Like the previous episode, in episode 6 of THE NEXT STEP, we see the dancers spending more time outside of the studio. Titled “Good Girls Go Bad,” this episode focuses more on the Next Step’s main competition, Elite.
Emily, Stephanie, and Tiffany return from a trio competition. They finished in second place, next to Elite who finished in first. Stephanie captured a video of the Elite dancers and shows A Troupe. Emily suggests that they take a trip to the Elite studio to get a sneak peek of their regionals routine so they can see what they are up against. Everyone thinks it’s a good idea. Riley steps up to say she will come but Emily says she’s not invited. James says he will not go because he doesn’t want to leave Riley. Michelle volunteers to come because she feels it will bring her closer to Emily.
Riley approaches James and asks a favour of him. She asks him to go on the trip to Elite to keep an eye out for Michelle. Riley is aware of the tension between Emily and Michelle and doesn’t want anything bad to happen. She trusts James enough to go and be there because she can’t.
James agrees to do it and now has to convince Emily that he wants to go on the trip too. He tells Emily that he dated someone from Elite and knows a back entrance that they can use to sneak in. Emily agrees. The team that will go is Emily, Stephanie, Tiffany, Chloe, Eldon, Michelle and James.
Emily drives the rest of the group to Elite. They sneak in through the back and watch some of their practice. They leave quietly, but before leaving, Emily suggests that they go back and take a video to bring back with them to the Next Step. James says it’s not a good idea. Michelle volunteers to do it, thinking it will get her on Emily’s good side. Remembering Riley’s request, James says he will do it instead. Eldon wants to do it, but Emily tells him no. Michelle insists she does it so Emily lets her go.
Back at the studio, Daniel books extra time at the studio to practice. He spends some time with Giselle, who mentored him so that they could be dance partners one day but now she’s in B Troupe. West sees Daniel in the studio and says he hoped to use the studio for himself. Daniel agrees to share half the studio with West, but it doesn’t work out.
West suggests that they should choreograph something for each other: West makes a hip hop routine for Daniel, and Daniel makes a ballet routine for West. Both have very different styles of dance. They each struggle to learn each other’s styles, but grow to appreciate it more. Daniel has always learned that dance is about precision and practice, but West taught him how to feel the music and feel the groove. In the end, they created a duet that is a fusion of both styles!
Michelle goes in to take the video. Everyone outside starts to worry because Michelle has been in there for too long. Emily sends Stephanie in to check on Michelle. She also sends Michelle a text message. Michelle’s phone goes off because of Emily’s text message and everyone in the studio notices. The leader of Elite calls Michelle to the front. Stephanie sees Michelle caught andruns out to warn the others. They all jump in the car, leaving Michelle to deal with Elite!
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