0:00:02 > 0:00:05- Previously on The Next Step... - LaTroy is so close. He's almost getting the dance.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08We're all going to have problems with mom's boyfriend's girlfriends.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11The new Michelle just focuses on dancing.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Yeah, OK. If this is what it takes to be a better dancer.
0:00:14 > 0:00:18- I'm going to do it. - Jane says it's vicious and tough.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21- Well, he's not wrong. - I'm so nervous.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23But I'm ready.
0:00:23 > 0:00:24I can do this.
0:00:32 > 0:00:33CHEERING
0:00:33 > 0:00:36POP MUSIC PLAYS
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Right now, we're doing auditions for the small group qualifier.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48LaTroy choreographed this solo for me. It's epic.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57CHEERING
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Everyone votes for the best dancers,
0:01:01 > 0:01:03and the top five dancers make the team.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11I am definitely making this team.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17CHEERING
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'm putting absolutely everything into this dance.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22We need to win this qualifier to get to regionals.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24It's a lot of pressure.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26But I want Riley to know that she can count on us.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Alfie is such a beautiful dancer.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37I mean, everyone is amazing, but, you know,
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I'm just feeling really good about this audition.
0:01:43 > 0:01:44Let's go!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I'm having fun and dancing the best I can.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54CHEERING
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Hopefully, everyone sees that and vote for me.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08CHEERING
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I have no idea who I'm going to vote for. I only have five votes.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14This is insane.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24- CHEERING - You've got this!
0:02:24 > 0:02:26My back has been sore lately,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29but I'm feeling really good as I perform my solo audition.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Almost like my old self.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38The competition is really intense.
0:02:38 > 0:02:39But I'm not worried.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Nothing is going to stop me from making the team.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45This is a new A-Troop and this is a new me.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46I want this.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51This is so exciting. I haven't had the chance to show everyone what I
0:02:51 > 0:02:54can do yet. This audition is exactly what I need.
0:03:03 > 0:03:04CHEERING
0:03:08 > 0:03:11I've seen Amy dance before, but this is insane.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13She's such a little powerhouse.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Yeah!
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Wow! You guys are incredible.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Oh, my gosh, the talent is amazing. Um...
0:03:25 > 0:03:27So now, it's time to vote.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29All you've got to do is just write the top five dancers - in order -
0:03:29 > 0:03:31on a piece of paper, and then I'll tally them up.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Cool.- Thank you, guys.- Thank you.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I can't wait to see who gets voted onto the qualifier team.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41I don't want to jinx anything, but fingers crossed!
0:03:41 > 0:03:43# We
0:03:43 > 0:03:46# We're going to show the world
0:03:48 > 0:03:51# Everything we're made of
0:03:51 > 0:03:55# We're going to tear the roof off this place... #
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Stand-up!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Hey!- So, how great was my solo, on a scale from great to amazing?
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Your solo was actually pretty incredible.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38And how dope is it going to be when we both make the qualifiers?
0:04:38 > 0:04:39That would be so sick!
0:04:39 > 0:04:41But, I mean, don't get your hopes up too much.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44The qualifier is a group competition, not a solo.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46OK, what are you getting at?
0:04:46 > 0:04:49There'll probably be a lot of contemporary moves...
0:04:50 > 0:04:52..and that's not exactly your strong suit.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Who cares if I don't do contemporary?
0:04:55 > 0:04:57I make up for it in other areas.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Oh-kay...
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Well, I'm pretty confident everybody's going to vote for me.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Yeah. Well...
0:05:04 > 0:05:06I voted for what would make the best group,
0:05:06 > 0:05:09not the best five individual dancers.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11All right. So, basically,
0:05:11 > 0:05:14what you're trying to say is that you didn't vote for me.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19- No, I mean...um...- Yes or no?
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- No.- All right.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Well, I guess we'll see when the results are announced.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Oh, and FYI...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- ..I voted for you.- LaTroy...
0:05:38 > 0:05:40# Don't try to stop me now
0:05:40 > 0:05:42# You think I'm breaking down
0:05:42 > 0:05:43# Well, you're wrong... #
0:05:45 > 0:05:48All right, dancers. I have tallied up all the votes.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Are you guys ready to find out who will be competing at the qualifier?
0:05:51 > 0:05:53- Yeah!- All right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56The number one dancer, after today's auditions,
0:05:56 > 0:05:58as chosen by A-Troop, is...
0:05:58 > 0:05:59Alfie.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02All right! Thanks, guys!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05The number two dancer is, Noah.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:06:07 > 0:06:10The number three dancer is, Amy.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12- Yes!- Congrats!
0:06:12 > 0:06:15The number four dancer is, Rochelle.
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Yeah!
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I really hope I make the team. I brought my best to the audition,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25but with the calibre of dancers here at The Next Step, you never know.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28And in the fifth and final position, we actually have a tie.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32- Oh!- So, only one of these dancers will be on the team.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Tied for fifth place is...
0:06:34 > 0:06:35Piper...
0:06:35 > 0:06:37- Yeah!- Good job!
0:06:38 > 0:06:39..and Michelle.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Nice!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I feel really bad for LaTroy.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47This is exactly what I was trying to warn him about.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I can't believe it.
0:06:49 > 0:06:51Sloane was right.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53No-one else thought I was good enough.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Now, the only fair way to break the tie would be a dance-off.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58So, Piper, Michelle,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00you have an hour to prepare. Good luck.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03Piper's good,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07but I am going to go to the qualifier.
0:07:07 > 0:07:08Nothing is going to stop me.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Michelle and I are competing for the last spot,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23in the small group dance.
0:07:23 > 0:07:24To be honest, though,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I'm kind of nervous to face Michelle head-to-head.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Hey, I just wanted to say good luck.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I don't think I'll be needing luck.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I was Miss National Soloist.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42So I should be saying good luck to you.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Whatever happens, no hard feelings.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51I don't have time to be nice.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53I'm focused on this competition.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56And if Piper's smart, she'll do the same.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59OK. Wow!
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Michelle is taking this super seriously.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05She doesn't need to be so cold about it.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07I mean, we're friends, right?
0:08:15 > 0:08:17Hey, Amy.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19- Hey!- Are you busy right now?
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Uh, no. I'm just practising.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Ah, here's the thing. See, I need help learning a contemporary combo.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27My technical dancing needs to be better.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I'm an A-Troop now. I need to up my game.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34- Yeah. I can help you with it. - Yeah?- So, why don't we do a little
0:08:34 > 0:08:37contemporary combo and I'll teach you it and, hopefully,
0:08:37 > 0:08:38- that'll help you.- Right.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I'm really flattered that LaTroy asked me for help.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45I'd love to teach him some contemporary.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47All right.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48What was that?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51In hip-hop, that's a warm up.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- OK, well, we'll work on warm ups after.- OK.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Well, looks like I've got my work cut out for me.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01POP MUSIC IN HEADPHONES
0:09:04 > 0:09:05Hey.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09I just want to say that I don't appreciate
0:09:09 > 0:09:11the way you were treating me earlier.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Sorry, what did you say?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I'm kind of upset about the way you treated me earlier.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Oh.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26I'm really sorry for the way that I treated you.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Oh, it's fine.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32- Don't worry.- I'm just so devastated.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Oh, no. Tell me, what's wrong?
0:09:37 > 0:09:39This is perfect.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41As long as Piper is feeling sorry for me,
0:09:41 > 0:09:44she won't be focusing on her dance.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46You know how my parents got divorced?
0:09:47 > 0:09:50Well, I've been at the bottom of my game ever since.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54- I'm really sorry.- You know, I'm just upset I didn't make top five.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57This is a total 0% moment.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00I just need to let Michelle know that I'm there for her.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02You're an amazing dancer.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04You're probably better than I am.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Thank you for that.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Now, bring it in.
0:10:13 > 0:10:14Doesn't that feel better?
0:10:15 > 0:10:17Yeah, so much better.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19This is a competition,
0:10:19 > 0:10:22and Piper's going to have to learn it the hard way.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I'm so glad Michelle and I got to talk.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39I'm really happy that I was able to make her feel better.
0:10:39 > 0:10:43Hey, Michelle, I just wanted to wish you good luck.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46Oh, I'm going to destroy you, Piper. You have no idea.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Good luck, though.- What?
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I thought Michelle and I dealt with this.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Why is she being mean to me again?
0:10:53 > 0:10:55So, wants to go first?
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Piper is ready to go.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59She was actually just saying that she wants to go first.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01- So, go right ahead.- Great.
0:11:01 > 0:11:02Did that really just happen?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05Has Michelle been playing me this whole time?
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Mind games 101.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09Never let your guard down.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17I can't believe Michelle was so underhanded.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21I would have never, ever expected this from her.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24# When you're up so high never want to fall
0:11:26 > 0:11:32# I should have held a little back but I had to give it out
0:11:32 > 0:11:33# So give it up.... #
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Piper's messing up her dance. She let me get in her head.
0:11:37 > 0:11:39That's what happens.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42I'd almost feel sorry for her,
0:11:42 > 0:11:48if she wasn't trying to take my spot on the team.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51I need to forget about Michelle and focus on my dancing.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53But I can't help it.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55We're supposed to be on the same team.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57We're supposed to look out for each other.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14I'm really disappointed in Piper's dance.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17This isn't nearly as good as her last performance.
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- How'd that go?- Not very well.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22- Why?- Because you're mean.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24No. Because I played you.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Michelle's not even denying that she messed with me.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31What kind of person does that?
0:12:40 > 0:12:43So, you start. Bring your leg in.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45- Stepping it.- Out.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Arm.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49And twist around. Bring it in.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52OK. Yeah. Is that OK?
0:12:52 > 0:12:53Yeah, it's good.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58- I'm already confused.- OK, so, maybe I'll put it this way.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00- OK.- I'll give every move and action, or a word.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Learning choreo for a contemporary piece can be quite intimidating.
0:13:03 > 0:13:05So it helps if you come up
0:13:05 > 0:13:07with something that helps you remember the moves.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10So, this move is like you're hitting apples.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13- Squishing apples.- Yeah! And now you're reaching for the soap.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16- Soap.- And you bring the soap around.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19- Bring it around.- And clean.
0:13:19 > 0:13:23- And clean.- And now you're reaching for the shampoo.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Why is the shampoo so high?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Because I don't want my little sister to get it.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30LaTroy is over-thinking everything.
0:13:30 > 0:13:32He needs to step out of his comfort zone.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34We can have some fun with this. Now, I want you to feel
0:13:34 > 0:13:36- like you're a tiger. - Like I'm am a tiger.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38And you're going for the meat.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Because you're hungry. You're a hungry tiger.- OK.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43I thought that Amy was teaching me contemporary.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Instead, she's making me play charades.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Like, what gives?
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- That?- Uh, yeah. Like that.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52- What do you mean, a zebra? - Feel the zebra. You be the zebra.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54- Be the zebra?- I'm not going to lie.
0:13:54 > 0:13:56I'm having way too much fun right now.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Stop, please. Please stop. Please, stop.
0:13:59 > 0:14:02- Can I just be a lion? - No. Say it louder.
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Got to give the butter.- What is it? - The butter!- Are you sure?
0:14:06 > 0:14:08- Yeah.- OK.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12- Good.- All right.- He's finally ready to learn some contemporary.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30As I perform my solo, I'm not thinking about Piper,
0:14:30 > 0:14:32or the competition, or even the qualifier.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35All I'm thinking about is this dance.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Of course Michelle's dancing beautifully.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I can't believe I have to stand here and watch as she takes the
0:14:42 > 0:14:45qualifier spot away from me.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59This is the new me. I'm determined.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03I'm focused. And nothing is going to stand in my way.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05This is my time to shine.
0:15:12 > 0:15:13CHEERING
0:15:15 > 0:15:17APPLAUSE
0:15:21 > 0:15:25You just got schooled. I hope you learned your lesson.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28So, I think it's unanimous.
0:15:28 > 0:15:31- Right?- Yeah! - Congratulations, Michelle.
0:15:31 > 0:15:34- Thank you. - You're on the team.- Thanks.
0:15:34 > 0:15:39After what she did to me, it really hurts to watch Michelle celebrate.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I thought we were all friends on this team,
0:15:42 > 0:15:43but I guess I was wrong.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- Let's take it from the top.- Cool.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Amy and I have been working on this routine for hours.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54She's turned me into a contemporary machine.
0:16:12 > 0:16:16I can't believe LaTroy is dancing contemporary.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18He took what I said to heart after all.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38APPLAUSE
0:16:38 > 0:16:40- That was amazing!- Yeah?
0:16:40 > 0:16:44I can't believe you pulled off a contemporary choreo like that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46It's thanks to Amy. Like a tiger, right, Amy?
0:16:46 > 0:16:49- Right.- Tiger?- Tiger.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Inside joke.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Today has been pretty incredible.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55I won a place on the qualifying team and, even better,
0:16:55 > 0:16:59I got to spend some time with LaTroy. It's been nice.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13OK.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16Tell me this one more time.
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Michelle plagued me for a fool.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21And now I lost my chance to dance at qualifiers.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23I can't believe someone would stoop that low.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26We're always here for you, Piper.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Thanks.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31Do you mind if I join in?
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Let me guess. You've come to apologise.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36No, I didn't come to apologise.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38I came to explain myself.
0:17:38 > 0:17:41Michelle has a lot of nerve.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43Nothing can justify what she did.
0:17:43 > 0:17:45I did what I had to do to win.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48And, Piper, you should have done the same thing.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50What you did was wrong, Michelle.
0:17:50 > 0:17:51What I did was not wrong.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55You lied. You cheated.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What I did was not cheating.
0:17:57 > 0:18:00It was a competition, I competed. You didn't.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03It's time for these girls to face the truth.
0:18:03 > 0:18:07If we're not ready, if we just want to play nice, the other studios
0:18:07 > 0:18:09will eat us alive.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12You know why Riley lost the solo last year at internationals?
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Because another team stole her choreography.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17You know, we could have just packed our bags and went home,
0:18:17 > 0:18:20but we didn't. We pulled it together as a team.
0:18:20 > 0:18:23Which is what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to make us all stronger.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25I taught you a lesson.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I taught all of you a lesson.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Part of me agrees with Michelle.
0:18:29 > 0:18:33But if she's right, then why do I feel so bad about it?
0:18:33 > 0:18:34If you were Piper's real friends,
0:18:34 > 0:18:37you would have seen that I was trying to play her.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39So 0% that, guys.
0:18:44 > 0:18:45Michelle is crazy.
0:18:48 > 0:18:51No. She's right.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53Yeah.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54Yeah.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58OK. Yeah, I guess.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24I came into Studio A, because I wanted to perform my solo the way
0:19:24 > 0:19:28I should have done it when I was dancing against Michelle.
0:19:41 > 0:19:46I may not like what Michelle did, but I understand it now.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49She's ruthless, because she has to be.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52POP MUSIC PLAYS
0:20:00 > 0:20:04She's right. If I can't deal with Michelle's drama,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07how can I deal with a rival studio's drama?
0:20:07 > 0:20:09We can't afford to lose again.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12We have to be ready for anything.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17POP MUSIC PLAYS
0:20:48 > 0:20:52James was right. A-Troop is cut-throat.
0:20:52 > 0:20:55And, now, thanks to Michelle, I'm stronger.
0:20:55 > 0:20:58I will never let anyone play me like that again.
0:20:58 > 0:21:02Whatever happens next, I'm ready to face it.