0:00:04 > 0:00:06Yorkshire.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Britain's biggest county.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10A region of rugged beauty,
0:00:10 > 0:00:14with a rich heritage and a proud industrial past.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Over one summer, three of its towns -
0:00:20 > 0:00:24Barnsley, Skipton and Huddersfield -
0:00:24 > 0:00:27put on their dancing shoes and took to the streets
0:00:27 > 0:00:30in a spectacular display of unity and pride.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33It's going to be a great memory to look back on in many years,
0:00:33 > 0:00:36when I'm walking around with a Zimmer frame.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39It warms the cockles of this old man's heart.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44The man behind it all is choreographer Steve Elias...
0:00:44 > 0:00:46HE SCATS
0:00:46 > 0:00:49..who starred in a string of hit shows,
0:00:49 > 0:00:51from Billy Elliot to Guys And Dolls.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54I've always believed that dance has the unique ability
0:00:54 > 0:00:56to bring people together,
0:00:56 > 0:00:58and what I've witnessed this summer has proved that -
0:00:58 > 0:01:00the way that people have come together
0:01:00 > 0:01:03to create something special and lasting.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Now Steve wants to stage one final performance
0:01:08 > 0:01:12to celebrate not just a town, but the entire county.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Personally, I think he's raving bonkers!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17His master plan is to unite the people of Yorkshire
0:01:17 > 0:01:20by bringing together the towns he's already conquered...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22So, what do you think? Are you with me?
0:01:22 > 0:01:24CHEERING
0:01:24 > 0:01:27..with new recruits from York...
0:01:27 > 0:01:29- OVER MEGAPHONE:- People of York, I need you.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31..to create a breathtaking grand finale
0:01:31 > 0:01:34through the ancient city's streets.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36It needs to be vibrant and colourful,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39representing the people and their stories.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41I want it to be spectacular.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Something to remember.
0:01:43 > 0:01:45One and two, three and four.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46Five and six and seven and eight...
0:01:46 > 0:01:47LAUGHTER
0:01:47 > 0:01:50We just have absolutely no rhythm whatsoever.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Umbrella, umbrella, hello.
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Brilliant!
0:01:53 > 0:01:55HE SCATS
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Two and a-three and a-four and a-five...
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Biggest county in England.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Bring it on.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17I'm back in the city of York because I've got a bit of a problem.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19The problem I'm facing is numbers.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23I always set my sights on this magical figure of 500.
0:02:23 > 0:02:28I don't know how many people I've got - 70, 80?
0:02:28 > 0:02:31If I'm honest with you, I'm terrified.
0:02:31 > 0:02:38I'm absolutely quaking in my size nine ballet shoes.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Plagued by dropouts when he was last in York,
0:02:44 > 0:02:48Steve is making an 11th hour bid to boost numbers.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51- Hi, mate. I'm Steve. - Steve. Nice to meet you.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53'I need to recruit more people.'
0:02:53 > 0:02:56So I need to get the word out on a bigger scale.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00He's holding an open rehearsal in two days' time for new volunteers.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04I'm looking for people with two left feet,
0:03:04 > 0:03:07people who have thought, "No, dance is not for me."
0:03:07 > 0:03:12I'm looking for established dance groups.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Basically, it's for anyone and everyone to turn up.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17You don't need to wear Lycra, because if you saw me,
0:03:17 > 0:03:19I've got a physique like a prop forward,
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- so there's no Lycra on this body. - Oh, hello!
0:03:21 > 0:03:25So, if you've got jazz hands, then take them down to see Steve.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Get on down.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32There's a big performance happening in York.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35With just two weeks to go and three other towns to visit,
0:03:35 > 0:03:39this is Steve's last chance to pull in more people from York.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40Take one of these.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43If you know anyone who'll be interested, spread the word.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Everyone can do that - step, click.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46You got the rhythm.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I was just admiring your pedal action, sir.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53I think students would like that. All students dance.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55Fingers crossed. Everything is crossed, at the moment.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Let's face it, something has got to happen on August 21st.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01It'd be great if there's hundreds.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Steve is rounding off his recruitment drive
0:04:04 > 0:04:06with a visit to an iconic York tearoom,
0:04:06 > 0:04:10in the hope that he can enlist their staff in the dance.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13- So, this is the world-famous Bettys. - It is, indeed.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Why do you think it has an enduring charm?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19We are only in Yorkshire, which is very deliberate,
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and there's something very olde worlde,
0:04:22 > 0:04:24if you like, about Bettys.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27You don't really get this kind of place very much any more.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Nostalgia is engraved into every aspect of the tea rooms,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36from the staff uniforms to the Art Deco interiors
0:04:36 > 0:04:40that have barely changed since the building was opened in 1937
0:04:40 > 0:04:42by Swiss baker Frederick Belmont.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48This is our wonderful Belmont Room.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Wow.- Based on the Queen Mary -
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Frederick Belmont went on the maiden voyage
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and he commissioned the same craftsmen
0:04:56 > 0:04:57to work on this room.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59- Incredible. - Yeah, it really is.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05During the war, this was a bar,
0:05:05 > 0:05:08and it was fondly known as "The Dive"
0:05:08 > 0:05:10by mainly Canadian aircrew
0:05:10 > 0:05:14and they used to scratch their names on the mirror
0:05:14 > 0:05:16with coins, or a diamond.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Perhaps it's the romantic in me, but you can visualise them,
0:05:19 > 0:05:23smoking their cigars, listening to the music of the time,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26cos they never know what's going to happen,
0:05:26 > 0:05:28and just their names left.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34We get families who come in and are looking for the name on the mirror.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38I love the fact that grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
0:05:38 > 0:05:43from all over the world will want to come and find the name.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- Yeah, and we'll always welcome them. - Yes, yes.- It's lovely to see.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Steve is hoping he can win Una round
0:05:49 > 0:05:53with his vision for her team's role in the York dance.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56If there was any way we could get Bettys involved,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59your beautiful staff in their uniforms, possibly,
0:05:59 > 0:06:02with trays or some teacups,
0:06:02 > 0:06:04a little cha-cha stuff, the shoulder going...
0:06:04 > 0:06:07- LAUGHTER - ..and then coming back into Bettys.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09So that's the kind of image.
0:06:09 > 0:06:10I love the idea.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13I don't think we will have any problem
0:06:13 > 0:06:17in having willing volunteers to join in the dance on the day.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Thank you so much...- Good luck. - ..for helping me out.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22- Thank you very much. - You're very welcome.
0:06:26 > 0:06:28Steve's hosting York's final drop-in rehearsal,
0:06:28 > 0:06:31where he'll find out if his last-minute recruitment drive
0:06:31 > 0:06:33has paid off.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39It will be amazing if I can get 500 people all dancing in unison,
0:06:39 > 0:06:41all celebrating York and Yorkshire.
0:06:41 > 0:06:47That would be a great way to end what's been an amazing journey.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00That's it, you can form a semicircle,
0:07:00 > 0:07:02just coming round, don't be shy.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05This is a fantastic turnout. It really is.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Uh...we're going to have some fun, here.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Steve wants the York spectacle
0:07:11 > 0:07:15to culminate with everyone from across the county dancing in unison.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18The track he's chosen for this grand finale
0:07:18 > 0:07:21is swing classic Sing Sing Sing.
0:07:21 > 0:07:25It's just a sassy little swing section.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Don't concentrate on the click, because what you'll get is...
0:07:28 > 0:07:30LAUGHTER
0:07:30 > 0:07:33We don't want that. We want...
0:07:33 > 0:07:35# I do this every day
0:07:35 > 0:07:39# Walking to Tesco's or Aldi's or wherever... #
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Yes? So, that's the feeling.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43The less you give it, the better.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Here we go. A-five, six, seven, eight.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48And one, two, three, four,
0:07:48 > 0:07:50six, seven, eight, and two, two.
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55And three, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:07:55 > 0:07:56Brilliant.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58'That is such a relief.'
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I was thinking, "Oh, I might get 20 or 30."
0:08:01 > 0:08:04There seems to be just shy of 100.
0:08:04 > 0:08:09One, two, three, four, five, six... Excellent.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13There is something special about a group of people
0:08:13 > 0:08:17who start at the same level, laugh together, fail together...
0:08:17 > 0:08:18LAUGHTER
0:08:18 > 0:08:22They form friendships together as they help each other
0:08:22 > 0:08:23'try to learn the steps.'
0:08:23 > 0:08:26One and two and three and four and five and six... Up, down!
0:08:26 > 0:08:27LAUGHTER
0:08:27 > 0:08:29I'm talking to people I've never met before
0:08:29 > 0:08:30and we're helping each other out
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and it's kind of like, suddenly, you got a team, really quickly.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I've always wanted to take part in a mass dance group,
0:08:36 > 0:08:38so I think it's wonderful.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Flick, flick, up, down.
0:08:40 > 0:08:41LAUGHTER
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Well, you got there.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44How you got there, I don't know, but you got there!
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Let's go again, let's go again. Bravo.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Yeah, that's...
0:08:48 > 0:08:50It's fantastic.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Brilliant, thank you.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53APPLAUSE
0:09:01 > 0:09:04Newcomers have boosted York's numbers...
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Position, position, position, and...
0:09:09 > 0:09:11..as they join the groups already drafted in.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15From the local rugby team...
0:09:16 > 0:09:17..to ballet troupes...
0:09:19 > 0:09:20..to builders.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Two, two, three, four, drive.
0:09:23 > 0:09:24Five, six, seven, eight.
0:09:24 > 0:09:28- Come on! - LAUGHTER
0:09:28 > 0:09:29Warm up...
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Already signed up is Chilli Bon Bon,
0:09:32 > 0:09:35a dance and drama group that welcomes adults
0:09:35 > 0:09:36with and without disabilities.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40They stood out when Steve last met them
0:09:40 > 0:09:43thanks to a star turn by Lee and Tristram.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45You stretch like that.
0:09:48 > 0:09:5141-year-old Tristram lives at home with his parents,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54not far from his younger brother, Miles.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57And it's like a Romeo and Juliet thing.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59- Really?- Oh, right. - Which one were you?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01- Um...- Were you Romeo? I hope...
0:10:01 > 0:10:03- Romeo.- You were Romeo!
0:10:03 > 0:10:08I had him in the early morning and about, was it, lunchtime,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10they came and said that he was Down's syndrome.
0:10:10 > 0:10:14You think, "What have I done wrong?"
0:10:14 > 0:10:17It was really, really a shock.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21- Mine has ran out again. - Oh - it's because you half-fill it.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25I just treated him as normal.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27To me, he wasn't Down's syndrome.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30I've been blessed by him, yeah.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34That's when I first started at Brunswick, you see.
0:10:34 > 0:10:38- Oh, right.- This makes me a happy life.- Does it?- Yeah.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40That's one of you - Chairman Mao, isn't it?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42LAUGHTER
0:10:42 > 0:10:43He's very determined.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46In fact, out of the three brothers, at one point,
0:10:46 > 0:10:48he was the only one with a girlfriend and a job,
0:10:48 > 0:10:50which kind of puts that into perspective
0:10:50 > 0:10:51of how he is as an individual.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54Like that. Like that.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55On holiday, karaoke,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59any opportunity to get onto the stage, he would be there.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02He would dance whether there was anyone watching him or not.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Obviously, he does like an audience.
0:11:04 > 0:11:09He gets so much pleasure from it that it's wonderful, you know?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Made my life wonderful.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Tristram.- Yeah.- It's Steve. Good to see you.- Hello.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- I know that you love dancing. - Yeah.
0:11:18 > 0:11:22- I like singing, acting, drama... - Mm-hm.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25When you dance, when you're in that moment,
0:11:25 > 0:11:27how does that make you feel?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31It makes me...great, inside me,
0:11:31 > 0:11:34cos I get the rhythm going.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Every time we have a break at Chilli Bon Bon,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40I put the music on, and I keep doing my hip-work...!
0:11:40 > 0:11:43- LAUGHTER - Keep shaking away.
0:11:43 > 0:11:48- So we are going to work together and create something special.- Yeah.
0:11:48 > 0:11:50It's my first session with Chilli Bon Bon
0:11:50 > 0:11:52and I'm really excited.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yeah, I'm sure there's got to be a lot of fun and giggles,
0:11:55 > 0:11:56cos they...
0:11:56 > 0:11:58Yeah, they're a great bunch.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00How are you?
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Can I join in? Where do we start?
0:12:04 > 0:12:07- Are you going to teach me one of your routines?- Yes.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09Show me whatever you've got.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12That's excellent! I love that. That's it!
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Give me your best dance move that you love, that is yours.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Christian likes to wiggle the hips!
0:12:19 > 0:12:22Shake your hands! That's great.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Anyone got a special move they'd like to show me?
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Saturday Night Fever, I say!
0:12:28 > 0:12:32That was excellent! I love that.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Let me see if I can choreograph something
0:12:34 > 0:12:38which has all your dance moves in for that special performance,
0:12:38 > 0:12:39how about that?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Happy? Brilliant! OK.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46It's just sheer joy when they dance.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49There's no filter, so what you see is what you get
0:12:49 > 0:12:53and what they feel that moment they express through their bodies.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56A lot of people could learn a lot from Chilli Bon Bon.
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Steve's heading back to Huddersfield
0:13:01 > 0:13:03where he has arranged a reunion
0:13:03 > 0:13:07for the groups he'd like to get on board for the big York dance.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I've hand-picked this group of performers from Huddersfield
0:13:11 > 0:13:17because I think they best represent the spirit of Huddersfield.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21I can't fault them for their commitment, their passion,
0:13:21 > 0:13:24to create a performance which celebrates them
0:13:24 > 0:13:26as people and the community.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30With their annual carnival cancelled,
0:13:30 > 0:13:33the people of Huddersfield threw themselves behind Steve's plan
0:13:33 > 0:13:35to get their town dancing.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37I think it's going to be awesome. I've never done anything like this.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41His quest to bring together the diverse mix of communities
0:13:41 > 0:13:43threw up a few surprises.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45It's lucky I've got a six-pack.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48And despite a washed-out rehearsal...
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Ignore the rain!
0:13:52 > 0:13:54..Steve pulled off his biggest success to date
0:13:54 > 0:13:57with nearly 400 people taking to the streets
0:13:57 > 0:14:01in a riotous show of pride in their home town.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04I had carnival, I had Bhangra,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Bollywood, you name it.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10I had them here, rocking out.
0:14:10 > 0:14:11It's fabulous.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13CHEERING
0:14:16 > 0:14:21Wow. Hello, Huddersfield. Good to see you again, all right?
0:14:22 > 0:14:24I don't know who we've got, actually.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26Charles, Nancy, Mandy,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Tyrone, Jas! Paige.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35I've got a little surprise I'd like to reveal to you all.
0:14:35 > 0:14:40I'm not quite done with dancing on the streets of Yorkshire.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42I'm planning another event,
0:14:42 > 0:14:49to celebrate not just a single town but your entire magnificent county.
0:14:49 > 0:14:54So I'm planning a one-off huge event in York
0:14:54 > 0:14:58and I want you all to be part of it.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02So what I'm going to ask you - are you with me?
0:15:02 > 0:15:05CHEERING
0:15:07 > 0:15:12I'm quite moved, really, he thinks my technique and everything
0:15:12 > 0:15:17is sort of to represent Huddersfield, it's wonderful!
0:15:17 > 0:15:19There are so many talented people around,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23so many different varieties of people, religions, everything.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26I think creating this one big thing is just great.
0:15:26 > 0:15:28It's like unity!
0:15:31 > 0:15:34Some of them I want to give a leading role.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36I want to give them the confidence
0:15:36 > 0:15:40that they can really go to the next level.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42So I've got a duet.
0:15:42 > 0:15:48The duet is for Mandy and her daughter Ruby.
0:15:48 > 0:15:52I think they've got a great story to tell through dance.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Mandy was persuaded to take part in the performance by daughter Ruby
0:15:56 > 0:16:00whose passion for Punjab dancing was inspired by her late grandfather.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03That's Ruby when she was tiny, sat with Grandad there.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07That's the age that you started watching Asian films.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11This last few months, within our family, we've had a tough time.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13My dad recently passed away,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15and it's been really hard.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19One good thing that's been quite uplifting is me and Ruby,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23this bonding we've had to do, this dancing together.
0:16:23 > 0:16:24It's been amazing.
0:16:24 > 0:16:27It will be a lovely memory for us to treasure.
0:16:27 > 0:16:30There's not been many good things in the year.
0:16:32 > 0:16:37You and your mum are going to have a duet.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- No, we're not!- Yes, you are.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44Really? I didn't know that!
0:16:44 > 0:16:48A duet? We're going to be practising 24-7.
0:16:48 > 0:16:52- I'm going to get bossed about. - Yeah, she definitely is!
0:16:52 > 0:16:57I want you to think which direction or what story you want to say.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Is it a mother and daughter relationship,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03is it Ruby showing you her traditional Punjabi steps?
0:17:03 > 0:17:05So have a real conversation with each other
0:17:05 > 0:17:07- and what you'd love to... - Really discuss it.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Yeah, and what you want to say through dance.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11A good challenge, you've given us a challenge there.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14That's what I want. I want us to go to the next level.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17I'd love to take them on a journey
0:17:17 > 0:17:21and really bring out something special for both of them.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I think they deserve it, actually.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26They are a great pair together.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33Steve's got one more stop before he leaves Huddersfield.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I'm putting together three dancers
0:17:35 > 0:17:38who stood out in the Huddersfield performance.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39I want them to lead the way.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Driving the Huddersfield section forward as it gathers momentum.
0:17:46 > 0:17:50The trio is made up of 23-year-old club dancer Tyrone ...
0:17:50 > 0:17:56I would describe myself as very sassy. Very...in your face!
0:17:56 > 0:18:00..24-year-old Paige who leads a local carnival troupe...
0:18:00 > 0:18:05I'm a very bouncy dancer, I like to put a lot of energy into things.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07..and 14-year-old Tia.
0:18:07 > 0:18:09Tia has this ability,
0:18:09 > 0:18:13but she has in the past suffered from self-confidence issues
0:18:13 > 0:18:16and you can see she's still shy.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18I can see Tia really coming out of herself,
0:18:18 > 0:18:19because she is going to have to.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21There are two strong personalities in there.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25You either match them or you sink.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29There is a toughness about that girl which I need to push more.
0:18:29 > 0:18:35Tia, meet your trio. Paige is an independent...
0:18:35 > 0:18:37- Doing it for the girls! - Power woman, yeah!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40So you can learn a lot from Paige.
0:18:40 > 0:18:42Not her gobbiness, though!
0:18:42 > 0:18:45And also I want you to dance with Tyrone,
0:18:45 > 0:18:47because Tyrone is a strong dancer.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- What do you think, bringing you three together?- Yeah?- Excited.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55OK, I want you, each of you, to come up with 32 counts
0:18:55 > 0:18:59which best expresses you...
0:18:59 > 0:19:00as a dancer.
0:19:00 > 0:19:02But I've got no music.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05- Don't worry about the music. - The music will determine what style.
0:19:05 > 0:19:07Just go with your heart, yeah?
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Just go for it!
0:19:11 > 0:19:13- You go first.- Who, me?- Yeah.
0:19:13 > 0:19:16You show me what you've got, and if it goes pear-shaped,
0:19:16 > 0:19:17just gypsy turns.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
0:19:23 > 0:19:28and one, two, three and four and five and six, seven, eight.
0:19:28 > 0:19:29APPLAUSE
0:19:29 > 0:19:31OK. Brilliant. Tia.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33I don't even know what mine is.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37It's five, six, seven, eight, or a little bit quicker.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39I'm not sure.
0:19:39 > 0:19:40So we just...
0:19:40 > 0:19:42You count yourself.
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Yeah, you count yourself.
0:19:48 > 0:19:52(One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.)
0:19:55 > 0:19:58- Bravo! OK. - APPLAUSE
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Steve wants to combine Paige, Tia and Tyrone's different styles
0:20:04 > 0:20:07and personalities into a single routine.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Five, six, seven, eight,
0:20:09 > 0:20:10one and two and three, four,
0:20:10 > 0:20:12five and six and seven and eight,
0:20:12 > 0:20:14one and two, three and four,
0:20:14 > 0:20:16five and six and seven, eight,
0:20:16 > 0:20:17One and two, three, four,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20five, six, seven, eight,
0:20:20 > 0:20:21One, two, three and four,
0:20:21 > 0:20:23five, six!
0:20:23 > 0:20:26Brilliant. That's fine. You'll be able to do it.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Thoughts, first time working as a trio?
0:20:29 > 0:20:34You've all got strengths and weaknesses, which is brilliant.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Dancers always focus on the weaknesses.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39Focus on your strengths first! Brilliant, thanks, guys.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It's been a long day. Thank you very much, see you soon.
0:20:42 > 0:20:43- Bye.- Bye!
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I think they are going to be brilliant for each other,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52just to help each other, nurture each other, and to improve together.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54I didn't want to do it at the beginning
0:20:54 > 0:20:56because it's not my style of dance.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I didn't feel confident, felt like I couldn't do it,
0:20:59 > 0:21:01but now, oh, God, I'm well happy!
0:21:01 > 0:21:03I enjoyed that so much, yeah. It's good.
0:21:10 > 0:21:11Steve is returning to Barnsley
0:21:11 > 0:21:14who last week jumped at the chance to dance again
0:21:14 > 0:21:16when he unveiled his plans for York.
0:21:16 > 0:21:18He's meeting 19-year-old Danny
0:21:18 > 0:21:21who had a lead role in his town's performance.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25MUSIC: Rebel Rebel by David Bowie
0:21:25 > 0:21:29He has no idea how talented he is.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31His passion, his commitment,
0:21:31 > 0:21:35really was off the scale
0:21:35 > 0:21:39and I was so impressed by him that I really want to develop
0:21:39 > 0:21:44a starring role for our next venture into York.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46- All right?- Good to see you. All right?- Yeah, you?
0:21:46 > 0:21:49Good, thanks. Is there anywhere we can have a chat?
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Yeah...
0:21:51 > 0:21:55It will be interesting to see how far now I can really push him
0:21:55 > 0:22:00because I think he's got... everything to gain.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03You've got the starring role.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06What do you think about that, Charlie Big Potatoes?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09I think...
0:22:09 > 0:22:12I don't know what to say, I'm a bit speechless, to be honest.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15Not going to lie, a bit nervous, obviously,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19so, yeah, yeah - I'm grateful, thank you very much. So...!
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Before I met Steve, I'd stopped dancing completely.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32It has given me a new sense of hope. I suppose!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Danny's self-taught moves are a far cry
0:22:34 > 0:22:38from the style of dance he first fell in love with.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41I started doing ballet when I was a seven- or eight-year-old.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42When I were in school,
0:22:42 > 0:22:44it weren't something that many guys did.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47It kind of weren't done, so I did get a lot of stick.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51They were saying that's the kind of thing that gay people do,
0:22:51 > 0:22:55but at the end of the day, whether he is or he isn't, which he isn't,
0:22:55 > 0:22:58it shouldn't make a difference anyway.
0:22:58 > 0:23:03I remember having a really big over-the-top mental breakdown
0:23:03 > 0:23:05in the front room, crying my eyes out.
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I can remember it went on for over two or three hours,
0:23:08 > 0:23:11and then I woke up next morning and I didn't get out of bed,
0:23:11 > 0:23:13I just said I didn't want to go to school.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16So he struggled, but he pushed through it
0:23:16 > 0:23:21and he's proved them all wrong, which suits me.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24So got a two-way pull all the way,
0:23:24 > 0:23:25that is there.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Somebody else is pulling you that way.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Danny's routine is very intricate.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32He wanted a challenge, and I'm going to give it to him.
0:23:32 > 0:23:36It has a lot of classical elements which he is not au fait with,
0:23:36 > 0:23:38he hasn't danced like that since he was a child,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40so that's what it's about.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43It's about getting him out of his comfort zone and pushing him.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47And one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:23:47 > 0:23:52Two, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
0:23:52 > 0:23:54One and two and three, four,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57five, six, seven and eight!
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Good. We're getting round.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02There's a lot of pressure on Danny to front Barnsley,
0:24:02 > 0:24:05and I'm not taking my foot off the pedal.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07He has to get it, full stop.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09It's hard, so what we'll do now
0:24:09 > 0:24:12is get a studio with a mirror for the two of you.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16Because Danny has such a key role in the Barnsley section of the dance,
0:24:16 > 0:24:20Steve's assigned him a mentor - professional dancer Leon.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24Danny is very similar to how I was when I was his age,
0:24:24 > 0:24:25very similar energy.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26That's fine.
0:24:26 > 0:24:31I've had to learn to contain it, and if we can get that with Danny,
0:24:31 > 0:24:32he'll look brilliant.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35There's seven jumps to the dance part I've got
0:24:35 > 0:24:38and we only managed to just get through two jumps today
0:24:38 > 0:24:40and we did it for about half an hour, 45 minutes,
0:24:40 > 0:24:41so it is a little bit worrying -
0:24:41 > 0:24:44but with Steve and Leon by my side, coaching me, I can't wait for it.
0:24:44 > 0:24:45I'm a little nervous,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47but I definitely can't wait to get to York.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55On a flying visit to York...
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Right from the beginning, five, six, seven, eight...
0:24:59 > 0:25:01..Steve's finalising routines for the city's groups...
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Five, six, seven, eight.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05..including Chilli Bon Bon.
0:25:05 > 0:25:11What I want you to do, guys, is one, up, down, down.
0:25:11 > 0:25:16Up, up, down, down.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19- How are you feeling about that? - Great! I lost five stone!
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Chilli Bon Bon.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Then we walk into the straight line.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Go, go, go. Into the straight line.
0:25:26 > 0:25:29That's it. Give us another pose. That's it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:31Slide. Loving it.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33Let's go from the beginning. Excellent, guys.
0:25:33 > 0:25:36It's great rehearsing with Chilli Bon Bon.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38They are just a joy.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Dance crosses over many boundaries.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44Some of them find it hard to express themselves,
0:25:44 > 0:25:47but they don't need that when they dance.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50They can tell stories and communicate with their bodies.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53I'm proud of Chilli Bon Bon.
0:25:53 > 0:25:58I love dancing in York and everybody can't wait. Thank you.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Across town, Steve's got just enough time
0:26:05 > 0:26:08before he leaves York to rehearse Fossy's Flossy's,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10a volunteer group who banded together
0:26:10 > 0:26:13to help those hit by the floods of 2015.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18Morning. I can see you are already rehearsing the finale.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22I like your commitment and passion - or is it just fear?
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Michaela is the group's founder.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27You go away last week feeling, "Yeah, I can do this!"
0:26:27 > 0:26:31Then a couple of days in you're like, "I can't remember any of it."
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Today, Steve has more than just steps for the group to master.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38Now we are adding some props, ie, the umbrellas,
0:26:38 > 0:26:39so batten down the hatches.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42What's the saying - never work with animals or children
0:26:42 > 0:26:45and props - especially umbrellas.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47That's going to be a challenge.
0:26:47 > 0:26:49So, obviously they are big,
0:26:49 > 0:26:52so they'll designate how much space you need.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Brilliant. You stay put as the centre,
0:26:58 > 0:27:00we stay like so.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Can they do more than one step, cos one step with the brollies...
0:27:03 > 0:27:05It does work.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07THEY TALK OVER EACH OTHER
0:27:07 > 0:27:12Hang on, guys. One voice, singing in the darkness is here.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14You can do it.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16You just need to give yourself more space.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20It was carnage, there's no other way to say.
0:27:20 > 0:27:22It was carnage on the dance floor.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26One, two, three, four, go five, six, seven, eight
0:27:26 > 0:27:30- We'll get there, brilliant. Stay put there.- Wakey-wakey!
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Stop! Hang on, guys, stay where you're put.
0:27:32 > 0:27:35They come with great passion and commitment
0:27:35 > 0:27:37and there's nothing wrong with that.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42It's just about containing it and knowing when to let it go
0:27:42 > 0:27:43or knowing when to shut up.
0:27:43 > 0:27:48One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Front and back. Change, front and back.
0:27:52 > 0:27:54As they're coming in, we're moving forwards.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56They go one, two, three and four and five.
0:27:56 > 0:27:58That's fine, that's cool!
0:27:58 > 0:28:00So here we go, from the top again.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight,
0:28:04 > 0:28:07umbrella, umbrella, umbrella, umbrella, hello!
0:28:07 > 0:28:09Yes!
0:28:11 > 0:28:15The story now is really clear and I love the visuals with the umbrellas
0:28:15 > 0:28:18and just fighting against that and then going into celebration,
0:28:18 > 0:28:22which I think is everything about what the Flossy's are.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24I can't dance without a few vodkas here and there
0:28:24 > 0:28:27and a lot of people were like, "I can't dance, I can't dance,"
0:28:27 > 0:28:30but it's good that he's brought with him the umbrellas
0:28:30 > 0:28:33to represent the floods, it's absolutely fantastic.
0:28:33 > 0:28:36There is actually meaning behind it, isn't there?
0:28:45 > 0:28:46With just under two weeks to go,
0:28:46 > 0:28:51Steve is on his way to the last town he needs onside, Skipton.
0:28:53 > 0:28:54When he was last here,
0:28:54 > 0:28:57Steve set out to reunite the two pillars of the town's community -
0:28:57 > 0:28:59farmers...
0:28:59 > 0:29:02I'm looking for volunteers, I can't do it without you.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Simple as.
0:29:04 > 0:29:07It's just dancing and farmers don't get on.
0:29:07 > 0:29:09..and market traders.
0:29:09 > 0:29:13- I don't personally like dancing. - At all?- At all.
0:29:13 > 0:29:17Initial reluctance gave way to heartfelt enthusiasm,
0:29:17 > 0:29:20and the two factions were joined by war veterans,
0:29:20 > 0:29:25hotel staff and groups from the thriving local dance scene
0:29:25 > 0:29:29as over 300 people took to the streets in celebration of Skipton.
0:29:34 > 0:29:38When it came to rallying local farmers for the town's dance...
0:29:40 > 0:29:43..Steve found an ally in Amos.
0:29:43 > 0:29:45Do I look a prat like that in that flat cap?
0:29:48 > 0:29:50It wouldn't be the same without Amos.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54Amos has to be in the finale in York, full stop.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57Kicking or screaming, he's going to be there.
0:29:57 > 0:30:03Amos, I am back in Skipton to catch up with friends.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05But I'm going bigger.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09- In stature.- No, not in stature!
0:30:09 > 0:30:14I'm going smaller. No, there's a one-off final performance...
0:30:15 > 0:30:19..and I'm calling on some representatives
0:30:19 > 0:30:24from each of the towns to join me in York.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27So what do you think?
0:30:27 > 0:30:29I thought I'd finished!
0:30:32 > 0:30:36Well, I'm not a quitter. I never have been a quitter, Steve.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38Shake on it.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42You worry me, you do.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52Lovely Skiptonians, walk this way.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Steve's called a rehearsal
0:30:54 > 0:30:56for groups who've jumped at the chance
0:30:56 > 0:30:58to play their part in celebrating Yorkshire.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02I loved working with Skipton, they were all a bit mad,
0:31:02 > 0:31:07and I'm mad, so I felt I was surrounded by good company.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Smile, it's not that bad. Not yet, anyway!
0:31:10 > 0:31:14So this is the whatever step.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17A-five, a-six, a-five, six, seven, eight...
0:31:17 > 0:31:20On board so far, the local cleaning firm,
0:31:20 > 0:31:23farm shop workers and hotel staff.
0:31:23 > 0:31:25We have two ponies.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Pony, pony, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Handbag, handbag, handbag.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35And you want to think those bags have got a brick in it.
0:31:35 > 0:31:37Don't mess with me, sucka, all right?
0:31:37 > 0:31:41Then I want you to do monkey, monkey, monkey, monkey.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47In among the returning groups is hotel receptionist Elizabeth.
0:31:47 > 0:31:51Steve discovered Elizabeth's talent by chance
0:31:51 > 0:31:53at Skipton's first rehearsal.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- You've danced before.- Mm-hm. - OK, cos I could see that.
0:31:56 > 0:32:01Nine years earlier, a promising dance career was cut short
0:32:01 > 0:32:03when doctors discovered she had a brain tumour.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07It is gut-wrenching to think that all that effort,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11all that hard work is just gone.
0:32:11 > 0:32:14Elizabeth got an unexpected chance to dust off her dancing shoes
0:32:14 > 0:32:17when she was given a lead role in the Skipton performance.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Steve wants to harness Elizabeth's talent
0:32:23 > 0:32:25in a solo for the York dance.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27How was your comeback?
0:32:27 > 0:32:30It just put a nice ending to everything for me.
0:32:30 > 0:32:32I think after everything that happened
0:32:32 > 0:32:34along the way them years ago,
0:32:34 > 0:32:38it was a nicer full stop than what I originally had,
0:32:38 > 0:32:41so, yeah, I'm really glad I took part.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42You thought Skipton was big?
0:32:42 > 0:32:45- Yeah?- This is times four in York.
0:32:45 > 0:32:50- Oh, wow.- I can't see York being the same if you're not there,
0:32:50 > 0:32:54because in my head, you're one of my stars.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56- Oh, not again!- Yeah!
0:32:56 > 0:33:00I feel we've just scratched the surface.
0:33:00 > 0:33:02I've even got you some...
0:33:02 > 0:33:04men to...
0:33:04 > 0:33:05- Oh, not men!- ..do some lifts.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07Me and men are not good.
0:33:07 > 0:33:08THEY LAUGH
0:33:08 > 0:33:12I'm not talking about your personal life, love!
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Steve has mentioned the lift work, with men,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17which has not happened in a lot of years,
0:33:17 > 0:33:20and I'm a lot heavier than I was when we last did lift work,
0:33:20 > 0:33:24so I hope that they are strong men that he's got in mind!
0:33:30 > 0:33:32To prepare Elizabeth for her starring role,
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Steve has assigned her a dedicated coach.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Choreographer and ballet teacher Hazel Gold.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42He's also enrolled local joiner and willing volunteer Will.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44Nice to meet you.
0:33:44 > 0:33:47Steve wants really quite high to low lifts,
0:33:47 > 0:33:49and William is a lovely tall chap,
0:33:49 > 0:33:52he's your perfect partner, really,
0:33:52 > 0:33:53exactly what you could want in a partner
0:33:53 > 0:33:55and he's about the same height as the room,
0:33:55 > 0:33:57so that's going to make it problematic.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01That's it, and then as we spin, there you go.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03So we're going to have to err on the side of caution
0:34:03 > 0:34:07because we don't want to break anybody, that would be a disaster.
0:34:07 > 0:34:09One, two, three, up.
0:34:09 > 0:34:10Oops!
0:34:10 > 0:34:13There we are. That's the going down bit, see what I mean?
0:34:13 > 0:34:16- It's the most difficult bit to control. You all right?- Yeah.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18So, turning and pressing down,
0:34:18 > 0:34:21great stuff, switch the grip and then roll.
0:34:21 > 0:34:23HAZEL LAUGHS
0:34:25 > 0:34:28I'm still all in a twist, actually, from that.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29It was good fun, yeah, good fun.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32There we go, that's a much nicer way of getting into it,
0:34:32 > 0:34:35taking her down so you're going to bend your knees, Will, lovely.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37The dismount is not quite there, but the rest of it,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I think that'll work nicely.
0:34:39 > 0:34:41I think we did really well together,
0:34:41 > 0:34:43I think with a little bit of work we'll get there,
0:34:43 > 0:34:45and make the lifts look really good.
0:34:45 > 0:34:47LAUGHTER
0:34:53 > 0:34:54Just over a week to go.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Across Yorkshire, groups are perfecting their moves.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02Scissors.
0:35:02 > 0:35:05You got it. See what you're missing? There's still room!
0:35:05 > 0:35:08From the bars and building sites of York...
0:35:08 > 0:35:11You go to t' right, you go to t' left.
0:35:11 > 0:35:13One, two, three, four.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Jump.
0:35:15 > 0:35:16That's it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21..to the gym halls and playing fields of Barnsley.
0:35:21 > 0:35:23Six, seven, eight and one.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Ah! Wrong leg.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26In Huddersfield...
0:35:26 > 0:35:28OK, so, hi, everyone.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31..Steve's called a rehearsal for all the groups.
0:35:31 > 0:35:34Here we go, round two.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38At the York event, each town has a section where they dance together -
0:35:38 > 0:35:42and today Steve wants to teach Huddersfield their routine.
0:35:42 > 0:35:46We've souped up the choreography. It's more complex.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50It's no Chattanooga Choo Choo, it's much more...
0:35:50 > 0:35:51looser.
0:35:51 > 0:35:56It's very heavy in the hip, very heavy in the booty,
0:35:56 > 0:36:02so for some of our cast, that's going to be alien.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Then it gets a little bit Latin American.
0:36:04 > 0:36:05HE SCATS
0:36:05 > 0:36:07One, two, three, four.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11Five, six, seven.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Well, my brain's sort of taking it in, but I don't know if my legs are,
0:36:23 > 0:36:24that's the only problem.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Then you need to move your arms, as well,
0:36:26 > 0:36:29so everything's sort of a bit delayed.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35Hup, great.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40As a first rehearsal, I'm really pleased.
0:36:40 > 0:36:45Quietly confident. But like the weather, it can change in a moment!
0:36:48 > 0:36:53Across town, Ruby and Mandy are refining their duet.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- Make sure on that bit we're looking at each other.- That's what I forgot.
0:36:56 > 0:37:00I'm supposed to look at you, I was getting carried away.
0:37:00 > 0:37:02'At the beginning, Ruby was terrible'
0:37:02 > 0:37:04and I thought, "This is not going to work,
0:37:04 > 0:37:06"because she is just bossing me about".
0:37:06 > 0:37:09So on movements like that you could do your head facing the camera
0:37:09 > 0:37:11instead of just keeping it that way.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13"You're doing this wrong, it's this, it's that,"
0:37:13 > 0:37:16I thought, "Wow, "we're not going to get along at all."
0:37:16 > 0:37:19One, two, look at me...
0:37:19 > 0:37:21But she's eased off and it's been really good
0:37:21 > 0:37:23and I think she's enjoyed teaching a novice,
0:37:23 > 0:37:27because that's what I am.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31I think my grandad would have been really proud that we are doing
0:37:31 > 0:37:33a Punjab dance that relates to his heritage.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35I think that's special,
0:37:35 > 0:37:37and it's something that has brought me and my mum together,
0:37:37 > 0:37:39and the bond we've had between each other
0:37:39 > 0:37:41has grown through Punjab dance.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46- I think it's in our genes, Ruby. - Yeah.
0:37:46 > 0:37:50So I should be able to do those eye flickers and hand gestures...
0:37:50 > 0:37:51- Naturally.- Yeah.
0:37:51 > 0:37:54Grandad would be proud if he'd seen you doing this.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56I think he would, too.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58He would have been so proud if he had been here.
0:37:58 > 0:38:02I think it's helped me with my grieving, to be honest.
0:38:02 > 0:38:03I think it has.
0:38:04 > 0:38:08I think he'd laugh to see us dancing, yeah, he would've giggled.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20With just a week left, Steve is back in York
0:38:20 > 0:38:24for his first and only rehearsal of their section of the dance.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29What we need now is another line here to represent the zebra.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33He's mapped out the route to scale on a local playing field.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35York is my biggest worry
0:38:35 > 0:38:38because it's the first time they've ever performed in such a way.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Huddersfield, Skipton and Barnsley,
0:38:40 > 0:38:44they're seasoned veterans now, they understand the process.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49The performance will begin at York Minster and snake down Blake Street
0:38:49 > 0:38:52before a flyby of cyclists drive the parade
0:38:52 > 0:38:54into St Helen's Square
0:38:54 > 0:38:58where the dance celebrates York's traditions of chocolate and tea.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02York remains the focus until the Museum Gardens
0:39:02 > 0:39:06where Huddersfield takes up the baton...
0:39:06 > 0:39:09then Skipton, followed by Barnsley,
0:39:09 > 0:39:14before the whole company assembles for the dazzling grand finale.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16It's a mammoth task. This...
0:39:16 > 0:39:18I wanted a unique event and I've got one.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Knowing it's their one chance to rehearse,
0:39:23 > 0:39:25York has turned out in force.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28It's great, the amount of people who have turned up this morning.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32It just makes it easier for me to visualise it
0:39:32 > 0:39:34and for them to settle their nerves.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39First to be put through their paces, the group who will open the dance -
0:39:39 > 0:39:40Romans...
0:39:40 > 0:39:44You draw swords and you run past camera.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47That's it, that's it, that's it.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49..salsa dancers.
0:39:49 > 0:39:51Freestyle, that's better.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53..and youth group York Dance Factory.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56They'll just give an unusual opening -
0:39:56 > 0:40:00it's not what people will expect from York, and I like that.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Now, the goal is, we're going to see how far we can drive
0:40:04 > 0:40:06doing the skips, OK?
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Bah, and a two and a three and four,
0:40:09 > 0:40:11five, and a six, and a seven, eight,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14nine, and a 10, and 11, 12...
0:40:14 > 0:40:16Perfect, brilliant!
0:40:18 > 0:40:20Six, seven, eight. Two, two, three four...
0:40:22 > 0:40:25On the day, Steve wants to capture the entire dance parade
0:40:25 > 0:40:28in one continuous unedited take.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31So it's important each group comes in at the right place
0:40:31 > 0:40:33at the right time.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36I can assure you, on Monday, in the office,
0:40:36 > 0:40:38we'll be doing some practising.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41We're perfectionists, you see, so we'll have to get it right.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43It's huge, the scale is huge.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46I think seeing the other groups that are part of this
0:40:46 > 0:40:47all together in one place,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50we realise just what a big performance it's going to be.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I think we're just a bit worried they might fluff it
0:40:52 > 0:40:55or forget at the time - but we're just going to practise and practise
0:40:55 > 0:40:57so there's no room for any error.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59Keep on moving, keep on moving down.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02'As a dress rehearsal, fine.'
0:41:02 > 0:41:05As a last performance, no way.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09We're getting from A to B, but I need it to be perfect, this one.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13This is what we've all been working towards.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Kicking or screaming, somehow, placating, coaxing, cajoling,
0:41:18 > 0:41:20I'll get them there.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25I will get them there. Don't know how, but I will.
0:41:25 > 0:41:27CHEERING
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Seven, eight and one, two...
0:41:36 > 0:41:38As soon as you took off, you added the feet,
0:41:38 > 0:41:41your arms went back to this.
0:41:41 > 0:41:45In Barnsley, Danny is focusing on the classical elements
0:41:45 > 0:41:48of his solo routine with his mentor Lyon.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52Keep that shoulder back, literally pin that back, try and go...
0:41:53 > 0:41:54Like that.
0:41:54 > 0:41:57It's getting on my nerves a bit, doing my head in,
0:41:57 > 0:41:59but you've got to keep drilling it.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02It's the classical element that is the issue -
0:42:02 > 0:42:04he's not picking it up very quickly -
0:42:04 > 0:42:06he keeps reverting back to bad posture,
0:42:06 > 0:42:10and anything classical has to remain shoulders back,
0:42:10 > 0:42:12it's what you're taught from day one of ballet.
0:42:12 > 0:42:14And one, two, three.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- You're doing it really high. - Aargh.- Why is that?
0:42:19 > 0:42:22'He's starting to get really frustrated very quickly.'
0:42:22 > 0:42:24That I can't allow to happen.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28Dude, don't stress. It's good, it's good, it's good.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I'm back in Barnsley,
0:42:35 > 0:42:38because Leon has expressed a little concern
0:42:38 > 0:42:41regarding Danny's solo and his progress.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47All right, mate!
0:42:47 > 0:42:48LAUGHTER
0:42:48 > 0:42:51- How are you doing? - How are you doing?- Good, good.
0:42:51 > 0:42:53Didn't think you were coming today.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55I know. It's always a surprise.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57It IS a surprise! Yeah!
0:42:57 > 0:43:00Liam was telling me you were getting a little frustrated
0:43:00 > 0:43:03with the ballet techniques.
0:43:03 > 0:43:07Just one second part of that, I get annoyed with myself.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Classical technique is the fundamental,
0:43:10 > 0:43:13it's the basis of all techniques.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17And where you are at 19, it's going to be challenge.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19Your body is going to scream.
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Five, six, seven, eight and one, two and three...
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Brilliant - and again, but now, don't distort your pelvis.
0:43:27 > 0:43:29Yeah?
0:43:29 > 0:43:30Let it be on the body.
0:43:30 > 0:43:33So you're going.
0:43:33 > 0:43:35Brilliant!
0:43:35 > 0:43:40So this again leads you into that, there's no break.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43You go up, you land, you come across.
0:43:43 > 0:43:45It's the same energy you use when you street dance.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47I want it open.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50This is complicated, this is technical stuff, and you're there.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52Walk, walk, ha!
0:43:52 > 0:43:54Ha! OK!
0:43:54 > 0:43:57You're coming here, there, I'm up.
0:43:58 > 0:44:03One, two, three and four and five, six, seven, eight.
0:44:03 > 0:44:04Yes!
0:44:04 > 0:44:08You have to do this daily. Just get into that framing.
0:44:08 > 0:44:09Look at yourself.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12He's come from not doing classical technique
0:44:12 > 0:44:16but having a great flair, so he's just got to maintain it now,
0:44:16 > 0:44:19it's all about belief, whether he feels
0:44:19 > 0:44:21that he's good enough to achieve that.
0:44:21 > 0:44:22It is really challenging,
0:44:22 > 0:44:25because obviously, muscle memory is definitely gone
0:44:25 > 0:44:26from when I did it last,
0:44:26 > 0:44:28and in trying to get me to do it over again,
0:44:28 > 0:44:29you're going to fall off a few times,
0:44:29 > 0:44:33and definitely fell off a few times today, but we got there in the end.
0:44:39 > 0:44:4150 miles north,
0:44:41 > 0:44:44it's the last coaching session for Skipton's duo Elizabeth and Will.
0:44:44 > 0:44:46Five, six, seven, eight.
0:44:46 > 0:44:48Two, three, four, five, six...
0:44:48 > 0:44:51I don't stop, do I? I'm sorry!
0:44:53 > 0:44:56And one, two, three, four, five,
0:44:56 > 0:44:57breathe, that's better.
0:44:57 > 0:45:00- Foot was better.- Sorry. - No, it's all right.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02- Do you want to go and get some water?- Yeah.- Go on, then.
0:45:03 > 0:45:06I just did one of the jumps and landed on my ankle
0:45:06 > 0:45:09rather than my foot, so it's just a bit sore,
0:45:09 > 0:45:11so I'm having a breather for five minutes.
0:45:11 > 0:45:14How are you doing? Have I broken you?
0:45:14 > 0:45:16- Only a little bit, I think.- Oh, no!
0:45:16 > 0:45:18That's better than properly breaking you!
0:45:18 > 0:45:19I used to do this all the time.
0:45:19 > 0:45:22Get the ice on it, and then you know it's not looking worse,
0:45:22 > 0:45:24so you can just chill out for a few minutes.
0:45:24 > 0:45:26Just give it a minute, that's all it needs.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28I don't think we're going to do any more dancing
0:45:28 > 0:45:30because I don't want to lose Elizabeth,
0:45:30 > 0:45:33that would be a disaster, quite frankly, at this point.
0:45:36 > 0:45:37Across the town,
0:45:37 > 0:45:41fellow Skiptonians are perfecting their group routines.
0:45:41 > 0:45:43One, two, three, four.
0:45:43 > 0:45:44LAUGHTER
0:45:44 > 0:45:47Even Amos has carved himself out a role.
0:45:47 > 0:45:49I must admit I was a little bit apprehensive
0:45:49 > 0:45:52when he said he was trying to encourage me to dance,
0:45:52 > 0:45:57two left feet and a wooden leg doesn't really, um, do dancing.
0:46:00 > 0:46:03I think we've come to some sort of an agreement
0:46:03 > 0:46:04that if I take my dogs,
0:46:04 > 0:46:07that I can just have a walk around York with two dogs.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14As preparations enter the final 24 hours...
0:46:14 > 0:46:16One, two, three, four...
0:46:18 > 0:46:23..across Yorkshire, from farm shops to front rooms,
0:46:23 > 0:46:27dance studios to local parks...
0:46:27 > 0:46:30Really fast, through the gaps, through the gaps...
0:46:30 > 0:46:32The towns are getting ready to unite
0:46:32 > 0:46:35in one final celebration of their home county.
0:46:39 > 0:46:41One, two, three, four,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44five, six, seven, eight, straight line.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47Straight line. And position.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50Excellent. How are we feeling with that?
0:46:50 > 0:46:52- Confident?- Yeah.
0:46:52 > 0:46:54I've got a letter for you.
0:46:54 > 0:46:55- OK.- Please read out...
0:46:57 > 0:47:01Shall I read it out for you? To you. OK.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04"Dear Steve, inside me is music.
0:47:04 > 0:47:09"It is like a rhythm, it is good for me.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13"I love it when the music falls out of me. This is when I dance.
0:47:13 > 0:47:15"Please join me.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18"Thank you for making my dream come true, love from Tristram."
0:47:21 > 0:47:23'Their cards and their poems mean so much.
0:47:23 > 0:47:26'I absolutely think this is, for me,'
0:47:26 > 0:47:32the most important job I've had the pleasure of doing.
0:47:32 > 0:47:36I feel that what I do means something.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40This has been brilliant, a brilliant, brilliant job.
0:47:47 > 0:47:49It's performance day.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06From across the county...
0:48:08 > 0:48:11..hundreds are taking to the streets of York.
0:48:16 > 0:48:18The sun is shining upon us at long last.
0:48:18 > 0:48:21We're seeing Yorkshire as Yorkshire should be seen.
0:48:21 > 0:48:23With the roads closed,
0:48:23 > 0:48:26the camera crew are able to rehearse their continuous shot
0:48:26 > 0:48:27for the first time.
0:48:29 > 0:48:32This is the culmination of everything.
0:48:32 > 0:48:37I feel like I'm an expectant father waiting for my...baby.
0:48:39 > 0:48:40It's a big old baby!
0:48:41 > 0:48:47Yes, there is nervous anticipation, but nerves is what fuels the fire.
0:48:47 > 0:48:51- I'm slightly nervous.- I think we're both slightly nervous at the moment.
0:48:52 > 0:48:56I never thought for a minute I'd be stood here in York
0:48:56 > 0:48:57with our own miners' banner
0:48:57 > 0:49:00and these beautiful surroundings, no, I didn't.
0:49:02 > 0:49:03Forget your London.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06This is where it is.
0:49:06 > 0:49:07Biggest county in England.
0:49:08 > 0:49:09Bring it on.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Good morning!
0:49:16 > 0:49:20Three months ago, I arrived in Yorkshire with one mission,
0:49:20 > 0:49:22and that was to get communities dancing.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25To show people that dance is more than Lycra,
0:49:25 > 0:49:28legwarmers and sweatbands.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31It has the power to bring communities together,
0:49:31 > 0:49:32it can change lives,
0:49:32 > 0:49:36it can build confidence, and it can strengthen bonds.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39Now the time must come to hand over this unique dance piece
0:49:39 > 0:49:41to all of you.
0:49:41 > 0:49:42Let's dance!
0:49:59 > 0:50:01# Here we go!
0:50:01 > 0:50:02# Let's get loud
0:50:02 > 0:50:04# Let's get loud
0:50:04 > 0:50:08# Turn the music up let's do it, come on people
0:50:08 > 0:50:09# Let's get loud
0:50:09 > 0:50:11# Let's get loud
0:50:12 > 0:50:15# Turn the music up to hear that sound
0:50:15 > 0:50:17# Let's get loud
0:50:17 > 0:50:18# Let's get loud
0:50:27 > 0:50:29# So right, so fresh
0:50:29 > 0:50:31# Top five, no less
0:50:31 > 0:50:33# So right, I just flex
0:50:33 > 0:50:35# She can't get me out of her head
0:50:35 > 0:50:37# So, ya wanna hear TT on the KDA
0:50:37 > 0:50:39# With the Katy B And that's it
0:50:39 > 0:50:41# Oh, yeah ain't no-one left
0:50:41 > 0:50:43# Rumble, go hard, no rest, c'mon! #
0:50:43 > 0:50:45# Sweet sugar candyman
0:50:47 > 0:50:50# Yeah, yeah, yeah
0:50:53 > 0:50:56# Yeah, yeah, yeah
0:50:57 > 0:51:00# I met him out for dinner on a Friday night
0:51:00 > 0:51:02# He really got me working up an appetite
0:51:02 > 0:51:05# He had tattoos up and down his arm
0:51:05 > 0:51:08# There's nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm
0:51:08 > 0:51:10# He's a one stop shop makes the panties drop
0:51:10 > 0:51:13# He's a sweet talkin' sugar coated candy man. #
0:51:16 > 0:51:20# Just tea for two and two for tea
0:51:20 > 0:51:24# Just me for you and you for me
0:51:24 > 0:51:26# We won't have it known, dear
0:51:26 > 0:51:32# That we own a telephone, dear... #
0:51:32 > 0:51:33PHONE RINGS
0:51:33 > 0:51:37# I'm in the phone booth it's the one across the hall
0:51:37 > 0:51:40# If you don't answer I'll just ring it off the wall
0:51:40 > 0:51:44# I know he's there but I just had to call
0:51:44 > 0:51:48# Don't leave me hanging on the telephone... #
0:51:49 > 0:51:52MUSIC: Ride Of The Valkyries by Richard Wagner
0:52:12 > 0:52:15- # I wanna break you down - Brick by brick
0:52:15 > 0:52:18- # I'm gonna reconstruct - Brick by Brick
0:52:19 > 0:52:21# I wanna feel your love
0:52:23 > 0:52:27# Brick by brick
0:52:27 > 0:52:29# Ahhhhhh
0:52:29 > 0:52:34# Brick by brick... #
0:52:34 > 0:52:36# Although no-one understood
0:52:36 > 0:52:38# We were holding back the flood
0:52:38 > 0:52:42# Learning how to dance the rain
0:52:42 > 0:52:45# We were holding back the flood
0:52:45 > 0:52:50# They said we'd never dance again... #
0:52:52 > 0:52:57# The rising tide will rise against them all
0:52:57 > 0:52:59# Oh
0:52:59 > 0:53:01# Darling, hold my hand
0:53:03 > 0:53:04# Oh, won't you hold my hand?
0:53:07 > 0:53:10# Cos I don't wanna walk on my own any more
0:53:10 > 0:53:12# Won't you understand?
0:53:12 > 0:53:16# Cos I don't wanna walk alone... #
0:53:23 > 0:53:25# Yeah...
0:53:29 > 0:53:34# Lookin' back on the track for a little green bag
0:53:34 > 0:53:38# Got to find just a kind or losin' my mind
0:53:38 > 0:53:43# Out of sight in the night out of sight in the day
0:53:43 > 0:53:46# Lookin' back on the track gonna do it my way... #
0:54:34 > 0:54:37# Bingo, Bingo, B-B-Bingo, Bango
0:54:38 > 0:54:40Bingo, Bingo, B-B-Bingo, Bango
0:54:42 > 0:54:45# Bingo, Bingo, B-B-Bingo, Bango
0:54:46 > 0:54:48# Bingo, Bingo, B-B-Bingo, Bango
0:54:49 > 0:54:52#Bingo, Bingo, B-B-Bingo, Bango
0:54:53 > 0:54:55# Bingo, Bingo, B-B-Bingo, Bango. #
0:54:55 > 0:54:58# Sometimes I think they must have wool in their ears
0:55:00 > 0:55:03# And when you see a cane I see a crook
0:55:04 > 0:55:07# And when you see a crowd I see a flock
0:55:07 > 0:55:09# It's sheep we're up against
0:55:09 > 0:55:12# Sheep we're up against
0:55:12 > 0:55:14# It's sheep we're up against
0:55:14 > 0:55:16# Sheep we're up against... #
0:55:16 > 0:55:19- # That's why your love - Your love keeps liftin' me
0:55:19 > 0:55:22- # Keeps on liftin' - Your love keeps liftin' me
0:55:22 > 0:55:24- # Higher - Liftin' me, liftin' me
0:55:24 > 0:55:26- # Higher and higher - Higher
0:55:26 > 0:55:29- # I said your love - Your love keeps liftin' me
0:55:29 > 0:55:32- # Keeps on - Liftin' me, liftin' me
0:55:32 > 0:55:34- # Liftin' me - Liftin' me
0:55:34 > 0:55:37- # Higher and higher - Higher... #
0:55:37 > 0:55:41# Turning my heartbeat up
0:55:41 > 0:55:44# Ooh, turning my heartbeat up
0:55:44 > 0:55:45# I keep telling you you're
0:55:45 > 0:55:48# Turning my heartbeat up baby
0:55:48 > 0:55:51# You're turning my heartbeat up
0:55:51 > 0:55:54# Yeah, yeah, you're turning my heartbeat up
0:55:54 > 0:55:58# Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're turning my heartbeat up. #
0:56:14 > 0:56:18# Rebel rebel you've torn your dress
0:56:18 > 0:56:22# Rebel rebel, your face is a mess
0:56:22 > 0:56:25# Rebel rebel, how could they know?
0:56:25 > 0:56:29# Hot tramp, I love you so... #
0:56:29 > 0:56:31WHISTLE BLARES
0:56:31 > 0:56:33BRASS BAND PLAYS
0:56:52 > 0:56:56BIG BAND JAZZ NUMBER
0:57:22 > 0:57:25Dancing in the street will make me happy now.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27This is my best bit.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30Because I love dancing in the street and showing people what I can do.
0:57:33 > 0:57:36Everybody has got different stories as to why they're here,
0:57:36 > 0:57:40but this is a real, it's a real strong feeling for me and Ruby.
0:57:41 > 0:57:42It means so much to us.
0:57:44 > 0:57:47I'm proud of my roots and where I come from
0:57:47 > 0:57:49and this has just reinforced that.
0:57:49 > 0:57:52CHANTING: Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire!
0:57:54 > 0:57:56I was a little bit nervous, but after we got going,
0:57:56 > 0:57:57it was absolutely fantastic,
0:57:57 > 0:58:00I'd still do it all day long if I could do it all day long.
0:58:00 > 0:58:03CHANTING: Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire!
0:58:06 > 0:58:10I did it. And I can't quite believe it. But I did it.
0:58:12 > 0:58:14What a rollercoaster.
0:58:14 > 0:58:18It was everyone working like one big, well-oiled machine,
0:58:18 > 0:58:22to try and get the best performance they could.
0:58:22 > 0:58:25And you can't ask for anything more.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Yorkshire did themselves proud.
0:58:27 > 0:58:31I feel humbled that they trusted me.
0:58:32 > 0:58:34And that's an incredible feeling.