hey girl we're grabbing a drink before rehearsal and he looks like the camera crew is too now's
my chance to grab the spotlight roy bass oolong any tea you want they'll have it i guarantee it
peppermint they don't have that hmm fancy bumping into you guys here i see what these clowns are
up to and i got here first this is not fair the history of dance is long and storied and i came
into it about 10 years ago sean wants us to act natural which means we just gotta be ourselves
it'll be more air time for me it all started off i came into the fold 11 years ago you joined a
troupe like yesterday i'm the more senior dancer here i love this energy this is great you're
like best friends but you're always at odds i love that contrasting t-shirts always wear this
this is fantastic you guys must have a hard time competing for solo stuff nah it's not really a
competition heathcliff's feet are like bricks so wow you know i struggle with my heavy feet
yeah i'm sorry that was a little low it's okay i forgive you way to go you scared
them off me you practically bored him to tears oswald always ruins everything guys
we only have studio a today and we have so much work to do b troupe doesn't have a dance captain
so summer and i have to take the lead on this we have one chance at nationals and we can't let
this go to waste it's gonna be hard work and it's gonna require dedication so please stay focused
so step one is gonna be perfecting that dance because we really wanna impress what's b troupe doing
in a troupe's studio i came into studio a to find b troupe on my turf uh we actually have a really
important rehearsal and we can't be interrupted oh i'm sorry richelle is a little territorial
to put it lightly uh richelle what are you doing here today isn't it your day off i don't know if
you know but i don't take days off absolute dance is holding a convention in barcelona
and i need to be ready for it well we're using the studio clearly why don't you just go to studio
one because this is a troupe's studio and you guys are supposed to be in studio one cause you're b troupe
studio one is pretty small and to choreograph a ten person dance we need the space that studio
a has richelle i actually have an idea yo hablo espanol what if i help you learn spanish
for barcelona then you'll give b troupe studio a if i know spanish then absolute dance will
be even more excited to bring me to spain for the convention okay deal gracias you're welcome
you don't have to destroy all them do you yeah so it turns out that because we want
to compete on dancemania richelle has been disqualified as a face of absolute dance
i'm sorry richelle you're gonna be all right yeah it's okay it's just some silly title anyway
did i love being the face of absolute dance sure but i'm not upset about it i'm tougher than that
we're going to dancemania and it's gonna be great oh i know what'll cheer you up
dancemania sent through some information packets and some swag dancemania pencils
ooh a pencil thanks nick never seen one of those before i can't get them in the
shops i love adding to my collection hey uh you wanted to speak to me summer yes punctual as ever
i did call summer here for something but richelle wasn't supposed to be here for this
congratulations you're the new face of absolute dance are you serious oh my gosh oh my gosh
first you and emily let b troupe compete at nationals and now this oh my god oh summer
got crowned the queen of the world again for zero effort cool cool cool cool cool cool
i've just been sitting here writing a long note to amy to apologise and maybe save our friendship
i haven't talked to piper since she told me that she kissed finn i get
we were best friends but i don't know how she could do something like that to me amy
my friendship with amy means everything to me and as much as i like finn there's no
way i can start a relationship with him knowing that my best friend is hurting
hey uh that's for amy right there
i guess we'll have to talk it out okay amy look we're gonna have to talk to each other eventually
we're on the same team and i can't let this affect dancemania as mad as i am at piper right now she
does make a good point no matter what we're a team we're about to go to dancemania and compete look
piper i thought i knew you clearly i don't because the piper that i know would never do something
like that i got caught up in a moment with finn and it'll never happen again she's blaming this on
a moment that's the most ludicrous thing i've ever heard i can't be with finn knowing that i hurt you
i know piper is trying to repair our friendship but i don't think he can come back from this
it's been like half an hour nick's gonna be here in a few minutes to tell us what our
first assignment for nationals is guys it's okay he'll be here soon hey b troupe i'm here hello
sorry i didn't forget about you emily told me that michelle was a mystery gift giver they're
having a little reunion right now so i told her i'd handle everything at the studio i've
taken on the extra load of supervising a troupe and b troupe today it's a lot
but i can handle it really exciting times a troupe going to dance mania b troupe going to nationals
which is why i'm giving you your first assignment you're gonna be doing a small group dance nice
i'm gonna give you free reign of the choreography so just make sure to include all of the elements
that they need okay shouldn't be a problem fantastic okay great well good luck then guys
oh wait nick um is there somewhere we can look up the required elements maybe there's a yeah
it's in the rulebook where's the rule book sorry is there gonna be a solo for the resurrection round
uh yeah there's a solo or a duet okay so i'll take the solo i'll take it also okay that's
not how i was expecting my day to go but if you guys both want it why don't you just battle for the solo battle
battle battle its on let's battle
ok guys I have to go nick we need guidelines if richelle and
kingston both want the solo i'm gonna have to put on a mock dance
mania challenge for them to see who'll do the best
the costumes are here come on okay okay courier just dropped off the dance costumes and i'm so excited they're
going to make the dance complete i've got to find the zip first hang on nick is so excited for dance
mania and i am too it's just i can't really stop thinking about michelle's offer for the first time
in my life i'm not sure what to do or what i want i mean it's a battle between my head and my heart
mine's stuck oh there we go these aren't the ones we ordered no what look oh these costumes
are absolutely beautiful but they're they're really different check it out
whoa huh this says they're for the first round of dance mania i guess it must be the difference
between nationals and big time shows that they picked the outfits for you dance mania didn't
feel real before but with the costumes arriving everything's falling into place they're beautiful
i mean they're way better than the ones you picked i mean i would take offense but you're right
there's an envelope in here for summer summer what summer auditioned as a soloist for dancemania
and she didn't get in so why are they sending her something sorry ladies i'll save you some
time the auditions are canceled what time crunch we needed to fill our solo position as soon as
possible and it turns out the first person we saw was a perfect candidate when i see it i know it
wait a minute richelle is the dance mania soloist
everything's choreographed but we know you pick up choreo quickly i'm so confused right now
i wanted to go to dance mania more than anything but i'm committed to b troupe and they've been so
supportive of me what am i supposed to do you can't just ask me to drop everything like this
but you're our missing piece richelle's a great dancer and all and losing has been really tough but
the truth is we've been dancing without the heart and soul of our team our best chance
at winning dance mania is with you so what do you think summer will you come back to a troupe
it wasn't always easy to give it everything cleo and i are opposites in a lot of ways
which is why we balance each other i soften her edges
and she's helped me to dream bigger you keep me close to the cleo means the world to me
I'm a goal driven person and there's so much i want to achieve in my life but having someone to share your dreams with
makes achieving them a hundred times more special every step of the way and if courage is
when i dance with cleo i forget about everything it's just
her we're dancing together and all i see is her
when i dance with jude i feel safe and free all at the same time when we dance together
it's like magic
i'm so lucky to have cleo in my life
jude is so strong and so full of love i can't imagine being with anyone else
come on come on there is a huge storm in the midwest that means all the flights out of chicago
are grounded including ours nick why aren't you answering your phone our flight is canceled
because of bad weather in chicago we can't get out just call me back and you get this okay
if we don't figure this out a troupe is doomed i feel so bad for piper we've been looking forward
to dancemania for so long and because of finn she's going to miss the dance with all things
considered we could still be down two dancers and make this work sometimes you gotta roll with the
punches everybody let's get you into hair makeup and wardrobe for the big performance this is gonna
be a great night all right just out that way guys as fast as you can hey hey you coming oh i'm i'm
not actually in that dance but if we make it to the next round i will definitely be in that dance
okay well i mean the thing is if you're not dancing in this dance you're not in any of the
dances going forward but my dance partner hasn't arrived yet the rule is whoever takes the stage
tonight is who competes going forward something like this would disqualify your team i thought the
worst thing that could happen is that we'd have to re-choreograph without finn but because of
him i'm kicked off the dance completely copy that yep traveling traveling away from this yeah great
it's official i can't compete at dance mania at all this is it for me
you made it obviously nick why do you doubt me when did you get here we just got here oh
okay well let's go back to the original plan let's dance as a group of 10. we're ok
it was definitely very stressful that finn missed his flight but now that he's here
we can all dance as a team
before performance i like to stretch get ready and connect with my partner but
because of finn i missed out on all of that all right and we are back
all right welcome back now during our commercial break we calculated what's
trending around the world we've worked so hard and if they don't call our name we're done
so the fan favourite for the resurrection round is
let's see which one will qualify to go to the final round will it be the next step or hard ice
curtis from hard ice killed this dance but hip hop is easy for him
i've never danced musical theater in my life but i gave it everything
i hope the judges can recognize that the final score for hard ice is 95
96 that's the score richelle got how am i supposed to beat a 96
and the moment we've all been waiting for final score for the next step is
i did it we're actually moving on to the finale us against richelle bet
wow this is it it's real i'm gonna be facing off against a troupe finn
inspired ozzy to do his best and that led us to be resurrected so we'll do anything to help finn out
that was so good thank you thank you oh so we're going to finals tomorrow
yes yes we are i'll be called at 7 15. we get to the studio at 8. hair and makeup at four
i really miss a troupe i'm starting to wonder if i made the worst mistake of my life
i guess i'll find out tomorrow night
i'm really proud of a troupe i mean i don't think it's a secret that i wasn't happy when they picked
dance mania over nationals but it ended up making them better dancers and better people
i choose not to say goodbye to a troupe and essentially the next step
because it'll always be a home for me
i can't really think of a better way to go than at the end of an amazing dance
watching her leave kind of makes it all real that i'm on my own now
i'm running the studio i have to make it work somehow
y'all that was lit the only thing i got to say right now is hashtag richelle step is trending
that was astonishing what we have on our hands is a true ensemble god bless you
wow wow what a moment now unfortunately all teams must declare all dancers in order to keep it fair
for all of the competitors there to fore the next step and richelle are disqualified
unfortunately maria is correct which means J-cruise are this seasons dance mania champions
when emily told me their plan to get disqualified on purpose i thought a troupe had lost their minds
now that i know that maria was going to lie and cheat
i understand why they had to do it they did the right thing they did what they needed to do and
i am so proud that they were able to stay true to themselves and reunite as a team in the process
wow wow wow we proud of ourselves yeah next step are we all proud of our little stunt yeah i am
not but you know what i am willing to be the bigger person and i will still sign you oh
thank you sorry as if we would even consider signing with maria after this
we're actually not gonna sign your contract because we're gonna go home and work hard
and become professional dancers as a team i have just nullified your entire contract with dancemania
you will never be professional dancers it's just such a waste of talent a complete waste
we are not professional dancers wait wait does this mean we can still go to nationals yes
uh about that there's just one tiny teensy little problem
with a troupes contract void they're no longer professional dancers
but b troupe is already nationals ready so it looks like i've got a big decision to make