0:00:04 > 0:00:07Yorkshire, Britain's biggest county.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12A region of rugged beauty with a rich heritage
0:00:12 > 0:00:14and a proud industrial past.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Over one summer, three of its towns -
0:00:20 > 0:00:23Barnsley, Skipton and Huddersfield -
0:00:23 > 0:00:26put on their dancing shoes and took to the streets
0:00:26 > 0:00:31in a spectacular display of unity and pride.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34It's going to be a great memory to look back on in many years
0:00:34 > 0:00:36when I am walking around with a Zimmer frame.
0:00:36 > 0:00:41It warms the cockles of this old man's heart.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44The man behind it all is choreographer Steve Elias...
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Zakka-da-dakka-da-ba!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49..who's starred in a string of hit shows from Billy Elliot
0:00:49 > 0:00:52to Guys And Dolls.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54I've always believed that dance has the unique ability to
0:00:54 > 0:00:56bring people together,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and what I have witnessed this summer has proved that.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02The way that people have come together to create something
0:01:02 > 0:01:04special and lasting.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08Now, Steve wants to stage one last performance
0:01:08 > 0:01:10to outshine all the others,
0:01:10 > 0:01:13one that celebrates the entire county.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I've learned so much about Yorkshire and its people,
0:01:16 > 0:01:21and I want to pay tribute to that in something bigger, bolder, better.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24That would be an amazing achievement,
0:01:24 > 0:01:28to see that many people celebrating the power of dance.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32Steve's master plan is to unite the three towns he's already visited...
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- So, what do you think? Are you with me?- ALL:- Yes!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38..for a final breathtaking performance
0:01:38 > 0:01:40through the streets of York.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Personally, I think he's raving bonkers.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45This week, with the whole county to corral...
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Go, go, go.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49..the big performance is put on hold,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52as Steve heads back to where it all began...
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Team Barnsley, enter.
0:01:54 > 0:01:55He's like a bad penny, turning up.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59..and tries to draft in new recruits from York...
0:01:59 > 0:02:01People of York, I need you!
0:02:01 > 0:02:03..Two, two, three, five, six, seven, eight...
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Who just have absolutely no rhythm whatsoever.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12And a one and a two and a three and a four and a five.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17I'm absolutely quaking in my size 9 ballet shoes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31So, here I am in York for my last dance performance,
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and the biggest one yet, hopefully.
0:02:34 > 0:02:37But with this being a celebration of Yorkshire,
0:02:37 > 0:02:42as the county capital, York was the natural choice, really.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It has a very different feel,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50a very different energy from the last three towns.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55Yeah. I'm kind of intrigued of what I can create and who I meet.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05I haven't been to York... I would say in about 15 years.
0:03:05 > 0:03:09I originally came when I was touring in theatre.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I was performing at the opera house in Godspell,
0:03:13 > 0:03:15which was my first UK tour,
0:03:15 > 0:03:18and then The Goodbye Girl. I had a great time.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21I've always had a soft spot for York.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25And I forget how beautiful it is. It is just stunning.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27The danger is,
0:03:27 > 0:03:31you kind of get caught up in its beauty and not its practicality,
0:03:31 > 0:03:35so it's just having to kind of keep blinkered
0:03:35 > 0:03:38and not be seduced by the town itself.
0:03:38 > 0:03:43Steve's on the lookout for a good starting point for his dance.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47Whip-MaWhop-MaGate, the shortest street in York,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50and meaning "what a street",
0:03:50 > 0:03:54it's not going to be useful in the performance. It's too short.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58You'd have about two nuns and a whippet dancing up here.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Now, if I'm right,
0:04:01 > 0:04:06the Shambles is the narrowest and oldest shopping street in Europe.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11As much as I'd love to, it would be an absolute nightmare.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15It's so narrow, it would be a shambles within the Shambles.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Established as Eboracum by the Romans,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25York was briefly the heart of their vast empire,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29when Constantine made the city his base in 306 AD.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Empires came and went, but York endured, becoming Jorvik
0:04:33 > 0:04:37under the Vikings, and then flourishing from the Middle Ages
0:04:37 > 0:04:41onwards as a centre of politics, culture and religion.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43As the industrial age dawned,
0:04:43 > 0:04:47the city became a major railway hub, creating a manufacturing boom,
0:04:47 > 0:04:51most famously in confectionery and chocolate-making.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Today, York is a mecca for tourists,
0:04:54 > 0:04:58with almost every street reflecting some aspect of its rich heritage,
0:04:58 > 0:05:03from the medieval walls that encircle the city
0:05:03 > 0:05:06to the iconic minster that still dominates its skyline.
0:05:14 > 0:05:21My first impressions of the place are how insignificant I feel.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25It's epic in all proportions.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29It's vast, beautiful.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31It's all those and more.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35You can feel the sense of history.
0:05:35 > 0:05:41It's in every column and every stained-glass window,
0:05:41 > 0:05:44every flagstone. It's incredible.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Sarah is one of the minster's tour guides.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- I'm Steve.- Hi, Steve. - Nice to meet you.- Nice to meet you.
0:05:51 > 0:05:52Welcome to our fabulous minster.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- It's breathtaking. - It is pretty good, isn't it?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Where do we start?
0:05:57 > 0:06:00York was founded by the Romans, right here on this site,
0:06:00 > 0:06:02in AD 71. It was a garrison town,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04and the main building was the principia,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07and it was right below our feet here.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10So there has been activity going on on this site for 2,000 years.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13But the first evidence we have of a minster
0:06:13 > 0:06:16is in 627, so, for nearly 1,400 years,
0:06:16 > 0:06:18there has been worship on this site.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- If these walls could speak... - Absolutely. Yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25So, if you look up, ahead of you,
0:06:25 > 0:06:29it's our magnificent Great West Window, our Heart of Yorkshire.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It's not just York's building,
0:06:31 > 0:06:33it's here for the whole of Yorkshire
0:06:33 > 0:06:35and, in fact, the whole of the north of England as well.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38What do you think of possibly... as a starting point?
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I think it would be great.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Maybe outside, underneath the window, with the Heart of Yorkshire.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48What better place to start a dance that's glorifying Yorkshire?
0:06:48 > 0:06:53Thank you. It's given me so much food for thought.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55My little grey cells are whirring at the moment.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59- No problem at all. - It's been absolutely fantastic.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02So, I have to use the York Minster in the dance.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06It's so strongly associated with York and Yorkshire,
0:07:06 > 0:07:10it's so magnificent and imposing, so maybe a starting point
0:07:10 > 0:07:14or an end point, I don't know, but it's got to be in there.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22There's just under six weeks to go until Steve brings groups
0:07:22 > 0:07:26from across the county together for one final celebration in York.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29I'm just starting to think how I'm going to bring this all together,
0:07:29 > 0:07:33and what the last dance is going to be.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35I suppose, in essence,
0:07:35 > 0:07:39it's going to be something similar that I've done before, but bigger,
0:07:39 > 0:07:42different groups, joining one after another,
0:07:42 > 0:07:45in this huge parade through the streets.
0:07:45 > 0:07:49But I've got three towns that I'm juggling, and I can't stage
0:07:49 > 0:07:51an event in York without asking
0:07:51 > 0:07:54the people of York to take part as well.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Steve's decided that groups from the host city of York
0:07:57 > 0:07:59should lead the dance.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03We'll have one York group joining after another,
0:08:03 > 0:08:07and then, at certain points, we'll have different groups,
0:08:07 > 0:08:12say from Huddersfield, joining in, then Skipton, then Barnsley, until,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16at the end, we've got everyone from across the county dancing
0:08:16 > 0:08:18together in this huge finale.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22It's going to be the biggest thing that I've staged so far.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25If I can do this, it's going to be fantastic.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28But I have to admit, it's terrifying.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36People of York, listen up. I need you!
0:08:36 > 0:08:40I am looking for a cast of hundreds to join me
0:08:40 > 0:08:42in a one-off theatrical event.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45Steve wants to get as many locals as he can to a meeting
0:08:45 > 0:08:47he's holding in two days' time.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50I'm looking for dancers. I'm looking for non-dancers.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54I'm looking for people who think they've got two left feet.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Join me, let your inner dance demon out!
0:08:56 > 0:09:00In each of the towns so far, I've had 300, 300-plus...
0:09:00 > 0:09:04If you fancy the challenge of your life, come and join me.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07..so that's the benchmark I need to break through.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11400, 500 people is what I need to achieve the sense of scale
0:09:11 > 0:09:13for this final performance.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17Steve is on his boldest recruitment drive yet...
0:09:17 > 0:09:20I've got my trusty flyers.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Can I give you one of these?
0:09:23 > 0:09:24..hitting the city's streets...
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I don't know if you've ever danced before, thought of dancing,
0:09:27 > 0:09:28terrified of dancing ...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31- Do you dance?- Um...badly.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34- Good.- Dad dancing.- Great.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37..and invading York's offices.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39I'm looking for a cast of hundreds
0:09:39 > 0:09:42to dance through the streets of York.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47I can see someone smiling over there.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- I used to do ballroom dancing when I was younger.- Oh, great.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52And I've done line dancing.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- So, are you in?- Yeah, I'm in. - Brilliant. Lovely.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Thank you. Anyone else here?
0:09:57 > 0:09:59I'll choreograph something for you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- OK.- Yes, just a celebration.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- All right?- Thank you. - I leave you to it.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Thanks very much.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08I need a cast of hundreds.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10- I'll see what I can do. I'll pass the word around.- Brilliant.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12It can be any style of dance.
0:10:12 > 0:10:16Say, if you had a hidden passion for being York's answer to Beyonce?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19What type of dance do you do?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22This last month, I've been involved with the rumba.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Come on, show us some dance moves.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29Two, three, four, five, six. Excellent.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Uh...no.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Come one, come all.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Jazz shoes not essential.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47The next stop on Steve's push to draft in new volunteers takes him
0:10:47 > 0:10:50to the home of some of Britain's best-loved brands.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54We are off to the Nestle factory, originally Rowntree's.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57I know it's famous for its chocolate,
0:10:57 > 0:11:01but it's also one of the biggest employers within York,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05so I'm hoping there will be plenty of people there to sign up.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09You know, I got images in my head of Willy Wonka chocolate factory,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12even that scene, Toot Sweets, from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14I'm not sure it's quite like that.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18It's probably more scientific, but in my creative mind, it would
0:11:18 > 0:11:22be great to think that and see if I could incorporate that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37It is a bit Willy Wonka-ish,
0:11:37 > 0:11:39with the chocolate being pumped through pipes.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41It's incredible.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Especially that it never ceases.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- It's 365 days?- Absolutely.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49365 days, so, as you can see, the bars coming off now,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53we're making over 300 bars every single minute,
0:11:53 > 0:11:55and that's just on one wrapping machine.
0:11:58 > 0:12:03On a good day, we make in excess of 4 million bars in a 24-hour period.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05The smell is incredible.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09All your senses are kind of on high alert, you know?
0:12:09 > 0:12:12I'm looking, I'm smelling, I'm listening.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16You know? Just trying to get some inspiration, really.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Get the creative juices flowing.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22It's amazing. I tell you, the smell is fantastic.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25It's really nice when we're on different flavours as well,
0:12:25 > 0:12:27when we're on orange and mint.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29- Really strong. - Do you have a favourite?
0:12:29 > 0:12:31- I do. Orange is my favourite. - Orange would be my favourite, too.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37The factory has a long history,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40producing some of Britain's favourite treats.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Built in 1890, it started life as the Rowntree factory,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47named after the booming confectionery business set up
0:12:47 > 0:12:49by brothers Henry and Joseph.
0:12:51 > 0:12:53Keen philanthropists,
0:12:53 > 0:12:55they made it their mission to improve living standards
0:12:55 > 0:12:59for their workforce, providing them with sports facilities, a theatre
0:12:59 > 0:13:03just over the road from the factory, and even their own village,
0:13:03 > 0:13:04New Earswick.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09The company still employs 2,000 people,
0:13:09 > 0:13:13and 150 of them are waiting for Steve in the nearby theatre.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17They've called the company together for
0:13:17 > 0:13:20me to go and address them, to galvanise the troops.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23That's incredible. Really happy and excited.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25I'm on a mission,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29and it's about bringing you all together in a one-off,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32unique performance. I'm a choreographer.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35I know I look like a prop forward, but,
0:13:35 > 0:13:39believe me, these hips don't lie, as Shakira said.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43I tell you what. Do you want to stand up for a minute?
0:13:43 > 0:13:44Let's stand up.
0:13:44 > 0:13:50OK. All I want you to do is right, left, right, left. That's easy.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51Here we go.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56A five, six, seven, eight, and right, left, right, left.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59We've then got to go step, click, step, click.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Don't speed up. What I don't want to see is this.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05LAUGHTER
0:14:05 > 0:14:07Right? Relax.
0:14:07 > 0:14:11That's all you're doing, is stepping and clicking, people.
0:14:11 > 0:14:15So, you've just got to put a little swagger on, a little flavour,
0:14:15 > 0:14:18and you're like, "Hey, I'm too cool for school."
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Walking down the deli counter, yeah?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23That's what I want.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26You walk every day, so it's no different.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28LAUGHTER
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Here we go. Here we go. Five, six, a five, six,
0:14:31 > 0:14:34seven, eight. That's better. And breathe.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37We're going to up the ante now.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Double pirouette... No!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Dakka-da, dakka-da, dakka-da! Five, six, seven, eight.
0:14:43 > 0:14:44One, two.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Two.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Three.
0:14:50 > 0:14:52And four.
0:14:52 > 0:14:53There we are.
0:14:53 > 0:14:56That's excellent. Yes!
0:14:57 > 0:15:01I had no idea what was going on and then, all of a sudden,
0:15:01 > 0:15:05we seem to have signed up to some performance in the centre of York.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08I wasn't too keen when he first mentioned it,
0:15:08 > 0:15:09but when he got us all up...
0:15:09 > 0:15:12- And got us to do the steps, it was really good.- Excited.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14That was great, and it looks like I've drafted in
0:15:14 > 0:15:18a load of people, maybe 60 or 70 people, which is amazing.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22I was really...heartened by that response.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26I hope I showed them that they can all do it,
0:15:26 > 0:15:28no matter what ability they are,
0:15:28 > 0:15:31so everyone should go away and go, "Do you know what?
0:15:31 > 0:15:33"I think I'll be able to do this."
0:15:39 > 0:15:42I'm hosting a drop-in day today.
0:15:42 > 0:15:47All the flyering and recruiting that I've done over the last few days
0:15:47 > 0:15:49have been building to this.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53As York's bigger than the other towns he's visited, Steve's hoping
0:15:53 > 0:15:58more people will turn up, so he's set up a daylong open casting.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03I think I'm looking for inspiration, to be honest,
0:16:03 > 0:16:05as in, let's see who comes through that door,
0:16:05 > 0:16:08then I can have more of a crystal-clear idea
0:16:08 > 0:16:10where to venture next.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12So, let's see who turns up.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Hello. Is anyone out there?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34I take it you're a cycling group?
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Are you local to York? - Yes.- Brilliant.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Shall we start with names?
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- I'm Lucius.- Titus Flavius Germanus.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- Marcus Minucius Audens.- Martin.
0:16:44 > 0:16:49I would love to see you on your bikes in a cycle past.
0:16:49 > 0:16:51Are we strictly on bikes, then?
0:16:51 > 0:16:54No. If you fancy getting off your bikes
0:16:54 > 0:16:56and choreographing, I'll choreograph you.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58THEY SHOUT
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Great. Yeah. I'll definitely use all that.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06We go one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:17:06 > 0:17:08Two, two, three, five, six, seven, eight.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Have you got anything you can show me?
0:17:15 > 0:17:17That's mesmerising.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27This is exactly what I'm looking for. And who have I got here?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29You've got Dance Factory.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31It's mainly street dance.
0:17:31 > 0:17:32We do bits of breaking,
0:17:32 > 0:17:34so Kyle's a bit of a breaker.
0:17:34 > 0:17:38Tom's a bit of a locker, so he likes doing his popping moves.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Rachel's a bit of pulse, so a bit more funky,
0:17:40 > 0:17:43and Emma's just an all-round funky person, aren't you?
0:17:43 > 0:17:47I'm a little old, and my street dancing has kind of wavered,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49so you're going to teach me some.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Come and teach the old-timer how to funk.
0:17:56 > 0:17:57Was that OK?
0:17:57 > 0:18:00STEVE LAUGHS
0:18:06 > 0:18:09That's the cuteness factor taken care of.
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Do you want to be ballet dancers when you grow up?
0:18:12 > 0:18:14All the stuff that you've shown me,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17we'll put a special routine together. How does that sound?
0:18:17 > 0:18:19- Yes.- Yes? Great, great, great.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21On the whole, at the moment, it's great.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23Great turnout.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25Chilli Bon Bon.
0:18:25 > 0:18:26Hiya.
0:18:26 > 0:18:32- I am Tristram, and Chilli Bon Bon makes me feel great.- Great.
0:18:32 > 0:18:37And makes me feel good inside me, and let it out for people.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Tristram and Lee could actually do a little dance for you.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42I'd love that.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51Brilliant.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54So, yeah, we can choose what type of choreography, what type of dance.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57- I like the hips going. - Yeah, you like the hips?- Yeah.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Doing that, and everybody joins in.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Yeah, a little twist. - Something like that.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- We could do a little twist. - Yeah, something like that.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08Brilliant. See you soon. Ta-ra. Take care. Bye.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Hi, boys.- Hello.- Hiya. All right?
0:19:10 > 0:19:14My old man's a bricklayer and my brothers are plasterers,
0:19:14 > 0:19:18and in a very nice way, I say I am the black sheep of the family,
0:19:18 > 0:19:21as in, I am the performer. Does anyone have a hidden dance skill?
0:19:21 > 0:19:23Have you ever danced before?
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Do you want to dance, or do you want to take the first cab out of here?
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Look, already, colour has gone. Head's shaking.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32No, no, no. Just hear me out.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36As soon as I mentioned dance, the colour just drained.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- Rugby League or Rugby Union? - League.
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- You sound Welsh, like Rugby Union? - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43- Sorry about that. - No, it's all right, mate.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46Well, I did play rugby. What position do you think I played?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49- Prop?- You've got it, prop. I wasn't a wing.
0:19:49 > 0:19:54First of all, does anyone have a secret talent as dancer?
0:19:54 > 0:19:57No cha-cha-chas? Street dance? Tap? Ballet?
0:19:57 > 0:20:02I knew what it was about, but this lot didn't, to be fair.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05OK, if you want to do it, say now, if not, I have no problem with that.
0:20:05 > 0:20:08- I understand.- In.- In? Brilliant, I like your style.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12Typical rugby players. What's great about them, they shook on it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14It only takes one of them to set the lead
0:20:14 > 0:20:18and, because they're a team, in for a penny, in for a pound.
0:20:18 > 0:20:21That is what I love about team sports, and especially rugby.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25It's been an invaluable day. Brilliant.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29I've met so many different characters,
0:20:29 > 0:20:33some who've never danced before, some who do dance.
0:20:33 > 0:20:39I've got goose bumps, and I haven't felt that...for a long time.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44Yeah, that's a great start. Come on, York.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I was really pleased at the turnout at the drop-in day.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59It was great to see all the local dance groups come out in force,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01and the non-dancers too.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04The builders in particular have stuck in my mind.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08My dad is a retired builder, so there's a personal connection.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13They're not the sort of people you'd expect to walk through the door,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15so I've arranged to meet them today,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and I've created a little routine to see how they pick up steps.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Something simple, because they're non-dancers.
0:21:23 > 0:21:27The building firm, set up five years ago,
0:21:27 > 0:21:31is a family business for Danny and his dad Paul.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34- Paul.- Hello, mate.- Steve. - Pleased to meet you.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37What I've got in mind for yourself and the boys is,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41it's basically a kind of a mix of Reservoir Dogs
0:21:41 > 0:21:43meets what you do every time...
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- It's more staging than fancy footwork, you know?- Yeah.
0:21:46 > 0:21:50And it's to celebrate, really, what you do as a trade.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Little bit nervous, but willing to give it a go.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Give anything a go once.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Doesn't faze me one bit. I don't mind a laugh, having a dance about!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05I made their piece, their section within the performance,
0:22:05 > 0:22:09deliberately about what we call musical theatre staging,
0:22:09 > 0:22:13so it tells a story, and we can see what types of trade they do.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17So, we've got wheelbarrows and ladders and trowels,
0:22:17 > 0:22:20anything which represents what they do within the trade,
0:22:20 > 0:22:22and I've built that into the choreography.
0:22:22 > 0:22:25Then they walk forward, very kind of cool, Reservoir Dogs,
0:22:25 > 0:22:30walking down the streets of York going, "This is who we are,"
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and then they take up a pose, as if to go, "Yeah."
0:22:33 > 0:22:34Who wants a wheelbarrow?
0:22:34 > 0:22:37- I'll have one.- Brilliant. Cheers, mate.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39- Fantastic. Ladders? - You can be a ladder.- Yeah.
0:22:39 > 0:22:40So, one here.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43We've got the wheelbarrows and that's all we do, is walk.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
0:22:46 > 0:22:49That's it, you've lost Will now!
0:22:49 > 0:22:50He can only do five!
0:22:50 > 0:22:54So, you go right, left, right-left...
0:22:54 > 0:22:56I heard a huge sigh there!
0:22:56 > 0:22:59THEY LAUGH
0:22:59 > 0:23:01So... No worries, mate.
0:23:01 > 0:23:05It's right, left, right-left, right. That's it.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08Just think, like, percussive. Like stomp.
0:23:08 > 0:23:13So it goes stamp, stamp, stamp-stamp, stamp
0:23:13 > 0:23:16to stamp, stamp, stamp-stamp, stamp.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Brilliant.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21Now, this is like Reservoir Dogs, and it will go position,
0:23:21 > 0:23:22position, position, position.
0:23:22 > 0:23:26Yeah? You can either think catwalk model or whatever. Here we go.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Five, six, seven, eight.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30And a one and a two and a three and...
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Brilliant. That's it.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34That's not bad. Let's do that once more.
0:23:34 > 0:23:35- Do we have the music?- Yeah.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37We'll play you the music, guys.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40Each group Steve works with will have a routine set to
0:23:40 > 0:23:43a track that reflects their story.
0:23:43 > 0:23:44We'll just play you the music, guys.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46MUSIC STARTS
0:23:46 > 0:23:49One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52Two, two, three, four... We'll keep on walking through this.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Stamp, stamp, stamp-stamp, stamp.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00And we walk... Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Position, position, position. Brilliant.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08That's it. That's it, mate.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11That's your section done. All right?
0:24:11 > 0:24:14I thought I was just going to be stood holding something,
0:24:14 > 0:24:16not doing a full dance routine.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19My daughters had entered us, not me, so...
0:24:19 > 0:24:22They're proper dancers. I have no rhythm whatsoever.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23They'll get it.
0:24:23 > 0:24:26You know, they enjoyed the challenge and they laughed together
0:24:26 > 0:24:29and failed together, taking the mickey out of each other,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31and that's what it is.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33You could tell that Paul had said,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36"Look, in for a penny, in for a pound. Let's do it.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38"Let's celebrate York." So I think that's great.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Paul's firm is one of the many local businesses who volunteered to help
0:24:42 > 0:24:46when floods devastated York on Boxing Day 2015.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Both the city's rivers burst their banks,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53causing the worst flooding in over a decade.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55The Fosse hit record highs,
0:24:55 > 0:24:57putting 3,500 homes in danger
0:24:57 > 0:25:01and forcing hundreds to be evacuated.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04It's only from the sky that you can appreciate
0:25:04 > 0:25:06the expanse of ground covered by these floods.
0:25:08 > 0:25:12You can see how deep and widespread the filthy water was.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15With more heavy rain forecast, for residents here,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17it may not be over yet.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Military and emergency response teams were sent in
0:25:21 > 0:25:23to rescue those stranded,
0:25:23 > 0:25:26as the deluge destroyed homes and businesses across the city,
0:25:26 > 0:25:29and entire neighbourhoods disappeared underwater.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Why did you volunteer, Paul?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35There's lots of other builders around.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38Just... You just sort of wanted to help, and when you got involved,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40you couldn't then say no, because if I've helped one person,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42and t'next neighbour says, "Oh, can you mind...?"
0:25:42 > 0:25:45And then we started doing all the sort of...
0:25:45 > 0:25:47There was just too many coming in, I couldn't do it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49So I rang t'lads up, and they all came out as well.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51And then just did what we could.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54It's... I suppose it's just how we are, I don't know.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57I don't think anybody realised how bad it really hit York.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01There's hundreds and hundreds of houses, and it came so fast,
0:26:01 > 0:26:02it weren't like...
0:26:02 > 0:26:04It just literally came through people's doors,
0:26:04 > 0:26:08they had no time to put furniture away, there was no warning.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10And it was Boxing Day, just after Christmas.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12All t'Christmas trees were up,
0:26:12 > 0:26:14and Christmas decorations were floating round and...
0:26:14 > 0:26:16They just lost everything.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Everything they bought for Christmas would be downstairs on Boxing Day,
0:26:19 > 0:26:21and before you realised it, it was gone.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24We weren't prepared for that, not in a million years.
0:26:24 > 0:26:26I'm so impressed with Paul, you know.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28You can tell he's got a big heart.
0:26:28 > 0:26:32And talking to him has reminded me of the huge impact the floods
0:26:32 > 0:26:35must have had on York, and still are having.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38It's made me think that this is something
0:26:38 > 0:26:40I really need to incorporate into the dance.
0:26:49 > 0:26:54I've been told about Fossy's Flossys, which is...
0:26:54 > 0:26:56It looks like a burger van, a food van.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Steve's meeting another volunteer
0:26:58 > 0:27:02who gave up their time to help those affected by the floods.
0:27:02 > 0:27:03- Hiya.- Hello. You all right?
0:27:03 > 0:27:06- Are you Michaela?- I am, yes. - I'm Steve.- Hi, Steve.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09- Nice to meet you.- And you, as well. First of all, do you want a drink?
0:27:09 > 0:27:11- I'd love a coffee. - Would you like a coffee?- Yeah.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13What was your story?
0:27:13 > 0:27:19Myself and my daughter were taking tea, coffee and home-made hot soup,
0:27:19 > 0:27:22and we were going round the water's edge giving to the flood victims,
0:27:22 > 0:27:24the emergency services,
0:27:24 > 0:27:28with a little tiny GO Outdoors gas stove,
0:27:28 > 0:27:30and a little whistle kettle.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Then, that evening, a lady messaged me and said,
0:27:33 > 0:27:36"I've got a van, it's yours for however long."
0:27:36 > 0:27:37I was like, "Fab, yeah, brill."
0:27:37 > 0:27:39So New Year's Day morning, this was towed here.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41And we've been here ever since.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43You know, July, and we're still here.
0:27:43 > 0:27:44There's no prices,
0:27:44 > 0:27:46we're not selling, we're not trading.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48Flood victims get everything free.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50Why do you do it?
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Seeing all that devastation, seeing what people went through,
0:27:53 > 0:27:55you feel helpless, and you want to do something.
0:27:55 > 0:27:56It's like, "Well, what can I do?"
0:27:56 > 0:27:59There's nothing I can actually do to help, other than, I was like,
0:27:59 > 0:28:00"Well, I've got time."
0:28:00 > 0:28:02So that's what it was.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05I gave my time, and still giving my time, you know.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07Trying to do my mum proud, as well.
0:28:07 > 0:28:10When we first started this, my mum and dad used to come down every day.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12But my mum passed away while we were doing this,
0:28:12 > 0:28:13as well, in January, suddenly.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16So, to me, it's like...
0:28:16 > 0:28:19My mum was, you know, she was proud of what I was doing then,
0:28:19 > 0:28:20so even like, this...
0:28:20 > 0:28:23If she knew I was still here, this far on, she would be...
0:28:23 > 0:28:24would be proud.
0:28:26 > 0:28:28Michaela has had to juggle her volunteer work
0:28:28 > 0:28:30with her job as a carer,
0:28:30 > 0:28:33and her role as a mum to five-year-old Kaden.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36On the balancing beam! Oh!
0:28:36 > 0:28:38I'm just really proud of her. She's done a lot.
0:28:38 > 0:28:40It's just part of her personality, and who she is.
0:28:40 > 0:28:42She's a very giving person,
0:28:42 > 0:28:44and a very benevolent person. Always willing to
0:28:44 > 0:28:47put somebody else first.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49So I'll just support here, and, yeah, really proud of her.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51Get up, silly sausage!
0:28:51 > 0:28:53Seven months on,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55with flood victims now able to return to their homes,
0:28:55 > 0:28:58Michaela's calling time on Fossy's Flossys.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00It has been tough, some weeks.
0:29:00 > 0:29:02You know, it's been really hard work.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05You know, I've not seen a lot of the family,
0:29:05 > 0:29:07not seen a lot of Kaden, really...
0:29:07 > 0:29:08Jump! Ready?
0:29:08 > 0:29:12'It's been tough, not spending the time with him.'
0:29:12 > 0:29:13And the wobbly bridge!
0:29:17 > 0:29:19I give my time, cos that's all I got.
0:29:19 > 0:29:20And that's what I did.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25So do you know what I do?
0:29:25 > 0:29:27No. No, go on, tell me.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- I'm a choreographer.- Oh, right?
0:29:29 > 0:29:34I've got this mad idea to get York dancing.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36- What kind of dancing? - Anything you want.
0:29:36 > 0:29:39I can do a Madonna tribute, you can be Beyonce,
0:29:39 > 0:29:41you can be anything you want.
0:29:41 > 0:29:46It's to celebrate the work that yourself and other people have done,
0:29:46 > 0:29:48and also celebrate the...
0:29:49 > 0:29:53I suppose the tenacity of the people who were affected,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55that they haven't given up.
0:29:55 > 0:29:56So, are you in?
0:29:56 > 0:29:58- Yes. I'm in.- Brilliant! Excellent.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Welcome aboard.
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Thank you. Exciting. Nervous.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05Here's a woman who felt she needed to help
0:30:05 > 0:30:07when the Boxing Day floods happened.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10She's exactly what this performance is about.
0:30:10 > 0:30:11It's about people like that,
0:30:11 > 0:30:15and it's their stories that need to be celebrated somehow.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17And in dance, why not?
0:30:17 > 0:30:20Let's give her centre stage.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28Two weeks in and, across York,
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Steve's busy rehearsing the groups who've signed up.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34From the chocolate factory workers...
0:30:34 > 0:30:35Five, six, seven, eight.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37One, two, three, hey!
0:30:37 > 0:30:39..to salsa dancers.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42When the music joins, you go like that,
0:30:42 > 0:30:45and you come in. Ready.
0:30:45 > 0:30:47That's it, keep on crossing.
0:30:47 > 0:30:48First couple in.
0:30:48 > 0:30:49Basic step.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53One, two, three, four, five, six, here we go!
0:30:53 > 0:30:54Freestyle!
0:30:55 > 0:30:58That's it, keep on moving. Brilliant, brilliant.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03As the word's spread, his band of volunteers is growing...
0:31:04 > 0:31:07..and now includes the local rowing club...
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Five, six, seven, eight,
0:31:08 > 0:31:10and move, and move, and move, and move,
0:31:10 > 0:31:12and go. Go. Go. Go.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16It'd be nice if I could get one boat crossing
0:31:16 > 0:31:18somewhere in the performance.
0:31:18 > 0:31:21Through the gaps, through the gaps, through the gaps, through the gaps...
0:31:21 > 0:31:23..and a band of hulahoopers.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27I'm so pleased to see that York is getting behind my idea with gusto.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30They're all hyped up and ready to dance.
0:31:31 > 0:31:33It's a good start to York.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35I hope it continues.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Four weeks to go until his final dance spectacle,
0:31:52 > 0:31:56and Steve's returning to the place where his Yorkshire odyssey began.
0:31:57 > 0:31:58Barnsley.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01I'm nervous, but it's a good nervous.
0:32:01 > 0:32:05Yeah, it's a very different experience this time, you know.
0:32:05 > 0:32:08I consider them friends.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10We all went on a massive journey together,
0:32:10 > 0:32:12and we came through the other side pretty unscathed.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Um... Yeah, so it'll be nice to see some familiar faces.
0:32:18 > 0:32:21And also to see what they think about this next challenge
0:32:21 > 0:32:23that I've got in mind for them.
0:32:23 > 0:32:24Two months ago,
0:32:24 > 0:32:29initial reactions to Steve's idea were less than enthusiastic.
0:32:29 > 0:32:30I just need to know, are you in or out?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35Personally, I think he's raving bonkers.
0:32:35 > 0:32:36- You know... - HE LAUGHS
0:32:36 > 0:32:38But despite early reluctance...
0:32:38 > 0:32:42I'll try climbing Everest before I get miners to dance.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44MUSIC: Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
0:32:44 > 0:32:47In the end, 250 people took to the streets
0:32:47 > 0:32:50in an extraordinary display of pride
0:32:50 > 0:32:52that united everyone from ex-miners...
0:32:53 > 0:32:55..to the local police...
0:32:55 > 0:32:57..Northern Soul fans...
0:32:57 > 0:32:58# Baby, you've been gone too long... #
0:32:58 > 0:33:00..to brass bands.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02BRASS MUSIC
0:33:13 > 0:33:16It's going to be a tall order to corral almost 250 people
0:33:16 > 0:33:18from Barnsley over to York,
0:33:18 > 0:33:22so I've homed in on groups that I feel best represent Barnsley.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26Steve set up a meeting with some of the groups
0:33:26 > 0:33:28who took part in the Barnsley dance.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31He hopes their enthusiasm will give some extra sparkle
0:33:31 > 0:33:33to the York performance.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36I hope that the people who I've invited
0:33:36 > 0:33:39will jump on board my next mission.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It's bigger. It's much bigger.
0:33:42 > 0:33:45I hope they will say yes,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48because, for me, York's performance wouldn't be the same without them.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52Who have I got here?
0:33:52 > 0:33:53- Miners... Hey!- Hey!
0:33:55 > 0:33:58- Northern Soul... Hey!- Hey!
0:33:58 > 0:34:00Police force. Boo!
0:34:00 > 0:34:02LAUGHTER
0:34:02 > 0:34:04And Danny over there. All right, mate?
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Are you dancing? Still dancing?
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Yeah, I'm always still dancing, yeah, I'm good. Good, good, good.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10So, ladies and gentlemen,
0:34:10 > 0:34:13I've got a little announcement to make.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17I'm putting on one final performance and, this time,
0:34:17 > 0:34:22it's not to celebrate a single town, but the whole county.
0:34:22 > 0:34:24And it's in York.
0:34:24 > 0:34:26And I want you all to be in it.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30ALL: Ooh!
0:34:30 > 0:34:31So what do you think?
0:34:31 > 0:34:32Are you with me?
0:34:32 > 0:34:34ALL: Yes!
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Well, we have full confidence in him now, don't we?
0:34:37 > 0:34:39We were in doubt about him pulling the Barnsley one off,
0:34:39 > 0:34:41and I think, if he pulled it off in Barnsley,
0:34:41 > 0:34:42he can pull it off anywhere, yeah?
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Looking forward to it.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47He's like a bad penny turning up!
0:34:47 > 0:34:51I am so proud to be part of all of this.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55We've come together, and we're just one big family.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Oh, it... It's just awesome. It's brilliant.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02Am I going to be relying on Mr...?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Well, I've not let you down yet. I've done everything else.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07- No, I think we'll do it, Steve. - Yeah.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09If we get 10, 15 of t'lads for you, you know,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11then we can always go for a pint after.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13That will sell it, you know.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16Hello!
0:35:18 > 0:35:19Team Barnsley, enter!
0:35:19 > 0:35:22We're ready to go.
0:35:22 > 0:35:26Steve's taking advantage of having all the Barnsley groups in one place.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30The York performance will culminate in everyone from across the county
0:35:30 > 0:35:34dancing in unison to Benny Goodman's Sing Sing Sing.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38Everyone has to attempt to at least get some of this under their belt.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40One, two, three.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Six, seven, eight.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Two, two, three four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:35:45 > 0:35:46Three, two, three, four,
0:35:46 > 0:35:48five, six, seven, eight.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50Swap! Swap! Swap!
0:35:50 > 0:35:52And flick, down, up, down.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Excellent!
0:35:54 > 0:35:55LAUGHTER
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Scissors!
0:35:57 > 0:35:59Kick, scissors, kick, flick,
0:35:59 > 0:36:01brilliant, brilliant, brilliant.
0:36:01 > 0:36:03Cross.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05Da, da, da.
0:36:05 > 0:36:06You'll get it. You'll get it.
0:36:06 > 0:36:07Shocking.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10Well, when we get his left and his rights and his front and backs
0:36:10 > 0:36:12all right, we might be all right.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17We've already done all this! This is a right test!
0:36:17 > 0:36:21At the moment, it could be four steps forward and five or six back,
0:36:21 > 0:36:23but where we are, it's OK.
0:36:23 > 0:36:24I can't wait to do it for definite,
0:36:24 > 0:36:26and I can't wait to get to York and do it in front of everybody.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29I'm a little nervous, but I can't wait to get to York.
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Yeah, we'll do it. - We'll pull it off. We'll do it.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Even if we have to practise at home.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34We'll give Yorkshire some pride.
0:36:37 > 0:36:40The next day, Steve drops in on one of the stars
0:36:40 > 0:36:42of the Barnsley performance, who couldn't make the reunion.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45How are you, Joan?
0:36:45 > 0:36:47- Good to see you. - Oh, good to see you.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51When she first met Steve,
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Joan revealed she'd always harboured ambitions of being a dancer.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00Family life became her priority and, today, she's a full-time carer
0:37:00 > 0:37:04for husband Ken, who suffers from vascular dementia.
0:37:06 > 0:37:08# I'll stand by you... #
0:37:10 > 0:37:11In the Barnsley performance,
0:37:11 > 0:37:13Steve came up with a routine for Joan
0:37:13 > 0:37:15that paid tribute to her love of dance
0:37:15 > 0:37:17and her commitment to Ken.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19# I'll stand by you. #
0:37:21 > 0:37:27I can't explain, Steve, how much I really, really enjoyed that day.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29I loved that moment where you...
0:37:29 > 0:37:31kissed his hand.
0:37:31 > 0:37:32It looked beautiful.
0:37:32 > 0:37:36- And you see, Ken wouldn't have been able to do that now.- No?
0:37:36 > 0:37:38- No, I don't think he would.- So...
0:37:38 > 0:37:41He's gone down so, so much, Steve.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46So doing what all of you lot has done for us,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49it's something that we'll always treasure.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51Always treasure.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56If we could get you down, of course, I'd love you there.
0:37:56 > 0:38:00If you turn round to me and say, "I've arranged...
0:38:00 > 0:38:02"for someone to look after Ken."
0:38:03 > 0:38:06Then join us in York...
0:38:08 > 0:38:11Think I'm going to have to say no. Yeah.
0:38:11 > 0:38:13As much as I'd love to be there with you all...
0:38:20 > 0:38:22SHE SNIFFS
0:38:26 > 0:38:29Cos you know I'd have you there in a heartbeat.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31I know you would.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35And I'd love to be there.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38- But Ken comes first. - No, yeah, absolutely.
0:38:38 > 0:38:39Give us a hug.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42Thank you.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46I was here to choreograph and celebrate the people,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49but I didn't expect to make such good friends. And...
0:38:51 > 0:38:55..I'm pleased that she said I came into her life
0:38:55 > 0:38:59two months ago and...
0:38:59 > 0:39:04She... Ken was well enough to perform, and so...
0:39:04 > 0:39:06Well, she... If we'd...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09If we had left it any later, there's no way.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11So at least... I feel good for that.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14But like I say, it's bittersweet. It's not...
0:39:15 > 0:39:16Yeah.
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Back in York, Michaela has rounded up some willing volunteers.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39- This is Steve. - ALL: Hi, Steve.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41- Hello, all right? - And there's the Flossy team.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Hello. Nice to see you.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45We've got Alison,
0:39:45 > 0:39:47who's a flood...
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Floodee.- Floodee. - Not a victim, but a floodee.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51I know, that's why I was trying to think of a word.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Next, we have Nicky, she's helped out
0:39:53 > 0:39:55with those affected with the floods.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Delivered care packages, brought buns...
0:39:57 > 0:39:58SHE LAUGHS
0:39:58 > 0:39:59..and cakes.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03And yeah, just went out in floods and helped those who needed it.
0:40:03 > 0:40:06Incredible that Fossy's Flossys became the hub
0:40:06 > 0:40:08and kind of a meeting point.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11It's tragic that the floods made it difficult and that, but it took
0:40:11 > 0:40:14that for everybody to come together and make friends and everything.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Now I've got a big family myself, now.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19These guys, especially Michaela and her daughter Jade.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22I'd be lost without them two. They have been really good to me.
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- So you've got your own, now, family community, yeah?- I'm happy.
0:40:27 > 0:40:28Couldn't be happier.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31Steve has devised a routine for the group to reflect
0:40:31 > 0:40:33their collective experience of the York floods.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36We're going to create a wall of umbrellas
0:40:36 > 0:40:38to signify the wall of water.
0:40:38 > 0:40:44A couple of people run at it, rebound, turn and then we all reveal
0:40:44 > 0:40:46and it's just kind of, we made it through.
0:40:46 > 0:40:47That's the feeling.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- Happy with that?- Yeah.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52You want to think the pressure of wading through that water,
0:40:52 > 0:40:53which is...
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Yeah, yeah, step, ball-change.
0:40:56 > 0:41:00You want to then kick this water coming forward -
0:41:00 > 0:41:02kick, kick.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03That's it.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06As if you are in a puddle.
0:41:06 > 0:41:08Shall we do that again from the top?
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Brush, brush, step, ball-change.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13Brush, brush, step, ball-change.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Scuff and down, scuff and down.
0:41:16 > 0:41:21Someone runs, you leap off and there and yeah, ba...
0:41:21 > 0:41:22That's fine.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23We'll get there.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25Brilliant. That's it.
0:41:25 > 0:41:29These people didn't know each other before Boxing Day of last year
0:41:29 > 0:41:32and now, they are dancing as a group and celebrating
0:41:32 > 0:41:34their family and their bond.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37They don't call themselves victims, they are called "floodies".
0:41:37 > 0:41:39But they want to move on from that.
0:41:39 > 0:41:44That was an episode. Yes, it was devastating, but they are now
0:41:44 > 0:41:49rebuilding, coming out much stronger people and a stronger community.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51LAUGHTER
0:41:53 > 0:41:56I think it's kind of like...
0:41:56 > 0:41:58York fighting back, in a way.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01And it's nice, it's good. I'm loving it.
0:42:01 > 0:42:03It's nice when everybody has come back together,
0:42:03 > 0:42:04but in a positive way this time.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08With Fossy's closing a week ago, it's...
0:42:08 > 0:42:10This week has been like, we've nothing to do.
0:42:10 > 0:42:15Whereas now, we've got this to keep us going for a few more weeks.
0:42:15 > 0:42:17We'll all be dancing and that's it now, for weeks.
0:42:17 > 0:42:19We'll all be doing the moves.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22I can't believe you didn't realise you were doing it yourself.
0:42:22 > 0:42:24You were like, oh, my God, I've got it!
0:42:24 > 0:42:26LAUGHTER
0:42:31 > 0:42:32Here we go.
0:42:32 > 0:42:34One, two, three, four, five, six, seven...
0:42:34 > 0:42:39Across York, all the groups are working hard to master their moves.
0:42:39 > 0:42:42One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, stop!
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Brilliant. Let's see if you can travel a little bit more.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47I know it's going to be unusual.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48It's nice to be back in York.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50Things are shaping up here.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52But there is still a lot to do.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54Here we go, energy! And...
0:42:54 > 0:42:57one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...
0:42:57 > 0:42:58This is a huge undertaking,
0:42:58 > 0:43:01probably the biggest performance of my career.
0:43:01 > 0:43:04Barnsley is onside, which is great.
0:43:04 > 0:43:07But I need to get the numbers up here in York
0:43:07 > 0:43:09to make this the event that I want it to be.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19On his drive to draft in more dancers,
0:43:19 > 0:43:23Steve is meeting the rugby team who came to the drop-in day.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27I'm really pleased to get a rugby team on board.
0:43:27 > 0:43:31It's as if my life has come full circle!
0:43:31 > 0:43:34My dad was a chairman of the rugby club,
0:43:34 > 0:43:38I've been brought up on rugby, it's a bit like a religion in my house.
0:43:38 > 0:43:41I used to play and now they're performing.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45So possibly, today, it's as if everything has come together.
0:43:45 > 0:43:48- Tommy?- Steve?- All right, mate? - How are you?- I'm all right.
0:43:48 > 0:43:52So, tell me more about this area that we are in.
0:43:52 > 0:43:56It is kind of an area sometimes where there's a little bit of...
0:43:56 > 0:43:59maybe some trouble, as such, and what they learn here is discipline.
0:43:59 > 0:44:01Coming into a club like this, as well as learning the sport,
0:44:01 > 0:44:05you learn respect for others, respect for your coaches, respect for your peers.
0:44:05 > 0:44:06It's what it's all about, really.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09A lot of the kids have really, really learned respect.
0:44:09 > 0:44:11I come from same type of area back in South Wales
0:44:11 > 0:44:13which is very working class.
0:44:13 > 0:44:18And there's... I like to call them some lovable rogues...
0:44:18 > 0:44:19Yeah! Absolutely, yeah.
0:44:19 > 0:44:21..who, if they hadn't found rugby,
0:44:21 > 0:44:24- might have possibly been behind bars.- Exactly that.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27So, how long have you been playing rugby for this club?
0:44:27 > 0:44:30I started when I was six, I think the club got built in '91...
0:44:30 > 0:44:32All my life, really, I've been here.
0:44:32 > 0:44:33So it has been a big part of my life.
0:44:33 > 0:44:36Tommy has been captain of York Acorn for six years.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39But his connection to the club goes back much further.
0:44:39 > 0:44:41- You want me to...? You tackle me?- Yeah.
0:44:41 > 0:44:42Go on, then.
0:44:44 > 0:44:45Oh!
0:44:45 > 0:44:48I've played for the club for 23 years.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51It's kind of part of my family history,
0:44:51 > 0:44:53as my grandad co-founded the club.
0:44:53 > 0:44:57My mum and dad together went to the council and applied for the planning
0:44:57 > 0:45:00permission and all the players built the club, including my dad.
0:45:00 > 0:45:04And I was actually in the foundations helping lay the bricks
0:45:04 > 0:45:06when I was only about three or four years old.
0:45:06 > 0:45:08Go on, then.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13'I've been asked, I have had offers to play for other clubs before.'
0:45:13 > 0:45:14Got you!
0:45:14 > 0:45:16But I think my heart lies at the Acorn at the end of the day.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18It's always Acorn for me.
0:45:19 > 0:45:23Bunch of lads like this can respond in two ways.
0:45:23 > 0:45:27They'll either just look at me and go, "You're mad and I'm not
0:45:27 > 0:45:31having any of that!" or they'll jump on board after a couple of pints.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34I've seen what rugby guys can dance like,
0:45:34 > 0:45:37so dancing shouldn't faze them.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- Boys! - HE WHISTLES
0:45:39 > 0:45:40Evening, boys!
0:45:40 > 0:45:42Your section is,
0:45:42 > 0:45:46I've literally built it on your rugby formations.
0:45:46 > 0:45:47Simple as.
0:45:47 > 0:45:54If you can form four lines of eight, tallest at the back, coming down.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56THEY SHOUT
0:45:56 > 0:45:58Here we go. So this is the box step.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00We literally go, one, two, three, four,
0:46:00 > 0:46:04- five, six, seven, eight. - MAN: Get up there, Robbie!
0:46:04 > 0:46:05That's it.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09Guys who are my track, you're going to go right-left,
0:46:09 > 0:46:10right-left,
0:46:10 > 0:46:13left-right, left-right.
0:46:13 > 0:46:14CHEERING
0:46:14 > 0:46:17Get smaller, get tighter as a group, guys.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19One, two, three, kick.
0:46:19 > 0:46:22One, two, three, kick.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24One, two, three, kick.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26One... And front...
0:46:26 > 0:46:28Come on.
0:46:28 > 0:46:29One, two, three, kick.
0:46:29 > 0:46:32One...three, kick. Kick, kick, kick, up-down...
0:46:32 > 0:46:34One, two, three, kick.
0:46:34 > 0:46:37Kick, kick, kick, kick, up-down!
0:46:37 > 0:46:38One, two, three, kick.
0:46:38 > 0:46:39One, two, three, kick.
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Kick, kick, kick, up-down!
0:46:42 > 0:46:43CHEERING
0:46:43 > 0:46:44HE CHUCKLES
0:46:45 > 0:46:49Well, there was always two ways it could go and it's gone the best way.
0:46:49 > 0:46:50They like a challenge.
0:46:50 > 0:46:54The rugby boys are always up for something, so, great. Excellent.
0:46:54 > 0:46:55Here we go.
0:46:55 > 0:46:56Five, six, seven, eight!
0:46:56 > 0:46:58One, two, three, four,
0:46:58 > 0:46:59five, six, seven, eight.
0:46:59 > 0:47:01I've only seen some of them dance with ten pints down them
0:47:01 > 0:47:04and, to be honest, they're not that good then, so...
0:47:04 > 0:47:07..three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Side.
0:47:07 > 0:47:09Some of them are a little bit nervous but, you know,
0:47:09 > 0:47:12they're just going to give it everything and I'm sure they've done
0:47:12 > 0:47:15worse things in their lives, so yes, it is going to be a good laugh.
0:47:15 > 0:47:16Brilliant, excellent. Well done.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18CHEERING
0:47:23 > 0:47:27Steve has hit on an idea to combine the ballet class
0:47:27 > 0:47:30with one of the other groups.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34My idea is quite mad.
0:47:34 > 0:47:39And I would like to create some kind of fusion
0:47:39 > 0:47:43with the fantastic ballet technique
0:47:43 > 0:47:46with the local rugby team.
0:47:46 > 0:47:50- Wow!- We'll see the rugby players running up, right?
0:47:50 > 0:47:55We're going to have a battle - who's strongest, who is the best,
0:47:55 > 0:47:57rugby or the ballet.
0:47:57 > 0:48:00We do some lovely positions...
0:48:00 > 0:48:02- Shall we just try a few ideas? - Of course, yeah.
0:48:02 > 0:48:08If you're a prima ballerina, you are a prized athlete.
0:48:08 > 0:48:10And the same with rugby.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14Yes, it's brutal, but there is an elegance and...
0:48:14 > 0:48:18and, um, and a strength.
0:48:18 > 0:48:22So I thought I wanted to explore those two ideas together.
0:48:22 > 0:48:26So I'm thinking, we see the rugby guys.
0:48:26 > 0:48:30They put the ball down and they kick the ball and it goes
0:48:30 > 0:48:31over the camera.
0:48:31 > 0:48:33So then you run and...
0:48:33 > 0:48:35That's it, yeah, run with me.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37And then it's going to be...
0:48:37 > 0:48:41If you stay there, it's going to be a kind of a stand-off.
0:48:41 > 0:48:43- Grr! - KIDS LAUGH
0:48:43 > 0:48:45- PIANO MUSIC - One, two, three, four...
0:48:45 > 0:48:47They kick...
0:48:47 > 0:48:48Seven, eight...
0:48:48 > 0:48:50One, two, three and four,
0:48:50 > 0:48:52five, six, seven, eight.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56One, two, three, four, five, six...
0:48:56 > 0:48:57We do the haka...
0:48:57 > 0:49:02Ba, ba, ba, ba, ba, grr!
0:49:03 > 0:49:06I think the rugby players will find it a lot harder...
0:49:06 > 0:49:08- Yeah!- ..than we do.
0:49:09 > 0:49:13I think...dancing with a rugby team
0:49:13 > 0:49:15will be quite great.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17It takes a strength of character,
0:49:17 > 0:49:22being the only boy who comes to a ballet class full of girls.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26You know, you have to be quite a strong character even at that age.
0:49:26 > 0:49:31I think rugby was my way of being able to still perform and
0:49:31 > 0:49:33still not get picked on or bullied.
0:49:33 > 0:49:37It was my saving grace, possibly.
0:49:37 > 0:49:39Thank you so much.
0:49:39 > 0:49:40Brilliant.
0:49:41 > 0:49:46- See you soon.- Thank you. - Excellent.- Thank you very much.
0:49:50 > 0:49:54With only Barnsley on board, and York still a work in progress,
0:49:54 > 0:49:58Steve is a long way off staging his finale event.
0:49:58 > 0:50:02But to stand a chance of getting the roads closed on performance day,
0:50:02 > 0:50:04he must start planning his route.
0:50:04 > 0:50:09I'm pretty sure where we are standing is the start of the route.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11The main reason is York Minster.
0:50:11 > 0:50:17We begin with a solo Roman and he begins to slowly walk and,
0:50:17 > 0:50:23as he does, he collects other Romans, so they become a battalion.
0:50:23 > 0:50:25From this point now, they are running,
0:50:25 > 0:50:30they've drawn their swords and it's as if they are going into battle.
0:50:30 > 0:50:35Suddenly, they surge and cross, leaving a solo Roman.
0:50:35 > 0:50:40The music changes and then we go into this salsa section.
0:50:43 > 0:50:47Street dancers, hulahoopers and roller skaters will drive the parade
0:50:47 > 0:50:50down into St Helen's Square, which will be filled
0:50:50 > 0:50:53by the large group of chocolate factory workers.
0:50:53 > 0:50:57They drive us into Lendal.
0:50:57 > 0:51:01Positioned are our 30 rugby players.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03One of them chips the rugby ball.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06In come our on-pointe ballet girls
0:51:06 > 0:51:09and we go into this rugby and ballet fusion.
0:51:09 > 0:51:11We then go to the builders' section.
0:51:11 > 0:51:16In a cannon, they hit position, position, position, position.
0:51:16 > 0:51:18They hit a position like so, which they like,
0:51:18 > 0:51:20because they're a bunch of posers.
0:51:20 > 0:51:27And then, half and half, we have Fossy's Flossys running in.
0:51:27 > 0:51:31The dance continues to the end of Lendal, hitting Museum Street,
0:51:31 > 0:51:33one of York's busiest roads.
0:51:33 > 0:51:35Like other parts of the route,
0:51:35 > 0:51:40it can only be closed for just a few hours, from 6am on performance day.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43So, as we hit this junction, it seems to have a natural break.
0:51:43 > 0:51:47And from here, possibly the York performance stops,
0:51:47 > 0:51:50then the other towns come in.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53It could be either Barnsley, Huddersfield or Skipton,
0:51:53 > 0:51:54I'm not quite sure.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56As the other towns join the procession,
0:51:56 > 0:51:59it will move across the road and snake through the Museum Gardens,
0:51:59 > 0:52:02home to the ruins of St Mary's Abbey.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05This space is a natural performance area.
0:52:05 > 0:52:07Especially with that amazing backdrop.
0:52:07 > 0:52:09This is definitely the end point.
0:52:09 > 0:52:13And what a fantastic place to end.
0:52:13 > 0:52:19Huddersfield, Skipton, York and Barnsley, all mapped out here,
0:52:19 > 0:52:23all in unison, all together, all celebrating Yorkshire pride.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30You know, I never imagined that I could,
0:52:30 > 0:52:35or would, get 500 people dancing in unison to my choreography.
0:52:35 > 0:52:40And to be honest, I still don't!
0:52:40 > 0:52:44I'm still trying to get to that magic number.
0:52:44 > 0:52:48Can I achieve it? Can I do it? Will people turn up?
0:52:48 > 0:52:51Or am I just going to be left with egg on my face?
0:53:01 > 0:53:02Six, seven, eight...
0:53:02 > 0:53:04One...
0:53:04 > 0:53:07Just three weeks until groups across Yorkshire descend
0:53:07 > 0:53:11on their county capital for one last dance.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13- We go left, pal.- Yeah.
0:53:13 > 0:53:14You guys go right.
0:53:14 > 0:53:16Nightmare. Nothing.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19We just have absolutely no rhythm whatsoever.
0:53:19 > 0:53:22One, two, three, four,
0:53:22 > 0:53:24five, six, seven, eight.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26Brilliant. Now we're in position.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28One and two, three and four,
0:53:28 > 0:53:30five and six, seven and eight and ha!
0:53:30 > 0:53:34Tonight, Steve has called a meeting of the chocolate factory workers
0:53:34 > 0:53:37who signed up in force two weeks ago.
0:53:41 > 0:53:44CHATTER
0:53:44 > 0:53:45It's upsetting.
0:53:45 > 0:53:49Nowhere near as many as I thought.
0:53:50 > 0:53:55I am disappointed that, from the meeting we had,
0:53:55 > 0:54:0069 who signed on the dotted line saying they'd love to be involved,
0:54:00 > 0:54:02and then how many people have I got?
0:54:02 > 0:54:0415?
0:54:04 > 0:54:06But the 15 who turned up, bravo.
0:54:06 > 0:54:11So, ladies, your leg comes out, one, two, three, four.
0:54:11 > 0:54:13So, one, two, three, four,
0:54:13 > 0:54:15five, six, seven, eight.
0:54:15 > 0:54:16One, two, three, four,
0:54:16 > 0:54:18five, six, seven, eight.
0:54:18 > 0:54:22One, and two, and three, and four, and five, and six, and seven, eight.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Step, ball-change and step, ball-change
0:54:24 > 0:54:26and mince, mince, mince, mince.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28- Hip, hip, dig, five, six... - CHILD WAILS
0:54:28 > 0:54:31It's not that bad, my choreography, honest!
0:54:31 > 0:54:32THEY LAUGH
0:54:32 > 0:54:35One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:54:39 > 0:54:40And one, and two, and three, and four,
0:54:40 > 0:54:42and five, six, seven, eight.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44Step, ball-change, step, ball-change, and mince,
0:54:44 > 0:54:46mince, mince, stop.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48That's it, yeah. Brilliant. We'll get it.
0:54:48 > 0:54:49Excellent.
0:54:49 > 0:54:51And, ladies, really work those legs.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53And I need to see more face.
0:54:53 > 0:54:55Cheers! Thank you very much.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57Thank you.
0:54:57 > 0:55:00OK, well, the rehearsal went well, but the turnout wasn't good enough.
0:55:00 > 0:55:04I'm not in a position to have 15 turn up one rehearsal and
0:55:04 > 0:55:08then there is 10 the next, but they will all come on the day.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10I can't do that, not with the sheer scale of it.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14I need buy-ins straightaway.
0:55:14 > 0:55:17Yeah, unfortunately, there was not as many of us as expected.
0:55:17 > 0:55:19I was trying to get a lot more people, but on the day,
0:55:19 > 0:55:20they just seemed to disappear.
0:55:20 > 0:55:22So they weren't there, in the end.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24The team are really excited.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26Bit disappointed that not more of them could come,
0:55:26 > 0:55:31but it is peak holiday time, so a lot of them aren't available.
0:55:31 > 0:55:34It... It will be all right on the day, I'm sure.
0:55:34 > 0:55:38But at the moment, it's nerve-racking, I have to say.
0:55:38 > 0:55:43I know I set myself a mission, it's a very tall order,
0:55:43 > 0:55:48I was hoping to get at least 500 involved from York.
0:55:48 > 0:55:53At the moment, the numbers aren't looking good, so...
0:55:53 > 0:55:55I hope I don't end up eating humble pie.
0:55:55 > 0:55:57Yeah, it's a concern.
0:56:06 > 0:56:10Steve is back at York Acorn rugby club.
0:56:10 > 0:56:14And it looks like I'm short of rugby players.
0:56:14 > 0:56:18On performance day, the roads can only be closed for the morning,
0:56:18 > 0:56:21so every group must be in place at 6am...
0:56:21 > 0:56:24- Come and speak to me, Tommy. How are you?- Good to see you.
0:56:24 > 0:56:27..a fact that hasn't gone down well with the rugby players.
0:56:27 > 0:56:30I told them the time and they all just point-blank refused.
0:56:30 > 0:56:32Nah, not having it.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36There's a baby shower, one lad's leaving do at the races,
0:56:36 > 0:56:39He's like, "No chance!" It's just the wrong time.
0:56:39 > 0:56:42It's the week off in August when half have gone away.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45Again, there's all sorts of problems, honestly.
0:56:45 > 0:56:48- But anyway, we don't know who yet, but we're going to get them in.- OK.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50What number do we need?
0:56:50 > 0:56:52If we got 10 or 12, we'll make it work.
0:56:52 > 0:56:54- Right, we'll get 12, no matter what. - We'll make it work.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57- We'll make summat work, no matter what happens.- OK.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01That's a disappointment, because they were looking really good.
0:57:01 > 0:57:03Um...
0:57:03 > 0:57:07They were really enthusiastic and passionate about getting it right.
0:57:07 > 0:57:10I thought I had another 30 people I could depend on here,
0:57:10 > 0:57:12but it seems not.
0:57:12 > 0:57:13You know...
0:57:13 > 0:57:16Er... These things are sent to try us.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29This was supposed to be my biggest spectacle yet.
0:57:29 > 0:57:31Which is why I wanted to spend time in York
0:57:31 > 0:57:34to pull in the people to boost my numbers.
0:57:34 > 0:57:36But at the moment, they're dropping like flies.
0:57:36 > 0:57:40First, the chocolate factory workers, and now the rugby players.
0:57:41 > 0:57:45This was supposed to be the biggest performance yet and, at the moment,
0:57:45 > 0:57:47it's turning out to be the smallest.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50How many people have I got in York? I don't know, 70, 80?
0:57:50 > 0:57:53I've got a few groups from Barnsley.
0:57:53 > 0:57:56So I'm hoping, when I return to Huddersfield and Skipton,
0:57:56 > 0:57:59that they turn out in force and join onboard, because, if not,
0:57:59 > 0:58:01I don't know what I'm going to do.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12- Next time... - One, two, three, four...
0:58:12 > 0:58:15There's one last push to rally the people of Yorkshire.
0:58:15 > 0:58:16One and two, three and four...
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Steve revisits the towns in which he has already triumphed
0:58:19 > 0:58:20to pull in the numbers.
0:58:20 > 0:58:22- Are you with me? - CHEERING
0:58:22 > 0:58:26But will it be enough to fill the streets for a York spectacular?
0:58:26 > 0:58:30It was carnage. There is no other way to say, it was carnage.
0:58:30 > 0:58:31Biggest county in England.
0:58:31 > 0:58:33Bring it on.