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He can be completely goofy and awkward and weird one minute, and then the next minute, he's this amazingly passionate dancer.

Thalia, in "Can't Fight This Feeling."

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Eldon is a contemporary dancer, who is a choreographer at AcroNation and a guest choreographer at The Next Step Dance Studio. He is a former member of A-Troupe.

Eldon is long-term member of A-Troupe, even considered the best dancer at the The Next Step Dance Studio for a time.

Eldon decides that he needs to move on after the team's Internationals win.[6]

Eldon, having won the Bangers & Mashups International Hip-Hop Extravaganza becomes a part-time choreographer for The Next Step Dance Studio and consequently becomes the Head Choreographer at AcroNation.

Biography

Before the show

Eldon joined The Next Step when he was five,[Note 3] and met Emily, who he became infatuated with.[7] Two years later, James joined the studio and he became his best friend.[8]

Eldon was a member of Baby Ballet,[2] then J-Troupe. He eventually joined A-Troupe.

Eldon once worked at a pet store, but was fired for eating the free samples.[9]

Season 1

Eldon remains hopelessly infatuated with Emily who, despite his delusions, does not reciprocate his feelings. After a particularly hostile rejection from Emily, Eldon is approached by Michelle about a secret routine to overthrow Emily as dance captain.[10]

Despite Eldon's anger at Emily for embarrassing him, Eldon rejects joining the group, not know if he can purposely hurt her. Nonetheless, he votes for Michelle over Emily for dance captaincy, deciding that he does need to put Emily behind him.[10]

Eldon sees a new side of Emily while helping her learn choreography and is angry for her when she is placed in the back of the routine, knowing that she she is not a back row dancer.[11] While comforting her, Emily kisses him and assures her that they can switch spots in the routine.[12]

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Eldon is reassured by Emily about her relationship.

Eldon worries that Emily moving to Elite Dance Academy will ruin their newly acquired relationship, but is assured that he and Emily will remain together.[13]

After becoming Michelle's duet partner and spending more time with her, rather than with Emily, Eldon finds himself developing feelings for Michelle. Eventually, Eldon assures Michelle that he will break up with Emily to be with her, which will be easy since she is at another studio. Although, his plans are halted when Emily spontaneously returns to The Next Step.[14]

Eldon tries to approach Michelle countless times about their relationship, but is ignored. When Michelle finally tells him that she wants to be with him, he lies that he no longer likes her.[15]

At Regionals, Eldon grows closer to Michelle again and promises that after the competition he will break up with Emily and begin dating her. Before the final routine, Eldon is questioned by Emily about where his heart lies, and is forced to reveal the truth and break up with her.[16]

Eldon is elated when the team wins the event.[16]

Season 2

Eldon agrees to keep his relationship with Michelle a secret, but Emily publicly reveals that they are a couple, squashing his intent.[17] Eldon grows wary of Hunter, who Michelle had feelings for while dancing with him in Madison, which fails to subside when he also makes it onto A-Troupe. Eldon agrees to his eventual proposition to a dance battle over Michelle, sure that he will win. Although, he loses,[18] and subsequently avoids Michelle. When confronted about his coldness by Michelle, Eldon breaks up with her.[7]

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Eldon reacts to the discovery that Michelle is the reason for the video surfacing.

Eldon decides refocus on Nationals, especially being the team's male soloist for the event.[4] Eldon is angry when he loses the solo to Hunter after a video them competing in the dance battle surfaces, and feels betrayed to discover that Michelle is responsible for showing the video to Kate in the first place.[19]

Eldon is initially humoured by Hunter's quest for his friendship. After shoving Hunter's peace offering of a chocolate cake into his face[20] and winning his solo back from him,[21] Eldon also becomes Michelle's friend, helping her with her female solo.[22]

After Amanda leaves the studio, Eldon becomes a part of a newly constructed small group. Around this time, he realizes that he is bad with relationships, and James proposes that he doesn't date until he can do 30 pirouettes.[23]

At Nationals, Eldon must face Daniel in the solo round, made all the more important in that Daniel leaves the studio in the first place because Eldon has the solo over him. Eldon easily wins the round[24] and also wins the small group round with his group members.[25]

After realizing that Thalia also believes in sweet spots, he shows her his favourite sweet spot on the Nationals stage, and makes her promise not to tell anybody else.[26]

Eldon is elated when the team wins the competition.[27]

Season 3

Upon learning that there is a possibility of him facing a member of his own team in the dance battles against Elite, Eldon decisively quits A-Troupe. He quickly rejoins the team after learning that Daniel will be competing in the competition.[28] Ironically, Eldon is forced to face Hunter in the dance battle. He wins and, while happy that he has secured a spot on the Internationals team, is sad to have defeated his new friend.[29]

Eldon falls for Thalia but, despite her reciprocated feelings, is unable to date her due to his agreement with James. Eldon attempts to spend time with Thalia through clandestine means that evade the rules of the agreement, but is eventually unable to speak to Thalia at all.[30]

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Eldon laughs at Noah's request to be the male soloist.

Eldon is made the male soloist for Internationals and cockily accepts Noah challenge for the title. Although Eldon wins, he is pleasantly surprised by Noah's prowess and dances with him.[31]

Eldon loses his lucky quarter[32] and his replacement pound in the Everglades.[33] With the loss of this coin, Eldon fears for his prospects in the male solo round. Despite Thalia's encouragement, Eldon loses to Kyle, much to his chagrin.[34]

As the competition continues, Eldon grows immensely suspicious of Bartek as he befriends Thalia. He fears that in addition to the loss of his coin and title of Mister Internationals Soloist, that he will lose Thalia.[35] Eldon is delegated as the team's representative for a turning competition of which will decide how much time his team has to rehearse their five person dance to new music. Eldon is nervous to compete until James revises the agreement so that he can date Thalia if he wins the competition. Eldon wins and is embraced by his now girlfriend. Nonetheless, Eldon remains wary of Bartek. [36]

Eldon is elated when the team wins the competition, but fears what the future will hold.[37]

Season 4

Eldon is heartbroken over Thalia moving to Poland, believing it is so she can be with Bartek.[38] Amidst this heartbreak, Eldon wonders if he should return to A-Troupe.[38] James helps him come to the decision that his time in A-Troupe has come to an end and he tearfully leaves the studio.[6]

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Eldon looks at West in shock as he tells his potential employer not to hire him.

Wishing to move on, Eldon attempts to apply for a job at Java Junction, made impossible when West discredits him in front of his potential employer.[9] He is met with pleas from both West and James to accompany them in England for the Bangers & Mashups International Hip-Hop Extravaganza. He is initially wary of going but decides to attend the competition after doing 31 pirouettes.[9]

Eldon is left speechless when he receives a text from Thalia telling him that she will be visiting him. When Thalia assures him that she actually went to Poland to explore her heritage and that she loves him, Eldon is so shocked that he faints 3 times. When he comes to, he immediately assures Thalia that he loves her too.[39]

Eldon is elated to win Bangers & Mashups.[40]

Season 5

Eldon attends the dance-a-thon.[41]

Now a professional choreographer,[42] Eldon agrees to choreograph for both Michelle and Emily, albeit at different times. Although, after failing to read Michelle's e-mail rescheduling their rehearsal, Eldon is forced to choreograph for both of them simultaneously. His resulting confusion results in embarrassing Lola, and eventually angering Michelle and Emily.[43]

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Eldon gets caught by Emily and Michelle

Season 6

Eldon performs as a DJ known as Electric Eldon for the first time at Amy's prom which takes place in Studio 1.[3] Eldon later gets hired by Thalia as AcroNation's choreographer, as Thalia had hoped that the team would have the ability to use his choreography in order to win Regionals.[44] Upon becoming The Next Step Dance Studio's opposition, neither Eldon or Thalia allow any of their dancers presence in Studio 1 due to the fact that AcroNation require said space purely in order to rehearse, however as AcroNation's rental agreement was to be none competitive and Miss Kate, Emily and Michelle come to the decision that two competitive teams cannot share the same rehearsal space, AcroNation's rental agreement is terminated and they are evicted leaving them with the need to find a new rehearsal space.[45]

During Regionals, Michelle confesses that she is glad that AcroNation are competing as their rivalry with The Next Step pushed the latter to improve upon the quality of their routines.[46] Both AcroNation and The Next Step initially tie for second and it is revealed that Encore Dance Studio have won, however Kenzie later sees Miss Angela being kicked out of the building before Davis informs her that AcroNation have been disqualified. It is later revealed that Lily reported Miss Angela due to the fact that she bribed a judge so that Encore would be ensured the ability to win Regionals.[47] During the final, both The Next Step and AcroNation have to perform a routine against one another, which Simone cannot do due to injuring her wrist, however Emily does not want The Next Step to win by default via AcroNation forfeiting, so allows Summer to stand in for Simone in AcroNation's routine. Following the two team's routines, The Next Step is announced as the winner of Regionals.[48]

Season 7

Eldon attends The Next Step Dance Studio 30th anniversary Christmas party; he is designated as the choreographer for the Nutcracker dance.

In Piper's alternate reality, Eldon becomes a full-time DJ under the name of Electric Eldon.[49]

Emily hires Eldon to choreograph Lily and Kingston's Nationals duet. Upon seeing Lily and Kingston fighting he forces them to resolve their differences. Although the resolution of Lily and Kingston's fight leads to them being too soft and nice to each other and ultimately ruining the dance. In an attempt to reignite the fire in the duet, Eldon creates a fight between the two dancers which results in a much better dance.[50]

Season 8

After Shad leaves Step Inside, Eldon steps in as Electric Eldon after Ozzy asks him to.[51] Ozzy informs Eldon of his Uncle Tony's offer to join his real estate firm, however he informs Richelle of this which in turn sees her initially push away each member of Step Inside until she is spoken to by Heath.[52]

Eldon later offers Cleo the chance to join AcroNation as both he and Thalia aim to expand the team passed purely being an acro based team. It is at this time that Eldon informs Cleo that the studio had opened four more studios in different areas with Thalia aiming on opening up a fifth, and explains that the east-coast team had won the Regionals competition which were held in their region, thus meaning that they could perform at Nationals.[53]

At Nationals, Eldon has Cleo perform as the soloist, which sees her solo win the team five extra points going into the large group preliminary round, thus seeing the team advance into the Top 25. It is later revealed that Dance Captain Aliya's Hype'dIn Video Challenge submission had won the challenge, thus seeing the team gain five extra points going into the small group round. AcroNation are initially placed second in the duet round with a score of 92, however once Heath and Daisy perform their duet and score 93 points due to being scored 88 points by the judges and gaining five excess points due to Richelle winning the pro-division, AcroNation fail to reach the Top 2 due to Ultra Elite and The Next Step being tied at 93 points.[54][55][56][57]

Personality

Eldon is initially clingy and entitled, as he continuously asks Emily out for years and becomes angry with her continuous rejection. He is not the brightest of people, in fact, is hardly able to construct logical notions independently. Sometimes, with this idiocy being so theatrical and often being paired with his awkwardness, it verges on comedy. Eldon is also immature and naïve, shown through his failed relationships with Michelle and Emily. Nonetheless, he remains desirable by girls.

Eldon is a dedicated — if not obsessive — dancer, as he admits that he watches videos of dance by night, trains and perfects it by day and then performs it.[12] This expertise mixed with his extensive classical training causes him to occasionally be patronizing, evident in the way he condescends Hunter, West, and Noah about their dancing. Although, he is able to acknowledge prowess and talent.

Spirituality

Eldon has wildly conflicting spiritual beliefs. He appears to follow an esoteric form of religion due to his belief in sweet spots, although, this could merely be a by-product of his superstition; before major competitions he does not wash his socks for three weeks,[58] drinks a specific beverage, wears a specific shirt, carries a proposed lucky orange, and carries a proposed lucky coin before losing it. Although, Eldon believes in an "alligator god" which largely mirrors the ancient Egyptian's belief in the god, Sobek, a spirituality that is not correlated to his aforementioned beliefs in the slightest.

Physical appearance

Characteristics

Eldon has blond hair, which grows slightly darker with time. Eldon has green eyes, and fair skin.

Attire

Eldon usually wears blue, but begins wearing a wider range of colours with time. His wardrobe is comfortable and casual. When dancing, Eldon normally wears a blue undershirt with black shorts.

Abilities

Dancing

While a member of A-Troupe, Eldon is considered the best dancer at The Next Step Dance Studio. At one point, West calls him the best dancer in the entire world.[9]

  • Acro: Eldon is very proficient at acro. He has taught acro classes at The Next Step,[59] and his peers appear to view him as one of the best acro dancers in A-Troupe.[60] His favourite move is the full twist.[61]
  • Ballet: Eldon is a proficient ballet dancer. He is an excellent turner, even winning a turning competition at Internationals.[36] Despite this, Eldon initially struggles to perform 30 consecutive pirouettes, but is eventually able to do 31.[9]
  • Breakdance: Eldon is proficient at breakdance. He can perform both a corkscrew and a B-Twist, and often incorporates both moves in his solos.[34]
  • Contemporary: Contemporary is Eldon's dominant style of dance, at which he is immensely proficient.
  • Hip-hop: Eldon is extremely proficient at hip-hop. Along with West and James, he is a winner of the Bangers & Mashups International Hip-Hop Extravaganza.[40]
  • Tap: Eldon is one of the few proficient tap dancers featured on the show, and is the only character to have performed a full-length tap solo.[15]

Other

Artistic

  • Harmonica: Eldon can effectively play the harmonica.[32]
  • Visual art: Eldon is a good visual artist, and is able to give James an authentic four-leaf clover tattoo.[21]

Intellectual

  • Languages: Eldon can say "thank you" in 15 different languages.[62]

Relationships

Main article: Eldon/Relationships

Appearances

Pilot

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Dances

Solos
Duets
Group dances

Group dances

Trivia

  • Eldon's dream job is to work in a dance company.[61]
  • If Eldon was a jam or jelly, he would rather be peanut butter; ironically, he is allergic to peanut butter.[61]
  • Eldon's favourite juice is peach grape.[63]
  • Eldon is a terrible liar.[7]
  • Chocolate cake is one of Eldon's greatest weaknesses.[20]
  • Eldon is a terrible baker.[64]
  • Eldon's favourite food is marzipan.[65]
  • Eldon became a DJ, named Electric Eldon, when he shocked himself plugging in the turntables.[3]
  • Eldon is one of only two characters to appear at least once per season, with the other being Michelle.
  • Eldon is the only character who appears in every single episode in Season 3.

Quotes

Main article: Eldon/Quotes

Gallery

Kathy Riley season 3 episode 13 "Look at that painting!"

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Notes

  1. It can be added together that Emily is sixteen years old in Season 2. In "Never Enough," it is revealed that Emily is the same age as Eldon, meaning that Eldon is also 16.
  2. Given that James has to be sixteen in "Better Than This", seeing as he gets his driver's license and Eldon is a year older than James, as revealed by the fact that Eldon joined The Next Step two years before James, and Eldon joined the studio when he was five and James joined when he was six, Eldon has to turn 17 in Season 3 in order to still be one year older than James. This also indicates that Eldon's birthday is between September and December.
  3. It has been said that Emily has known Eldon since she was five, and Emily started attending the studio when she was two. This means that Eldon started attending at the age of five.

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