Hazy Shade of Winter The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

I found out Michelle and Hunter are going on a date.

Man, relax. You'll be fine.

We'll get over this.

No. I'm not going to get over this.

-Yo, you have to trust me. I've lifted you before.

-Trust you?

They're a mess. We could do a better duet than that.

That's not a bad idea.

Our plan is to fake challenge James and Riley for their duet,

hoping that we'll be able to motivate them.

Is this even worth fighting for?

-No.

-You guys can have the duet. We don't want it any more.

Whoo! Whoo!

BIG-BAND MUSIC PLAYS

Right now, we are watching Giselle, Amanda and Thalia

rehearse their small group.

I love our small group.

It's so old school and no-one does this any more.

So, I think we'll definitely stand out at Nationals.

-Whoo!

-Whoo! Whoo!

The dance is starting to look better.

But it's still not Nationals ready.

What I'm more worried about than the trio is the duet,

the Italian I have to work on.

Giselle and Thalia came up with this plan that they would fake

challenge Riley and James for the duet.

But, our plan totally backfired.

There is no way that we're going to have time to properly

rehearse the trio and the duet.

We need to find a way to get James and Riley

to take back the duet.

# We, we're going to show the world

# Everything we're made of

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

# Stand up! #

Giselle and I are talking to Miss Kate about our Nationals duet.

Can't believe that happened.

I can't believe James and Riley gave up their duet.

They're just really mad at each other.

We have to tell them the challenge is fake.

It's too late at this point.

If they really wanted their duet, they would have fought for it.

We need to at least try.

We have to try.

OK, fine. But please go about it delicately.

You never know with those two how it's going to turn out.

OK. Let's go find them.

OK, good luck.

Giselle and Thalia could maybe take us to the next round.

James and Riley could definitely take us to the next round.

Right now, I'm just trying to find Emily, I just really want to

tell her that I saw her kiss Hunter.

Hey.

Hi.

I just wanted to tell you that I saw you.

Saw me what?

Kiss Hunter.

That's a little creepy.

Look, I think what you're doing is kind of low.

What am I doing, Michelle?

Well, you know that Hunter and I have history

and I guess you didn't respect that.

When Michelle tells me what I'm doing is low,

I'm shocked. She did the exact same thing, except worse.

Maybe if you'd shown any respect for my relationship with Eldon,

you could still have one with Hunter.

I'll see you in class.

As much as I hate to admit it, Emily's right.

If Eldon and I hadn't have dated,

none of this drama would've been happening.

Delicate.

We're approaching Riley because

we want to tell her the truth and she needs to take the duet back.

Hey, Riley.

-Hey.

-Hey.

How you doing?

Um, great. Why, what's up?

Look, we didn't really want the duet. It was a fake challenge.

We just wanted to push you and James to work harder.

It makes sense that Giselle and Thalia

wouldn't actually challenge us.

I mean, it doesn't seem like them to go behind our backs like that.

And it was sweet of them for trying to push us,

but just wasn't working.

Look, guys. I really appreciate it, but I just don't care any more.

Riley, we're really, really sorry.

Please, we need you to do the duet.

You have to do the duet.

James and Riley

are meant to do the duet. End of story.

You're lucky I'm even on the team right now.

I don't see it as letting the team down at all.

By giving the duet to Giselle and Thalia, it gives us a better chance.

Is there anything we can do?

Yeah. You can practise. You're the new Nationals duet.

Don't let us down.

-Riley.

-Riley, please.

# Feeling like a boss

# All my dawgs With me constantly

# Every time I buy something Got to cop 50

# But they in my corner When I'm in the corner

# So I keep them in them customs Like we hitting borders. #

Right now, I'm practising this trick called a Webster.

And pretty much, you do a round off, jump up,

you half a turn and then you do a front flip.

And you land.

Yes, finally.

I haven't been able to land it for a while.

So, I'm just trying to work on it.

Hey.

I really want to talk to Eldon because I feel like there's

no-one in the studio I can really trust any more.

And I feel like he could be the right person to talk to.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Michelle wanting to talk to me, it's just getting really annoying

because we're not dating any more.

Can you talk to someone else?

Can you do me that favour, please?

Well, I don't really have anyone else to talk to.

Do you have any idea how hard this is for me?

We had a perfect relationship and I can't deal with it,

just knowing that

we could still be together if it weren't for Hunter.

Look, Eldon, I just...

I really need a friend right now and I just wanted to know

if you could do that for me.

Please?

I decide to talk to her because at some point

I'm going to have to be OK with Michelle being around

and being friends with Michelle.

So, lately, I've been kind of feeling like The Next Step

isn't really for me and I don't know how to say this, but I just

don't know if I'm feeling like dance is the right thing for me any more.

I used to love dance.

I used to always want to be here.

And it's not really what I love any more,

and I don't know what to do about it.

I know exactly how you feel.

So, what do you do when you feel that way?

I mean, what's your advice?

Honestly, it always comes back to dance.

No matter what happens in my life,

I know that I'll always be able to turn to dance.

I forget about all the drama,

forget about anything else that's happening.

Dance is the reason I'm here. That's how I get through it.

So, what happens if you don't really love dance any more?

It's going to be the hardest decision of your life.

Right.

I don't know if Michelle was looking to me to tell her to stay,

but I can't tell her to stay right now.

I just got to give her advice and leave it at that.

Thanks for that. Means a lot.

Right now, me and James are in Culture Shock

and we're just talking about our girl drama.

I can't believe that Michelle and Hunter, it's like...

Riley won't even talk to me.

This Hunter kid is like... I'm sick of him.

I'm sick of it. I don't want him here any more.

I need to find a way to get to talk to her.

Michelle just... I don't know. She just keeps coming to me

and she keeps, like, asking me for advice and stuff and it's like,

"Eldon, can we talk? Eldon, can we talk?"

Like, no!

-I wish Riley would talk, man.

-Yeah.

She's not talking at all. She won't even look at me.

Girls are way too complicated.

Me and my brothers used to have this chant, and every time

we got down about something, we'd, like, scream it around my house.

Like, running around my house just screaming this chant.

Let me hear it, man.

OK, well, it goes...

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole!

Cheer up!

Let me hear you.

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole!

Cheer up!

Ole, ole, ole, ole.

Ole. Ole. Cheer up!

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole! Cheer up!

West just walks in and starts chanting. He doesn't even know

what he's chanting about.

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole! Cheer up!

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole! Cheer up!

I don't know what they're chanting for.

Maybe they're chanting for a cause. Saving whales or something.

And I want to save a whale, so...

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole! Cheer up!

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole!

West is the craziest kid I have ever met in my life.

The guy has too much energy.

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole!

Cheer up!

Ole, ole, ole, ole. Ole. Ole!

Cheer up!

After doing the chant, I feel a lot better and

I have a feeling everyone in Culture Shock feels better, too.

# So how you living life? Big! What you party life? Big!

# Cos my team stays big Do it every day! #

I'm walking home and I see Riley ahead of me.

So, I just run up to her. I just want to talk to her.

I don't know why James is walking home with me right now.

I mean, I don't even want to talk to him.

So, we just kind of walk in silence for a while.

So, where's Beth?

Lately, I never see you two apart.

She hangs around you like... Like...

Like a moth to a light bulb?

Yeah, like a moth, which makes you the light bulb?

I tell you, I'm not the brightest light bulb.

Riley, what happened to us? I thought we had everything.

So did I.

But that's just life, I guess.

Look, I have lots of homework so, um, I should get home.

-I'll walk you home.

-No. I should go alone.

We both know how it got so complicated.

-Hi.

-Hi.

Hey.

When Hunter approaches me in Culture Shock...

I mean, I am a little nervous, we haven't really talked, uh,

since the kiss.

It's cute that you're nervous.

I'm not nervous.

It's just, we haven't talked at all.

-Since, uh... Since.

-Since the kiss?

-Yeah, the kiss.

-The kiss.

-Uh-huh.

I am really nervous talking to Hunter.

I kind of just want to know where he stands and what he thinks.

-I'm glad it happened.

-Me too.

I mean, I'm kind of relieved, but I'm happy he feels the same way I feel.

It's just complicated with the timing,

and with everything going on.

I know.

Um, there's actually something I've been meaning to talk to you about.

I just think you should know that Michelle saw us kiss.

I tell Hunter that Michelle saw the kiss

because I want to be honest with him.

I mean, I don't want there to be any deception.

I don't want there to be any kind of games.

I just want us to be happy.

I need to go talk to Michelle.

I'll talk to you later.

I'm really worried when Hunter leaves me to go talk to Michelle.

I mean, what does that say about his feelings for me?

DRUMS

I'm just trying to play the drums, alone,

so I can have some time just to myself.

-James!

-James!

-JAMES!

-What?

Listen. The challenge was a fake.

We just wanted to motivate you and Riley.

We didn't really want to steal your duet.

We want to give it back to you.

Did you ask Riley?

-Yeah.

-Yeah. Yeah.

And what did she say?

She... She wanted it back. Yeah, she wanted it back.

-Yeah, she said that.

-Yeah, right.

-No, she did.

They know what's going on with me and Riley.

And then they lie to me and says she wants it back.

You and Riley are just...

Just excuse me. Just one second, please.

I thought James would fall for it.

Now I really don't know what to do.

First Riley, now James.

I guess Giselle and I are going to be the new Nationals duet.

I don't want the duet back because Riley doesn't want the duet back.

If she's not willing to fight, then neither am I.

It's not going to work out.

-Miss Kate?

-Yeah?

They don't want the duet back.

I'm sorry. This isn't what was supposed to happen.

I know, Giselle, and there's nothing we can do about it now.

You ladies just need to start rehearsing

because Nationals is right around the corner. OK.

Get to it.

Miss Kate's right.

The team is depending on us.

We just need to work hard and I hope we can pull it off.

# Party people, if you feel the vibe

# Put your hands up And touch the sky. #

I'm in the studio alone right now, and I'm dancing.

Just because it kind of helps me figure out what I want to do.

I walk into Studio A cos I want to tell Michelle

how I feel about Emily.

Even though I wanted this time to be alone,

I'm kind of glad that Hunter came into the studio.

Hey.

I know you saw me kiss Emily.

Yeah, I did.

Look, my only question for you is if you want to be with Emily.

We have good connection, we understand each other.

That's not what I asked.

I just want to know if you want to be with her.

Yeah.

I actually can't believe that Hunter likes Emily.

Why would he ask me out on a date if he was just going to go ahead

and kiss her?

How can he do that to me?

Ever since I came here, all I wanted to do was be with you.

But you've been giving me mixed signals ever since.

On our date, all you talked about was Eldon.

I am sorry for that but I'm still trying to figure everything out.

You have to understand that I don't know what I'm feeling yet.

No, I understand. But this...

This isn't us.

This isn't who we were back in Madison.

I hope you figure all of this out.

And when you do, I'll be here.

As a friend.

I do appreciate that Hunter wants to be there for me as a friend,

but right now, I don't know if it's the best idea.

# Summer days wishing off distance That kept me away

# Don't stay low

# Seeing uphill Get to the moving

# Don't be still Don't stay low

# Summer nights... #

This song, it's all about not staying low,

taking the next step in your life.

# Hear what sits Between your neck and your jeans

# Don't stay low... #

Maybe it's time for me to move on.

# Oh, leave your mistake In the doorway

# Give us a sign that you've seen What you've done

# And look for the sun And lift up your head

# Don't say low Don't stay low

# No, just pick yourself up And go on. #

Something you really love shouldn't cause this much pain.

Now when I dance,

I just constantly think about how much I've lost in my life.

# If you take this battle on There'll be blood in your wake

# Rattle on Just to say

# If you shot out the legs Would you shatter the table?

# We run

# You can't stay low. #

The Next Step really did make me feel like it was my family.

But I don't think it is any more.

It felt like home.

But it's not.

# ..in the doorway

# Give us a sign That you've seen what you've done

# Look for the sun And lift up

# Oh, don't stay low Don't stay low

# No, just pick yourself up And go on. #

# We, we're going to show the world Everything we're made of

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

# You can never fade us out Don't even ask to change it

# Everybody knows We own this land. #