0:00:02 > 0:00:04Previously on The Next Step...
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Because Stephanie is here to announce
0:00:05 > 0:00:07she's auditioning for A troupe!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Congratulations, Stephanie!
0:00:09 > 0:00:13Eldon can't start dating you until he hits 30 pirouettes.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15He can't do 30 pirouettes!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18So does anyone want to tell me what's going on?
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Amanda, I have decided to have Max replace
0:00:20 > 0:00:22you in the trio for internationals.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I can't believe Giselle and Thalia would give away my spot.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27I don't know where I stand anymore at the studio.
0:00:28 > 0:00:33MUSIC PLAYS
0:00:44 > 0:00:49Honestly, our team has never felt so great as it does right now.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56I cannot wait to prove myself and
0:00:56 > 0:00:58to show everybody how hard I'm going to work and I'm
0:00:58 > 0:01:00so excited to be a part of this team.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I'm excited to go to internationals.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I lost my spot in the trio,
0:01:07 > 0:01:10so I need to show Kate that I deserve another chance.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19I feel so good about A troupe.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22We finally have a full team for internationals.
0:01:22 > 0:01:27But we are about to face the hardest competition that we've ever
0:01:27 > 0:01:28had to face.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31We may not be prepared for internationals yet, but,
0:01:31 > 0:01:33there is hope for us, for sure.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Guys! Guys.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Well, now that I'm here, which one of you is leaving?
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Leaving?
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Is it you? You look like you need a holiday?
0:01:58 > 0:02:00What?
0:02:00 > 0:02:06# We, we are going to show the world
0:02:06 > 0:02:09# Everything we're made of
0:02:09 > 0:02:13# We're going to tear the roof off this place
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Stand up!
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Uh, who's the new girl?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44The new girl is Ella. Nice to meet you.
0:02:44 > 0:02:48I'm so confused with this new girl arriving at The Next Step.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50What do you mean, one of us has to leave?
0:02:50 > 0:02:51We just got our group of 12 people.
0:02:53 > 0:02:57Ella, here, is part of the exchange programme at Internationals.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00- Oh.- OK. Yeah that makes more sense.
0:03:00 > 0:03:02- Yeah.- She's from a dance studio in England.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Basically, the exchange programme is when every team in internationals
0:03:06 > 0:03:08sends one of their dancers over to a different country to
0:03:08 > 0:03:10learn about their cultures.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12None of you has actually answered my question.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14And what was your question?
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Which one of you is leaving for the exchange for internationals?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21When we signed up for internationals, we also are signed
0:03:21 > 0:03:23up for this exchange programme.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26We knew that one of us was going to be going abroad,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28we just didn't know who that was going to be.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30One of you is going to Sweden.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32You'll be back in time for internationals, though.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Miss Kate, who's leaving?
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- I have chosen Amanda.- Me?- Yeah
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Amanda is like the luckiest person on the planet.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45I don't want to go to Sweden.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48I want to stay here and I want to practice for internationals.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51I don't understand why Miss Kate chose me.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54It would be cool to go to another country, but, if you leave now,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57your chances of being featured in an internationals routine
0:03:57 > 0:03:59are next to zero.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04# Well, hey, you, what do you say?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07# I've been thinking about it since yesterday... #
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Hey guys. Er...
0:04:10 > 0:04:12- That was a good rehearsal. - A good rehearsal.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15- Great, see you.- Take it easy.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19One of the strategies for making friends is pulling pranks on them.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I know it's a little juvenile, but the laughs won't be.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25You dropped into the splits.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Well, I think my work here is done.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34I could have been injured. I wasn't, but I could've been.
0:04:35 > 0:04:39Ella's prank is funny. I don't know what Riley's problem is.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42All the dancers on The Next Step seem pretty cool but that one girl,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Riley, she seems pretty uptight.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47She just needs to loosen up a little bit.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48I don't like this new girl much.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52She's been here one minute and she's already causing trouble.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Hi, can I get a juice, please? Great. Perfect.
0:04:59 > 0:05:03- Hey, Michelle.- Hey, how are you doing?- Good, how are you?- Good.
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Ella's arrival is just another reminder
0:05:06 > 0:05:08how crazy internationals is going to be,
0:05:08 > 0:05:12and to be dance captain, I need to know how to handle every situation.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15So, I think I'm going to need some help.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19I really need to know everything you know about being dance captain.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Why would you need that? You're doing a great job.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Have you seen the drama that happens in this studio?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Giselle makes a good point.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Michelle was a great dance captain, so...
0:05:29 > 0:05:30I know she'll be able to help me.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41So, the Thames, it flows through London and out to Kent?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yeah, it starts really small and ties into an estuary.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- And then goes out into the sea. - Estuary. Can you say that again?
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- Estuary.- I really like Ella. She's so charming.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- You have the coolest accent ever. - Thank you so much.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- Uh, you wanted to see me, Miss Kate? - Er, yes, you remember Ella, right?
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- Ella.- Yeah, she just said that.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Well, I think we should have someone show her the ropes of the studio.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05That's a great idea. I'll go get the dance captain.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Actually, she was just telling me how well you two got along.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12- So, I think you should do it. - Oh. I wouldn't go that far.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16Oh, stop joking, bestie. Bring it in.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18This is going to be so much fun.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24This is going to be a disaster.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35I'm in Hidalgo's and I'm really distracted because
0:06:35 > 0:06:38all I keep thinking about is Sweden and how I don't want to go.
0:06:43 > 0:06:47Why so glum, chum? You haven't even eaten your muffin mguffin.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Ha. It works.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54I don't want to go abroad.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Why? Sweden is awesome. It's paradise.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00How do you know that?
0:07:00 > 0:07:03I once got locked in a Swedish furniture shop
0:07:03 > 0:07:06and I ate nothing but Swedish meatballs.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10That and I slept in something called a flonter de disk.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13A flonter disks? A flinter disk.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I don't know if that is how you pronounce it,
0:07:15 > 0:07:18but it sounds good to me and it was comfortable.
0:07:18 > 0:07:23I know a lot a things about Sweden. The long distance area code is 46.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24OK.
0:07:24 > 0:07:29The population is 9.7 million people which makes it 21 inhabitants
0:07:29 > 0:07:31per square kilometre.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33I think you'd be perfect for the exchange programme.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Hmm...
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Sure, I'll go to Sweden. Why not? - Cool.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Here I am thinking that I'm out of luck but West wants to go to Sweden.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44All we have to do is talk to Miss Kate.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Come on, girl.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Now that was sick. - Yeah, Becca!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54All right, guys. It's time to do our scenarios for Giselle.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Giselle asked for my help with being a dance captain, so,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I've gathered some of the J troupe dancers to act out some
0:08:00 > 0:08:01dance captain scenarios.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- I have an injury, but I'm hiding it. - OK.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08If you think you're able to dance, than you should dance.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Let's do a jete to test it out.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12All right.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I heard Giselle and Michelle were practicing some dance captain
0:08:15 > 0:08:18scenarios and since I've been reading the dance captain
0:08:18 > 0:08:20diary that Emily gave me, I came to check it out.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24OK. Your jete was pretty good, so let's try a pirouette.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Really?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28She really does not come up with the best answer.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30Ooh!
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Giselle, you're going to permanently injure his leg.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36He won't be able to dance.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Plus, I'm going to sue.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Oh, you just bankrupted the studio.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45OK. Not doing so well.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I'm supposed to be showing Ella around the studio
0:08:54 > 0:08:58and when I turn around, I see that she's pulling a prank on somebody.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Gotcha!
0:09:03 > 0:09:08She just goes to no ends just to make people uncomfortable.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09I'm not like that at all,
0:09:09 > 0:09:13so I don't know how I'm supposed to get along with this girl.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16MUSIC PLAYS
0:09:21 > 0:09:26We've been at this a while now and Giselle is not getting any better.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28I have to work to pay for dance.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Rehearsals are cutting into my hours, so I have to leave early.
0:09:31 > 0:09:35Hmm. I have this. You get free dance lessons.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Great.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Can I get free dance lessons too?- Me too.- I like free dance, a lot.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44OK. Free dance for everybody.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52No! You just bankrupted the studio again!
0:09:52 > 0:09:55We've gone bankrupt 13 times now with Giselle.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58We could've made a schedule for Becca, so that she could dance
0:09:58 > 0:10:01but have a part time job to pay for it.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04Richelle knows a lot more than I thought she did. I mean...
0:10:04 > 0:10:08She has a solution for every single situation.
0:10:08 > 0:10:09How does she know that?
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Amanda and I go into Kate's office because
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I agreed to take Amanda's place in Sweden.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Miss Kate, West wants to go to Sweden, so he's going to go
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- and I'm going to stay.- No.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33Why not? West, tell her all of your Swedish facts.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37- OK.- Well, the national bird of Sweden is the common blackbird.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39When Amanda comes into my office
0:10:39 > 0:10:43and has West agree to take her spot in Sweden,
0:10:43 > 0:10:46I know I have to tell her the truth as to why she's going.
0:10:46 > 0:10:49- West, can you please step outside? - Sure.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53When Miss Kate asks West to leave the office,
0:10:53 > 0:10:58I know there's more to her reasoning than I thought there was.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01Look. You're not going to be featured
0:11:01 > 0:11:04in the internationals routines.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06I was dance captain at Elite
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and I was dance captain at The Next Step
0:11:09 > 0:11:11and all of a sudden, I'm an alternate?
0:11:11 > 0:11:15We need to feature the strongest dancers at internationals.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16And I'm the weakest?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Apparently, Sweden is an incredible team.
0:11:19 > 0:11:22You can learn so much from them.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25Fine. I'll go to Sweden.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28But you're wrong about me.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
0:11:40 > 0:11:4311, 12, 13, 14.
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Hi. What's going on?
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Eldon is trying to do 30 pirouettes, but he's stuck on 14.
0:11:49 > 0:11:52If he makes it to 30, he can date me.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Is that how you guys date in this country?
0:11:55 > 0:11:58- No, this is a special case.- Yeah.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00- Can I try and help? - Sure, yeah, of course.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Ooh, do you have pirouette pointers or something?
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Erm, yeah, you can call it that if you wanted to.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08OK, so, Elliot? If you...
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Erm, his name is Eldon. - Does it really matter? Anyway.- Yeah.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18If you can do up to 24 pirouettes, I'll give you a snog.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21Ew, that sounds gross. What's that?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23It's a kiss, you nitwit.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26She doesn't even know my name.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28But I'm OK with that.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32- Oh, then I like it.- Oh, really? - Or not.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34You know what?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37At this point, I'm willing to try anything, so, go for it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Hey. Whatever gets me past 14 pirouettes.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Oh, 24!- 24.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58First time ever. 24.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Well, I'm a woman of my word and you deserve it, so, here's a kiss.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- Bye!- Bye!
0:13:08 > 0:13:11This is not how things work.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13You don't just waltz in and kiss someone
0:13:13 > 0:13:16when you haven't even met them before.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Riley is supposed to be showing Ella around.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21Showing Eldon around isn't kissing my almost boyfriend.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23You need to get that girl under control before the whole
0:13:23 > 0:13:25studio falls apart.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29OK, whoa! How is this my problem? You're the one that agreed to this.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Yeah, you're right. I have to fix this.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I'm about to give Eldon even more motivation.
0:13:38 > 0:13:43Right now, I'm sitting in Hidalgo's, kind of looking at what happened
0:13:43 > 0:13:46today and, honestly, I'm not even sure if I should be
0:13:46 > 0:13:48dance captain anymore.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55- Hey, Giselle.- Hey. - How's everything going?
0:13:55 > 0:13:59- Not so good. - It'll get easier.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02Richelle, I bankrupt the studio 19 times,
0:14:02 > 0:14:05got three kids injured and one deported.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Yeah, but your heart is in the right place.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12I think I have something that might cheer her up.
0:14:12 > 0:14:13I think you could really use this.
0:14:15 > 0:14:16What is it?
0:14:16 > 0:14:20It's the dance captain diary. It has all the tips and secrets.
0:14:21 > 0:14:24I've heard of this. I can't believe there really is
0:14:24 > 0:14:27a dance captain book. It's a real thing and I have it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30It's like finding a treasure.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- Thank you.- No problem.
0:14:33 > 0:14:38I'm so thankful for this dance captain diary and I'm going to read
0:14:38 > 0:14:41the whole thing and make sure I know exactly what to do
0:14:41 > 0:14:42in every situation.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49I really do miss those football games.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Right now, I'm just having a video chat with Hunter
0:14:52 > 0:14:55and, you know, all the stuff he's talking about is really
0:14:55 > 0:14:56making me miss Madison.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59I heard that things at the old studio are crumbling to the
0:14:59 > 0:15:02- ground without me.- Well, I heard that things at our old studio are
0:15:02 > 0:15:04falling apart without me.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06OK, actually they're going quite well.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08You know, everyone at the studio misses you, though,
0:15:08 > 0:15:11- and is wondering when they're going to see you next.- Yeah, I know.
0:15:11 > 0:15:12I miss them too.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16I grew up in Madison, I mean, it's where...
0:15:16 > 0:15:20I first learned how to dance. So it's...
0:15:20 > 0:15:26..it's hard for me to forget about that. I really miss it.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29And then this weekend, everyone is going down to Lake Mandota
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- for a bonfire. - That sounds really fun, Hunter.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- OK, Michelle, I got to go, I'm sorry.- Wait!
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I did tell Miss Kate that I was staying in A troupe,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44but Hunter talking about Madison just kind of makes me
0:15:44 > 0:15:45rethink my decision.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49MUSIC PLAYS
0:15:55 > 0:15:59I walk into the music room and there is this drum kit and I think,
0:15:59 > 0:16:02who wouldn't want to wrap these in bubble wrap?
0:16:02 > 0:16:05What are you doing? This is James's drum set.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08- Who's John?- James.
0:16:08 > 0:16:12And I'm not telling you just in case you might go kissing him.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14Aw. Is James your boyfriend?
0:16:16 > 0:16:17Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20This prank is actually kind of funny.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21Why not join in?
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I mean James does dumb stuff all the time, so why can't I?
0:16:25 > 0:16:27- Can I help?- Definitely.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30I absolutely love it.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32I think I might be getting through to her because she's
0:16:32 > 0:16:34starting to loosen up a little bit.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41What?
0:16:41 > 0:16:43Why are my drums in bubble wrap? What?
0:16:43 > 0:16:48Are we moving? Nobody told me we were moving. What?!
0:16:48 > 0:16:50What is this?
0:16:53 > 0:16:57All right, West. Come out, bud.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59- Wow.- Gotcha.
0:16:59 > 0:17:04Wow. You're the worst. That was actually pretty good, though.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05I guess.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I have to say I'm impressed with Riley.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13For a first time prank, it's a pretty good prank.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16It felt really good to let loose and do something
0:17:16 > 0:17:17reckless with Ella.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- What? What are we...?- Shush.
0:17:27 > 0:17:34When Thalia drags me to studio A, I have no idea what's happening.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37Hey, Elliot. Do you want to see something?
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Yeah? Yeah, OK.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44Maybe she's mad about the whole Ella thing?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49You didn't see it? Do you want to see it again?
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Spin!
0:18:01 > 0:18:02Nine. Nine Spins.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05Nine pirouettes? Nine pirouettes, Eldon? Really?
0:18:05 > 0:18:07You disappoint me.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Well, at least now we're even.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22MUSIC PLAYS
0:18:24 > 0:18:27In the song, Destiny, the lyrics really link to the dance
0:18:27 > 0:18:29and the way I feel.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32# I want to tell you my name... #
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Being at The Next Step and being new, I want to show people who I am.
0:18:38 > 0:18:42# The words I want to say can't come out any way
0:18:42 > 0:18:45# The top of my tongue like I'm lost in the waves
0:18:45 > 0:18:49# Oh, I breathe... #
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I enter studio A to see Ella dancing
0:18:51 > 0:18:55and she doesn't look like the weakest dancer, but if she is,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57then her team must be really good.
0:19:06 > 0:19:10Hey. That was really good, I mean, for being the weakest
0:19:10 > 0:19:12member at your studio.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14I don't understand.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16Well, I thought that all the weakest members
0:19:16 > 0:19:18went on the exchange programme.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23At your studio, maybe, but not mine.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25In fact, I'm probably the strongest.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30- Uh, I'm sorry I didn't know that. - It's OK.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Don't feel so down, I mean, you know, going away can be fun.
0:19:34 > 0:19:39You know, it can be like the tornado, you know? Yeah?
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- What?- You heard me. Go and have fun!
0:19:43 > 0:19:44That's what it's about.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47OK.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Yeah, I'll be a tornado.
0:19:50 > 0:19:51You be a tornado.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54That's exactly what I'm going to do.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56I need to get out of here and just have fun.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03We're just finishing up packing the van because
0:20:03 > 0:20:07my mom's moving back to Madison today and I've decided to go along
0:20:07 > 0:20:08to keep her company.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10- Hey!- Hey, Michelle!- Hey guys!
0:20:10 > 0:20:12What are you doing here?
0:20:12 > 0:20:15We just wanted to say goodbye. Plus we kind of brought you muffins.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18We made enough for you and your mom to have one every hour so...
0:20:18 > 0:20:21- And don't worry, I did not bake them.- Oh, OK!
0:20:21 > 0:20:24I'm really glad that my friends came to say bye to me,
0:20:24 > 0:20:27I mean, it means a lot to me.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29They mean a lot to me.
0:20:29 > 0:20:30Are you OK?
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Yeah, I'm just... I'm really going to miss you guys.
0:20:35 > 0:20:40- Well, we'll see you soon. - Yeah.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44Seeing Michelle get a little teary eyed and upset is kind of surprising
0:20:44 > 0:20:46just because she's going to be back in a couple days.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49As hard as it is to say goodbye to these guys,
0:20:49 > 0:20:53I can't imagine how hard it'll be to say goodbye to my mom.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57What if I can't? If I decide to stay in Madison, I
0:20:57 > 0:20:59may be saying bye to them for the last time.
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