Hi. Hiya. How are you guys doing? We're good, thank you.
Good, good. Come up here and let me get you checked in.
And what is your name?
We're the Dane Bates Collective. What style of dance are you doing?
It's a contemporary jazz kind of style.
It's exciting.
My name is Dame Bates and I'm the choreographer and founder
of the Dane Bates Collective. What's the age range?
12 to 19.
# Dance, dance, dance! #
The Dane Bates Collective are a group of girls
from all over the UK who come together once a month
to train for performances.
The group is made up of such a different bunch of personalities.
You've got Sasha, who's like the mother of the group.
Morgana, who's the tomboy.
And it goes all the way down to Madison,
who's the baby of the group, who's 12 years old.
You seem super close, considering you see each other once a month.
Oh, God, yeah. Do you have loads to catch up on?
We normally catch up on a Nando's.
A cheeky Nando's.
But we have Snapchat, do you know what I mean? We always talk.
But it's the odd time we see each other.
How does it feel when you all dance together?
Do you feel like a sisterhood?
Yeah. It's like a little family. Yeah.
THEY LAUGH
It hasn't hit me yet. It'll hit me when we go through.
If you want to do any warm-ups or anything, go for it.
Let's go!
I want to be able to lift my leg like that.
It is time for your audition. Ohh!
I bet they're good.
I'm excited.
MUSIC: Find Me by Sigma
# We said goodbye That's what you told me once
# So many times we've made our peace
# But this is love I'll never give you up
# I know you'll always come home to me
# Like a river always running
# I keep losing you... #
Look at that. Perfect.
# ..Like a fire, always burning
# I'll be here for you
# If you're ready, heart is open
# I'll be waiting, come find me
# If you're searching for forever... #
Everybody's liking that.
# ..I can see you... #
It's a challenging routine.
# Blinding light right where your heart is
# If you're ready, heart is open
# I'll be waiting
# Come find me
# Run to me
# And never leave me now
# I see you here in the darkness
# Blinding light right where your heart is
# If you're ready, heart is open
# I'll be waiting, come find me
# Come find me
# If you're ready, heart is open
# I'll be waiting, come find me
# If you're ready, heart is open
# I'll be waiting, come find me. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# We all have a hunger
# We all have a hunger... #
Well done, girls!
Dane Bates Collective!
Well done, girls. That was amazing.
Cheryl, what did you make of that?
Honestly, you know, in the beginning,
when you said, "We rehearse once a month,"
I was thinking, "Yikes!"
So to be able to put on a show like that, incredible.
The song choice, everything, it just worked for me.
I absolutely loved it.
That was incredible.
I mean, the amount of skill it took to create that.
Something as simple as a barrel roll, you guys did it all together
at the same time. I loved it, girls.
I don't know if people quite realise the difficulty of that routine,
and the choreography was exceptional.
Each of you, as individuals,
are so amazing, but, collectively,
you were just moving through space as one,
and it was just so beautiful to see. Job well done. Thank you.
Thank you, Captain. We can all see just how much this means to you.
That was amazing. Give it up for Dane Bates Collective!
Whoo!
# ..We all have a hunger
# We all have a hunger
# We all have a hunger... #
THEY SCREAM
# ..And it's Friday night and it's kicking in... #
I was mesmerised by them. So cohesive.
I'm going to fight for them. I'm sorry.
With you two, I'm going to really go after these... They're unique.
They're just different.
So just cross them off your list right now.
I already have hearts around them.
That audition went amazing!
Oh, God.
That mirror opened
and the energy was crazy.
Oh, my God.