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"Can You Keep a Secret?" is the 11th episode in Season 1 of The Next Step and the 11th episode overall. It first aired on May 17, 2013.
Synopsis[]
Michelle learns the truth about Chloe’s financial situation.
Plot[]
Michelle jokes that she won't tell anybody about Chloe's job so long as she provides her with all of her tips.
Michelle is taking the bus to dance because her father couldn't drive her, while Chloe is taking the bus to get to work. Michelle instantly notices Chloe on the bus and asks her why she is wearing a dress. Chloe admits that it is her uniform, as she has a job to pay for A-Troupe. Despite not seeing it as a big deal, Michelle agrees that she will keep it a secret.
In Studio A, Kate reminds A-Troupe that the cheques for costumes are due at the end of the week. Chloe is instantly concerned, and now knowing her secret, so is Michelle. Emily, oblivious to Chloe's financial issues, defames Chloe and says that she knows she has not paid. As rehearsal is about to begin, Eldon notices that Emily's shoe is untied and ties it for her, much to the A-Troupers' amusement and Emily's disgust. As rehearsal continues, Kate reveals in Talking Heads that auditions for the featured Regionals solo will take place the following day. While they dance, Emily notices that Chloe is unfocused and criticizes her dancing. Michelle pulls Chloe aside and asks her if everything is OK, Chloe says that she is fine, but is finding it difficult to balance everything. Michelle suggests that she return to B-Troupe if she is having too much trouble; Chloe insists she can handle it, and Michelle offers to help her with the choreography. Riley and James overhear Michelle suggesting ways she can help Chloe, and become even more certain that she should be dance captain.
Daniel smiles at West.
Daniel and West are at the studio after hours, practicing for the solo auditions; West informs Daniel that he really wants to be chosen, and warns him about his "magic feet", making Daniel determined to get the solo. Michelle then enters the studio with Chloe to help her with the routine; after a while, she asks her why she doesn't tell Kate or Emily about her financial issues and Chloe tells her that there are other people good enough to be in A-Troupe, like Giselle, that could easily replace her. Michelle offers to cover for her when she is absent; Chloe is unsure, as Michelle is already in bad favour with the E-Girls, but Michelle insists that she wants to help; Chloe expresses her gratitude.
Riley and James spot Michelle at Squeezed and approach her. They are still insistent about her becoming dance captain, but Michelle still refuses.
The following day at the studio, Emily asks Eldon to put her backpack in her cubbie, which Eldon does willingly. Emily confesses that after him tying her shoe, she wants to see how far she can push him. A-Troupe is warming up for solo auditions, and Michelle confesses that she is worried because Chloe has not yet arrived. Kate and Emily are ready to evaluate the dancers for the solo position and ask West to go first. After he finishes, Daniel dances. He dances phenomenally but during his performance, lands badly after a leap and hurts his ankle. West seems to be the only person who notices his falter and the fact that he is limping. James performs next, and claims that he is trying to show a different side to his dancing in order to get the solo. Chloe is asked to perform next, but she has still not arrived; Michelle lies that she is at a doctor's appointment, and that she will call her to see where she is to appease Kate and Emily. The auditions skip ahead to Tiffany, and while she is dancing, Michelle calls Chloe who says that she will be at the studio in about an hour which worries Michelle further. Michelle returns to Kate and Emily and lies that Chloe will be there any minute. Kate confesses that due to her constant tardiness, maybe Chloe should go back to B-Troupe.
(l-r) James, Riley, Tiffany, and West witness the argument between Emily and Michelle.
The auditions are over, and Chloe is still not present. Kate announces that the soloist will be Daniel. She also tells James that since he came in second, he will be Daniel's understudy. Chloe finally arrives and Emily instantly antagonizes her. Upset after being condemned so harshly by one of her friends, Chloe walks out of the rehearsal and Michelle confesses her guilt. Michelle calls out Emily for her meanness and a feud instantly ensues. Watching the argument, Riley confesses that this is the start of a revolution, but is saddened when Michelle caves and leaves. Riley grows concerned that she will quit.
Later, Daniel ices his injured foot, but stops abruptly when West enters. West congratulates him on his solo, and asks him if his ankle is okay. Daniel lies that it is.
James and Riley are at Squeezed when Michelle enters and tells them she is ready to be dance captain.
Trivia[]
- Daniel is the featured soloist for Regionals, and James is his understudy.
- Daniel has injured his ankle, but the extent of the injury is unknown.
Errors[]
- Despite Riley and Michelle switching places in the group routine in "Rock and a Hard Place" so that Michelle is in the front row and Riley in the back, Riley is in the front row and Michelle is in the back when they are rehearsing the group routine in this episode.
Production Errors[]
- In the "Previously on The Next Step" segment, James says "Check it out, Riley's holding my hand", a statement which he has never uttered in previous episodes. However, it is obviously set at the end of the previous episode, when Riley takes James's hand on the bus.
Cultural References[]
- The title of this episode refers to a song of the same name by The Cab.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Alexandra Beaton as Emily
- Bree Wasylenko as Kate
- Brennan Clost as Daniel
- Brittany Raymond as Riley
- Isaac Lupien as Eldon
- Jennifer Pappas as Chloe
- Lamar Johnson as West
- Samantha Grecchi as Stephanie
- Tamina Pollack-Paris as Tiffany
- Trevor Tordjman as James
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
Absent[]
- Jordan Clark as Giselle (mentioned)
- Shamier Anderson as Chris
Featured music[]
- "Abilene"
- "Addicted 2 U"
- "Party All Night"
- "The Squeeze"
- "Turn Me Around"
- "We Do It Big"
- "You Are the One"
Featured dances[]
Quotes[]
- Main article: Can You Keep a Secret?/Quotes
Aftershow[]
- Main article: Can You Keep a Secret?/Aftershow
Gallery[]
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