Rivalry The Next Step

Previously on The Next Step...

Congratulations, you are now the dance captain of The Next Step.

Thank you!

-I need you to dance at the qualifier.

-With Alfie?

-Yes.

We'll flip for it. If it's heads, I'll dance with Alfie.

If it's tails, I'm going to walk out that door and

I'm never going to come back.

So, we're going to start out back-to-back

in a duelling-type fashion.

I'm going to turn around for two counts of eight,

you're going to turn around for two counts of eight.

We walk around each other

like two kings about to engage in combat, you know?

Like it or not, I left it up to fate.

And right now, this is where my destiny lies.

You got this so far?

Are you going to say anything at all?

Yeah, there's a lot that I could say.

-True.

-All right, let's do this.

-This is what's going to happen.

-I'm going to come at you like this...

-How do you think this duet is going?

-You were right.

Seeing my ex-boyfriend and my crush dancing together

is very strange but it's actually going surprisingly well.

They seem to be working it out.

Let's hope they can keep it together for the qualifier.

Fingers crossed.

I came back to The Next Step

to make sure they got to regionals and now it all comes down to this.

# We We're gonna show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're gonna tear the roof

# Off this place

# Stand up! #

# On your mark, get ready, set

# Get ready, set, stop. #

Right now, we are watching the qualifier duets.

And the competition is pretty intense.

APPLAUSE

Stop fidgeting.

What?

I just feel like I'm studio head.

I should be doing something but I don't know what I should be doing.

-Maybe I'll go give the boys a pep talk.

-I already did that.

OK. Good, good.

Then maybe I should tell them which side to start on?

I told them that, too.

Right. Right. OK.

-Then I need to go...

-No.

She did it. It's done.

Look, Riley, I'm here to make sure The Next Step gets to regionals.

If you want that to happen, you're going to have to do one thing

-for me, OK?

-What?

Leave the boys alone.

'Believe me, Riley has done enough.'

Right now she needs to step back and trust her dancers.

Dance Extreme scores 85 points.

Sadly, not enough to move forward.

-Good for us.

-I'm just going to go get a drink, I'm parched.

-Riley!

-What?

Don't do it. Please, don't do it.

Em, come on, OK? I'm just getting a drink.

Have a little faith.

-I have no faith. Zero faith.

-Zero.

Emily has had some really good advice so far but, this time, I just

have to do things my way.

What now, Riley?

I just wanted to wish you guys good luck.

So, yeah, that's it.

Great talk, coach.

Are we done here?

Well, I really appreciate your pep talk.

I just wanted to inspire you to do your best.

Well, you know what would inspire me more than anything

is a good luck kiss.

Oh, no, don't mind me. No, I just forgot my water.

It's mountain spring water.

-I need to go talk to him.

-No, no, look,

you have more important things to worry about.

I'll talk to him later, OK?

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, definitely.

OK.

The worst possible thing that could have ever happened just happened.

And I just made things ten times worse.

What? Is he OK?

-Yo, Henry, are you all right, man?

-Henry!

We walk into studio A and there's Henry laying on the floor.

I hope it's not his back.

Shhh, guys.

There's negative energy in the air.

-Where in the air?!

-I don't know, it could be here,

it could be in the washroom, it could be in the cubbies,

it could be anywhere!

'What if the bad vibes around here affect our chances'

at the qualifier? I'm not usually

superstitious but there's a lot riding on this qualifier.

You know what, this has happened here before.

-So, what did you do?

-What did you do?

There's only one person who can get our positive

mojo back on track but she's deep, deep in the Galapagos Islands.

PHONE RINGS No, that's the tortoise.

-Hello?

-Miss Phoebe?

Noah!

It is amazing how we're getting ahold of you on the

Galapagos Islands.

I know. We had this really clever idea.

What we did was we strapped on Wi-Fi solar panels to the back of

tortoises. We got them all over the island.

-We got 4G, baby.

-That is unbelievable.

'I'm so glad we got ahold of Miss Phoebe.

Nobody vibes, vibes, like she vibes, vibes.

Anyway, the problem is that there's a negative vibe going around the

studio and we have no idea what to do.

Mm-hm, I can feel it.

I just tapped into that.

-'Oh, really?'

-It's potent.

-Oh.

-Oh, OK.

-All right.

Step one, you have to introduce positivity into the studio, Noah.

Oh, OK. And how do we do that?

Maybe you all start telling your most inspirational dance stories.

'But be careful, sometimes bad vibes and good stories don't mix.'

OK. Bye-bye.

-'Is that all? That's all?'

-Yeah, bye-bye.

-'Anything else?'

Oh, Noah, this is very important, I hope you're listening very closely.

-'I'm listening.'

-Do not mention the qualifier.

-Got it.

-OK.

-Understood.

-Cool.

You need to throw your phone away as well.

-OK.

-Into the garbage?

-The garbage?

-All electronic devices, they need to go.

-Really?

It's going in the garbage. It's going in the garbage, OK?

-'OK, bye!'

-Bye, Miss Phoebe.

-Bye.

Er, this better work.

We have to trust Miss Phoebe.

Phoebe's advice is just about as weird as I thought it would be but

anything's worth try.

# Some might say I'm old-fashioned

# Baby, I'm just old-skool

# I gotta follow my passion... #

'Overhauser Dance Academy are the best dancers we've seen today.

'If we want to beat them, Alfie and James have to bring it.'

Or they could kill each other.

Either way, we've done all we can do.

Sorry I took so long, I was really thirsty.

So, how did the pep talk go, because I know you did it?

It was the worst thing that could have ever happened.

James came back for his water.

OK, why is that so terrible?

Well, because in that moment I was kissing Alfie.

Oh...rough!

Fun fact, Riley, you do not kiss your dancers good luck.

-You just say it.

-Well, I know that now!

OK, you know what, James was bound to see you with Alfie at some point,

um, and...

..maybe this is a good thing,

um, because it will help him move on.

-Yeah.

-It'll help him move on and that's what you do after a break up,

you move on. You kiss other people, so..

..yeah.

'At this point the damage is done.'

We just have to stay positive and hope we are not completely doomed!

Overhauser scores 96 points,

moving them into first place.

The final competitors, please make your way to the stage.

That's us.

This is it. If James and Alfie don't have the dance of their lives,

The Next Step isn't going to regionals.

-Oh, OK. This is good, yeah.

-No, it's not.

The vibes are still negative.

Oh, well, Phoebe said to get rid of our phones, so in the pillow case.

'Right now we're taking Miss Phoebe's advice

'and telling positive stories'

to bring out positive vibes in the studio.

All right, so there's this one time that I was at this

huge hip-hop competition and I go on stage with the wrong crew.

Whoa, I remember that.

You told us that. It didn't end well.

Trust me, it ends well.

Henry told the story right before we lost the first qualifier.

Oh, no, Miss Phoebe said to not mention the qualifier.

Oh, no, I said qualifier again.

So, I go on stage with the wrong crew.

How do you go on stage with the wrong crew, man?

Cos I had to use the washroom and I came back and I thought I saw

my team on stage. So I'm panicking and I rush on stage.

I try to dance with them but it's a total disaster

and when it's over, I see my crew go on.

So I run back on stage, I dance with my crew,

and then we both get disqualified because I double-danced.

How is this positive?

That sounds horrible.

'Wait, Amy's right. This is a horrible story.'

The negative vibes in the studio are just scrambling my brain.

-Here, Sloane, you try.

-OK.

So once I was at this dance competition with my team but I

forgot my costume, so I kept the jeans that I was already wearing but

they were super, super-tight and really hard to move in.

So I go on stage like that, I do the number, but it was just really

uncomfortable, and it was just, it was just horrible.

How is this positive?

That story was both negative and uninteresting.

That was a terrible story,

it's almost like the bad vibes are forcing us to tell bad stories.

OK, gimme, gimme. Come on, let's go.

OK, so one time I got cut from this dance team because I couldn't

master my double back hands from back layout.

So I spend the whole summer practising that flip and by the end

of the summer I auditioned for the team again,

hoping that this time I would make it.

-But I didn't.

-ALL:

-Why?!

What is happening?

These negative vibes are ruining everything.

This is not working.

I hope things are going better at the qualifier.

Oh, no, I said it.

'James and I are about to perform and I need to smooth things over.'

We need to beat Overhauser, or The Next Step isn't going to regionals.

Hey, look, I just want to say I'm sorry, OK?

Listen, I'm going to tell you exactly what I told you when we were

rehearsing. I don't like you! And you don't like me.

But I'm here for The Next Step because I care about the team.

-No, you mean you care about Riley.

-Listen, I don't want to see your

face again, until I'm on stage.

-And what happens when we're on stage?

-Either we win or we lose.

Either way, I never have to see you again.

I'm good with that.

'This is our last shot at regionals.

'I know I messed up but James and Alfie have to make this work.'

They just have to.

# If you want a rivalry

# Check yourself before you start a war

# If you want a rivalry

# Careful what you wish for

# If you want a rivalry

# Lay your weapons down on the floor

# If you want a rivalry

# Bring it on, bring it on

# One, two, three to the four I love competition so I need more

# Look at that bright light Got that right hype

# So go and get it Right, right now

# When I see you never backing down because I gave my pal

# Something to wave round When you see me

# You're holding down

# Oh, too late cos there's no holding back

# Oh, I bet you won't forget me... #

'James and Alfie can't stand each other and it's fuelling this dance.'

I basically predicted this!

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

'All of this can't be for nothing.'

After everything I put them through, we have to win.

The Next Step scores 96 points.

They are tied with Overhauser Dance Studio.

A tie! Are you kidding me?

The teams have five minutes to prepare a solo presentation

for the tie-breaker.

'This is my worst fear come true.'

We need a solo to break the tie and that means I have to choose,

James or Alfie.

Guys...

-Yeah, OK.

-What's wrong?

-I'm not feeling it.

-Henry?

-Are you all right, man.

-Are you OK?

Our bad stories didn't help at all, if anything,

they just made things worse.

I still feel it, guys, there's still negative energy in the air.

It's happening!

We've been going about this all wrong.

We're The Next Step, and I think I know exactly

how to solve this problem.

You know what, we need to dance right now.

-Yes!

-Yes, let's do it.

-Right now, we do.

-Everyone put your hands in, one, two, three!

Let's go!

'This is our last shot at sending positive vibes to the qualifier.'

I just hope they get there in time.

'We're dancing our hearts out.'

We're doing this to send all our positive energy

to the dancers at the qualifier.

Who knows if this will work? But we can't give up now.

'These good vibes are definitely making me feel better.'

At least that's something.

'We've done everything we can to help the team win the...'

the you-know-what, now all we can do is wait for the results.

'Overhauser is killing their solo.

'Riley needs to decide right now who is doing our solo.'

Is it Alfie, or is it James?

Riley, you need to make a decision right now.

-Right now, right now.

-I can't.

'I cannot believe I'm in this position again.'

I can't choose between James and Alfie, OK?

I haven't been able to do it in the past,

so what makes you think I could do it right now?

Considering that you're the studio head, that's literally your job.

I know that but I can't make this decision, OK?

You guys need to figure this out on your own.

When I took over as studio head, I had no idea how much pressure

there would be.

I can't handle this right now.

OK. Well, I think the obvious choice here is me.

-What's so obvious, bro?

-First, don't call me bro, and second,

-I'm on A-Troupe, you're not.

-First, you're on A-Troupe

and Riley didn't even think you could win this duet without me.

So obviously, I think the choice for the solo is me.

Don't bring Riley into this.

'I can't believe this is happening right now.'

We're so close to regionals and it's all just slipping away.

-Please, don't be so immature.

-Oh, you think

cos you're a little prince boy that you can talk to me like that?

-Oh, she told you about that, huh?

-Of course she told me about that.

'I can't take this any more.'

I'm the dance captain, if Riley isn't going to make a decision,

then I will.

-Let's take this outside right now.

-Oh, you want to?

-Let's go.

OK, OK, OK, OK, OK.

Riley, please fix this situation, now.

Just listen, it's now or never, so...

-Who's it going to be, Riley?

-Come on.

'Will The Next Step please take the stage.'

Like, now.

OK. OK.

Guys.

'I can't believe Skylar is doing this.'

I guess now it's all up to her.

# The heart a thousand times

# Smaller than my glanced face

# Have you ever missed yourself? #

Whoo!

# It would be your day in the garden

# Where there would only be roses

# Until that day

# There will only be thorns. #

'Skylar is dancing the solo of her life.'

I knew she'd be a great dance captain

but I could never imagine this.

# In this my sacred ground

# In this my secret heart

# In this place here my only time, only time

# For myself. #

'Skylar is dancing her hardest right now.'

I am so lucky that our dance captain is here to do

what's right for the team.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

'This is the best day of my life.'

No matter what happens, I couldn't be prouder of

what I did for my team.

The Next Step and Overhauser Dance Studio,

please make your way to the stage.

-You did good.

-The winning team, moving forward to regionals is...

..The Next Step!

Whoo!

We won! We're going to regionals!

PHONE BUZZES

OK.

OK, relax, relax.

We won!

I knew it. The negative vibes had been danced away and in the end our

team pulled through.

-Thank you.

-What?

-Thank you.

-Sorry, Riley, I can't hear you?

Thank you!

All for what, I mean, all I did was come in at the exact right moment

and totally save the studio.

-No big deal.

-Thanks.

Right, get over there and celebrate.

-We did it!

-I know!

I'm feeling crazy right now.

It's amazing.

Thank you.

-I couldn't have done it without you.

-That's what I do.

Well, I guess that's it.

looks like I got a plane to catch.

Look, it's not over yet, all right?

It will work itself out.

Just have some faith.

'I want to believe Emily but right now I don't have a lot of faith.'

It's time for me to go back to London.

Where's James?

I'm happy that we won but it feels weird celebrating without James.

# 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. #