(slow guitar music)
- Now Harmony will love me forever!
(sad music)
- Hi.
What are you writing?
- A poem.
About the darkness.
- Okay, cool.
(fast violin music)
(whistle blows)
- All right, ladies, stretch over to the left.
Great, feel the stretch.
Good, good form, good form.
Get down a little lower.
Perfect.
All right, arm stretch.
You're late.
You girls look good, but there's still work
to be done for the talent show.
And I have a family emergency, so time is limited.
- Is everything okay?
- Yes, but no.
(sad music)
My cat has diabetes.
(upbeat music)
- Well, at least someone respects another creature's needs.
- I said I'm sorry!
- Sure, you did.
- Are you guys still talking about my cat?
(sad music)
(stomach growling)
- Edward?
- Are you an angel?
- No, I'm Elisabeth, and you looked hungry,
so I brought you a picnic.
- You guys did great today.
Give yourself a round of applause.
(all applaud)
You got the steps,
and I want you guys here tomorrow at seven a.m. sharp.
No one should be late, especially you.
I'm so glad you guys got the steps.
That was our whole routine.
(suspenseful music)
This tastes like orange juice.
Is there orange juice in this?
Who put orange juice in this?
I'm allergic to citrus.
(breathing heavily)
I can't breathe!
Y'all just don't stand there, call 911!
(siren wailing)
- Coach Bobbi will be okay.
She's just gonna be in the hospital for a little while.
- What are we gonna do?
We'll just have to practice without her.
- Absolutely not!
You cannot practice without an adult present.
- We practice all the time without an adult present.
- Step team is disbanded until you find a new coach!
(sobbing)
- Wow, she must really care about Coach Bobbi.
- Who's gonna be our coach now?
- I don't know.
What about Mani?
He's an amazing dancer.
- No way.
Mani already has a job.
- Okay, then, what other adult are we gonna find
on such short notice?
- All the adults I know work and hate life.
- What about the lunch lady?
- Seriously?
- Well, Mani's been to all of our practices.
He knows all of our dances.
- Mani is older than he looks, he'll get worn out.
- No he won't!
- Yes he will.
- No he won't!
- Do you two ever stop fighting?
(school bell rings)
(slow music)
- So that's why Dr. Tomlin was so upset.
- Yes he will.
- I know why you don't want Mani to coach.
- I told you he's already too busy being my assistant.
- You don't want to share him.
I know that Mani thinks you're the coolest person,
True, and this won't change that.
It's like that great saying:
If you love someone, let them coach step.
(Harmony sighs)
- Fine, he can be our coach.
We're not there yet.
- She looks great, right?
- She's like joy in an outfit.
- Well, one commenter said she looked
like a reject Christmas gift.
- That's horrible!
- Right?
And one troll said she looked like a disco ball
that got run over on the freeway.
- No!
Ooh!
- But do like T. Swift said, Dr. T.
Haters gonna hate, shake it off, shake it off.
- Ready?
- [All] Oh, my God, that's so cute!
- Hey, what's up, y'all?
Some of y'all may know me as Mani,
but you can address me now as your new step coach.
(Mani laughs)
- Not so fast, Mr. Lee.
- What are you doing here?
- I heard the girls need a new coach.
- Oh, naw.
They good, you can go home.
- Hmm.
- I'm their coach.
Ain't that right, girls?
- Well, nothing's official.
- Um...
What are you talking about?
- That's right.
I'm older, and I got more experience.
I even looked at your granddaddy.
- True, you're the captain.
You're not gonna stand for this, right?
True?
- Well, the only fair way to make this...
- [All] Dance off!
- Mani, ready, a dance off.
(dramatic music)
- Dance off.
(upbeat dance music)
(playful music)
(camera shutter clicking)
- Pouty face.
(both laugh)
(upbeat dance music)
(audience applauds)
- Wow, I feel alive for the first time.
- It suits you.
- You're leaving?
- My work here is done.
Love and light, Edward.
(sad music)
(girls whispering)
- It's a tie.
- A tie?
Okay, I can go again, I can go again.
I got this in the bag.
- Child, quit, save your breath.
Grani got places to go, and men to see.
- Wait, so does that mean I got the job?
- [All] Yeah!
(all applaud)
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!
All right, girls, listen.
We got a performance on Sunday.
We gotta bring our A-game, so we need to be practicing.
- All day rehearsal tomorrow.
- Wait, but I have a--
- No excuses.
No excuses, you hear that?
(dramatic music)
(upbeat dance music)
- [Announcer] Next up on Mani.
- You have to meet Hayley.
You're gonna love her.
- Hey, I'm Hayley.
- Nice name.
- Thanks?
(suspenseful music)