0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06All you need to do is get 7 out of 12 Next Step dancers
0:00:06 > 0:00:09on the Internationals team and I'm gone for ever.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11What do you think, guys? Who wins?
0:00:11 > 0:00:12- ALL:- Noah!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15West!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Max! Yeah!
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Congratulations, Cierra. You're on the Internationals team.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22Eldon. I'm so sorry, Hunter.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25It's my turn to dance. I already know what I'm going to do.
0:00:25 > 0:00:26What is going on?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28I forfeit.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Congratulations, Riley, on your spot on the Internationals team.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39MUSIC PLAYS
0:00:41 > 0:00:43It's the second day of the head-to-head competition.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45The first day was really rough.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47We lost a few members of The Next Step
0:00:47 > 0:00:49and I really hope that we don't lose any more today.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58If I can get seven of my Elite dancers on this Internationals team,
0:00:58 > 0:01:00not only do I control the team,
0:01:00 > 0:01:02but I take over Kate's studio.
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Try that.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09As it stands right now, The Next Step is leading Elite four to three
0:01:09 > 0:01:11with only five more dance battles to go.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15- Come on, Shantel. - Yeah, girl.- Do it. Do it.
0:01:15 > 0:01:19Mackenzie is battling Shantel. Both are from Elite.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22We're getting a new face on the Internationals team.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Hopefully, it's the lesser of two evils.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27MUSIC PLAYS
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Shantel is so focused.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42You can tell there's nothing else on her mind
0:01:42 > 0:01:44aside from this solo in this competition
0:01:44 > 0:01:46right at this very moment.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52I know how political she is, how ambitious she is.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54And I know that she's got her eye on becoming dance captain one day.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59The fact that I have to go up against another Elite member
0:01:59 > 0:02:01is killing me, but I have no choice.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05This is the Internationals team and I'll do anything to get on it.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08CHEERING
0:02:09 > 0:02:12It is hard to decide between Shantel and Mackenzie.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I knew them at Elite and I know they're both great dancers.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19But I just feel like Shantel did better in her solo.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21OK. Who do you guys think it should be?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- Looks like it's you, Shantel. Congratulations.- Thanks.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Shantel wins, which means we're tied up 4-4.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Which means it puts Lucien one step closer to owning The Next Step.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35# We
0:02:35 > 0:02:39# We are gonna show the world
0:02:39 > 0:02:43# Everything we're made of
0:02:43 > 0:02:51# We're gonna tear the roof off this place
0:02:55 > 0:02:56# Stand up! #
0:03:14 > 0:03:16All right, Jen!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Way to go, girl.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Next up, it's Jen versus Chloe.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23If Chloe can beat Jen, then that will put us ahead of Lucien again.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25MUSIC PLAYS
0:03:33 > 0:03:35We've been neck-and-neck this entire competition.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Now's the time for Jen to take the lead once and for all.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52I know Chloe is a phenomenal dancer,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54but Elite dancers are killer.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59I'm so nervous right now.
0:03:59 > 0:04:02I'm not even really paying attention to what's going on.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05A-Troupe means everything to me.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I don't know what I'm going to do if I don't make the team.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11Yeah! Good girl, Jen!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13CHEERING
0:04:17 > 0:04:18MUSIC PLAYS
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We don't want to lose Chloe.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35She's helped us win regionals and nationals.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39I don't want to see her go. I want her on that team.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48Once I start dancing, something just takes over
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and I'm doing really well.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52I'm really happy with how I'm dancing.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Chloe is absolutely incredible.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04I'm actually really impressed with how strong she is in the solo.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I've never seen her dance like this before.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10CHEERING
0:05:10 > 0:05:13Chloe is definitely the winner of this competition.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I am happy to vote for her.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17CHEERING
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Chloe!
0:05:20 > 0:05:21No way!
0:05:21 > 0:05:24It's now five points for me and four points for Lucien.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26MUSIC PLAYS, CHEERING
0:05:28 > 0:05:32Next up is Nick, who's competing against Thalia.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35This makes me nervous, because Nick is a fantastic dancer.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44I'm a little nervous,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46because Nick just did a layout and I can't do a layout.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52CHEERING
0:05:52 > 0:05:54You're the man, Nick!
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Good luck.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Thalia! - CHEERING
0:05:59 > 0:06:01MUSIC PLAYS
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I really hope Thalia makes A-Troupe.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31First of all, because she's an amazing dancer,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34but also because it is nice having Thalia around.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I feel like my solo's going really well.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46I'm really giving it my all because this means so much to me.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54CHEERING
0:06:57 > 0:06:58You got it!
0:06:58 > 0:07:01I'm really nervous to wait to hear who everyone's voting for
0:07:01 > 0:07:03and I hope that I make the Internationals team.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06OK. What do you guys think?
0:07:06 > 0:07:08- Thalia!- Thalia!
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- Congratulations.- No way!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14So, it's now six points for me and four points for Lucien.
0:07:14 > 0:07:18So, one more Next Step win and I keep the studio.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Choose wisely.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Tess.
0:07:25 > 0:07:26Yeah, Tess!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28CHEERING
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Amanda.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Amanda! Let's go.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- I'm sorry we have to go against each other.- I'm sorry, too.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49This is the most important dance-off so far,
0:07:49 > 0:07:54because if we win, that means that we get to keep The Next Step.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06Go, Tess!
0:08:06 > 0:08:08MUSIC PLAYS
0:08:20 > 0:08:22It would mean a lot to beat Tess.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25We've pretty much been going at it since I started at Elite.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28So, it really does come down to this.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Yeah!
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Tess is unbelievable.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43She's really giving it her all.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Yeah, girl! Do it all!
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Watching Tess definitely worries me.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56She's definitely stepped up her game since I've been at Elite.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Amanda better beat Tess.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06Can you imagine Tess being a part of A-Troupe?
0:09:06 > 0:09:08That would be a disaster.
0:09:10 > 0:09:12Yeah, Tess!
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Good job, girl.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16Come on, Amanda.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19CHEERING
0:09:19 > 0:09:24It must be so stressful for Amanda competing against her old team.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26But I really feel like she is part of The Next Step now
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and she'll pull it together for us, her new team.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31MUSIC PLAYS
0:10:20 > 0:10:23As I'm performing my solo, I feel great.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I definitely feel like I'm doing a better job than Tess did
0:10:25 > 0:10:27and that makes me really happy.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Amanda is doing amazing.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35I've never seen her dance like this before.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And I know she's giving just a little bit of extra sass
0:10:38 > 0:10:40because she's going against Tess.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54CHEERING
0:10:56 > 0:10:58Yeah!
0:10:59 > 0:11:02After Amanda's solo, I know there's no vote.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04The choice was so clear.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Amanda's on the Internationals team.
0:11:10 > 0:11:15Thank goodness! Amanda is officially our seventh dancer.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Come on, give me a break.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Which means this is the end of Lucien and I keep the studio.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24But there is still one spot on the team and two people left.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Yeah!- And that means Giselle
0:11:26 > 0:11:28is going to have to go up against Daniel.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I'm quite worried.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34We've kind of been on a better note in terms of our friendship,
0:11:34 > 0:11:36and having to dance against each other
0:11:36 > 0:11:39is really going to ruin whatever we've established.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42- OK. Take an hour and then we'll meet back here.- OK.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48Daniel betrayed our friendship and now he's going to pay for it.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00I'm just sitting at Hidalgo's
0:12:00 > 0:12:04putting my finishing touches on the dance captain diary.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07The dance captain diary has the collective wisdom
0:12:07 > 0:12:10of all the dance captains that have ever been at The Next Step.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14I mean, there's stuff in there that Miss Kate wrote.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16And no-one is supposed to know about the diary
0:12:16 > 0:12:18except for the dance captains,
0:12:18 > 0:12:20so I'm really trying to keep it under wraps.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25- Hey, Em.- Hi.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27- What are you up to? - Nothing. Nothing.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29OK.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31It is a little weird not having Emily around
0:12:31 > 0:12:35just because, I mean, she's always there, usually, to help me out.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37But, I mean,
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I guess I'm going to have to get used to doing all that for myself.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43How are you?
0:12:44 > 0:12:46It's just... It's just really hard.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I mean, everything's just changing so fast.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51And it's so weird not having James in A-Troupe.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55'This new Internationals team is very strange.'
0:12:55 > 0:12:57We've lost James, Hunter and Emily already
0:12:57 > 0:12:59and who knows who else we're going to lose.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03Seriously, though, I do really miss you in A-Troupe. Everyone does.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05I miss me in A-Troupe, too.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07All right. Well, I should get going.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- Oh.- Do you want to come?
0:13:09 > 0:13:12No. I have a few things left to do, so...
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Oh, OK. All right, then I'll see you later.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- Yeah, I'll catch up.- OK.
0:13:19 > 0:13:24Writing in the diary is helping me accept that it's time to move on.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Every dance captain has said goodbye in this book,
0:13:27 > 0:13:28so now it's just my turn.
0:13:35 > 0:13:36Come on, Daniel. Do it.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39THEY SHOUT OUT ENCOURAGEMENT
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Good luck, Giselle.
0:13:44 > 0:13:47I'm not falling for any more of your mind games.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49OK.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52His silly games are not going to get in my way.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Come on, Daniel.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55You got it. He's got it.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59MUSIC PLAYS
0:14:29 > 0:14:31Daniel is so talented,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34and when I watch him dance, I'm blown away.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36But he's not a team player.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40So I really, really want Giselle to beat him.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58Daniel has grown so much.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01His solo is absolutely incredible,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04which makes me extremely nervous for mine.
0:15:05 > 0:15:07Yes! Yes!
0:15:07 > 0:15:10And that's how it's done, people.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17This is probably the most important solo I've ever had to do.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20The spot for the International team is right there
0:15:20 > 0:15:21and I need to take it.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23MUSIC PLAYS
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Giselle is an awesome dancer,
0:15:58 > 0:16:00but I've never seen her dance like this before.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03There's a certain intensity and power that she's brought
0:16:03 > 0:16:07that I don't think anyone from The Next Step knew she had in her.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Every single time she dances, it's amazing.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19But this time is different. She's killing it.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Dancing is such an incredible feeling.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27It's like you're on cloud nine.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32When I'm doing my solo, it feels like I'm meant to be on that team.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46CHEERING
0:16:55 > 0:16:59OK, there's one spot left on the Internationals team.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Who's it going to be?
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- THEY CALL OUT:- Giselle!
0:17:06 > 0:17:08When everybody points at me...
0:17:12 > 0:17:14..it's such a good feeling.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15CHEERING
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- I did what I had to do. - And so did I.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23I've been through so much.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27A-Troupe, B-Troupe, back to A-Troupe.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31It's my time.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34CHEERING
0:17:36 > 0:17:39That means the competition is over.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43If Kate thinks she's seen the last of me, she should think again.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46This is officially the Internationals team!
0:17:46 > 0:17:48CHEERING
0:17:48 > 0:17:50It's nice to know that the competition's over,
0:17:50 > 0:17:53but it's definitely changed a lot.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55We lost some incredible Next Steppers.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58This is my new team.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00It's going to take some getting used to.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03- ALL:- One, two, three, Internationals!
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Hey, congrats on making it into A-Troupe.- Thanks.
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Ever since Nationals, something's felt different between Thalia and me,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21so I'm just going to go talk to her about it
0:18:21 > 0:18:24and get it out of my system.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I would have been bothered if you didn't make it into A-Troupe.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Do you feel the same way?
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Yeah.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33I don't know what comes next.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35If Thalia said she feels the same way
0:18:35 > 0:18:37then maybe she really does like me.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40And if she does, I want to spend more time with her.
0:18:45 > 0:18:46Richelle...
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Oh, hey. What are you still doing here?
0:18:50 > 0:18:55I...heard about your Internationals audition.
0:18:56 > 0:19:02Before I leave The Next Step, I have one more thing I have to do.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05You know, I came here to give you something.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07What is it?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10It's the best kept secret of The Next Step.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12It's the dance captain diary.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Wow.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19What's it for?
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Every dance captain that's graced the floor of The Next Step
0:19:22 > 0:19:24has written something in it.
0:19:24 > 0:19:25Everyone?
0:19:25 > 0:19:27Well, the good ones.
0:19:28 > 0:19:30But I don't get it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33I'm not a dance captain
0:19:33 > 0:19:35and I'm not on A-Troupe.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39The job of the dance captain is to pass it on to the person
0:19:39 > 0:19:42they think will keep The Next Step moving forward.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I can see it's Richelle.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47She may not know it yet, but I do.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50The dance captain is supposed to
0:19:50 > 0:19:52hand it down to the next dance captain.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56And I have a feeling it might be you.
0:19:56 > 0:20:01Letting the dance diary go is...very hard.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05I've had it for so long.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09And it's been with me through so much.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Wow. Thank you.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- I'm going to miss you so much. - I'm going to miss you, too.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22- Good luck with everything.- You, too.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27My time at The Next Step...
0:20:27 > 0:20:29it's...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31it's taught me so much
0:20:31 > 0:20:34and I don't know what I'm going to do without it.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41But because of it...
0:20:41 > 0:20:45I know I'll be prepared for anything.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49It'll always be home.
0:20:49 > 0:20:51But I think it's time to move on.
0:21:05 > 0:21:07# We
0:21:07 > 0:21:11# We are gonna show the world
0:21:11 > 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 > 0:21:25# You can never fade us out
0:21:25 > 0:21:29# Don't even ask the DJ
0:21:29 > 0:21:33# Everybody knows we own this land. #