One More Time The Next Step

We're here celebrating our Internationals win,

and it's like a dream come true.

I still can't believe it!

The Next Step is the best dance studio in the whole world!

-# ..take it to the top

-Yeah

# Take it to the top... #

I mean, where do we even go from here?

The galaxy? The universe?

# And you say you wanna settle the score

# And you need someone to take it to the top

-# Yeah

-Take it to the top

-# Yeah

-Take it to the top

-# Yeah

-So we can get low, low, low... #

-RAPS:

-# Yeah, I don't like what you're doing

# So I'ma help you flow... #

It's incredible, but it also puts a lot of pressure on us,

because now we have to uphold the title of Internationals champions.

# So when it comes to the pain, man, you already know

# Work, work, w-work, work, work

# Work, work, w-work, work, work

# Work, work, w-work, work, work

# Work, work, w-work

# Hey, hey, h-hey, hey, hey

# Hey, hey, h-hey... #

Winning Internationals, me and Riley.

Nothing can top that!

In the end, it all came down to me and James.

Our duet was the tie-breaker.

But it's time to move on.

I'm in a band now, and that's my future.

# I don't stay and I don't play like a memory... #

James and I will still see each other all the time,

but we won't be dancing together any more.

It definitely feels a bit weird.

# I don't stay and I don't play... #

Now that we've won Internationals, I feel like I've accomplished

everything I've ever wanted to do as a dancer.

I've decided to move to Los Angeles

to fulfil my dream of becoming an actor.

I'm done. Time to move onto the next chapter - university.

I'll miss

everyone from A Troupe,

but I know I'll always have a home here.

I think The Next Step has really helped me to break out of my shell.

We've won Internationals, and now we get to do it all over again.

I proved I'm not a rookie any more.

And now I'm ready to defend our Regionals title.

I never imagined that I would be an Internationals winner.

But The Next Step made my dreams come true.

I can't wait to see what comes next!

Whoo!

It was great that we won, but I was an alternate last year.

Miss Kate didn't think I was good enough to be on the team.

And to be honest, I don't know if A Troupe is where I belong any more.

# You'll never have to

# Never have to be alone... #

The last year at The Next Step

has showed me that I can accomplish anything.

As the dance captain, I took our team to victory

at the highest level.

And now I'm ready for new challenges.

After Internationals,

I got an offer to dance with Bartek's studio,

Wojdan Dance Academy.

I've always wanted to travel the world and explore my

Polish heritage, so I agreed to go.

-# Take it to the top

-Yeah... #

I just hope Eldon understands that I need to follow my heart.

# Get low, low, low, low... #

-RAPS:

-# Yeah, DC know a lot o' funny honeys... #

I don't know if I can dance without Thalia.

All the sweet spots we found together...

..have gone sour.

# I'ma young, got a lot of good

# But you know I wanna settle down with you, boo

# Let me know what to do... #

Going to Internationals was the best experience of my life.

Going travelling for the first time,

seeing a whole bunch of different cultures, it was amazing.

I am at the top of my game, but I definitely do have the travel bug.

And I don't know if I can wait until the next Internationals

to travel again.

# Take it to the top... #

I had a really hard time last year.

My parents got divorced, I lost my focus

and I lost my spot on the team.

I don't ever want to be an alternate ever again.

I was Miss National Soloist, twice.

I need to get back to that level.

This is a new A Troupe, a new beginning.

Because this is our year.

And nothing is going to stop us.

# Take it to the top. #

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# Stand up. #

Whoo!

Nice job, guys!

Look, we have an open house tomorrow and we're expecting a lot of people

to show up, so I need you all to represent the studio well.

'Internationals is over,'

and it's time to start thinking about our Regionals team.

-Where's Phoebe?

-She's not here.

Phoebe's gone off to the Galapagos Islands to swim with

the turtles or walk with the tortoises.

-Why don't you go see what's up with Eldon?

-OK.

Thanks, guys. Great job. Thanks.

So, does it feel weird or is it just me?

No, it's so weird.

Things are going to be so different this year in A Troupe.

I know. 'We've had to audition'

new dances before, but we're basically replacing half the team.

Plus, everyone who wants to

come back has to audition

for their spot again.

How do you feel about James not being on A Troupe?

I'm fine.

I mean, we've got to focus more on the fact that we're the alumni now

and we've kind of got to show the new dancers how to do it.

-Anyways, I got to go meet James so I'll see you guys later.

-OK, bye.

Honestly, I'm trying not to think about me and James.

I'm dancing, he's not.

And I just need to focus on Regionals right now.

-Hi!

-Hey!

-How are you guys? I miss you.

-I know.

Does this mean you changed your mind about auditioning for A Troupe?

No, I just actually came to grab my dance bag.

I'm auditioning tomorrow for a worldwide dance tour.

-No way!

-Wow!

-Yeah.

Do you have time to get juice?

-Actually, no, I have to go sign up for the open call right now.

-Oh.

-So I'll see you guys in a bit, OK?

-Wait, Gisele.

-Hm?

Do you think I could go with you?

I thought you were auditioning for A Troupe?

Well, I want to, but I didn't really have a good year last year and

I don't know where Miss Kate's head is at.

Would you tell Miss Kate about this?

I don't think so.

I was kind of hoping it would stay between us three.

'I understand where Amanda's coming from,'

but if she's really thinking about leaving A Troupe,

she has to tell Miss Kate.

-If you're coming with me, we've got to go.

-OK.

-Bye, Michelle.

-Bye.

-Bye, guys, good luck.

-Thank you.

'So many dancers are moving on'

and maybe it's my time too.

If I get this audition...

then I'll know for sure.

Right now I'm waiting for James in Java Junction.

It still feels kind of weird to call it that.

I mean, it used to be Squeezed, then Culture Shock, then Hidalgo's,

and now it's Java Junction.

It seems like once a year it switches its name.

-Your juice.

-Thanks.

-What's up, what's wrong?

-Nothing.

I know it's a big shock, there's

a lot of people that left A Troupe this year.

But it's going to be fine.

'I don't know why I bother trying to hide'

my feelings from James, he always knows what I'm thinking.

I don't know. I mean, how is A Troupe ever supposed to win again

if the group dynamic is going to be so different?

Riley, think about how many people we didn't have

until after Regionals.

Cierra, Amanda, Noah, Max.

'Maybe James is right. I mean,'

we've lost dancers before and we've always come back stronger than ever.

Maybe I am worrying for nothing.

I got band practice.

'I arrive at Java Junction and then I see this girl.'

I know exactly who she is.

And I also know I have to meet her.

-Can I help you?

-Yes. Er, I'm Alfie.

Oh. Riley.

Nice to meet you. I know, I saw you at Internationals.

-Oh!

-I was on a different team...

-Oh, cool

-...but your duet was unbelievable.

Thank you!

So are you here visiting someone?

-No, I'm actually auditioning for A Troupe.

-Cool.

Well, I actually have to get going, but it was nice meeting you.

-Yeah, it was a pleasure.

-I'll see you tomorrow.

If dancers from Internationals are coming to audition,

then maybe we ARE going to be all right after all.

Eldon?

'I'd been searching for Eldon everywhere.'

Sad Eldon is harder to find than happy Eldon.

Or nervous Eldon, or mad Eldon or even hungry Eldon.

Hey, are you in here, man?

No.

There you are.

Man. Everyone's asking where

The Next Step's International male soloist is.

You can tell them that he's laying here drowning in unimaginable sorrow

eating 65% cacao chocolate from Costa Rica.

'I'm filling the'

Thalia-shaped hole in my heart with chocolate.

Costa Rica? Man, that looks really good.

-Can I have some?

-Yeah.

-Thanks, man.

-No problem.

Mmm!

That's really good! You know, I heard in Costa Rica you can pick

lychees right off the tree and eat them.

And there's waterfalls you can actually swim in!

West, do you remember I'm laying here in unimaginable pain?

Oh, that's right. Sorry.

Do you remember that my girlfriend moved to Poland to be closer

to a guy named Bartek?

'All this talk about'

Poland, Costa Rica and chocolate really has me thinking.

I have a hole in my heart too.

And it's too big for 65% cacao.

ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS

-Hey, Miss Kate.

-Ooh, I wanted to talk to you.

Um, how's Eldon doing?

He's not in a good place.

-What's wrong?

-Just the circulation in the lounge, it's really funky.

-It's kind of bad.

-I meant emotionally.

Oh, yeah, he's not in a good place.

Well, why?

Just the whole Thalia situation really has him messed-up.

Well, how are YOU doing?

-Not in a good place.

-What's wrong?

Oh, emotionally I'm fine.

Just physically, I'm not in a good place.

I'm not following.

This is the hardest decision I've ever had to make.

But I know it's what I have to do.

I've been thinking a lot about Internationals,

-and how amazing it was.

-Yeah, it was incredible.

And I know with our team, we can get back there again.

Yeah. See, that's the thing, I can't wait that long.

I can't wait another three

dance seasons to go back to Internationals.

I want to travel the world.

I just found out that other than this country...

..everything is international.

What are you saying?

I'm saying...

..I won't be coming back to A Troupe.

'I'm so shocked that West is leaving A Troupe.'

But at the same time, I understand.

He's got to follow his destiny.

SHE SIGHS

There is no-one else out there like you.

I'm going to miss you.

Miss Kate?

-You were going that way.

-Thanks.

HE SIGHS Next step up.

# All the lights All the sounds... #

'I got here early for the open house and snuck into one of the

'rehearsal rooms, hoping to see the calibre of dance here.'

This girl's a little beast!

It's so cool being here and seeing such incredible dancers.

# Floating through the galaxy... #

-Hey.

-Hey.

-I'm Amy.

Nice to meet you. I'm Cassie.

-Do you go here?

-No, I'm actually auditioning for A Troupe this year.

-Me too!

-Oh, really?

If these new girls want to watch me dance,

then I'm going to show them what they're up against.

Every spot on the team is up for grabs,

and I'm not going to let anything get in my way.

# All the lights... #

-I wonder if she's in A Troupe.

-She SHOULD be.

Cassie seems really nice.

It's cool to meet someone

who's just as nervous as I am.

-It makes me worry about my chances of making it.

-Me too.

These girls are worried? Good.

This is my year, and I'm making A Troupe.

Right now we're just putting the finishing touches

on this afternoon's open house.

We just won Internationals.

So The Next Step is on an international stage.

I'm very interested to see who's going to show up.

-Haaah!

-What are you doing?

-Haaah!

-Are you clearing your throat?

No, clearing my throat sounds like...uh-ugh!

This is the crowd cheering cos we just won Internationals. Haaah!

Yeah, you might want to be careful

because remember when you broke the Nationals trophy?

-Uh, put it down.

-OK.

I got that fixed, all right?

I had to teach 30 dance classes in order to pay it off, but I did it,

so It's fine.

So, how great is it that Giselle's auditioning for this dance tour?

-I mean, she's totally capable of it, though, don't you think?

-Mm-hm.

I don't want Riley to know I'm auditioning for both A Troupe

and a professional dance tour.

I don't know how Miss Kate would feel about this,

but I don't want anything to affect

my chances of getting on to A Troupe.

-Hi.

-Hey.

-I'm Henry.

I'm Eldon. ELDON SIGHS

You were on the Internationals team, right?

Yeah, I was.

I was watching it online, you guys are totally unreal.

Thanks.

The performances at Internationals were insane.

The second I saw them, I knew I had to come to The Next Step.

I'm looking for the open house, but no-one seems to be around.

There's no food either.

-You good?

-Yeah.

I just had my heart broken.

So no.

No.

A broken heart is one of the greatest pains anyone can bear.

I once liked this girl, her name was Jackie.

Thought about her all the time, she made my whole life better.

And then we broke up...

..and I thought it was the end of the world.

I know exactly how that feels.

Yeah.

How did you survive it?

I hid away and ate a lot of gummy bears.

-Huh!

-Yeah.

-I've been doing the same thing with chocolate.

-Exactly.

'Henry's making me realise that'

I can't solve all my problems with 65% cacao.

'I need 65% more hope.'

Well. I guess I should show you where the open house is.

-Please do.

-Follow me.

I've got to pull myself together. I've got to try.

Yeah, that wasn't too long of a bus ride.

So if we ever do get onto The Next Step,

-it shouldn't take us too long to get here.

-Yeah.

Me and my best friend Sloane are here to check out the open house.

We definitely want to audition for A Troupe.

LaTroy and I have been dancing together our whole lives.

If we could both make it here, it would be so sick.

LaTroy. That's the marionettist from the final dance at Internationals.

-We should go introduce ourselves.

-Let's go.

Hi. You're West, right?

-Yeah.

-I'm Sloane.

-Hey.

-Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you too.

-LaTroy. What's up, man?

-How are you doing?

-Good.

-Good.

I saw you dance at Internationals, you were amazing.

Oh, were you guys there?

-No, we weren't there but we saw it online.

-Online. OK.

-Are you guys auditioning for A Troupe?

-We are.

-Nice.

'I love meeting new dancers.'

-I mean, I remember the first time that

-I

-walked in this place.

It can be very intimidating.

Do you guys have any formal dance training?

Well, we actually only do hip-hop. Do you think that's a problem?

I mean, it wasn't a problem for me.

But a lot of people from The Next Step, they can do ballet,

acro, modern, jazz. You know, they're very versatile.

All you guys have got to do is stand out, I think that's key.

-OK.

-All right.

But let me show you guys around. There's an open house happening.

-Oh, nice.

-Yeah, let's go.

'I would hate to embarrass myself,'

but if West thinks we have a shot, then I guess we have a shot.

Well, the open house is right in here.

Ah, thanks for the talk, man.

You're welcome. Lay off the chocolate!

OK.

'Looking at Miss Kate...'

Not yet.

'..just makes me realise I'm still not ready for A Troupe.'

And I don't know if I ever will be again.

The open house is in full swing

and so far, we have a pretty great turnout.

So, you excited for the auditions?

I'm kind of nervous, but...

Don't be, you'll be fine.

-Oh, hey! Alfie, this is Noah. Noah, Alfie.

-Nice to meet you, man.

Nice to meet you too. I saw you at Internationals.

-Oh, right, he was at...

-Yeah, one of the soloists.

'I totally remembered Alfie.'

His solo was sick.

He would be awesome on A Troupe.

Noah danced blindfolded.

How crazy is that?

It was my second favourite dance at Internationals,

after Riley's duet.

Hey!

-What's going on, bud?

-What's up, bro?

James, this is Alfie. Alfie, this is my boyfriend, James.

-Nice to meet you. You're auditioning for A Troupe?

-Nah, man.

The spot's up for grabs, I guess.

'I didn't realise that Riley's duet partner was also her boyfriend.'

No wonder they had such great chemistry!

Hey, listen, let me show you around a little, eh?

-Yeah, absolutely.

-Come on.

Yo! What's up, bro?

-Hey.

-Hi, I'm Sloane.

-Nice to meet you. Riley.

-LaTroy.

-James. Nice to meet you, boss.

-Nice to meet you, Riley.

-LaTroy.

'If LaTroy and I want to stand out,'

we need to make a good impression on as many people as we can.

-Hi, I'm Sloane.

-I'm Michelle.

-Are you new here?

-No, I've been here for a while.

I just went to Internationals with the team.

Oh, I didn't see you dance.

That's probably cos I was an alternate last year.

So you went all the way to Internationals and you

didn't even get to dance?

'Rude!'

That was just...rude.

OK, listen.

She's Miss National Soloist.

National Soloist.

Uh-oh.

'Sloane, what are you...'

Oh, my... Wow.

Why?

I just insulted someone from A Troupe. It's not good.

All right, Sloane, that's enough of that! Nice to meet you guys!

Hey, don't worry about it. They're obviously new.

This just means I'm going to have to work that much harder this year.

Sloane, remember we're trying to make a good impression here.

I'm sorry, I had no idea.

Look, now I think I'm going to have to undo what you just did.

-How are you going to do that?

-You know how.

'Sloane made a bad impression,'

so I'm going to make a good impression.

For the both of us.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

-Hey!

-Whoo!

Hey, yeah!

Hey!

-Whoo!

-OK.

Hey.

# Remember that summertime when we were free... #

Yeah!

LaTroy's the best.

He just gets out on the floor and pretty soon,

everyone's dancing and having a great time.

Ooh!

New dancers and old dancers are all just vibing with each other,

and it's incredible!

We're dancing with the Internationals winning team!

This is so cool!

We're all dancing, and I look over and see

the last person I expect to be here.

Hey, James. What's your little sister doing here?

Hey! James, is this where they're holding the auditions?

'What is my sister doing here?'

Piper is not ready for The Next Step.

# We

# We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof off this place

# You

# You can never fade us out

# Don't even ask the DJ

# Everybody knows we own this sound. #