Pointe of No Return The Next Step

Previously on...

It's hard being the one always in your brother's shadow.

She totally understands me.

I've never felt this way about anyone before.

Noah's actually redoing my dance?!

My choreography was perfectly fine.

We're not doing hip-hop in this section. It needs contemporary.

I had to do what's best for the qualifier video.

Not for our relationship.

Richelle, you're hurt, you can't even walk.

I'm saving Richelle from herself.

-All right, let's go over this checklist. Costumes?

-Check.

This is the day of the qualifier video.

So me and Emily are just going around,

making sure we have everything

that we're all set.

Everything has to be perfect today.

Or The Next Step is not going to Regionals.

-I can't even find the end.

-You're hopeless. Let me try.

-Yeah.

Yeah, not so easy, is it, huh?

Yeah, right, give it back.

Piper...

-Ready to start coiling?

-I've been ready to start coiling.

Dude, you look like you're going to explode.

-Ha, I practically woke myself up doing choreo last night.

-It's good.

I'm so excited.

The concept of our video is two rival teams coming together

to form one ultimate troupe.

I can't wait for this shoot.

Well, it looks like everything is ready to go.

-Yeah, I have everything checked off.

-Good.

We started off as two teams. TNS East

and TNS West. But now, we are all one team.

When we work together, we can accomplish anything.

OK, guys. Let's try the lift again.

-You ready?

-I'm ready if you are.

Noah embarrassed me in front of everyone when he changed my choreo.

So I'm dancing with him...

..but I'm not happy about it.

Good. I feel like there could be more chemistry.

Could you guys actually look at each other?

Yes, just a bit more connection.

Things between me and Jacquie have been really strained.

I just hope we can put things aside and just focus on the video.

It's going to be great. You know why I know that?

-Look what we've pulled off.

-OK, don't jinx it.

They still have to film the video and qualify for Regionals.

I absolutely think West is being too optimistic.

I've been down this road before.

Anything that can go wrong... Will go wrong.

Someone... broke my shoe.

I don't know how someone could do this to me.

But I know exactly who it was.

# We

# We are going to show the world

# Everything we're made of

# We're going to tear the roof off this place

# Stand up! #

Zara.

You did this to me. Look at this.

How am I supposed to do my solo on this?

This is all because of you.

You're just so jealous, aren't you, that I took your solo?!

So THIS is what you do back?

I didn't do anything. I don't even know what you're talking about.

I can't believe Richelle would accuse me

of breaking her pointe shoes.

I would never do that.

That's like the number one sin you can commit against another dancer.

I can't wait to tell Emily about this.

-I didn't do anything...

-You're through here.

I didn't break her shoe.

But nothing's going to change Richelle's mind.

And if she convinces Emily...

..I'm done.

Piper... Are you excited about the dance or something?

Cos you're practically glowing.

-Actually...

-OK, what's going on?

You have to promise not to say anything to anyone.

Of course.

I think I like someone.

Really? Who?

Josh.

Josh?!

-Josh?

-Yes, Josh.

Does he like you back?

I don't know.

How do you tell if a guy likes you?

Piper, there are so many ways to tell if a guy likes you.

-Does he give you big hugs?

-Yes. But...

Josh is a hugger. So he hugs everyone.

Does he follow you on all social media platforms?

Yes.

But, I mean, he follows you, too.

That means nothing, OK?

But I guess, if all else fails, the surest way to tell

if a guy likes you is if he makes excuses to hang out with you.

OK.

I'll keep that in mind.

All this relationship stuff is more complicated than I thought.

But if Josh likes me...

Hopefully I'll be able to figure it out.

Right now, I'm just waiting to talk to Emily.

I NEED to tell her about Zara before we shoot this video.

Hey.

I cannot wait to tell Emily what Zara did to my shoe.

She is going to be out of The Next Step.

She is going to be done, done in the dance world, in fact...

When I broke Richelle's pointe shoe,

I had no intention for it to affect other dancers.

I can't let Zara take the fall for something I did.

-She is GONE.

-It wasn't Zara.

What?

It was me.

I didn't know what else to do. I had no other choices.

Either you don't dance this one time

or you don't dance the rest of your life.

I was trying to be a good friend and I tried everything before.

Get out.

What?

I don't want to look at you.

Get out.

Now.

I was trying to do the right thing.

But it's just blown up in my face.

I might have just lost the best friend that I've ever had.

I had one friend that I trusted here.

How could she do that to me?

I know hip-hop is right for this choreography

but I have to respect Noah.

He's the dance captain.

Even though he's wrong.

One, two and three and four.

Five and six, seven, eight.

I haven't really talked to Jacquie

since the fight about the choreography.

She's been freezing me out ever since.

Jacquie.

You're an incredible dancer.

Well, your choreography isn't half bad either.

-Thank you.

-Don't get ahead of yourself.

The only reason I'm doing this is for the team.

Well, um...

What do we do now?

Well, we should rehearse.

OK. Good idea.

-Do you want to count us in?

-OK.

Here we go. Five, six, seven, eight...

Noah and I are both pretty intense

and that got between us.

I just hope dancing together helps us work it out.

-Nice.

-It's good.

Even though I don't have pointe shoes, I still need to rehearse.

Everything is resting on this qualifier video.

Richelle, why aren't you wearing your ballet shoes?

One of the shanks, actually, broke on one of them.

A shank broke?!

It's like one thing after another is going wrong,

just like I was expecting.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

-How did your shoe break?

-I don't...

-Did someone break it?

-Did you break it?

-No.

-Were you breaking it in too much?

Yeah, yeah, I was just practising too much.

But it doesn't matter, it's OK, I'm just practising in bare feet

because I don't want to...

..ruin them more.

You know what, we can fix it, I have duct tape,

I'll teach you a trick, OK?

OK.

SNAP

Did you hear that snapping sound?

What snapping sound?

No, not at all.

When I was in A Troupe preparing for Regionals, I had an injury too.

So, looking at Richelle's face right now,

I know that she was in the same boat that I was in.

You'd tell me if there was a problem, right?

Of course, no question.

OK. I'll get the tape.

OK.

IF I heard what I think I just heard...

..we may be in big trouble.

Josh, you're still here? You have to go to the venue.

I have no idea how to tie this.

You're hopeless. Oh, wow...

Here, sit down, I'll try.

How do you know how to tie a tie?

I have way too many hopeless boys in my family.

Piper's helping me out.

This is awesome.

OK, just pull that one, squeeze it there...

-And pull it?

-Snug it up there.

-Perfect.

-Gosh, yes, thank you so much, Piper.

I can't hold it in any longer.

I really, really like Josh.

And I can tell that he likes me too.

-Josh?

-Yeah.

I know you like me.

And I want you to know...

..that I like you too.

Say something...

I like you...

..as a friend.

A friend...

Just a friend.

I'm so mortified.

I just thought we were really good friends.

This is not good.

I was just joking.

-Bye, friend!

-Bye.

Just, just a friend...

I really thought we had a special connection.

But I guess I was wrong.

No! No!

Emily, Emily! What are you doing?

I cannot find the film permit anywhere, and I know I just had it.

I cannot believe this is happening!

Everyone has already left for the shoot,

and we cannot film without our permit.

This is not good.

Um, it's in your purse.

Uh.

Sorry, I just...

I'm really nervous. I feel like this is my first time at Regionals.

OK, well, I have some news, and it probably isn't going to help.

What?

Richelle has snapping hip syndrome, and she denied it,

but I know what I heard.

No! No, I'm sorry, but that cannot be true.

Daniel, you know we have to film this video today

if we want to get it in on time.

I hate to deliver bad news to Emily,

especially when she is already stressed out as it is,

but as much as dancers dance through injuries all the time,

that is not the policy at The Next Step.

Look, are you sure? And I mean positive

that you know what you heard?

-Well, she denied it.

-OK, so she denied it?

So she didn't actually tell you she was injured?

I guess, but we can't in good conscience

-let an injured dancer perform.

-No, no.

But we wouldn't be, because she didn't tell us.

-OK, well, I guess that's the case but...

-What's the case?

The case is that we are ready to go. Right, Daniel?

Yep.

Emily is the studio head, so whatever she decides to do,

that's on her.

Well, let's go! All right, let's do this, guys!

Daniel is just being paranoid. Everything is going to be fine.

I'm sure of it.

# We are the party if you are ready to roll

# We got the power and we are taking control

# Now is the time we're gone Give it a shot

# If you're a legend, get your game face on... #

-This is going to be so good!

-This is it, guys.

We have arrived at the Opera House to shoot our Qualifier video,

and I can't wait to show everyone around.

It's spooky, it's creepy, old, mouldy, haunted,

I think it's going to really connect with the theme of our dance.

Richelle isn't here. That's good.

I didn't want to, but I guess breaking the shank worked.

Richelle? What are you doing?

What do you think I'm doing?

Dancing.

Nothing is going to stop me.

Not my shoes, not my hip, not even my ex-best friend.

No-one is taking this dance away from me.

We are getting ready to shoot the video,

this dance is so important to me, and I can't mess it up.

This team has come a long way. We've got to get this right.

If we are going to make it to Regionals, this has to work.

OK, people, it's time to shoot the video!

-This is it.

-Let's do this.

THUNDER ROLLS, LIGHTNING CRASHES

Go, go, go.

Hurry up.

THUNDER ROLLS

-Let's go!

-Come on!

-Wait, Richelle, Josh.

-Thanks.

-Is someone else here?

-Sh.

THUNDER ROLLS

Did you hear that?

THUNDER CRASHES

MUSIC PLAYS

# You know that I got a dream

# Gotta do it big Aim for higher things

# By any means I do it for us

# Hey, no I in team Full speed ahead

# Livin' in the moment Ain't no looking back

# It's been a long road

# But we made it So let's toast to that... #

Come on!

Let's go!

Bounce!

Bounce!

Bounce! Yeah!

# That's what's up

# Everybody wanna rock like us

# And they wanna be hot like us

# But they are not like us... #

# Can't stop the fire

# Can't stop the feeling Gonna break on through

# Can't stop the fire

# Can't stop the dream till the dream comes true

# Can't stop the fire

# Can't stop the feeling Gonna break on through

# Can't stop the fire

# Can't stop the dream

# This is what dreams are made of

# When I was young Would have thought it was made up

# And this is what everybody's chasing

# But no-one tells you what it takes, huh?

# Gotta pay dues No days off

# Hard work plus a lot of hustle pays off

# I don't believe in luck I gotta shine

# Never stopped putting in that overtime... #

Yeah, all together now!

# I be grinding every day though

# Stacking up the payroll

# They ain't ever gotta doubt it They know

# Man, you know I've been at it

# Committed to this life Might as well get it tatted

# Soon as I thinking, I do it Man, your hate is annoying

# It should be hopping and buoying

# I been grindin' through the thick and the thin

# We don't ever choose to look It's open to us when

# Can't stop the fire

# Can't stop the feeling Gonna break on through

# Can't stop the fire

# Can't stop the dream till the dream comes true... #

THUNDER ROLLS

Hey! What are you doing here? Get out of here!

Let's go!

-Teamwork.

-Teamwork.

Right now, Michelle and I are just putting away

the equipment after the video shoot.

When I think about all we have been through to get to this...

I can't believe we actually pulled it off.

Michelle, I want to tell you that

I'm really proud to be co-studio head with you.

I think we are going to win Regionals, and go all the way.

I think so, too.

I am honoured to be your partner in this.

Emily and I have been through a lot,

and things have not been easy between us.

But we are now on the same page.

We will lead this team to victory.

I know we will.

# I'll travel far and wide

# For this place I call my home. #

Today is the day we find out if we are going to Regionals.

I'm so nervous.

Michelle and Emily want us to meet here

so that everyone can find out together.

But if Emily and Michelle don't get here soon,

they're going to miss the big announcement.

I don't know where Richelle is.

She left after we filmed the video,

and now she won't answer any of my texts.

I haven't talked to Piper

since I told her I just want to be friends with her.

But after seeing her reaction,

I don't know if that is going to be possible.

After seeing the video and the contemporary section,

I realised I was wrong.

I can't believe how silly we were acting.

We were literally fighting over choreography.

I think we are going to be OK.

Here it is, Noah.

Hey, guys, it's time.

Yes!

Where is Michelle and Emily? Why aren't they here?

How could they be missing something so important?

I don't know.

-Do you know what it's about?

-I have no idea.

-Kate?

What's the emergency?

The results for the video go online any moment now.

We should be there.

-Richelle is in the hospital.

-Wait, what?

-Why? What happened?

I think you both know exactly what happened.

You let Richelle dance even though you knew she was injured.

My worst fear is coming true.

I turned a blind eye to Richelle's injury,

and now Richelle is paying the price.

I can't believe this is happening.

I don't think I can have two studio heads who don't put

the safety of their dancers above everything else.

Are we going to Regionals?

-Noah.

-Noah!

What does this mean?

We need to discuss the future of The Next Step.

I may have made a mistake when I put Emily and Michelle in charge.

I need to stop this before it gets worse.

We made it!

THEY CHEER

The road to Regionals just got a bit more complicated.

I'm about to change the game. Entirely.

# You know that I got a dream

# Gotta do it big Aim for higher things

# By any means I do it for us

# Hey, no I in team Full speed ahead

# Livin' in the moment

# Ain't no looking back

# It's been a long road

# But we made it so let's toast to that... #

Come on!