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the dancer is ………. Olive !!
well done pastel puppy
round 3
a-troupe , niall & olive do another dance but another dancer arrives
this one had blond hair , was wearing a hot pink t-shirt , hot pink shorts , brown eyes & light skin
which dancer is this?
I have to watch the new series! I can't believe I haven't yet!
Level 5
It’s fake
You were all in studio A . Pete came running in and said that the letter was fake.
Heath was back on the team
…
Then Ariana did something that none of you would ever have imagined
She said she was trying to sabotage the team with Grace
- fell on purpose in the video
- pushed Jett to argue with Kenzie
- cut Heath
It all made sense!
But now…
she left the team.
Goal 14
What’s going to happen next?
Heath gets cut
You got an internationals letter
It said you had to cut a dancer !
Hours later , Arianna announced that the dancer getting cut was…
Heath!
Goal 13 complete!
Next is the final goal
Level 4
Dance captain battle royale
Eldon decided to do a dance captain battle!
The first round was a turning contest
You made it to the second round!
This round was freestyle.
And finally you made it to the last round with Izzy and Ariana!
You needed to choreograph a small group
Now your teammates had to vote. You and Ariana were tied . Olive had the tiebreaker and she voted Ariana. You were so close!
Goal 12 complete!
On to the next level!
the dancer is … Niall
well done pastel puppy
round 2
the a-troupe and niall do a another dance but another dancer comes in
this dancer had brown hair put in a ponytail , light skin , icy pink crop top and shorts & grey eyes
who is this
i will make a game that will include the new members of A-troupe and the a-troupe before season 9 and you have to guess which dancer i’m talking about
round 1 first new dancer is introduced
the a-troupe are doing their first dance after their nationals win but a new dancer comes in
it turns out that the dancer is a boy
the dancer had dark ginger curly hair , pale freckled skin ,
hazel eyes , a dark blue t-shirt & purple shoes
can you guess who it is
Level 4
The exchange dancer
“And along with the extra 5 points, Team France gets to choose the exchange dancers.They choose The Next Step Dance Captain,Kenzie.”
Kenzie had to leave for France and the exchange dancer would be coming soon.
The exchange dancer was here! Her name was Pascale . It turns out she was very good at dancing.
But now you have no dance captain…
Goal 11 complete!
Level 4
Going For Gold
It was time to film the live stream for internationals!
You were great and so was the dance but Ariana fell!
And you carried on dancing but would you lose the first challenge ?
It was time to watch Team France . Unfortunately they were very good.
“The winner of the first internationals challenge is… Team France!”
Goal 10 complete!
Level 3
The internationals letter
"To the Next Step studio... You will be paired with a sister studio... Team France...the first challenge..."
Kenzie brings you, Ariana, Antony,Niall and Jett to studio A.
"I brought you guys here because you are perfect for what I want to do. So I was thinking the theme could be Going For Gold."
You rehearse but Jett and Ariana want to change the theme. You show Kenzie the new dance. She wants to keep the original dance but this makes Jett argue with her!
"It's your bad call!"
Goal 9 complete!
Next level!
Today I only did 1 bcs I’m going out soon!
Level 3
The new A troupe
"The new A troupe is... Heath,Ariana...(You),Olive..."
You're all so excited! You're going to internationals!
Goal 8 complete!
Level 3
Solos
It's time for the solos!
Daisy doesn't have a prop!
It all comes down to this!
Goal 7 complete
Level 2
The bo staff
You’re all rehearsing in studio A
Daisy and Heath are looking confused
Daisy goes to everyone and asks if they have seen her bo staff
Daisy looks everywhere but she can’t see it
“Five minutes until the solo round!”
Uh oh…
Goal 6 complete!
On to the next level!
Level 2
The second round
“Ok the next round is solos but we have an internationals twist! You need to incorporate a prop into your dance and you have two hours to do so!”
You search for a prop
You return to studio A and you see Daisy…
Goal 5 complete!