0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously on...
0:00:03 > 0:00:04Are you ready, Eldon?
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Thanks to these guys, I got my lucky coin.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11Wait. This is the wrong coin! It has the wrong date on it.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14I don't know how I'm going to win anything without my lucky coin.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- I forgot my wallet. - I didn't bring anything.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18You said lunch was on you today.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20- I'll be back soon, I promise. - OK.- See you in a bit.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23'Great, yeah. Just leave me here with no money.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25'No way to pay at all.'
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Thanks, Ella.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Sweden is unstoppable. We would not even be on B-Troupe in Sweden.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I don't know how The Next Step could ever beat them.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Welcome, everybody, to the Absolute Dance International Championship,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58right here in vibrant
0:00:58 > 0:01:00and beautiful Miami, Florida.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I am your host, Chuck Anderson.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04I'm really excited to introduce to you my co-host.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07She's a dance expert. She's a star of stage and screen.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10She's a busy gal, but she's taking time to join us here!
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Ashley Leggat. Welcome.
0:01:11 > 0:01:14Thank you, Chuck. I would not miss it.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Those of you who know me, know dance is my biggest passion.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18And to be here,
0:01:18 > 0:01:19watching the best of the best
0:01:19 > 0:01:22take the stage could not be more exciting for me.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25And Ashley, our first team up from Jamaica, Kingston Dance Central.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Today is finally here. The first day of Internationals.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31It's just... It's so crazy.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35Out of Italy, it is Academia Toscana di Danza.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37These are the ones to watch this year.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40There's kind of an opening ceremony so we can see all the teams
0:01:40 > 0:01:42and where everybody's from.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Cape Town! The Royal Dance Academy out of South Africa.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48This is Internationals. It's almost kind of weird.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53I see so many team jackets and different languages. It's crazy.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Up next is the team from the Philippines, Manila!
0:01:57 > 0:01:58SPEAKS IN LOCAL LANGUAGE
0:01:58 > 0:01:59It's really fantastic,
0:01:59 > 0:02:02because we really get to see who our competition is.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05That is Stockholm Dansteater out of Sweden.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08What makes Sweden so great is they're such good friends,
0:02:08 > 0:02:09even outside of the studio.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11They're just like The Next Step.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13They have that connection like we do.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- And here's a team from Poland.- Yes!
0:02:16 > 0:02:17An all-male contingent.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20And that is very unique to this competition. They're strong,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23they're rehearsed and they're ready to go.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25And here we have from the UK, Summerford School of Dance.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27That's right. Some teams come to Internationals...
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Today's going to be rough, because later on,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32me and Riley are both competing against each other
0:02:32 > 0:02:34for Miss Internationals Soloist.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35And now The Next Step hits the stage
0:02:35 > 0:02:37for the first time ever at Internationals.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40It's pretty crazy, walking across that stage,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43because the theatre is huge and of course it's Internationals,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46so it's all sold out. There's just so many people.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Here is the team that is really wowing the dance community,
0:02:49 > 0:02:51especially here in Miami.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Very popular.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54If they can hold it together, who knows?
0:02:54 > 0:02:56They might be able to bring it all the way.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58I'm already nervous.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01And I have to compete for Mr Internationals Soloist against
0:03:01 > 0:03:03the best dancers I've ever seen.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Internationals is going to be a lot harder than I thought.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09# We
0:03:09 > 0:03:13# We are going the show the world
0:03:13 > 0:03:16# Everything we're made of
0:03:16 > 0:03:24# We're gonna tear the roof off this place
0:03:30 > 0:03:31# Stand up! #
0:03:52 > 0:03:57We are standing amongst 1,800 of the best dancers in the world.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Today is the day where I do
0:03:59 > 0:04:00my solo for Internationals.
0:04:00 > 0:04:04So right now, I'm kind of marking through it in the foyer.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06No-one gets eliminated in these rounds.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09But whoever wins Mr and Miss International Soloist
0:04:09 > 0:04:12also gains a five-point advantage
0:04:12 > 0:04:15moving forward in the elimination rounds.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19I just hope that I can win that five-point advantage for our team.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21You're done enough rehearsing. Come on.
0:04:21 > 0:04:22Let's go do something fun.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- I really should be practising. - Things are about to get intense.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Let's have one last bit of fun. Yeah?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29Sure. Why not?
0:04:29 > 0:04:32I agree to do one last prank with Ella,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35just because it'll be a good way to kind of let loose
0:04:35 > 0:04:37and relax for a little bit.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40The excitement... Superstition sort of has a role in this, doesn't it?
0:04:40 > 0:04:42- Yes, I...- At least where you're concerned!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44'We just goof off, have fun and make faces.'
0:04:44 > 0:04:46It's kind of awesome.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I would need to chew mint bubble gum
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and blow ten decent-sized bubbles before
0:04:50 > 0:04:52I went on stage, so sometimes I'd be chewing and chewing
0:04:52 > 0:04:55and trying to blow and people are, like...
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Like, er... Oh!
0:04:57 > 0:05:01Seeing Kate being left there holding the sign. It's priceless.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08- "Hi, Mom," I guess!- Yeah, there's... From Miami... Hi, Mom!
0:05:08 > 0:05:12..as the Absolute Dance International Championship continues.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15# Everybody going to do it like this
0:05:15 > 0:05:17# Do it like this
0:05:17 > 0:05:19# Are you really going to do it like this?
0:05:19 > 0:05:21# Do it like this. #
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Well, there appears to be no slip-up whatsoever from every single entrant
0:05:26 > 0:05:29we've seen so far in this aspect of the competition
0:05:29 > 0:05:32for Mr International Soloist, as Poland's Bartek
0:05:32 > 0:05:34takes control of that stage.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I'm coming up soon to go do my solo and, er...
0:05:40 > 0:05:43I've never really been this nervous before.
0:05:47 > 0:05:48Beautiful control.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56Oh, this competition is so serious. And I don't have my lucky coin.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59I've never been at a competition without my lucky coin before
0:05:59 > 0:06:01and Internationals is an odd time to start.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03It's not even a lucky coin.
0:06:03 > 0:06:07If it was a lucky coin, he wouldn't have lost it in the Everglades.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12'I need to get these five points for The Next Step'
0:06:12 > 0:06:16and I don't know how I'm going to do that without my lucky coin.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20- Hope I'm not first.- No, I don't mind if I was first.- Really?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22'Ella and I are just checking the schedule to see
0:06:22 > 0:06:24'when we're going to be dancing our solos.'
0:06:24 > 0:06:28- Oh. There's just one dance between us.- Yeah. And I'm before you.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Actually, I was wondering,
0:06:30 > 0:06:32- are you doing the dance you rehearsed at The Next Step?- Yeah.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Ah, good. That's a great dance.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36- It was one of my favourites. - Thank you.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38It's going to be weird dancing against each other.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Yeah, but we still have to dance our best, right?- Of course.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42'It just kind of hurts a little bit,'
0:06:42 > 0:06:45just because...
0:06:45 > 0:06:47I don't want to compete against my best friend.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Time to get our "game face" on.
0:06:51 > 0:06:52See you on the other side.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00I am in full competition mode.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04No-one's going to take this win away from me.
0:07:04 > 0:07:05# I'm going to the top
0:07:05 > 0:07:08# I'm never coming back. #
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Up now, we have Kyle from Stockholm Danceteater.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14And I have to think as a three-time Mr International Soloist,
0:07:14 > 0:07:16he's got to be the favourite here today.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:07:18 > 0:07:21We're standing in the wings, waiting for Eldon to go on for his solo.
0:07:21 > 0:07:23I have NEVER seen him this nervous before.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26This Swedish dancer is...
0:07:26 > 0:07:27like, amazing.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Man, are you good?
0:07:39 > 0:07:41His extreme lack of confidence
0:07:41 > 0:07:43is starting to worry me a little bit.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Relax, man. You don't need that stupid coin, right?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47You're going to kill it. You always do.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's because I've always had the "stupid coin".
0:07:49 > 0:07:52The only reason why he may need the coin is
0:07:52 > 0:07:55because he BELIEVES he needs the coin so much.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59James texted me to come talk to Eldon and I'm really confused.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01I'm not supposed to be talking to Eldon
0:08:01 > 0:08:03until he gets to 30 pirouettes.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05I need you to get his head in the game. Just talk to him, OK?
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- YOU want me to talk to Eldon? - Thalia, yes. I lift the ban.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10I know that they're not supposed to talk.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13But I think this time it's necessary.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- Hey!- Hey!- You look great.- Thanks.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21When I see Thalia, I, er, kind of relax a little bit
0:08:21 > 0:08:25because I know that she is here to support me.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Listen, I know you are going to win this title.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33I'm not so sure. The competition is fierce.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I've never seen him this nervous before.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I don't know what to do.
0:08:39 > 0:08:40Just dance for me.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44That I can do.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48I feel better because now it's not about the other dancers.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50It's not about the audience.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53It's not about my lucky coin. It's about dance.
0:08:53 > 0:08:54It's about Thalia.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02And look how he closes out the dance, his arms wide open.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05It's almost as if to say, "Give me that fourth title!"
0:09:05 > 0:09:07That's right and our audience seems to agree,
0:09:07 > 0:09:09with a standing ovation!
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Please put your hands together
0:09:11 > 0:09:13for the male soloist from The Next Step, Eldon!
0:09:27 > 0:09:30- AUDIENCE MEMBER:- Whoo!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32# I swear there's mountains high
0:09:35 > 0:09:38# A long way below... #
0:09:38 > 0:09:42As I'm dancing, I just feel very different.
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Usually the stuff I do is just like...do a corkscrew and a B-twist
0:09:48 > 0:09:50and then hit some beats.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56This dance is a lot more emotional than the past things I've done.
0:09:59 > 0:10:04And Thalia is like the driving force of my emotions.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I definitely feel like Eldon's dancing for me
0:10:13 > 0:10:16and it just makes me like him so much more.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19He's incorporating elements of gymnastics, elements of ballet...
0:10:19 > 0:10:23There's so much technique in this routine. And his jumps!
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Wow!
0:10:32 > 0:10:36I feel like Eldon has just come so far since Regionals and
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I really hope he wins.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50He is killing it right now. What did you say to him?
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- I told him to dance for me. - I tried that!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55Well, maybe that's why he was freaking out.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Wow! With back hand-springs. Unbelievable.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04This is incredible.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- It's happening again, goose bumps! - Yeah.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09The gymnastics element, the ballet technique.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12He really has everything.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Eldon is dancing amazingly. I knew it.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19He's really just dancing from his heart.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21And that's what makes it so special.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37This could be my last solo with The Next Step.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I'm just taking in this moment.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:11:50 > 0:11:52Whatever happens,
0:11:52 > 0:11:54I could not have danced that well without Thalia.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57I just hope it's enough to impress the judges.
0:12:06 > 0:12:11Seeing Eldon perform is making me both anxious and very nervous.
0:12:11 > 0:12:12I'm the only person
0:12:12 > 0:12:14representing my team in this round.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17And I really want to win that five-point advantage
0:12:17 > 0:12:18for the rest of them.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23'She is so emotional when she dances and I just feel like...'
0:12:23 > 0:12:28I can feel everything she's feeling. And it's beautiful.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37Well, all the male soloists have had their proverbial kick at the can now.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39It's just the waiting game, isn't it?
0:12:39 > 0:12:41And this is the worst part. You can ask any dancer.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Getting on that stage is one thing,
0:12:43 > 0:12:45but once you've left it on the stage,
0:12:45 > 0:12:49basically it's out of your hands - the tension really rises.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51You're good. You got this.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52'As we wait to hear if Eldon will win...'
0:12:52 > 0:12:55I have to admit I'm a little worried for Eldon,
0:12:55 > 0:12:57but I can't let him know that.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00All right, Ashley. I'm getting word that our judges
0:13:00 > 0:13:01have made their decision.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:13:04 > 0:13:08And the Mr International Soloist winner is...
0:13:08 > 0:13:11I'm so nervous right now. This means so much to me.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15..Kyle from Sweden!
0:13:15 > 0:13:18CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:13:20 > 0:13:24I don't understand how Eldon lost. His dance was amazing.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27I just... I feel so bad for him.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Sweden was already the strongest team here.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39And now those five extra points will make them even harder to beat.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46I'm pretty mad right now. Because this was my last chance to
0:13:46 > 0:13:49pull through for The Next Step and I didn't do it.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58Welcome back to our coverage
0:13:58 > 0:14:01of the Absolute Dance International Championship, here in Miami.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03We are down to the last four competitors
0:14:03 > 0:14:05for Miss International Soloist.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08Maddie from Stockholm Danceteater is showing why Sweden leads
0:14:08 > 0:14:10the competition we've seen so far.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13That's right and something tells me she'll be looking for
0:14:13 > 0:14:14the matching "Miss Trophy".
0:14:17 > 0:14:21APPLAUSE
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Next is Summerford School of Dance out of the UK.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25And Summerford is a studio
0:14:25 > 0:14:28that is known for being no-nonsense and having really top-shelf talent,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31'so I really can't wait to see what happens on stage.'
0:14:31 > 0:14:32Good luck.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:14:39 > 0:14:45Ella takes the stage and they play my solo song instead of hers,
0:14:45 > 0:14:46which is weird.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49What's even weirder is that they don't stop.
0:14:50 > 0:14:54And then I realise she's doing my choreography...
0:14:54 > 0:14:56to my song.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00- This is your solo.- I know.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04There are two reasons why I stole her solo.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06Because the solo's good.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09It is better than any dance I could have ever come up with.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12And secondly, because it might throw her off so much,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14that she blows her chance of even winning this thing.
0:15:14 > 0:15:19As I said to her, I will do anything I can to win this competition.
0:15:19 > 0:15:20I'm appalled.
0:15:20 > 0:15:23I feel so bad for Riley.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I watched her rehearse that solo for so long.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29I feel like such an idiot.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Ella warned me and she told me she would mess with me
0:15:32 > 0:15:33if she had the chance.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35And I gave her the perfect opportunity to.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37I showed her my solo.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41My biggest mistake was believing Ella was my friend.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:15:50 > 0:15:52And the crowd is going insane.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56A standing ovation for Ella from Summerford.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58That's got to be one of the best solos we've seen all day.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The emotional was there, which we're not used to from Summerford.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04And I have to tell you, that choreography touched me.
0:16:04 > 0:16:08It had so much heart. The dance was brilliant.
0:16:08 > 0:16:09Good luck.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I have to go on stage after one more dancer.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14And I have nothing.
0:16:18 > 0:16:19What am I going to do?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36What am I going to do? She just took my dance.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38I can't do the same one that she just did.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40If I did the same routine as Ella,
0:16:40 > 0:16:43it would look like I stole her solo, instead of the other way around.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Doesn't anyone else have a solo?
0:16:45 > 0:16:47Well, I have a solo. OK, I'll teach it to you.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48You can do it really fast.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51No. We don't have time. You have to do it.
0:16:51 > 0:16:52Riley...
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Giselle - you're going to do the solo.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Come and change ASAP.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02APPLAUSE
0:17:03 > 0:17:04Well, you know, Ashley,
0:17:04 > 0:17:08this week, we knew it was going to be full of twists and turns.
0:17:08 > 0:17:13Well, try this one on for size - The Next Step had a scheduled dancer.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Taking her place is going to be team captain Giselle.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18Wow. I'm kind of stressing out for her. That's...
0:17:18 > 0:17:21You've never seen anything quite like this, have you?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I've actually never seen anything like this in Internationals.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Thank you.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Will the dancer for The Next Step please enter the stage?
0:17:28 > 0:17:30CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:17:34 > 0:17:38This is my first time performing on the stage and I have to do a solo?
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I haven't even practised!
0:17:40 > 0:17:44All I can do now is hope that Giselle goes out there...
0:17:44 > 0:17:45and kills it.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58# So this is how it ends?
0:18:03 > 0:18:06# No worlds left to avenge... #
0:18:06 > 0:18:10I feel like I'm taking on the world right now.
0:18:10 > 0:18:14I've never had this amount of people watch me dance
0:18:14 > 0:18:17and appreciate what I do on the stage.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22This is absolutely incredible.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26And I'm not only doing it for me, but I'm doing it for my team,
0:18:26 > 0:18:28and especially Riley.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Giselle is doing incredible.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37She's such an amazing dancer and
0:18:37 > 0:18:40it's really, really nice to see her do her best.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44# Don't take enemies for friends... #
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Giselle's solo is pretty good.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57But...I think I can beat her.
0:19:00 > 0:19:05Giselle is dancing amazing. She always does.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06But this is Internationals
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and this time "amazing" might not cut it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15# When the war is over
0:19:15 > 0:19:18# When the war is over. #
0:19:21 > 0:19:23CHEERING
0:19:23 > 0:19:24As I finish my solo...
0:19:27 > 0:19:29..it is so...
0:19:29 > 0:19:31such a cool feeling.
0:19:31 > 0:19:34A standing ovation for Giselle of The Next Step,
0:19:34 > 0:19:37and goose bumps from my co-host Ashley Leggat.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Very well played.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46At this point, I want nothing to do with Ella.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50How could you do that to me? We're supposed to be friends.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Riley, do you not get it yet? That's the game.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54It's not a game to me.
0:19:56 > 0:19:57Then you are going to lose.
0:20:00 > 0:20:02'She's wrong. I'm not going to lose.'
0:20:03 > 0:20:06There's no way that she's going to beat The Next Step.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Ladies and gentlemen, the judges have made their decision.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12I'm just in the wings waiting to hear who wins
0:20:12 > 0:20:14and I just hope it's me.
0:20:14 > 0:20:18I have never felt so much pressure on myself in my lifetime.
0:20:18 > 0:20:22Absolute Dance International female soloist...
0:20:23 > 0:20:26I just hope what I did was enough for my team.
0:20:28 > 0:20:29..England!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32CHEERING
0:20:32 > 0:20:34She cheated, and she still won.
0:20:35 > 0:20:36How is that fair?
0:20:41 > 0:20:44Ella winning solo means that Team England
0:20:44 > 0:20:46now has a five-point advantage,
0:20:46 > 0:20:49which they could use in any elimination round.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51First round, Ella.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58Which means they might even be able to use it against us.