0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously on The Next Step...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06Emily's knee looks really bad.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09I don't know how she's going to be able to compete in the finals.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11I can't believe this happened to her.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14We need to start thinking about forfeiting.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16'You have to have a troupe of ten dancers.'
0:00:16 > 0:00:21You also have two alternates, but we lost both of our alternates.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23It looks like we have to officially...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25Not forfeit.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27'Kate submitted my name on the Nationals list.'
0:00:27 > 0:00:30That means they have one alternate left. And it's me.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33# All eyes on you
0:00:33 > 0:00:35# And you don't know what to do
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# But we're all here for you Hey! #
0:00:42 > 0:00:44I will be dancing with The Next Step.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47'Why would she want to help us?
0:00:47 > 0:00:50'She went behind our backs and left us hanging,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53'and now she's just going to save us?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Whoa, wait, how is that even possible?
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Cos I'm registered on both teams.
0:00:57 > 0:01:01Which gives me the right to compete with them.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03'I was registered on both Elite and The Next Step.'
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Kate sent in the names when I was already at the studio.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09'I've never heard of anything like this happening at Nationals before.'
0:01:09 > 0:01:12It's a long shot, but it's our only chance.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14There's rules against this. She can't be on both teams.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17You know what? I don't know, so I'm going to find out. All right?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20So, give me a minute and I'll find out from the judges.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22'She was part of our roster,'
0:01:22 > 0:01:25and it was approved, so it's not exactly our problem
0:01:25 > 0:01:27that she was approved on The Next Step roster
0:01:27 > 0:01:28and as well as the Elite roster.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32If she can dance for them, hopefully she can dance for us.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34I'll get back to you in a few minutes, all right?
0:01:34 > 0:01:36OK, Phoebe, why don't you go with them?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- Yeah, I'm on it. Let's go. - 'I feel a lot better
0:01:39 > 0:01:42'knowing that someone's going to dance for The Next Step,'
0:01:42 > 0:01:44but that still doesn't mean that I trust Amanda.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47How do we even know we can trust you?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50What other choice do you have?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53OK, I think we need to do what we always do - let's take a vote.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- Who thinks Amanda should dance with us?- Miss Kate...
0:01:57 > 0:02:01There's no need to vote. Amanda's right.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02We need her.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05'We can't face LOD in the finals with only nine dancers.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06'I never thought I would say this,'
0:02:06 > 0:02:10but...looks like Amanda's our only hope.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14# We
0:02:14 > 0:02:17# We are gonna show the world
0:02:17 > 0:02:21# Everything we're made of
0:02:21 > 0:02:23# We're gonna tear the roof off
0:02:23 > 0:02:30# This place
0:02:34 > 0:02:35# Stand up! #
0:02:48 > 0:02:53Well, Tre Armstrong, this competition is winding to a close,
0:02:53 > 0:02:55but it's not going out with a whimper.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59More like a bang. A big bang. This is monumental.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Huge controversy here, let me wrap it up for you, folks, as best I can.
0:03:02 > 0:03:07A Next Step dancer was injured yesterday in the semifinals.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Well, she will not be able to perform in the finals
0:03:10 > 0:03:12due to the severity of her injury.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14'I'm really nervous when the representative comes out,
0:03:14 > 0:03:16'because we worked so hard to get here'
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and if Amanda can't perform with us
0:03:18 > 0:03:21then all that hard work goes down the drain.
0:03:21 > 0:03:23'I was registered on two teams at the beginning,
0:03:23 > 0:03:26'and I'm still registered on two teams at the end.'
0:03:26 > 0:03:27So, what's the difference?
0:03:27 > 0:03:30There's a dancer from another team who...
0:03:30 > 0:03:33somehow is apparently registered to The Next Step...
0:03:33 > 0:03:38OK, so we have a decision, the judge's ruling is final.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Next year, we'll tighten up the loophole,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42but as of this year, Amanda can dance with The Next Step.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44ALL: Yes!
0:03:44 > 0:03:46'After everything I've put them through,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48'I'm finally dancing on their team.'
0:03:48 > 0:03:53If we win, maybe they'll forgive me. I hope.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55OK, well, let's flip a coin, see who goes first.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57OK, we'll do that. Yeah.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02- Call it.- Heads.
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Heads it is.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- We choose first.- Cool.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07'I'm actually excited to go second.'
0:04:07 > 0:04:10It means that we're closing the Nationals show.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12Save the best for last, right?
0:04:21 > 0:04:2464 teams whittled down to two.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Let's talk about this incredible dance season -
0:04:26 > 0:04:31the trials, the tribulations, getting to this 64-team competition.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33- How crazy is that? - I mean, it has been gruelling.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36The amount of passion and dedication that these kids have put in.
0:04:36 > 0:04:41- The hours of dance...- Where's Amanda? She should be seeing this.
0:04:41 > 0:04:42..this is the time.
0:04:42 > 0:04:4564 teams holding their collective heads high,
0:04:45 > 0:04:48but two teams holding them a little higher.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Life Of Dance and The Next Step. Up first...
0:04:51 > 0:04:53LOD.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:04:55 > 0:04:57DANCE MUSIC PLAYS
0:05:11 > 0:05:14LOD's dance is about models
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and stars being followed by the paparazzi.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21CHEERING
0:05:24 > 0:05:26CHEERING
0:05:38 > 0:05:42They're like robots. How do you compete with that?
0:05:42 > 0:05:44There's a reason why they won Nationals
0:05:44 > 0:05:45the last two years in a row.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08They're so clean. They're so together.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Everything from their head to their toes together.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14It's like you could take a picture at any moment
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and they would all match.
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Three letters - LOD.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Could mean Life Of Dance, Ladies Of Destruction.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28I'm inclined to say Legion Of Doom,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30because these guys take no prisoners.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33Every year, they come to the table with something different.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35That's why they're perennial champs.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37CHEERING
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I'll give you three other letters that the dancers know...
0:06:43 > 0:06:46OMD!
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Oh, my dance!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57When I was at Elite, Lucien was always measuring us up
0:06:57 > 0:06:59against LOD's Nationals performances.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01I've always wanted to go up against them.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04I just never thought it would be with a different team.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Tre, it comes down to this moment.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Phenomenal. I mean, I don't know if The Next Step
0:07:40 > 0:07:43can really do anything much better than that.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45That was as bang-on as you're about to see.
0:07:47 > 0:07:51LOD's routine is amazing. But I know we can do this.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53If we trust each other and come together as a team,
0:07:53 > 0:07:55we can win.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58I really don't know, Chuck, how The Next Step is going to top that one.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- Really.- Well, you know, I'll tell you this much.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03The fact that The Next Step has moved this deep in the competition,
0:08:03 > 0:08:05and considering what they did at the Regionals,
0:08:05 > 0:08:06I would not be surprised...
0:08:06 > 0:08:10- There's other wings. - There are other wings.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15As LOD just blows right past us, it's so disrespectful.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Let's go!
0:08:18 > 0:08:21'Amanda was at The Next Step long enough to learn our finals routine.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24'I mean, if it was anyone else, we could never pull this off.'
0:08:24 > 0:08:27But because it's Amanda, we actually have a chance.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31The Next Step about to take the stage for all the marbles
0:08:31 > 0:08:34here at the Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48There's one word I'm going to tag on that performance by Life Of Dance.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- What is it?- Insane.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53Yo, Eldon. Let's have a good show, man.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Love you, bro.- Love you, too. - Let's do it.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58I just... I'm excited, and nervous at the same time.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Amanda, even though we had a rough year, I love you.
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Love you, too, West.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06'He's probably just nervous and getting the nerves out of him,'
0:09:06 > 0:09:08but I love him, too.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Yo, James.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12- Love you, man.- I love you.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I know you do.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Yes! All right! Let's have an awesome show!
0:09:18 > 0:09:20The Next Step on three! One, two, three...
0:09:20 > 0:09:21ALL: The Next Step!
0:09:21 > 0:09:25We are really a team and we really do genuinely love each other.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28And that shows. We have the chemistry. We definitely have it.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31And I think we're stronger than any other team out there.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34We're going to see how this pans out for The Next Step,
0:09:34 > 0:09:37as they have a new addition to their squad.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41In the big kahuna, this is the moment we've all been waiting for.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44The curtain's about to rise, here we go.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- What a set-up. - That is eye-popping stuff.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58That is, like, straight out of... I could see that on Broadway.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02DANCE MUSIC INTRO BUILDS
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- MICHELLE:- Since our duet helped win us Regionals,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10we wanted to start our Nationals routine with a duet, too.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18At Regionals, me and Michelle's duet was the focus of the piece,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and now it just starts the dance.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29BEAT STARTS
0:10:29 > 0:10:31APPLAUSE
0:10:39 > 0:10:41My goodness.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53CHEERING
0:11:00 > 0:11:02I do feel bad that Emily wasn't able to dance,
0:11:02 > 0:11:05but I do feel good about helping them.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09This is finally it. It's the moment where I get to dance with them.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40It is a little weird not having my sister on stage with me.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42We wouldn't have won Regionals without her,
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and we wouldn't have made it this far without her, either.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48But we are dancing for her and we all want to win for her.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58'The Next Step is dancing incredibly.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01'Seeing how far every individual person has come,'
0:12:01 > 0:12:02I'm so proud of them.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22CHEERING
0:12:58 > 0:12:59CHEERING
0:13:07 > 0:13:08Yes!
0:13:11 > 0:13:13'I'm the most pumped I've ever been in my life.'
0:13:13 > 0:13:16I've been dreaming of this moment ever since I was a little kid.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22'Amanda looked like she's really committed and I'm proud of her.'
0:13:22 > 0:13:26And I know the feeling of when you've messed up.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30And I know the feeling of really needing that second chance.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35I've grown to like them and...they're my friends.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I would consider her a part of The Next Step.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39CHEERING
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Oh...my...goodness.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Oh, my goodness.
0:13:47 > 0:13:52Tre, did we see a dance miracle happen right before our eyes here?
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Honestly, both crews have been doing some really incredible things.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57New benchmarks.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00I mean, you have one crew that is giving amazing syncopation.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- You're seeing amazing shoulder stands, great Russians.- Right, sure.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Then you have The Next Step, who brought Broadway here,
0:14:06 > 0:14:08and they're doing leaps and jumps of life.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I really don't know.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11So, you're saying this is a toss-up.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13I think we're about to find out
0:14:13 > 0:14:16exactly who will be crowned champions
0:14:16 > 0:14:19here at the Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23'Waiting to hear if we won
0:14:23 > 0:14:26'is one of the most nerve-racking experiences'
0:14:26 > 0:14:28of my entire life.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31The judges are just looking at us, just dead faces.
0:14:31 > 0:14:33They're not giving away anything.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38'I can't wait to hear who won. We want this so bad.'
0:14:38 > 0:14:40And we're so close.
0:14:41 > 0:14:47And the 17th Annual Absolute Dance National Champions are...
0:14:47 > 0:14:50'If the judges are feeling technical and to the book,
0:14:50 > 0:14:54'Life Of Dance has it, but if they feel like they want to watch a show'
0:14:54 > 0:14:56and a true performance, I think we got it.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00'If The Next Step wins Nationals, it means that we will be known'
0:15:00 > 0:15:01by everyone almost.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05I mean, Nationals is the competition to win.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10..The Next Step!
0:15:10 > 0:15:12CHEERING
0:15:12 > 0:15:14Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:15:14 > 0:15:18That has to go down as the greatest win
0:15:18 > 0:15:21in the history of these Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30We won Nationals!
0:15:30 > 0:15:32We won the most prestigious competition
0:15:32 > 0:15:35in the dance world, in the country.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37It took a lot of teamwork
0:15:37 > 0:15:39and it took a lot of tears throughout the year.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41I'm so happy we won.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46I'm just so excited that I run up to Emily and I kiss her.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48You know, I just really want to share this moment with her.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55We had this whole drama and all this stuff happened,
0:15:55 > 0:15:58but now, we finally won.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03And, honestly, it was all worth it. I would do it again in a heartbeat.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06- ALL:- Go, Next Step! Go, Next Step!
0:16:06 > 0:16:09THEY CONTINUE CHANTING
0:16:17 > 0:16:19That, my friends,
0:16:19 > 0:16:24THAT is how you wrap up five days of intense dance competition
0:16:24 > 0:16:27here at Absolute Dance National Championships.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33The Next Step, they're moving on.
0:16:33 > 0:16:34Where are they moving on?
0:16:34 > 0:16:39- They're going to Internationals. Hello!- That's right.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42The Next Step are on their way to represent
0:16:42 > 0:16:44at the International Championships.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02So, do we have any ideas for Internationals?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Totally. So many great ones. I cannot wait to get started.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07Uh, Miss Kate?
0:17:09 > 0:17:12'I see pasted on the doors
0:17:12 > 0:17:14a big, yellow eviction notice.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18- We have a week. - What are we going to do?
0:17:18 > 0:17:19I don't know.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34I just think that reason is so stupid,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36because they're building condos.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39It doesn't matter the reason, doesn't change what's happening.
0:17:39 > 0:17:44But it's just so harsh. Like, they just evict people? Like...
0:17:44 > 0:17:45It's ridiculous.
0:17:48 > 0:17:49Where are we going to dance now?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53What, we're just going to dance on the streets?
0:17:53 > 0:17:56We can't go to Internationals if we don't have a place to rehearse.
0:18:02 > 0:18:06I think Miss Kate's going to figure something out.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08We couldn't even raise enough money to pay for uniforms
0:18:08 > 0:18:10and you think that she's going to somehow
0:18:10 > 0:18:12miraculously come up with a studio?
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- HE SIGHS - I don't know.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20But I think we're going to Internationals.
0:18:23 > 0:18:24I don't know.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29'I wish I could be as positive as James is right now,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32'but I have to be realistic.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34We have to start preparing for Internationals right away,
0:18:34 > 0:18:36and if we don't have a studio space for that,
0:18:36 > 0:18:39I can't see how that's even possible.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07WEST SIGHS
0:19:13 > 0:19:18Me, James and West are helping Kate pack up the office.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20I've read it over and over again
0:19:20 > 0:19:22and there's nothing that we can do about it.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- I can't believe the studio's gone. - I know.
0:19:25 > 0:19:27- That's the last of the trophies. - Thank you.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Uhh, I don't know what we're going to do, guys.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37There's a lot of amazing memories in there, but they've all got to go.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38I'm going to miss it.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43I just wish there was something that we could do.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Me, too. Thank you, guys, for helping me pack up.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47You're welcome.
0:19:47 > 0:19:52Look at you sad sacks. So glum. Such a shame.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56I heard about your little eviction notice.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58And how have you heard so fast?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I'm Lucien. I hear things.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03This is a nice place you had here. I had no idea.
0:20:03 > 0:20:07Look at that trophy. Too bad it's not going to do any good.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09WHAT are you doing here, Lucien?
0:20:09 > 0:20:12OK, I've got a proposition for you.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14What could you possibly have that we would want?
0:20:14 > 0:20:17Well, you don't have a place to dance right now.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18What are you saying?
0:20:18 > 0:20:20I do.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24Elite and The Next Step merge for Internationals.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Lucien's proposition is insane.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42'The Next Step and Elite joining together for Internationals.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44I don't know if that's such a good idea.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48We're not going to merge with Elite. Right?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55'I can't believe I'm even considering this,
0:20:55 > 0:20:59but The Next Step has to make it to Internationals, no matter what.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08# We
0:21:08 > 0:21:12# We're gonna show the world
0:21:12 > 0:21:15# Everything we're made of
0:21:15 > 0:21:20# We're gonna tear the roof off this place
0:21:20 > 0:21:22# 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 > 0:21:33# Everybody knows we own this town. #