The tension within the A Troupe reached a peak on the mid-season finale of THE NEXT STEP! Last night, we saw all the dancers put in the tough position of choosing between Michelle and Emily and determining the troupe’s fate at regionals!
The episode starts off with Eldon being put on the spot. Will he join Michelle’s side or stick with Emily? Eldon says that he doesn’t think he could hurt Emily like that and storms off.
Eldon is angry at Emily because she blew off his romantic gesture, but Emily admits that she misses Eldon. She goes to him and apologizes for what happened. Eldon pulls away because she doesn’t want to fall for her again. This is the first time we’ve seen some heart from Emily and we must say, we’re a little surprised!
Meanwhile, the other dancers spy on their conversation and worry that Eldon is telling Emily about the new routine.
Stephanie thinks it’s time to do something about Michelle and steals her phone. E Girl rule #39 is to always report gossip, so Riley sends Chloe over to get some more information. Chloe is left in the dark.
Chris tries to help James keep his grades up by getting him to do a practice math test. If James doesn’t do well on the test, his mom will pull him out of troupe.
During rehearsal, Emily is being particularly harsh. She’s screaming, yelling and getting mad at the dancers. Riley realizes that Emily is on to them. Why else would she be acting this crazy?
James has his math test but fails. It means that James is getting pulled from the studio. Not only is he going to miss dance, but he’s going to miss Riley, too.
Stephanie’s evil plan is revealed when Emily meets with Kate to tell her that someone is bullying her. Emily tells Kate that Michelle has been sending her mean texts. Michelle tells Kate that Emily is lying. Kate is totally confused and doesn’t know how to get to the bottom of it. She decides to check Michelle’s bag. Luckily, Riley knew what they were doing and took Michelle’s phone.
With all the dancers gathered and Kate wondering what’s going on, the situation blows up. Everything is out in the open and now Kate must settle the dispute. She decides to let the dancers from Studio B perform their routine and have all the dancers vote on who should be the dance captain.
Kate is impressed, Chris is impressed and the dancers are killing the moves. The only people who look upset are Emily, Tiffany and Stephanie.
Now, it comes down to the vote. Stephanie starts it off by choosing Emily. Tiffany feels caught in the middle, but wants to protect herself, so chooses Michelle’s side. The rest of the dancers go to Michelle’s side.
Emily is in tears when she realizes that everyone hates her. Last is Eldon, who has a tough choice to make. Feeling torn, he hesitates, but chooses Michelle. He says that Emily has hurt him one to many times and now he has to put her behind him.
The episode ends on a bittersweet note. Emily is feeling upset, James is being pulled from the studio… But the A Troupe could now have an awesome chance at winning regionals. We can’t wait to see what happens next when THE NEXT STEP returns to Family Channel with more dancer drama!