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I'm sorry, am I holding you to a standard you find unacceptable?

Miss Angela to Heather

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"Grave New World" is the 1st episode of Season 6 of The Next Step and the 155th episode overall. It aired on September 29, 2018. It is the Season 6 premiere.

Synopsis[]

As the new strict studio head of the Next Step is revealed, so is the fate of Michelle and Emily.[1]

Plot[]

In Studio A, Amy, Heather, Jacquie, Ozzy, Kingston, Piper, Henry and Noah are performing a group dance to "Work". As they dance, Amy confesses that Michelle and Emily were fired after Kate found out they let Richelle dance with an injury, and a new studio head has now been hired, but they don't know what to expect. Various dancers express their confidence in A-Troupe and their excitement at qualifying for Regionals — except Piper, who confesses that Josh left The Next Step Dance Studio after they qualified and she is secretly relieved she doesn't have to face him again, and Heather, who confesses that she has been accepted into college, but isn't sure if she's ready to quit dance. Jacquie confesses that Lola and Zara have also left the team, meaning they are short on dancers, but that she is going to take this opportunity to move to the top of A-Troupe. As everyone finishes the dance, a woman standing off to the side calls it a "sloppy mirage of movements". Noah immediately guesses that she is the new studio head — and that if he is right, then they are in trouble.

The woman introduces herself to the dancers as Miss Angela, and presents four new dancers whom she has brought from other studios to round out the team: FinnKenzieLily and Summer, the latter of whom is the winner of the Stacy Carpenter Scholarship. Upon Lily's order, all of the dancers get in line, only for Miss Angela to instantly criticize the appearances of all the previous season's A-Troupers - amongst other things, she says that Jacquie seems too tense, insults Henry's feet, tells Amy to put her hair up, says Piper looks "stunned" and orders Heather to stand up straight. When she asks why they aren't wearing their uniforms, Piper answers that she thought they were only for competitions; Miss Angela proclaims that she "thought wrong".

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Michelle and Emily work at Shakes & Ladders.

Meanwhile, Michelle and Emily are working at their new jobs in Shakes & Ladders, the café that has replaced Neutral Grounds. As Michelle is still bitter about Richelle having to go to the hospital due to Emily's negligence as studio head, Emily constantly apologizes to her. Michelle confesses that thanks to Emily, her high hopes for TNS have been squashed.

Miss Angela informs the dancers that she has identified their weaknesses, and now wants to assess their strengths. While Kingston demonstrates some tumbling, Summer and Piper bond after the latter compliments the former's dancing. Despite Noah trying his best, Miss Angela deems his combo boring and informs the dancers that they must put on a show. Henry performs a series of flips, but is instantly criticized and ordered to watch Kenzie's allegedly superior moves. Finally, Piper performs a turn sequence, and Miss Angela says her performance is lacking "star power". She calls Lily forward to demonstrates what she means, and Lily begins performing an energetic, over-the-top solo. Despite the others believing her dance to be cheesy, Miss Angela deems it to be flawless. As Lily finishes, Miss Angela tells the dancers that they are only as good as their weakest link - and that currently, their weakest link is Piper, whom she then criticizes for being unable to do acro. Miss Angela orders Piper to practice her aerial in front of the other A-Troupers, and forces everyone else to do planks until she manages it. Piper is humiliated to be making everyone do this, and Amy confesses that she has never seen a studio head be this mean before.

Having seen the way she treats her dancers, Heather confesses that Miss Angela has made her decision about college much easier — she has decided to leave The Next Step, and she tells Piper this as she collects her things. While Piper is initially shocked that Heather is quitting A-Troupe, she embraces her before she leaves; she confesses that she feels bad that Heather is leaving, as she was the one who originally brought her to A-Troupe, and says that she will miss her.

As they stretch in Studio 1, Amy, Henry, Jacquie and Noah discuss how much they dislike Miss Angela as a studio head. As they level more and more criticism at her, they suddenly realize that Kenzie has entered the studio without them noticing, and they instantly worry that she will tell Miss Angela what they were saying; however, to their delight, Kenzie reveals that she doesn't like her either. Finn and Summer arrive soon afterwards; Noah asks Kenzie if they can be trusted, but Kenzie isn't sure, as they all came from different studios. However, to everyone's relief, Finn and Summer confirm that they think Miss Angela is "awful", and Finn confesses how pleased he is that they are all on the same page. Amy then asks if Lily feels the same way, but Kenzie dismisses this, and reveals that Miss Angela is Lily's mother, instantly making it clear to the original A-Troupers why Lily is favoured so much. Jacquie reveals that they are worried about Piper, and Summer offers to let her know that Lily is Miss Angela's daughter.

Meanwhile, Piper is in Shakes & Ladders, and Michelle instantly notices that something is wrong. After hearing how much Piper has been criticized by Miss Angela, she encourages her to stand up for herself. As Piper leaves, Emily compliments Michelle on the advice she gave her; Michelle confesses that she is worried about the studio, as Miss Angela sounds scary.

In Studio A, A-Troupe is rehearsing their group routine for Regionals. As they dance, Miss Angela criticizes Piper's extensions and makes Lily demonstrate how to do them "properly"; even after Piper tries again, Miss Angela tells her she will have to work hard to get to Lily's level. Piper's patience finally runs out, and she calls out Miss Angela on her favouritism and begins listing reasons why various other dancers are just as good as Lily; the other dancers are instantly perturbed, and Summer realizes that no one told Piper about Lily's connection to Miss Angela. Sure enough, Miss Angela angrily informs Piper that she has just insulted her daughter, and Piper realizes she has made a huge mistake. As punishment for being "delusional", Piper is forced to to sit out and watch the rest of the dancers rehearse; she is devastated, as she has never been made to sit out before. 

The next day, Summer dances in Studio A to clear her head, and confesses her guilt about failing to warn Piper and not standing up for her. As she dances, the other A-Troupers begin coming in, wearing their new uniforms. As Amy and Jacquie enter, they discuss Miss Angela's criticism of them; Amy claims that she is fine dancing with her hair down, while Jacquie asserts that she doesn't dance tensely — though Amy disagrees, and tells her she could learn from Summer's dancing. Meanwhile, Kingston tells Ozzy that he is optimistic about Miss Angela, as she may be tough, but he thinks he is tougher. As everyone applauds Summer after she finishes her solo, Miss Angela enters the studio and tells them to take their positions; as they do, she notices that there is a gap in the lineup, and she asks where Piper is. Everyone instantly becomes concerned, and Miss Angela comments that if Piper doesn't care about Regionals, then she will have to do something about it; Summer confesses that Miss Angela has already driven out one dancer, and she can't let her do it again. 

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Cultural references[]

  • The title of this episode refers to the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, and is the second episode title to do so.[2]

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Featured music[]

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Featured dances[]

Quotes[]

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Aftershow[]

Main article: Grave New World/Aftershow

Gallery[]

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To view the Grave New World gallery, click here.


Episode links[]

References[]

  1. [1]. BBC iPlayer (July 16, 2018). Retrieved on August 8, 2018.
  2. "Brave New World". Wikia. Retrieved on June 3, 2020.
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