Phew! After last week’s intensity, it’ll be interesting to see what happens this week!
The show begins with West, Tiffany, James and Eldon practicing outside in a park – it’s a beautiful day and they didn’t want to be stuck inside the studio. All of a sudden West runs off; everyone is confused until they see a group of people they don’t know walk up to them. They introduce themselves as the dance group Seeds (now we know why West ran off — it’s his old troupe!) and then challenge the others to an official dance battle! Uh oh…
Meanwhile, back at the juice bar, Emily and Riley are hanging out. Riley’s excited to be hanging out with her sister again and Emily is glad she’s back at the Next Step. At the studio, Tiffany tells everyone about the dance battle they’ve been challenged to. The team has mixed feelings. Some people are for it and think it’ll be great practice, including Chris. They decide to vote. Turns out the vote is 7-5 in favour of it: they’re going to battle!
The Seeds troupe arrives at the Next Step studio to discuss the battle. West walks in and everyone realizes he knows the people from Seeds… except nobody knew he used to dance with them! The A troupe feels betrayed; he didn’t let anyone know he was with another group. He confesses that he had been dancing with both troupes for a while, and they put him on the spot and force him to pick. He chooses A troupe. Looks like this will cause some tension for the upcoming battle!
The Seeds leave and the A troupe is left arguing about what to do. West wants to call off the battle entirely, while everyone else is unsure. Finally, it’s Emily who stops the chaos and suggests that they do the battle for two hours and then practice their Regionals routine for one, ending the debate. Emily pulls Michelle aside to apologize for taking the lead about the argument, but Michelle says she appreciated the effort.
Then it’s battle time! Things are getting intense between the two groups as they both bust out their best moves on the dancefloor. Eventually, the Next Step troupe runs out of moves… and Seeds takes over the floor! Wow, looks like the A troupe actually just lost the battle! Back at the studio, Emily once again outshines Michelle in front of the group as she raises everyone’s morale. Michelle drops the bombshell that she wants Emily as co-captain for the team; she realizes Emily has a real talent when it comes to dealing with the group. Maybe they’re finally getting along again!
Will Emily and Michelle stay friends? What will happen with Eldon and Michelle’s budding romance? Find out on next week’s episode on the Family Channel Friday at 7pm ET!