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"I Don't Know" is the 30th episode in Season 2 of The Next Step and the 60th episode overall. It aired on December 12, 2014.
Synopsis[]
A decision about choreography weighs on James as small groups and duets compete at Nationals.
Plot[]
Emily and West watch is amazement as Life of Dance performs.
Only thirty-two studios remain at Nationals. The small group round has commenced. The members of A-Troupe watch Life of Dance's small group perform, intimidated by their performance. The small group from Live of Dance easily wins and moves on to the duet round. Riley asks James if he is okay, as he seems distracted, lies that he is fine; he confesses that he is contemplating whether or not to do the B-Twist in the small group.
As A-Troupe continues to watch the small group performances, Kate confesses that she was in the small group when the studio last went to Nationals and that the group lost, which is why she contacted Luther Brown to help the boys with their routine. Hunter confesses that hip-hop is hard to execute well at this stage in the competition, so their group will stand out. Emily tells Hunter, James, and Eldon that West is waiting for them in the lobby. As Joanne Chapman's School of Dance performs their small group routine, Eldon, Hunter, James, and West confer in the lobby. James voices his thought about doing the B-Twist in the routine; West is against the idea since it is so last minute, but Hunter is in favour of it. Riley approaches the boys and tells them that they are to perform in thirty minutes. A-Troupe watches Elite perform their small group performance. Meanwhile, the boys decide that if James is going to do the B-Twist, he'll nod at West. Elite's small group advances to the duet round. As the boys go on-stage, James is thinking about the B-Twist once more.
(l-r) Eldon, West, and James (back to the camera) converse about whether or not James should perform the B-Twist.
The boys perform. Although their performance is fantastic, James omits the B-Twist (signalling this to West by shaking his head and moving his hand across his throat in a cutting motion), because he does not "hear it" like Luther Brown once told him he should. James feels bad that he didn't do the trick and confesses that he'll feel guilty if they don't qualify to the next round. Thankfully, though, they do qualify.
The duet round commences with a routine from Life of Dance. There are sixteen teams in this round, and by the end there will be eight. James and Riley are waiting to go on-stage, and Riley is nervous, especially because after she and James got back together, they created a completely new routine. LOD moves on to the next round. Riley and James's opposing team performs next. Riley convinces James to do the B-Twist after their lift and he agrees since Riley believes that he can do it.
James and Riley finish their duet.
James and Riley perform their duet. The story of their dance is that Riley is part of a piece of modern artwork in a gallery while James is a businessman interested only in his work, until she somehow comes to life and invites him into her world. As promised, James performs the B-Twist, setting their duet over the top. At the end of the performance, Riley tells James that she is proud of him and loves him, causing him to kiss her on-stage to which everybody cheers. The Next Step wins the round and qualifies to the female solo round.
Trivia[]
- Given that the previous episode ended in the evening, the small group round of Nationals takes place on a Friday, the third day of the competition.
- Given that the Living Arts Centre sign says that it is 11am before the duet round takes place, it can be assumed that the duet round takes place on the Saturday, the fourth day of the competition, seeing as the female soloist round will take place 6 hours after the duet round and on the same day, as stated in the next episode.
- Kate competed for The Next Step Dance Studio in the small group round at the 7th Annual Absolute Dance Nationals, but lost to an unknown studio.
- Joanne Chapman's School of Dance made it to the finals at the 16th Annual Absolute Dance Nationals, but lost to Life of Dance.
- Elite Dance Academy has qualified for the duet round at Nationals.
- Life of Dance has won both the small group and duet rounds, and has qualified to the female solo round.
- The Next Step Dance Studio has won both the small group and duet rounds, and has qualified to the female solo round.
- This marks the first episode that Riley has told James that she loves him.
- After winning in the small group round, The Next Step Dance Studio has surpassed their previous Nationals record, set when Kate competed ten years earlier.
Continuity[]
- James, West, Eldon and Hunter's small group dance is the one that they rehearsed with Luther Brown in "Run This Town".
- James' cap that he wears in the small group dance is the same one that he wears and Riley occasionally steals from him in the Brighter Brightest "Way Back Down" music video in "Video Killed the Radio Star".
- Riley and James's duet incorporates some of the lifts, complete with the bench, that they attempt to learn in their duet rehearsal in "Water It".
- Riley and James both reference their break-up earlier in Season 2 and their first Nationals duet to "Heartbreaker".
- Riley references the fact that ballet is her style, which is first made known in "Never There" when she performs her "When the War Is Over" pointe solo.
- James saying that anything is possible with Riley and him believing that he can do it because she thinks he can is a reference to when he first confessed the same thing in "Brand New".
Behind the Scenes[]
- According to Brittany Raymond via her YouTube channel, they had to film James and Riley's Nationals duet in two parts in order to give Trevor Tordjman time to change into his painting costume; they filmed the first part with him in his business suit, then they filmed Riley throwing the confetti and then they filmed the second half with James in his painting costume.[1]
Production Errors[]
- Luther Brown is credited on-screen, despite only being mentioned and not appearing in this episode.
- When James, West, Eldon and Hunter are performing their small group routine, at various points, A-Troupe and Ms Kate are missing from the wing where they are watching them dance.
- When James and Riley are performing their duet, at one point, A-Troupe and Ms Kate are missing from the wing where they are watching them dance.
Cultural references[]
- The title of this episode refers to a song of the same name by The Sheepdogs.
- Chuck Anderson references van Gogh when commentating on James and Riley's painting duet.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Alexandra Beaton as Emily
- Bree Wasylenko as Kate
- Brittany Raymond as Riley
- Isaac Lupien as Eldon
- Jennifer Pappas as Chloe
- Jordan Clark as Giselle
- Lamar Johnson as West
- Natalie Krill as Phoebe
- Taveeta Szymanowicz as Thalia
- Trevor Tordjman as James
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
- Zac Vran as Hunter
Recurring[]
- Allain Lupien as Lucien
- Damian Goddard as Chuck Anderson
- Devon Brown as Max
- Jamie O'Leary as Tess
- Jennifer Taylor as Jen
- Katherine Kasprzyk as Lexi
- Kyal Legend as Liz
- Mackenzie Grant as Mackenzie
- Mariah Kirsten Delacruz as an Elite dancer
- Nicholas Maiorano as Nick
- Rachel Vanderlee as an LOD dancer
- Regan Reynolds as Regan
- Sarah di Iorio as an Elite dancer
- Tea Paluzzi as an LOD dancer
- Tim Roberts as the announcer
- Zara Turner as an LOD dancer
Guest[]
Absent[]
Featured music[]
- "Goodbye to the Sun"
- "Heartbreaker"
- "Low"
- "My Heart"
- "Never Get Lost"
- "Tears Us Apart"
- "We Do It Big"
- "We Go"
- "Whirlwind"
Featured dances[]
(Unnamed dancer, unnamed dancer)
(Lakota, unnamed dancer, unnamed dancer)
(Sabrina, unnamed dancer, unnamed dancer)
Quotes[]
- Main article: I Don't Know/Quotes
Aftershow[]
- Main article: I Don't Know/Aftershow
Gallery[]
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