Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

I don't want to see you in my studio again.

Find another school that doesn't take it as serious.

I know I did some terrible things at Elite as dance captain

but I really want to start over at the Next Step.

We'd be pleased to have you audition, Amanda.

I can't believe they chose Amanda over me.

That's choosing your enemy over your best friend.

What is she thinking?

Daniel, I mean, we know he's an amazing dancer,

he's got phenomenal technique.

But he's just come off an injury.

Yes, I was injured, but that was in the past.

Our male soloist is going to be...Eldon.

ALL CHEER

It looks like I'm out of opportunities to be a feature dancer

at Nationals so...I don't know what I'm going to do now.

GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS

I'm working on my Nationals solo right now.

I know Kate didn't initially pick me to be the male soloist, but

I think she's going to have to rethink her decision

once she sees this solo.

Right now Giselle and I are just walking to the studio

and we see Daniel dancing.

So we're just going to sit back and let him do his thing.

A-Troupe would not be the same without Daniel.

I mean, I'm a little biased, he is my best friend,

but he's amazing.

He almost floats. The only problem with him

is you can see the concentration in his face,

and that's something you really can't see with Eldon.

He doesn't really allow his emotions to come into play.

Personally, I think that's why

he didn't get the solo or the small group.

THEY CHEER

-Yes, Daniel! Sweet, man.

-That was unreal!

Thanks.

Hey, I rented a booth at your school today for the activities fair.

-Yeah.

-I was wondering if you and Amanda could man it?

Yeah. That would be no problem.

Right now I'm asking Michelle if she would mind manning

a Next Step booth at her school's activity fair.

-I'm actually just going to grab my bag and I'll go tell Amanda.

-Great.

Having a booth there for The Next Step will be great.

Maybe we can attract new dancers and it'll give me

a chance to know Amanda better.

-Oh.

-Oh, here she comes!

-Moment of truth!

Were you guys talking about me?

-Ah, something like that.

-Maybe it was someone else named Kate.

What's going on? What's going on?

OK, here's the deal - we have a few J-Troupe members

who are absolutely exceptional, and I would love for you guys to

mentor them and help them to become better dancers.

It's perfect. It's going to help the A-Troupe dancers not be

so selfish, and it's also going to help the J-Troupers start to

get used to the way that A-Troupe is run.

That'd be awesome.

-So did you already pick them, or...?

-Yeah, I've already chosen them.

So if you guys want to go get your stuff,

-they'll actually come meet you back in the studio.

-All right. Sweet.

-Cool.

-Thank you so much. Thank you.

Is there anything I can help with, Kate?

Did you want me to help with J-Troupe?

Uh, actually, Daniel, I would love it

if you just rested your ankle, OK?

We need you to be ready for Nationals.

-OK.

-Thank you so much.

'Once again, Kate won't let me do something.'

It just seems like every time I try to help out or I try to

'make an opportunity for myself, she just shoots me down.'

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place...

# Stand up! #

Ready... Five, six, seven, eight.

So I just met Becca, aka "mini Giselle", and I'm so excited.

I've never mentored somebody before

and I just can't wait!

Good girl. That was awesome!

My mentor is Giselle

and I am really excited because she's, like, the queen of acro

and I'm really excited just to get to work with her

cos I look up to her so much.

Could you teach me how to do the spider?

-Oh, you want to learn my signature move, eh?

-Yeah.

Well, Becca, you have to learn how to bridge-walk

before you can run, sweetie.

I think it's a great idea that Becca learns the spider,

but, I mean, we can't get too ahead of ourselves.

I think I need too slow it down a little bit for her.

Right now I'm just taking Richelle under my wing, you know, making

sure she's technically on point,

maybe we'll do some flexibility after,

but it's just nice to have a good ballet warm-up.

All right. Great posture.

All the way down to the floor, really get those feet.

Come back in, up with the arm, follow with the head, and down.

Um, first of all, your feet, they're not turned out at all.

It's all wrong.

Oh, I'm sorry. Are you the dance captain in A-Troupe?

Hmm, I didn't think so.

OK, so how about you show me what you would do.

OK.

-I would actually turn out.

-Oh(!)

Well, you know what?

I guess there's nothing I can teach you, then, is there?

Funny, actually, yeah.

You could teach me how to be dance captain.

Hmm.

Want to know the first rule about being dance captain?

-What?

-Don't stand so close to me.

Grand plies.

Richelle definitely has the personality to be a dance captain.

You can tell right away - she's confident,

she has that kind of swagger about her that a dance captain needs.

It's nice to work with someone who has the same kind of personality

and passion as you do.

What do you need?

I want to be the coolest dancer in the studio, you know?

Yeah, the spot's already taken. Sorry, bud.

By who? West?

What did you say to me?

'When Josh says he wants to be the coolest guy in the studio,'

uh, it kind of reminds me from when I was young.

See, I remember that being, like, the number one priority,

I need to be the coolest guy in the studio,

so I feel like he's a lot like me, actually.

I could make you second coolest, though.

-I'll take it.

-All right, bro.

My mentor is the one and only James.

So, what's your trick?

Well, honestly, man, you need to have the rhythm with your hands...

HE DRUMS AND SNAPS

-..before your feet, you know what I'm saying?

-Uh...

How am I going to do that?

I'll show you, man.

I want to show him my roots and where I dance from,

where my heart is. So I want to show him, like, the rhythm and, you know,

how to feel the beat and stuff like that.

I feel like he kind of needs that.

There's so much more in the music room, bro.

I'll show you, come on!

JAMES BEATBOXES

Hey, guys, come join The Next Step.

-Amanda.

-Yeah?

I dropped off a bunch of the flyers at the library

-so they're going to hand them out there.

-Awesome.

Next Step?

Come join The Next Step. Learn to dance.

You want to learn to dance? Come to The Next Step.

Amanda and I are at my school for the Saturday activities fair,

and this girl from Elite approaches

and, you know, I'm kind of questioning why she's here.

It's so pathetic that The Next Step has to use their dancers to

advertise themselves.

I mean, the name doesn't speak for itself?

Michelle, this is Tess.

She was my assistant captain at Elite

and she's just really bitter about not going to Nationals.

You know what, Amanda? You're pathetic.

Look at you and your little tacky outfit,

sitting behind your little table, handing out flyers.

You used to dance in the best studio and now look at you.

The best studio?

Why didn't you guys win Regionals if you're the best studio?

AMANDA GIGGLES

Whatever.

Why don't you take a flyer and get lost, Tess.

You know what? It's sad. Look where you've ended up.

What was that about?

Ever since I left Elite, she's been bothering me to go back.

It's really pathetic.

She does not understand that I am happy at The Next Step now.

Weird.

# I'll follow you

# To the ocean. #

-How's it all going, Chloe?

-Hold on, I'm counting.

-24.

-So it all adds up?

-Yes.

-Perfect.

'I have a two-key system in place for The Next Step.

'Chloe keeps the key to the moneybox,

'I keep the key to the drawer that the moneybox gets locked in.'

Hey, how's baby ballet going?

That way, only Chloe and I are the ones with access to the money.

Um, it's going.

So, basically Margie is running the class.

Well, they're not going to listen to me.

Well, do you give them candy? That helps.

Ugh, they just go to the bathroom a lot and it's...it's the bathroom.

I mean, I spend most of my time just taking them there.

DANIEL KNOCKS You'll get used to it.

Can I talk to you?

I'm going into Kate's office

because I really want a rematch for the Nationals solo.

-Thanks, Chloe.

-I'll see you later.

It was unfair before. I wasn't fully healed

and I know I said I was, but I think I was wrong.

What's up, Daniel?

Do you think I'm a good dancer?

Of course. We wouldn't have you in A-Troupe if you weren't.

Then...why didn't you give me the solo?

And why didn't you give me the small group?

I just...I think it's a little ridiculous that

I'm one of the best dancers and you're not using me.

I don't give anyone a solo or a small group. They fight for it,

they audition for it, and they prove that they deserve it.

I am not asking you to hand the solo over to me,

I'm asking for a rematch because when we first auditioned I wasn't

fully healed and I am now, and I think it would be a fair fight.

Obviously, I must not have been fully healed for Eldon to win.

I'm clearly a better dancer than him.

So, for Kate to have picked Eldon, that must have meant that

I was off my game.

You guys auditioned and Eldon won. I'm sorry, but that's that.

Don't you want the best soloist for Nationals?

We already have him.

When Kate says no, it's just more proof

that she doesn't value me as a dancer.

I've had enough.

Hey, Tess.

I'm approaching Tess just because her behaviour earlier was

really unacceptable and, you know, I kind of just

want to set her straight.

You and your studio need to back off Amanda.

She's at The Next Step now.

You know what, she used to be the best dancer at the best studio,

-so, like...

-OK, OK. The best studio?

All she ever talks about is how mean you guys are

and how little fun she had there.

So, you and your studio need to back off.

OK, fine.

Personally, I think Tess is kind of rude.

I mean, why is she sticking her nose into business that's not even hers?

I don't understand.

"East hall at four. Amanda."

DRUMS PLAY

I'm drumming with Josh because I want him to feel the rhythm.

I want him to feel the beat so he can connect that with his dancing.

Yes!

See that? You've got to feel the rhythm, man, with your hands.

Just go crazy for a bit at the ending.

Let me see.

Come on. Yeah. Feel it!

I'm not feeling you feel it, man. Come on!

Honestly, he's not doing very bad.

He needs a little bit of improvement.

I want him to just let loose.

Pretty good, man. That's pretty good. Not bad.

All right, let's try a little more chilling one. You good?

Ready, let's try this.

HE PLAYS DRUMS

That was 200 bridge-walks from Studio A to the music room.

-Congratulations!

-Thanks!

-That's pretty awesome!

Two-zero-zero. I mean, that's a lot.

Even for me, that's a lot.

Let's work on our tick-tocks, it's our next step to the spider.

OK.

-James, hit that beat.

-Oh, yeah!

JAMES PLAYS DRUMS

You have to know how to control your legs

while you're upside down, which can kind of get a little bit confusing.

As Richelle and I enter the music room

'I see this perfect opportunity to show her what being a dance captain

'is all about.'

All right, I want you to try and get people's attention.

Hey, everybody. Hey, everybody?

Hellooo!

They're not listening.

'Richelle can't get everyone's attention for a few reasons.

'One, she's young. Two, she's yelling.'

People don't like to be yelled at, that's something I've learned.

Three, she's not quite dance captain material yet.

So, watch this. Ahem!

Hey, everybody. I just wanted to tell you what an amazing job

you're doing, and cos of that, I figured we could take

a 15 minute break at the Culture Shock. What do you think?

-Yes.

-Sweet!

-Let's go.

-All right! Let's go!

Yo, let's get some juice!

# We're storm force Feelin' like a boss

# Shine all night so I'll never get lost. #

I don't know, it's just unfair that...

'Right now I'm in Culture Shock. I'm just talking with Stephanie'

and Tiff, just getting some stuff off my chest.

So, I then asked if I could help out with anything

and she wouldn't let me work with the J-Troupe

and she wouldn't let me hand out things at the high school.

She is just robbing me of everything and the solo is all I really wanted.

I think Stephanie and Tiffany are the only ones

who will understand how unfair Kate is being.

What did she say when you spoke to her?

She said that they already had the best dancer and it was Eldon.

-Wow.

-Yeah.

-Wow.

I mean, I understand his frustration,

but at the end of the day,

if she says you can't audition, you just can't audition.

I feel that Daniel's being a little spoiled right now.

I mean, of all of the people to talk to, you choose to speak with me

and Tiffany about this?

-Well, at least you're still in A-Troupe.

-Yeah.

If I can't dance the solo at Nationals,

maybe I don't want to be in A-Troupe anymore.

Hey, man, you can't play the rhythm in public,

you can't play it anywhere.

You're kidding, right? Come on.

No. Let's go.

All right.

If Josh wants to feel the beat, he needs to play it in public in front

of everybody, and playing the bongos is the way to make it happen.

Hit it.

As I'm playing the bongos,

I think I'm really starting to get the rhythm

and now I can feel it in my whole body.

I'm making Becca walk on her hands

because she needs a good sense of balance to be able to

do the spider.

I learned from Giselle to take everything one step at a time,

and I think that that's really going to help me.

Oh, I see how it is.

This is so boring. Like, this is not how I want to be spending my time.

Richelle is definitely a little bit of a firecracker.

She wants it all, but she doesn't exactly know how to get it.

You know what? Here's a dance captain tip -

if they work hard, they get to play hard.

It gives incentive.

Well, when you think about it, it actually looks like fun.

I'm really glad you're getting it, Richelle.

Yeah, for sure.

After today, I feel so much more comfortable.

And after Emily told me that I did a great job,

I feel like I'm actually going to make

a really good dance captain one day.

# You got the best of me. #

-Kate?

-Yeah?

-Can I come in?

-Sure.

I'm going back into Kate's office just because I want to talk to her

again about maybe dancing the solo.

I've just been doing a lot of thinking and...

..the decision I've made isn't an easy one,

but I think in the long run it's going to be the right one for me.

What are you talking about, Daniel?

Well, I've decided that

unless I can have the solo at Nationals, I have to leave.

And where are you going to go?

Actually, Chris has offered me the Nationals solo at Super Star

and I'm prepared to take it.

Really?

Chris and I worked very closely at The Next Step.

He, uh, kind of mentored me

and helped me with my featured solo for Regionals.

Um, so he knows how good of a dancer I am.

Well, I don't know what to say about that.

I really don't want to go, but if you were to reconsider and let me

audition for the solo again... I could stay.

So...I give you a rematch and you lose,

are you still going to go to Chris' studio,

or are you going to stick it out with A-Troupe?

Like I said, if I don't have the solo, I have to go.

So, it's not about the rematch, it's about the solo?

Yes.

A-Troupe is a team.

We're here for each other and everyone is committed to the group.

Clearly you're not.

I'm not a second-place dancer and I don't think Kate sees that.

Miss Kate, please, I don't want to do this.

Just please give me the solo.

No.

OK.

Daniel, I understand where you're coming from

and we're definitely going to miss you here.

Come on.

-Good luck.

-Thank you.

I'm actually really upset about leaving the studio.

It's been my home for my entire dance career thus far.

Just starting fresh is really scary.

But I think ultimately it'll be worth it.

ALL CHATTER

Guys, I have some sad news, unfortunately.

Daniel has decided to leave The Next Step

and join Chris's new studio, Super Star Dance.

-What?

-What?

I'm not really sure what to feel about Daniel leaving.

I understand in a way, but I just can't believe he didn't tell me.

Chris offered him the Nationals solo, he took it.

'I do feel slightly responsible for Daniel leaving.'

I think me getting the solo might have contributed to the fact

that he's leaving, but I don't know,

it just...it seems like there's something more to it.

Honestly, I kind of have mixed feelings about Daniel leaving

because he's a really good dancer, but he started a lot of drama,

and he was selfish, so...I don't mind that he left.

Well, now we're one dancer short.

I know. I've already submitted the list of names to Nationals.

We can't add anyone.

This means that if we lose one more dancer,

we will have no alternates at Nationals.

So if anyone were to get hurt or anything...we'd be out of luck.

-Hey!

-Hey.

-You actually showed up.

Of course I showed up.

Did you know that your friend completely yelled at me?

Whatever, at least she thinks I'm on her side.

How's the plan going, anyways?

It's going really good, but I have to wait for the right moment

to start messing with them.

I have to make sure that they fully trust me

before they suspect anything.

Why am I talking to Tess?

Well...

I'll tell you why I'm talking to Tess.

I'm still at Elite.

In fact, I'm captain at Elite.

Me crying because Lucien was yelling at me - fake.

100% fake.

The only reason why that had to happen was to make Michelle

fall in my trap and let me audition for A-Troupe.

The only reason why I'm at The Next Step is to make sure

they do not make it to Nationals.

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off

# This place You

# You can never fade us out

# Don't even ask the DJ

# Everybody knows we own this town. #