After the bombshell dropped at the end of last episode – that Emily and Stephanie are leaving the studio – the team is in crisis mode. To make matters worse, the girls aren’t leaving the team just for any studio, but for their sworn enemy and rivals: Elite Studios! Everyone is furious and Michelle suggests they take immediate action; Kate decides to audition members of B Troupe and get two dancers from there for A Troupe’s lineup.
Giselle, having been on A Troupe already, is especially excited – she’s wanted to be back with A Troupe since she left! Maybe her history with the A Troupe will give her an advantage…
Meanwhile, Emily and Stephanie are checking out Elite Studios. The place is huge! They’re already impressed with how much more professional it seems than The Next Step. The studio managers aren’t letting them in easy, though. They leave the girls waiting while they go discuss whether or not to even let them audition.
James, still banned from dancing, discovers there’s a surprise math re-test scheduled for tomorrow. He’s nervous; if he doesn’t pass this he knows there is no way he’ll ever dance again. The pressure is on!
Eldon travels all the way to Elite to see Emily while she’s waiting to audition. He wants to know where they stand in terms of a relationship and what it means for them if she moves studios. She assures him they’re going to be together no matter what. Aww, what lovebirds! They’re now officially boyfriend and girlfriend!
Inside, the girls learn they’re going to be allowed to audition for the managers at Elite. With those two auditioning and Giselle trying out for A Troupe, it’s a tense few minutes for all of the dancers…
In the next scene, Stephanie walks into The Next Step just as Kate is about to announce the new members … and asks if A Troupe auditions are still open! Uh oh. Looks like someone may have gotten into Elite, but it wasn’t Stephanie.
Who from B Troupe made the cut for A Troupe? Will they let Stephanie even try out or is she going to be left with nowhere to dance? Did Emily actually make it onto Elite’s dance team?
Tune in toTHE NEXT STEPon Family Channel on Friday at 7 p.m. ET to find out what happens next week!