0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously on The Next Step...
0:00:03 > 0:00:05I don't want to see you in my studio again.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Find another school that doesn't take it as serious.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I know I did some terrible things at Elite as dance captain
0:00:11 > 0:00:13but I really want to start over at the Next Step.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15We'd be pleased to have you audition, Amanda.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17I can't believe they chose Amanda over me.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19That's choosing your enemy over your best friend.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21What is she thinking?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Daniel, I mean, we know he's an amazing dancer,
0:00:23 > 0:00:25he's got phenomenal technique.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26But he's just come off an injury.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Yes, I was injured, but that was in the past.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33Our male soloist is going to be...Eldon.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35ALL CHEER
0:00:35 > 0:00:38It looks like I'm out of opportunities to be a feature dancer
0:00:38 > 0:00:41at Nationals so...I don't know what I'm going to do now.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:01 > 0:01:04I'm working on my Nationals solo right now.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I know Kate didn't initially pick me to be the male soloist, but
0:01:07 > 0:01:09I think she's going to have to rethink her decision
0:01:09 > 0:01:10once she sees this solo.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Right now Giselle and I are just walking to the studio
0:01:22 > 0:01:23and we see Daniel dancing.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26So we're just going to sit back and let him do his thing.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30A-Troupe would not be the same without Daniel.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I mean, I'm a little biased, he is my best friend,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35but he's amazing.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48He almost floats. The only problem with him
0:01:48 > 0:01:51is you can see the concentration in his face,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53and that's something you really can't see with Eldon.
0:02:07 > 0:02:13He doesn't really allow his emotions to come into play.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14Personally, I think that's why
0:02:14 > 0:02:17he didn't get the solo or the small group.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22THEY CHEER
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Yes, Daniel! Sweet, man. - That was unreal!
0:02:26 > 0:02:27Thanks.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Hey, I rented a booth at your school today for the activities fair.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33- Yeah.- I was wondering if you and Amanda could man it?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Yeah. That would be no problem.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Right now I'm asking Michelle if she would mind manning
0:02:37 > 0:02:40a Next Step booth at her school's activity fair.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- I'm actually just going to grab my bag and I'll go tell Amanda.- Great.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Having a booth there for The Next Step will be great.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Maybe we can attract new dancers and it'll give me
0:02:47 > 0:02:49a chance to know Amanda better.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52- Oh.- Oh, here she comes! - Moment of truth!
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Were you guys talking about me?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- Ah, something like that.- Maybe it was someone else named Kate.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58What's going on? What's going on?
0:02:58 > 0:03:02OK, here's the deal - we have a few J-Troupe members
0:03:02 > 0:03:05who are absolutely exceptional, and I would love for you guys to
0:03:05 > 0:03:09mentor them and help them to become better dancers.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11It's perfect. It's going to help the A-Troupe dancers not be
0:03:11 > 0:03:15so selfish, and it's also going to help the J-Troupers start to
0:03:15 > 0:03:16get used to the way that A-Troupe is run.
0:03:16 > 0:03:17That'd be awesome.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- So did you already pick them, or...? - Yeah, I've already chosen them.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22So if you guys want to go get your stuff,
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- they'll actually come meet you back in the studio.- All right. Sweet.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28- Cool.- Thank you so much. Thank you.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Is there anything I can help with, Kate?
0:03:30 > 0:03:32Did you want me to help with J-Troupe?
0:03:32 > 0:03:33Uh, actually, Daniel, I would love it
0:03:33 > 0:03:35if you just rested your ankle, OK?
0:03:35 > 0:03:37We need you to be ready for Nationals.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38- OK.- Thank you so much.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41'Once again, Kate won't let me do something.'
0:03:41 > 0:03:45It just seems like every time I try to help out or I try to
0:03:45 > 0:03:48'make an opportunity for myself, she just shoots me down.'
0:03:49 > 0:03:51# We
0:03:51 > 0:03:55# We're gonna show the world
0:03:55 > 0:03:59# Everything we're made of
0:03:59 > 0:04:06# We're gonna tear the roof off this place...
0:04:12 > 0:04:13# Stand up! #
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Ready... Five, six, seven, eight.
0:04:36 > 0:04:42So I just met Becca, aka "mini Giselle", and I'm so excited.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44I've never mentored somebody before
0:04:44 > 0:04:45and I just can't wait!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Good girl. That was awesome!
0:04:48 > 0:04:49My mentor is Giselle
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and I am really excited because she's, like, the queen of acro
0:04:52 > 0:04:54and I'm really excited just to get to work with her
0:04:54 > 0:04:55cos I look up to her so much.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Could you teach me how to do the spider?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01- Oh, you want to learn my signature move, eh?- Yeah.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Well, Becca, you have to learn how to bridge-walk
0:05:03 > 0:05:05before you can run, sweetie.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07I think it's a great idea that Becca learns the spider,
0:05:07 > 0:05:11but, I mean, we can't get too ahead of ourselves.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I think I need too slow it down a little bit for her.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Right now I'm just taking Richelle under my wing, you know, making
0:05:22 > 0:05:24sure she's technically on point,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26maybe we'll do some flexibility after,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28but it's just nice to have a good ballet warm-up.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30All right. Great posture.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33All the way down to the floor, really get those feet.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Come back in, up with the arm, follow with the head, and down.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Um, first of all, your feet, they're not turned out at all.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41It's all wrong.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Oh, I'm sorry. Are you the dance captain in A-Troupe?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Hmm, I didn't think so.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49OK, so how about you show me what you would do.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51OK.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- I would actually turn out.- Oh(!)
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Well, you know what?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58I guess there's nothing I can teach you, then, is there?
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Funny, actually, yeah.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02You could teach me how to be dance captain.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Hmm.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Want to know the first rule about being dance captain?
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- What?- Don't stand so close to me.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12Grand plies.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15Richelle definitely has the personality to be a dance captain.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17You can tell right away - she's confident,
0:06:17 > 0:06:21she has that kind of swagger about her that a dance captain needs.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24It's nice to work with someone who has the same kind of personality
0:06:24 > 0:06:25and passion as you do.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26What do you need?
0:06:26 > 0:06:29I want to be the coolest dancer in the studio, you know?
0:06:29 > 0:06:31Yeah, the spot's already taken. Sorry, bud.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33By who? West?
0:06:33 > 0:06:34What did you say to me?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38'When Josh says he wants to be the coolest guy in the studio,'
0:06:38 > 0:06:40uh, it kind of reminds me from when I was young.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43See, I remember that being, like, the number one priority,
0:06:43 > 0:06:45I need to be the coolest guy in the studio,
0:06:45 > 0:06:47so I feel like he's a lot like me, actually.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I could make you second coolest, though.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51- I'll take it.- All right, bro.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54My mentor is the one and only James.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56So, what's your trick?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Well, honestly, man, you need to have the rhythm with your hands...
0:06:59 > 0:07:00HE DRUMS AND SNAPS
0:07:00 > 0:07:03- ..before your feet, you know what I'm saying?- Uh...
0:07:04 > 0:07:06How am I going to do that?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08I'll show you, man.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13I want to show him my roots and where I dance from,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16where my heart is. So I want to show him, like, the rhythm and, you know,
0:07:16 > 0:07:18how to feel the beat and stuff like that.
0:07:18 > 0:07:19I feel like he kind of needs that.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21There's so much more in the music room, bro.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I'll show you, come on!
0:07:23 > 0:07:25JAMES BEATBOXES
0:07:35 > 0:07:36Hey, guys, come join The Next Step.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38- Amanda.- Yeah?
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I dropped off a bunch of the flyers at the library
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- so they're going to hand them out there.- Awesome.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Next Step?
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Come join The Next Step. Learn to dance.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49You want to learn to dance? Come to The Next Step.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Amanda and I are at my school for the Saturday activities fair,
0:07:52 > 0:07:55and this girl from Elite approaches
0:07:55 > 0:07:57and, you know, I'm kind of questioning why she's here.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00It's so pathetic that The Next Step has to use their dancers to
0:08:00 > 0:08:01advertise themselves.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I mean, the name doesn't speak for itself?
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Michelle, this is Tess.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07She was my assistant captain at Elite
0:08:07 > 0:08:09and she's just really bitter about not going to Nationals.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11You know what, Amanda? You're pathetic.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Look at you and your little tacky outfit,
0:08:13 > 0:08:16sitting behind your little table, handing out flyers.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19You used to dance in the best studio and now look at you.
0:08:19 > 0:08:20The best studio?
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Why didn't you guys win Regionals if you're the best studio?
0:08:23 > 0:08:26AMANDA GIGGLES
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Whatever.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Why don't you take a flyer and get lost, Tess.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34You know what? It's sad. Look where you've ended up.
0:08:38 > 0:08:39What was that about?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Ever since I left Elite, she's been bothering me to go back.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It's really pathetic.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47She does not understand that I am happy at The Next Step now.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Weird.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51# I'll follow you
0:08:52 > 0:08:54# To the ocean. #
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- How's it all going, Chloe? - Hold on, I'm counting.
0:09:04 > 0:09:05- 24.- So it all adds up?
0:09:05 > 0:09:07- Yes.- Perfect.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09'I have a two-key system in place for The Next Step.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11'Chloe keeps the key to the moneybox,
0:09:11 > 0:09:14'I keep the key to the drawer that the moneybox gets locked in.'
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Hey, how's baby ballet going?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19That way, only Chloe and I are the ones with access to the money.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Um, it's going.
0:09:21 > 0:09:23So, basically Margie is running the class.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Well, they're not going to listen to me.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Well, do you give them candy? That helps.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30Ugh, they just go to the bathroom a lot and it's...it's the bathroom.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33I mean, I spend most of my time just taking them there.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34DANIEL KNOCKS You'll get used to it.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Can I talk to you?
0:09:36 > 0:09:37I'm going into Kate's office
0:09:37 > 0:09:41because I really want a rematch for the Nationals solo.
0:09:41 > 0:09:42- Thanks, Chloe.- I'll see you later.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45It was unfair before. I wasn't fully healed
0:09:45 > 0:09:48and I know I said I was, but I think I was wrong.
0:09:48 > 0:09:49What's up, Daniel?
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Do you think I'm a good dancer?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Of course. We wouldn't have you in A-Troupe if you weren't.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Then...why didn't you give me the solo?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01And why didn't you give me the small group?
0:10:01 > 0:10:03I just...I think it's a little ridiculous that
0:10:03 > 0:10:06I'm one of the best dancers and you're not using me.
0:10:06 > 0:10:11I don't give anyone a solo or a small group. They fight for it,
0:10:11 > 0:10:14they audition for it, and they prove that they deserve it.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16I am not asking you to hand the solo over to me,
0:10:16 > 0:10:20I'm asking for a rematch because when we first auditioned I wasn't
0:10:20 > 0:10:24fully healed and I am now, and I think it would be a fair fight.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27Obviously, I must not have been fully healed for Eldon to win.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I'm clearly a better dancer than him.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31So, for Kate to have picked Eldon, that must have meant that
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I was off my game.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36You guys auditioned and Eldon won. I'm sorry, but that's that.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Don't you want the best soloist for Nationals?
0:10:39 > 0:10:40We already have him.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42When Kate says no, it's just more proof
0:10:42 > 0:10:44that she doesn't value me as a dancer.
0:10:44 > 0:10:45I've had enough.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Hey, Tess.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I'm approaching Tess just because her behaviour earlier was
0:11:04 > 0:11:06really unacceptable and, you know, I kind of just
0:11:06 > 0:11:08want to set her straight.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11You and your studio need to back off Amanda.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12She's at The Next Step now.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15You know what, she used to be the best dancer at the best studio,
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- so, like...- OK, OK. The best studio?
0:11:18 > 0:11:20All she ever talks about is how mean you guys are
0:11:20 > 0:11:22and how little fun she had there.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25So, you and your studio need to back off.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27OK, fine.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29Personally, I think Tess is kind of rude.
0:11:29 > 0:11:34I mean, why is she sticking her nose into business that's not even hers?
0:11:34 > 0:11:35I don't understand.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48"East hall at four. Amanda."
0:11:56 > 0:11:58DRUMS PLAY
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I'm drumming with Josh because I want him to feel the rhythm.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08I want him to feel the beat so he can connect that with his dancing.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Yes!
0:12:10 > 0:12:13See that? You've got to feel the rhythm, man, with your hands.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Just go crazy for a bit at the ending.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Let me see.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Come on. Yeah. Feel it!
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I'm not feeling you feel it, man. Come on!
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Honestly, he's not doing very bad.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25He needs a little bit of improvement.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27I want him to just let loose.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Pretty good, man. That's pretty good. Not bad.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38All right, let's try a little more chilling one. You good?
0:12:38 > 0:12:39Ready, let's try this.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41HE PLAYS DRUMS
0:12:46 > 0:12:51That was 200 bridge-walks from Studio A to the music room.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53- Congratulations!- Thanks! - That's pretty awesome!
0:12:53 > 0:12:57Two-zero-zero. I mean, that's a lot.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Even for me, that's a lot.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Let's work on our tick-tocks, it's our next step to the spider.
0:13:02 > 0:13:03OK.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05- James, hit that beat.- Oh, yeah!
0:13:05 > 0:13:07JAMES PLAYS DRUMS
0:13:08 > 0:13:10You have to know how to control your legs
0:13:10 > 0:13:14while you're upside down, which can kind of get a little bit confusing.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19As Richelle and I enter the music room
0:13:19 > 0:13:22'I see this perfect opportunity to show her what being a dance captain
0:13:22 > 0:13:23'is all about.'
0:13:23 > 0:13:26All right, I want you to try and get people's attention.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody?
0:13:30 > 0:13:31Hellooo!
0:13:33 > 0:13:34They're not listening.
0:13:34 > 0:13:36'Richelle can't get everyone's attention for a few reasons.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39'One, she's young. Two, she's yelling.'
0:13:39 > 0:13:42People don't like to be yelled at, that's something I've learned.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Three, she's not quite dance captain material yet.
0:13:44 > 0:13:48So, watch this. Ahem!
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Hey, everybody. I just wanted to tell you what an amazing job
0:13:50 > 0:13:53you're doing, and cos of that, I figured we could take
0:13:53 > 0:13:55a 15 minute break at the Culture Shock. What do you think?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58- Yes.- Sweet!- Let's go. - All right! Let's go!
0:13:58 > 0:14:00Yo, let's get some juice!
0:14:03 > 0:14:06# We're storm force Feelin' like a boss
0:14:06 > 0:14:08# Shine all night so I'll never get lost. #
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I don't know, it's just unfair that...
0:14:12 > 0:14:15'Right now I'm in Culture Shock. I'm just talking with Stephanie'
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and Tiff, just getting some stuff off my chest.
0:14:18 > 0:14:21So, I then asked if I could help out with anything
0:14:21 > 0:14:23and she wouldn't let me work with the J-Troupe
0:14:23 > 0:14:25and she wouldn't let me hand out things at the high school.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28She is just robbing me of everything and the solo is all I really wanted.
0:14:28 > 0:14:30I think Stephanie and Tiffany are the only ones
0:14:30 > 0:14:32who will understand how unfair Kate is being.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35What did she say when you spoke to her?
0:14:35 > 0:14:38She said that they already had the best dancer and it was Eldon.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40- Wow.- Yeah.- Wow.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41I mean, I understand his frustration,
0:14:41 > 0:14:43but at the end of the day,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46if she says you can't audition, you just can't audition.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I feel that Daniel's being a little spoiled right now.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I mean, of all of the people to talk to, you choose to speak with me
0:14:51 > 0:14:53and Tiffany about this?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55- Well, at least you're still in A-Troupe.- Yeah.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57If I can't dance the solo at Nationals,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59maybe I don't want to be in A-Troupe anymore.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Hey, man, you can't play the rhythm in public,
0:15:12 > 0:15:13you can't play it anywhere.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15You're kidding, right? Come on.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17No. Let's go.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19All right.
0:15:19 > 0:15:22If Josh wants to feel the beat, he needs to play it in public in front
0:15:22 > 0:15:26of everybody, and playing the bongos is the way to make it happen.
0:15:26 > 0:15:27Hit it.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34As I'm playing the bongos,
0:15:34 > 0:15:35I think I'm really starting to get the rhythm
0:15:35 > 0:15:38and now I can feel it in my whole body.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40I'm making Becca walk on her hands
0:15:40 > 0:15:42because she needs a good sense of balance to be able to
0:15:42 > 0:15:43do the spider.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47I learned from Giselle to take everything one step at a time,
0:15:47 > 0:15:50and I think that that's really going to help me.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Oh, I see how it is.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56This is so boring. Like, this is not how I want to be spending my time.
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Richelle is definitely a little bit of a firecracker.
0:15:59 > 0:16:02She wants it all, but she doesn't exactly know how to get it.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04You know what? Here's a dance captain tip -
0:16:04 > 0:16:07if they work hard, they get to play hard.
0:16:07 > 0:16:08It gives incentive.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12Well, when you think about it, it actually looks like fun.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I'm really glad you're getting it, Richelle.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16Yeah, for sure.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18After today, I feel so much more comfortable.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20And after Emily told me that I did a great job,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22I feel like I'm actually going to make
0:16:22 > 0:16:24a really good dance captain one day.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32# You got the best of me. #
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- Kate?- Yeah?- Can I come in?- Sure.
0:16:36 > 0:16:39I'm going back into Kate's office just because I want to talk to her
0:16:39 > 0:16:42again about maybe dancing the solo.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I've just been doing a lot of thinking and...
0:16:46 > 0:16:48..the decision I've made isn't an easy one,
0:16:48 > 0:16:51but I think in the long run it's going to be the right one for me.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53What are you talking about, Daniel?
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Well, I've decided that
0:16:54 > 0:16:58unless I can have the solo at Nationals, I have to leave.
0:16:58 > 0:16:59And where are you going to go?
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Actually, Chris has offered me the Nationals solo at Super Star
0:17:04 > 0:17:06and I'm prepared to take it.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Really?
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Chris and I worked very closely at The Next Step.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11He, uh, kind of mentored me
0:17:11 > 0:17:14and helped me with my featured solo for Regionals.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17Um, so he knows how good of a dancer I am.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20Well, I don't know what to say about that.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24I really don't want to go, but if you were to reconsider and let me
0:17:24 > 0:17:28audition for the solo again... I could stay.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31So...I give you a rematch and you lose,
0:17:31 > 0:17:33are you still going to go to Chris' studio,
0:17:33 > 0:17:36or are you going to stick it out with A-Troupe?
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Like I said, if I don't have the solo, I have to go.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43So, it's not about the rematch, it's about the solo?
0:17:43 > 0:17:44Yes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:46A-Troupe is a team.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50We're here for each other and everyone is committed to the group.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51Clearly you're not.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54I'm not a second-place dancer and I don't think Kate sees that.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Miss Kate, please, I don't want to do this.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Just please give me the solo.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01No.
0:18:04 > 0:18:05OK.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Daniel, I understand where you're coming from
0:18:12 > 0:18:15and we're definitely going to miss you here.
0:18:16 > 0:18:17Come on.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25- Good luck.- Thank you.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29I'm actually really upset about leaving the studio.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32It's been my home for my entire dance career thus far.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Just starting fresh is really scary.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38But I think ultimately it'll be worth it.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43ALL CHATTER
0:18:51 > 0:18:56Guys, I have some sad news, unfortunately.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58Daniel has decided to leave The Next Step
0:18:58 > 0:19:00and join Chris's new studio, Super Star Dance.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02- What?- What?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06I'm not really sure what to feel about Daniel leaving.
0:19:06 > 0:19:11I understand in a way, but I just can't believe he didn't tell me.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Chris offered him the Nationals solo, he took it.
0:19:14 > 0:19:17'I do feel slightly responsible for Daniel leaving.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:21I think me getting the solo might have contributed to the fact
0:19:21 > 0:19:25that he's leaving, but I don't know,
0:19:25 > 0:19:28it just...it seems like there's something more to it.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Honestly, I kind of have mixed feelings about Daniel leaving
0:19:31 > 0:19:35because he's a really good dancer, but he started a lot of drama,
0:19:35 > 0:19:40and he was selfish, so...I don't mind that he left.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42Well, now we're one dancer short.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I know. I've already submitted the list of names to Nationals.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47We can't add anyone.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49This means that if we lose one more dancer,
0:19:49 > 0:19:53we will have no alternates at Nationals.
0:19:53 > 0:19:57So if anyone were to get hurt or anything...we'd be out of luck.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12- Hey!- Hey. - You actually showed up.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Of course I showed up.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Did you know that your friend completely yelled at me?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17Whatever, at least she thinks I'm on her side.
0:20:17 > 0:20:19How's the plan going, anyways?
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It's going really good, but I have to wait for the right moment
0:20:21 > 0:20:22to start messing with them.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24I have to make sure that they fully trust me
0:20:24 > 0:20:26before they suspect anything.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Why am I talking to Tess?
0:20:28 > 0:20:29Well...
0:20:31 > 0:20:33I'll tell you why I'm talking to Tess.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36I'm still at Elite.
0:20:36 > 0:20:40In fact, I'm captain at Elite.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Me crying because Lucien was yelling at me - fake.
0:20:44 > 0:20:47100% fake.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50The only reason why that had to happen was to make Michelle
0:20:50 > 0:20:52fall in my trap and let me audition for A-Troupe.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58The only reason why I'm at The Next Step is to make sure
0:20:58 > 0:21:00they do not make it to Nationals.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08# We
0:21:08 > 0:21:11# We're gonna show the world
0:21:11 > 0:21:15# Everything we're made of
0:21:15 > 0:21:17# We're gonna tear the roof off
0:21:17 > 0:21:22# This place You
0:21:22 > 0:21:26# You can never fade us out
0:21:26 > 0:21:29# Don't even ask the DJ
0:21:29 > 0:21:34# Everybody knows we own this town. #