Kate' as, like, a mother figure to me,

so going to her and asking her for advice and help just seems natural.

Eldon, bro... You're looking huge.

Why are you so down, man?

Eldon! >

-So, do you like being my duet partner?

-Yeah!

Good, because I like being yours,

and I just think there's so much potential for us to grow,

-you know...closer together.

-Yeah.

Two words - train wreck coming...

which is three words.

Stop talking to him. He's my duet partner.

Look, Michelle, he doesn't want to be your partner. Get over it!

If he didn't want to be my partner,

-why would he say yes?

-Obviously, he just felt bad for you.

-Why would he feel bad for me?

-Well...

-What's wrong with me?

I mean, the shirt.

'I'm the Dance Captain'

and he is the best dancer. I deserve it.

So, Eldon, you better pick me.

'There is no way that'

she's going to be Eldon's duet partner.

You better pick me.

Ha!

Dry!

Go help him out.

Eldon doesn't really deserve this. I know James is the right guy

to help him out.

-Yo.

-Yo.

-Tough break, bro.

-Yeah.

All right, this is what you're going to do...

'The advice that James gave me,'

I mean, it just made me think like,

wow, he's a genius.

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

attention, please. Attention, please.

All right, quiet down, quiet down, listen.

Miss Kate has something to say. Listen up.

OK, we're going to get started and do duets, all right?

Is everybody warmed up? You're good to go?

You've run over it with your partner? Yeah?

We're feeling good? Do we have any, uh, volunteers?

Any volunteers? Anyone? Anyone?

Volunteers? Anyone, anyone?

-I will.

-Oh, Eldon, perfect! Thank you.

And...who is your partner?

Uh...

As I'm walking towards Michelle and Emily,

'I'm kind of second-guessing my decision.'

'Honestly,'

I'm not worried. Eldon's obviously going to pick me.

I'm really hoping that he'll choose me.

He better pick Emily.

I have no idea how he's going to get out of this mess.

-You don't know who your partner is?

-No, I do.

-You do?

-Yeah.

-OK, grab your partner.

-Yeah.

'I just hope everyone's happy with my decision,

'and that none of this is going to come crashing down on me.'

'I hate to admit it,'

but James' advice is really good.

All right. Awesome.

'Unfortunately, there's no E-Girl rule against that...'

but I'll look into it.

MUSIC STARTS

He really dodged two bullets between me and Michelle by choosing Chloe.

'It was rude and mean and hurtful, but...'

a smart move altogether.

He's doing a great job and so is she,

and she's dancing beautifully and so is he,

but...I just wish it was me.

CHEERING

Now that I've worked with Stephanie, um, I really see...

'she's a really good person, you know, instead of...'

the wall that she puts up.

For our compromise, we decided

'that he could have his flip if I could have my time to shine.

'I guess West isn't that bad after all, and our dance came together'

quite nicely, so I'm happy with that.

'I think our dance is going great.'

Um, I'm having a blast, I'm having a great time with him.

We have a lot of chemistry.

'I don't know, I'm starting to find a new likeness to James.'

I feel like I'm finally getting her to like me.

'I mean, she's sending me these little signs,'

but it's Riley - mixed signals everywhere.

'My favourite part of the duet is'

the turning section that I do.

I love spinning. It's just... It's so fun.

Daniel's choreography

'is actually really good.

'Like, he had a lot of amazing lines and techniques that he put into it.'

They looked awesome.

Good job.

Now, the two that I have on my list

that didn't get a chance to perform...

last, but absolutely not least, Emily and Michelle.

You guys ready to do your duet?

Oh, no. No.

-Definitely not.

-We're not ready, no.

-You guys don't have a duet together?

-No.

You were the last two left over, why would you not pair up?

'It's a bit disappointing that'

they weren't prepared and everybody else was.

The whole point of the duet exercise was teamwork and team building.

You know what? Let's see if they can make something up on the spot.

-How does that sound?

-No, no.

-No.

-No...

-I think that sounds great, actually.

-Freestyle?

I love how Emily and Michelle have to freestyle a duet.

Teach them both a lesson.

I think it's totally unfair that Kate is making Emily freestyle a duet.

Get in the centre, both of you, right now.

-Get in the centre. Go for it!

-No!

-There's no question!

I'm terrified to do this duet with Emily because

'duets are all about teamwork,

'working together, listening to each other's ideas,'

and Emily and I are totally not on the same page.

'I didn't want to go out in front of Kate'

and the rest of the dance troupe unprepared.

It's disrespectful to them, it's disrespectful to me.

'I could definitely see it in Michelle's eyes,'

she was terrified cos she's never really been put on the spot before,

especially with the Dance Captain.

'She's pulling out all her best moves,'

I'm pulling out all my best moves.

Stop the music!

I'm disappointed in both of you.

I'm tired of the way that Emily's treating me. I'm just

not going to take it any more.

If this doesn't change, we're not going to win Regionals, OK?

'We need a leader who keeps us together'

for Regionals, and my sister's just not doing that.

It's simple - if we want to win Regionals...

Michelle has to go.