The Truth Comes Out The Next Step

Previously on the Next Step...

So, I was wondering, do you want to go on a date later?

Um, believe it or not,

Beth is actually making me laugh. It feels good to laugh

because I've been through so much drama lately.

I started working with Hunter so I could get Eldon back.

But I'm not thinking about Eldon right now.

All I can think about is Hunter.

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

Me crying because Lucien was yelling at me -

fake.

The only reason why I'm at The Next Step

is to make sure that they do not make it to Nationals.

Oh, my gosh, Michelle. You have to see my new puppy, Shipley.

Right now, Amanda and I are just at Culture Shock.

We're hanging out and she's showing me pictures of her puppy.

Oh, my gosh, that face is precious!

The reason why I'm showing Michelle pictures of my new puppy is I want

her to find the dance battle video between Eldon and Hunter.

Look who decided to show up.

What's this?

Oh, Michelle, don't watch that.

I come across this video of Eldon and Hunter.

I'm going to watch the video. I don't care what Amanda says.

Looks like my plan's working.

'We got to go over the rules.

'Whoever loses backs off of Michelle.

'And we can never speak of this battle.'

What?

I don't know if this is a joke, but it's not funny.

Michelle, I didn't mean for you to see that.

I don't understand. What's this video even about?

Why are they dancing?

You.

Whoever won, you were their prize.

I never understood why Eldon was acting so weird and ignoring me.

It all makes sense now.

Well, can you send the video to me, please?

I mean, I guess, but you cannot show anyone.

I know. I won't.

Don't worry, Amanda.

'There's no way Michelle's going to be able to keep this a secret.'

It's finally time to start messing with The Next Step.

# We... we're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up! #

Phoebe called us in to watch this

very strange performance.

He's doing all these crazy moves, and I don't know, it's kinda weird.

I don't know if we'd do this at Nationals.

You can't help but not laugh at it.

What kind of dancing is that?

He kinda, like, slides across the floor

but he's also using his arms and he gets really into it.

Parts of his face are, like, moving in opposite directions.

I don't even know if this style of dance

is a style.

It's just kind of, like,

"made up a dance in my bedroom" kind of dancing.

It must be some kind of modern dance cos it's definitely not an old dance.

If you did that 100 years ago, they'd call you a witch

and they'd burn you.

I'm not really sure what Phoebe's trying to get across here.

HE MIMICS SLOW-MOTION SPEECH

Bravo! Bravo, Winston. Give him a round of applause, everyone.

Big round of applause.

Um, so I guess maybe you guys are wondering why

-I brought Winston here today.

-Kinda.

'I'm hoping that they'll get some insight into'

the fact that dancing doesn't have to be serious.

There is an element that is serious, but they can also have fun with it.

You guys are serious competitive dancers and you're amazing.

But I don't want you to forget that sense of fun and play and wonder.

It's really important as a dancer

to constantly be pushing yourself creatively

and to be trying new things.

And sometimes, just tapping into that inner child is the best way.

So we're going to do a 24-hour challenge, OK?

You guys - James, Noah and Camille - you're going to make up the music.

Chloe, Giselle and Becca,

-you guys are going to make up the choreography for their music.

-Oh!

OK?

I've never actually got to work with anyone in J-Troupe, so I think it's

going to be a great experience for all of us.

-You guys ready?

-Yes!

-Off to the music room!

Now.

We only have 24 hours to get this together,

so we have to get working.

Let's get out of here!

-Hey, Eldon!

-Hey.

Eldon!

I just wanted to inform you that I know about the dance battle.

Um, what are you talking about?

What am I talking about. Really?

Big surprise, Eldon. You can't talk to me.

It's not like you've ever done that before.

-Is it the reason you broke up with me?

-How do you even know about it?

Does it matter right now?

Just because you lose a stupid battle

doesn't mean you can't date me any more.

The dance battle is the reason why I broke up with Michelle,

but I just need to put her behind me.

And I needed to move forward with dance.

Can't you answer my question?

No, I'm not going to answer your question. Don't ask me again.

He still won't talk to me.

Even now that I know about the dance battle.

I don't know what the problem is.

So I'm going to hit, like, uh...

like a snare. Is that like a good tempo?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Is that a good tempo for you? Yo.

-Hey, guys.

-'The 24-hour challenge is that'

me, Noah and Camille make up a song

that Giselle, Chloe and Becca can dance to.

Have you guys worked on anything?

Yeah, I'll show you. You want to try it?

HEAVY GUITAR RIFF

It's the melody!

Working with James and Camille is fun.

We're all feeding into each other's ideas and

I think it's going to turn out really good.

-And a little bit of like...

-Whoo! Hey. Ha-ha.

-Yeah, I like it.

-I love it. That's awesome, guys. OK.

Chloe, Becca and I, we connect really well together

and Becca's actually making suggestions, which is really great.

-What if my legs are like slow-motion running?

-Cool.

-Becca!

-I like it.

-Get it, girl! You want to try?

Yeah, let's try.

Five, six, seven, eight.

Rock on!

'All right, we got to go over the rules.'

'And we can never...'

Right now, I'm just watching the dance battle again.

Hi.

Hi.

Cute shoes.

Cute.

Seeing Michelle sitting there looking so down,

it actually kinda gets to me.

-What's wrong with you?

-Nothing. It's not a big deal.

Michelle...

me asking you about your personal life is like a lunar eclipse.

It doesn't happen that often and it's kinda magical.

So why don't you just give it a try?

'I don't really want to tell Emily about the dance battle

'because Emily and I are cool right now and we're friends,'

and it's kinda awkward because I'm talking about her ex-boyfriend.

Well, Eldon and Hunter had a dance battle over me...

I mean, I don't really want Eldon back.

I'm kind of at peace with Michelle.

I don't really want her to be sad any more.

And whoever won the dance battle apparently wins me.

And Hunter won.

I tell Emily about the dance battle cos I know she'll give me

an objective opinion.

Eldon is our male soloist.

If he cracked under pressure in a dance battle,

what is he going to do at Nationals, in front of all those people?

Michelle, are you sure this isn't about you, Hunter and Eldon?

I want to do what's best for the team, honestly.

Well, there's your chance.

You should go talk to her about it.

I really hate to admit this but maybe Michelle has a point.

If Eldon cracked under the pressure of a dance battle,

how is he going to fare at Nationals?

Thanks, Emily.

Good luck, Michelle.

-Miss Kate?

-Yeah?

I just need to show you a really important video.

I show Kate the dance battle video,

and she thought we should show the team

before making any final decisions.

'I knew Michelle was going to tell someone'

but I never thought it would Miss Kate.

-Head slide. Head slide. Nice.

-Wow.

'The male soloist will determine our feature at Nationals.'

I don't have the ability to make such a big choice on my own.

'I'm sure it wasn't easy for Miss Kate to bring this to the team, but'

this is Nationals we're talking about.

-Hunter, I didn't know you could do that?

-Good job.

Watching the video is really embarrassing.

I'm supposed to be the best dancer in this studio,

but this break dancer comes in and beats me.

That was amazing.

Really good.

The same person who brought that video to my attention

actually suggested that Hunter would be the better male soloist.

I think that's something we should decide as a team.

'We already held auditions for who the male soloist was going to be.'

This impromptu dance battle shouldn't decide

whether or not Eldon gets to keep the solo.

Hunter didn't audition. I auditioned.

I got the solo, I should be the one going to Nationals.

We all know how good Hunter is, and we all know how good Eldon is.

Or should I say, how much better Eldon is.

James is right, they're both amazing.

I guess the only way to settle this is by a vote.

That is, of course, Hunter, if you want the solo.

Of course.

OK.

'Of course I want the male solo at Nationals.'

It's clear I won the dance battle, so I think I should get the solo.

This is a tough decision, so I want to give you guys some

time to think it through, and we'll vote later on today.

Thank you.

I know what Eldon can do.

He's one of the best dancers we have.

Don't worry about it, bro. You got this.

'Everybody knows Eldon is amazing.'

And that's my boy. I'm going to support him.

Hunter is by far the better dancer in this dance battle.

This is perfect.

With this much in-fighting, they don't stand a chance.

So, what do you think?

Well, everything that's happened between Eldon and I make sense now.

Who do you think brought it to Kate?

I did.

I can't believe Michelle would do this to me.

This solo is the most important thing to me

and I never would have done anything like that to her.

Are you serious?

I kind of regret bringing the video to Kate

because I think it might've messed things up between Eldon and I.

Bringing the video to Kate may have hurt Eldon,

but honestly, it was what's best for the team.

What do we do about this whole Hunter-Eldon dance battle situation?

I don't even see the situation, to be honest.

Hunter obviously is the better dancer.

-But Eldon's our friend, Em.

-Yeah, we got to back him up.

He's not my friend. Why would I back him up?

Guys, honestly, you saw the video.

Obviously, Hunter is the better dancer. He won fair and square.

Stirring the pot is too easy.

The only thing I really have to worry about, is acting like I care.

Yeah, but maybe he just had an off day. We all have off days.

Yeah, what if there's an off day at Nationals?

Is that something we need to be worrying about?

Guys, I think it's just going to be a tough decision,

-so I think we just need to take some time and think about it on our own.

-Yeah.

Yeah, I'm just really nervous about this vote.

I feel like no-one's going to vote for me.

Dude, you have nothing to worry about.

Everybody knows you had an off day.

Plus, you're the best dancer in the studio, hands down!

Down!

-James.

-Yo.

-We kinda got to get going.

While they get to do their 24-hour challenge,

I'm stuck here waiting to learn my fate.

It's the worst.

Five, six, seven, eight.

-That's all we have so far.

-Oh, that's it.

Still a work in progress, you know.

OK. Yeah, well, maybe we should try it again.

Wait, no.

What's going on with the A-Troupe vote?

That's A-Troupe drama, I don't know if you want to know.

Don't worry about it.

-Obviously, Eldon's going to win.

-I agree. Eldon's absolutely insane.

I think it's hilarious that

the J-Troupers are weighing in their vote and choosing who

they think should win the National solo.

I think Hunter should get it cos he's the cutest. Come on.

"I think Hunter should win

"cos he's so cute."

It's funny, cos he's hideous. It's hilarious.

That's funny.

-Hey, guys. We're doing the vote now.

-Now?

-OK, we'll catch you guys later. See ya.

-Bye.

Eldon, good luck, man.

Thanks, I'm going to need it.

You good, bro?

Yeah, I just I don't know,

-I'm a little nervous and my stomache kinda feels weird.

-Yeah.

Right now,

I'm more nervous than I've ever been.

You got it, bro.

My National solo is the one thing I have left.

And now it could all be taken away.

-You should go. The A-Troupe's going to vote and...

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

OK, bye.

That was weird.

OK, guys, you've had some time to think about it.

Now we need to decide if we're going to do an open or a closed vote.

-Open.

-Hold up, what's the difference between open and closed?

An open vote is where we all see who everyone's voting for.

-A closed vote is where we can't.

-Thanks, babe.

Do not call me babe.

I call Riley babe because I know that it will annoy her.

It's obviously irritating, which is exactly what he wants.

-Why not vote on whether or not to have an open or closed vote?

-ALL: What?!

What?

And will that vote be open or closed?

Oh, yeah, that's right.

'Honestly, can we even come together as a team'

just to decide on how to vote?

OK, we're going to do an open vote.

That way everyone can see where everyone else stands. OK.

Those who think Hunter should be the male National soloist,

raise your hands.

'Guess who I'm voting for?'

Whatever causes the most trouble.

'I just hope my friends realise'

I am the better dancer, and they back me up.

I vote for Hunter.

He's the better dancer. And I want to dance at Nationals.

It's as simple as that.

I vote for Hunter because he won the dance battle.

I don't let my emotions cloud my decisions.

There's only five votes for Hunter.

Looks like Eldon gets to keep his solo after all.

-My boy.

-Yes!

I'm so relieved that my friends pulled through for me.

Four, five.

Six. Six for Hunter.

It's official. Hunter, you are the new male soloist.

'Michelle probably voted against me because I broke up with her.

'She can't possibly think Hunter is a better dancer than I am.'

You all right, man?

I can't believe neither of you voted for Eldon.

It was best for the team.

Exactly.

Oh, really? Best for the team?

Or for you?

-What?

-Just ignore him.

'I confront Riley and Michelle'

because it's pathetic they wouldn't vote for Eldon.

Why does James even care?

If I want to vote for Hunter, I'll vote for Hunter.

-I think the plan's working.

-Yeah, it seems to be going well.

-I mean, she voted for me, so...

-Uh-huh. I saw.

I agreed to help Hunter get Michelle back.

But now that the plan is actually working

I can't say I'm too happy about it.

Do you think that means she likes me? Michelle.

Yep?

I wanted to say, thank you for voting for me.

Oh, I mean, you're welcome. It's not really that big of a deal.

I mean, you totally deserve it.

'When I started this whole plan, it was to get Eldon back.

'But I don't want Eldon back. I want Hunter.'

All right, my little lotus flowers,

I'm so excited to see what you've prepared for us.

Are you guys excited? ALL: Yeah!

OK, let's see it.

Right now, we're getting ready to perform our 24-hour challenge

in front of all of A-Troupe. I'm really excited

for everybody to see it.

# You came like a burst in full of rain

# I know if I never see the sun again

# It will be too soon because all the light I live in

# Comes from you and all the love you're giving. #

'The performance is going so well. I can't believe how well.'

With such little time we're doing amazing.

Becca is... she's just so cute.

She's going to be so amazing when she's in A-Troupe. I know it.

# You stole my love, my everything. #

This song is beautiful.

I've seen a lot of Noah's videos on the internet.

He's a really good asset to the studio.

# If I take a step in any direction. #

Working with James and Camille,

and the song writing,

it was just awesome and it turned out really good.

The song turned out really well and performing in front

of A-Troupe is an honour because they're A-Troupe and I'm so excited.

Chloe, Giselle and Becca did an amazing job with the choreo.

It made it that much better.

I learned that we could all get together

and make our own music, and come up with our own choreography

in only 24 hours.

After all the drama of the day, this has been a great way to kind of

wrap it up in a good note.

I don't try and participate in the dancing

and the fun that's happening because I'm not in the mood.

I just lost my solo, I just lost everything and I just,

I just have to leave.

I can't be around these people right now.

I knew that Eldon and I couldn't be in a relationship, but now

I don't even think that we're going to be friends.

# When I hear that whistle beckon

# You and I are born in a second. #

There's no words that can describe the feeling of having the one

thing in your life that makes you happy be taken away.

CHEERING

# 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... #