0:00:02 > 0:00:03Previously on The Next Step...
0:00:03 > 0:00:06The real reason I fumbled at the first qualifier
0:00:06 > 0:00:08was because my back was seizing up.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11I'm worried. You need to see a doctor.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14Amanda's right, I have to stop running away from this problem.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Look, if you want to date Amy, that's fine,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20- we don't have to talk about it.- We have to talk about this some time.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21I'd rather not go there.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24I can't escape the fact Amy and LaTroy are dating.
0:00:24 > 0:00:25And it hurts so much.
0:00:25 > 0:00:27I know you're not available right now,
0:00:27 > 0:00:30but I want you to know my feelings aren't just going to go away.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- Hi.- Hi.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52- Do you have a second? - Yeah, of course.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56I haven't seen Alfie since he told me that he wanted to be with me.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59Ever since we admitted our feelings for each other,
0:00:59 > 0:01:03things have been confusing.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Um, I was just thinking about Noah,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09and how I'm glad that he's getting his back checked out.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- Yeah, me, too.- Right, which has got me thinking about a new duet,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16just as a precaution, and to be on the safer side,
0:01:16 > 0:01:19we should have a back-up duet.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22I hope Noah's going to be OK, but if he can't dance,
0:01:22 > 0:01:24we need a Plan B.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Do you have a new partner in mind?
0:01:26 > 0:01:29That's why I came here, I was thinking I could teach it to you.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31- To me?- Yes.
0:01:31 > 0:01:37Just so you can assess whichever dancer is best suited to the part.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Totally, OK, yeah, no, that makes perfect sense.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Yeah. We should rehearse it just in case.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45Of course, oh, yes, we need to rehearse.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Anyway, it was great talking to you and seeing you
0:01:49 > 0:01:52- and I've got to go.- OK.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54- Right, I'll see you around.- Mm-hm.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59I have to dance with Alfie for the good of the team.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01It's just professional.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Today, Noah is finally getting his back checked out.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Sitting in the hospital's making his injury all too real.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56I feel a million times more worried now.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Do you happen to know what my blood type is?
0:02:59 > 0:03:00How would I know your blood type?
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Well, my mum knows my dad's blood type.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Do you know my blood type?
0:03:07 > 0:03:08No.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13OK, Noah, think, you must have written it down somewhere before.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16I remember now, it's got to be C.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19No, no, no, C is not a blood type.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23- I think you're wrong.- I mean, my go-to multiple-choice answer is C,
0:03:23 > 0:03:25so C it is.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Noah, I know what you're trying to do.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Distract me with your jokes.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Well, I guess I'm just going to have to move on to magic tricks, then.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I've been wanting to tell Amanda something for a while,
0:03:37 > 0:03:40but I've been waiting for the perfect moment.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Maybe this is it.
0:03:41 > 0:03:45There is something that I do need to talk to you about that isn't jokey.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47What's that?
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Well, there's this part of dating
0:03:49 > 0:03:52- that I've been really looking forward to.- Really?- Yeah.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Where we tell each other straight up what we like about one another.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Noah, couples don't just usually come out and say that stuff.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- Why not?- Because it's weird.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04It's obvious that Noah doesn't have that much experience
0:04:04 > 0:04:08being part of a couple, but his innocence is kind of sweet.
0:04:08 > 0:04:10Be honest, you must wonder why I like you.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15- What makes you say that?- Because I wonder every minute of every day
0:04:15 > 0:04:17how could you possibly like me?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19I've never met anyone as direct as Noah.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I'll say this, he knows how to keep things interesting.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31I got some really big news from my dad,
0:04:31 > 0:04:33and even though we haven't been talking,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36I asked Sloane to meet me here because
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I need to tell her about it.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Thanks for coming, I wasn't sure you would.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, your text seemed pretty urgent, so...
0:04:46 > 0:04:48I really don't want to talk to LaTroy right now,
0:04:48 > 0:04:50this had better be worth it.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52It's not about your dad, is it?
0:04:53 > 0:04:55My gosh, it is.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57What is it this time? Did he cancel on you again,
0:04:57 > 0:04:59does he have a new girlfriend?
0:05:01 > 0:05:04He wants me to come live with him for a while,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05at his new place in the country.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07What?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Yeah, we're going to spend some time renovating an old farmhouse.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13What do you mean some time, how much time?
0:05:13 > 0:05:16- It could be a long time. - Well, what about A-Troupe,
0:05:16 > 0:05:18what about Amy, and what about me?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22Dancing together on A-Troupe was supposed to be our dream.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24I can't believe he's doing this.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- Listen, can you calm down? - I'm not going to calm down!
0:05:26 > 0:05:28You're throwing away a huge opportunity
0:05:28 > 0:05:29to make the same mistake all over again.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31He's just using you. How do you not see it?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Your dad always disappoints you,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and you keep falling for it all over again, every single time.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40I'm done. I can't watch LaTroy get hurt again.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42It hurts me too much.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- Sloane, where are you going? - Out of your life.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49And you know what? When everything falls apart, don't call me,
0:05:49 > 0:05:52I'm not going to be there to help you pick up the pieces this time.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07Alfie's teaching me his choreo, and honestly...
0:06:07 > 0:06:09I love it.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11# You're the hook in my favourite song
0:06:12 > 0:06:17# You're the rhythm that drives me along
0:06:17 > 0:06:21# You gotta turn you up to turn me on
0:06:21 > 0:06:24# It's magnetic, I get it
0:06:24 > 0:06:26# And I don't want it to end... #
0:06:29 > 0:06:31I've dreamt of dancing with Riley
0:06:31 > 0:06:33ever since I first saw her at Internationals,
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and it's better than I ever imagined.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39# Addicted to you, to you
0:06:39 > 0:06:44# There's nothing that I won't do for you
0:06:44 > 0:06:47# I'm so addicted to you, to you
0:06:49 > 0:06:53# I only really want to be near you... #
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Dancing with Alfie is amazing.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58It feels like we've been dancing together for years.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Every time he takes my hand,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12every time he holds me in his arms, my heart stops.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21James is the only one who's ever made me feel this way.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Until now.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Hey, what are you guys doing?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Nothing. Just a duet that Alfie choreographed.
0:07:50 > 0:07:51Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55That's funny, I was just going to talk to you about a duet.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57With Noah's status being up in the air...
0:07:59 > 0:08:02..I want to be considered for his spot in the duet with Alfie.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Um...I haven't really thought about it.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Right, a new partner for Alfie...
0:08:10 > 0:08:12That was the whole point of this thing.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15I'd be willing, eager even, to audition for the duet.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21I can teach Piper and we can come show you?
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Er...OK.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Why don't you guys let me know when you're good to go and we'll do this?
0:08:30 > 0:08:32I have...I have paperwork to do.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35I don't know why, but it bothers me
0:08:35 > 0:08:37that Alfie wants to share this dance.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39What's wrong with me?
0:08:44 > 0:08:47You've really written lists about why you like me?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Yeah, I've, like, compiled lists.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51I wrote a lot, I've edited them.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I don't have them on me, but I know them.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56'While I'm waiting to see the doctor,'
0:08:56 > 0:08:59I'm telling Amanda all the reasons why I like her.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Hopefully it will help her stop worrying about my back.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04You know, like when you were at Elite,
0:09:04 > 0:09:06and you first came to The Next Step....
0:09:06 > 0:09:08I was scared of you.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12I was scared because... you were so smart.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14It's like you know what other people are thinking,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17and you know exactly what to say and when to say it.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Before you, all I did was just stick my foot in my mouth,
0:09:20 > 0:09:24and now, if I don't know what to say, I just think,
0:09:24 > 0:09:26what would Amanda say?
0:09:26 > 0:09:28And all is good in the world.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30'I had no idea Noah felt like this.'
0:09:30 > 0:09:32I hope everything will be OK.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34I need Noah to be OK.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38- Noah?- Yeah.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41- Are you ready to go?- Yeah.- OK.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Er, Noah, wait.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46It's my turn, don't you want to hear what I have to say?
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Wait till I get back, it'll give me
0:09:48 > 0:09:50something to look forward to while I get my tests done.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53It will be like my reward.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54OK.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11I needed some time to think after my dance with Alfie.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Honestly, I feel kind of guilty.
0:10:18 > 0:10:20Hey, I've been looking all over for you.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Oh, I've just been hanging out, trying to clear my head.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25How's the duet going?
0:10:26 > 0:10:28That's what I wanted to talk to you about.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- Is everything OK? - Yeah, no, everything's great.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33I mean, Piper's amazing,
0:10:33 > 0:10:37and she's picking up choreography like I've never seen.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41But there might be an issue.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42What is it?
0:10:47 > 0:10:48She's not you.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52Riley, you and me together, it was magic.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54And you know it.
0:10:55 > 0:10:57So, do you want to perform it again?
0:10:59 > 0:11:01With me, at the qualifier?
0:11:02 > 0:11:04I'm the studio head, I'm not even on A-Troupe.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Right, but we can add your name to the list.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09We'd set fire to the stage!
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Nothing could stop us.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16Please, at least consider it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22I can't believe I'm even thinking about doing this!
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Well, thank you for at least... thinking about it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:35'I can't believe that Alfie asked me to dance with him at the qualifier.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36'I mean, that's crazy.'
0:11:36 > 0:11:39But why do I want to do it?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52# Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
0:11:52 > 0:11:55# No more dance, no more dance
0:11:55 > 0:11:58# Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na
0:11:58 > 0:12:00# No more dance, no more dance
0:12:00 > 0:12:04# See you coming And I can turn it away
0:12:04 > 0:12:06# Cos I don't know who I can trust right now
0:12:06 > 0:12:10# I've got a bitter soul and a suspicious mind
0:12:10 > 0:12:13# I guess my mind gets the best of me... #
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Amy's an amazing dancer and an incredible girlfriend.
0:12:19 > 0:12:23I'm going to miss her so much when I'm gone.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Hey.
0:12:47 > 0:12:48What's wrong?
0:12:51 > 0:12:53I'm going to be leaving the studio.
0:12:53 > 0:12:55What?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Why?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59I'm going to go help my dad renovate an old farmhouse.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00It's nothing too big.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03LaTroy and I just started dating. If he goes away now,
0:13:03 > 0:13:05what's going to happen to us?
0:13:05 > 0:13:08Don't worry, don't worry. It's not going to be forever.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Riley's going to save me a spot.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12We're not breaking up, are we?
0:13:12 > 0:13:14No, no. Amy, listen.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Don't ever say that again.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19We're not breaking up, OK? I'm going to miss you so much,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22and I'm going to text you every night just to make sure you're OK.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25And I'll send you every single emoji possible.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28I'll send you X emojis, I'll send you couple emojis,
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I'll send you flag emojis from France.
0:13:30 > 0:13:35Because France is the country of love, right?
0:13:35 > 0:13:37My heart is screaming,
0:13:37 > 0:13:40but my mind is saying LaTroy is doing what's best for him.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41- OK?- OK.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43All right.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Hey, Riley. Sit your gluteus maximus right here.
0:14:01 > 0:14:03I'm so excited for you to see my duet with Alfie.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06We've been working really hard on it, I think you'll love it.
0:14:06 > 0:14:07Well, speaking of that.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I was actually thinking of going in a different direction for the duet.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- Oh.- Because I'm the reason
0:14:12 > 0:14:14we didn't get to compete in the second qualifier,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16I feel like I got us into this mess
0:14:16 > 0:14:19so I should be the one to get us out.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20OK.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22So what are you saying?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I'm saying that I think I should be the one
0:14:24 > 0:14:26to dance in the qualifier with Alfie.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28You?
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Yes.
0:14:29 > 0:14:35Now that I'm saying it out loud, I can't believe how crazy this sounds.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37But you said I'd have a chance to prove myself.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Now I don't?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42No, it's just for the team, I think it's best...
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Look, you're the studio head and you're like a sister to me.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48But I think you need to trust us.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51It seems like you don't have any faith in the team.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53No. No, no, that's not true at all.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56That is definitely not the impression I want to give.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00Then why else would you put yourself in the duet over anyone else?
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Piper's right. I'm not thinking about what's best for the team.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07My feelings for Alfie are clouding my judgment.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Yeah, it's just an idea.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Like I said, you're the boss.
0:15:11 > 0:15:14I really wanted a chance to prove I could do this.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17Let me know what you decide.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20The duet's ready for you whenever you want to see it.
0:15:29 > 0:15:33I'm so scared for Noah. He's been in there a while,
0:15:33 > 0:15:37and I just keep thinking, "What if his test results are really bad?"
0:15:45 > 0:15:48- How did it go?- It was fine.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50They just poked me a little bit and put me in this machine.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53They said I'll get my results in two weeks.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Do you want your reward now?
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Amanda...
0:15:58 > 0:16:00You're my reward.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04'I promised Noah I would tell him why I liked him.'
0:16:04 > 0:16:06I need to tell him.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11Noah, the reason why I like you so much is because you're crazy.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- What?- In a good way.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16You're always trying to find the fun in life.
0:16:16 > 0:16:18You look at the world like one big amusement park.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21I'll get you on all the rides.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25I need someone like you in my life to remind me how glorious it can be.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28You make yourself better.
0:16:29 > 0:16:30You make the team better.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Noah, you make me better.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40'Noah was really there for me today.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42'And I promise that, no matter what,'
0:16:42 > 0:16:45I'm going to be there for him.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46Through everything.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08As I look around studio A, I just realise
0:17:08 > 0:17:10everything I'm leaving behind.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15I've made so many new friends and I really love hanging out with Amy.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17I'm just going to miss everyone.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22LaTroy.
0:17:33 > 0:17:34Don't go.
0:17:36 > 0:17:37I have to.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Just don't forget about me, OK?
0:17:45 > 0:17:47I'm leaving behind more than I thought.
0:17:47 > 0:17:49But I have to choose my dad.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51I have to choose my family.
0:18:05 > 0:18:06Now. Now's the time.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Hey, Riley.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11We were thinking, if Noah can't dance, we have a duet ready to go.
0:18:11 > 0:18:12It's all ready. Everything's done.
0:18:12 > 0:18:14Yeah, we'd love to show it to you. It's really good.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- Not now, please.- Just two minutes. It won't take long at all...
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Can you please just give me some space?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21- But we've been working so hard on it.- Yeah, sorry.- I'm not sorry.
0:18:21 > 0:18:22Come on.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Hey, are you OK?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36I just don't know what to do about the duet.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38Everything got so complicated so fast
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and I lost sight of what's important.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46It's going to be OK.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48'I can't stand to see Riley in so much pain.'
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Even though it hurts me, too, I have to help her.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54I have an idea.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59We can hold auditions for duets again,
0:18:59 > 0:19:00Piper and I can re-audition
0:19:00 > 0:19:03and whoever's best this time gets the dance.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06You'd give up your own spot?
0:19:06 > 0:19:08It's what's best for the team.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Thank you. For being so selfless.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16It's not a problem. If you need anything else, let me know.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18If that was me,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I'd definitely not want to give up such a great opportunity, but...
0:19:22 > 0:19:25..I guess Alfie always knows when to put the team first.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45OK, everybody, gather round for a second.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50Glad you two could make it.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52So, I've called everyone together
0:19:52 > 0:19:55because I think it's in the studio's best interests
0:19:55 > 0:19:58if we have another duet, just in case Noah can't perform.
0:19:58 > 0:20:02We're still holding your spot but we just need to cover all of our bases.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04'I'm really disappointed.'
0:20:04 > 0:20:07But I understand why Riley's planning another duet.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Besides, nothing can really bother me
0:20:09 > 0:20:11after the day I've had with Amanda.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I'm holding auditions tomorrow.
0:20:13 > 0:20:14If you want to be considered,
0:20:14 > 0:20:17then show up and show everyone what you've got.
0:20:17 > 0:20:18Thank you.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23- Good luck, bro.- Thanks, man.
0:20:23 > 0:20:25- Hey, good luck, man.- Thank you.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27You've got this, yeah?
0:20:30 > 0:20:33PHONE BUZZES Who is it?
0:20:35 > 0:20:37It's the hospital.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40You said they weren't supposed to call for another two weeks.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42I know, this... This can't be good.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45'Noah's right.'
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The hospital would only be calling if they found something.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51I'm scared, but I need to be strong.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53Hello?
0:20:53 > 0:20:55'Hello, is this Noah?'
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Yes. This is he.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59'Noah, this is Doctor Thompson
0:20:59 > 0:21:01'and I'm afraid I don't have very good news for you.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11# We're 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
0:21:22 > 0:21:26# You can never fade us out
0:21:26 > 0:21:29# Don't even ask the DJ
0:21:29 > 0:21:34# Everybody knows we own this sound. #