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"Less Beauty, More Beast" is the 16th episode in Season 6 of The Next Step and the 170th episode overall. It aired on March 9, 2019.
Synopsis
When two surprise guest judges visit The Next Step, A-Troupe vies for featured parts in the regionals hip-hop routine.[1]
Plot
A-Troupe warm up in Studio A when LaTroy and Sloane walk in. The dancers cheer, and Noah confesses that it is amazing. Sloane confesses that Michelle needed help with hip-hop choreography for Regionals, and tells A-Troupe that she will choreograph the hip-hop routine, and the six best dancers will perform the hip-hop routine at Regionals. Finn confesses that this will be his first chance to stand out on A-Troupe. Davis confesses that she wants to prove she belongs at The Next Step. Jacquie confesses that the last time she and Davis competed against each other, Davis won, and she won't let it happen again. Kingston confesses that all of his extra work instead of schooling will be for nothing if he doesn't get chosen for the dance. LaTroy tells the dancers that he will choreograph for the girls, and Sloane will choreograph for the boys. Piper, Davis, Jacquie, Kenzie, Summer and LaTroy stay in Studio A, whilst Finn, Noah, Henry, Ozzy, Kingston and Sloane leave to go to Studio 1.
Jacquie, Summer, Kenzie, Piper and Davis rehearse some hip-hop choreography that LaTroy taught them. As they dance, Davis smiles. Jacquie confesses that she has to prove to LaTroy that she is the best dancer on A-Troupe. As they conclude, Davis tells Kenzie that she really wants to be on the dance. Kenzie confesses that she thinks Davis wants the dance so badly to prove that she a better dancer than Jacquie. The girls continue to rehearse, and as they conclude, LaTroy motivates Davis to stop smiling. He asks for her name, for which she replies "Davis". He questions her, and sticks with the name "Blonde Jacquie". This offends both Davis and Jacquie.
Ozzy, Noah, Finn, Kingston and Henry warm up in Studio 1. Sloane explains to them that they will be put in groups. The first group consists of Henry, Noah and Finn, and the second group consists of Ozzy and Kingston. Kingston confesses that he wants to be in the other group, as Ozzy isn't the best dancer on A-Troupe, and he needs to be with the best. He asks Sloane to change his group, to which she declines. Ozzy doesn't understand why he asked, and he is offended.
Trivia
- This episode became available on BBC iPlayer on September 24, 2018, one week prior to its scheduled release on CBBC.
- Davis smiles when she gets nervous.
- Summer takes archery classes.
- Henry takes pottery classes.
- On her spare time, Kenzie spars a little with her dad in the gym.
- Finn, Noah, Kenzie, Henry, Summer and Jacquie will be performing a hip-hop dance at Regionals.
- Henry and Summer are dating.
Continuity
- Jacquie references Leon Blackwood picking Davis instead of her, which occurs in "Sweet and Salty".
- The way Henry says that "Sloane is a real powerhouse, especially when it comes to hip-hop choreography" could refer to her performing choreography, instead of freestyling, at Regionals, which occurs in "Even Better Than the Real Thing".
- Kingston not wanting to be paired with Ozzy because he wanted to be paired with the best dancers alludes to Michelle not wanting to be paired with Amanda for the trio competition, for the same reason, which occurs in "Square One".
- Henry saying that he has lost bets before could refer to him losing The 'P' Bet to Noah, which occurs in a deleted scene of "The Game Belongs to Me".
- Henry references Kingston entering Studio A on a hoverboard, which occurs in "Go West, Young Michelle".
Cultural References
- The title of this episode alludes to the film Beauty and the Beast.
Cast
Main
- Alexandra Chaves as Piper
- Berkeley Ratzlaff as Davis
- Dylan Ratzlaff as Jacquie
- Emmerly Tinglin as Kenzie
- Isaiah Peck as Henry
- Julian Lombardi as Ozzy
- Liam Mackie as Finn
- Myles Erlick as Noah
- Noah Zulfikar as Kingston
- Sage Linder as Summer
Recurring
Absent
- Alexandra Beaton as Emily
- Briar Nolet as Richelle
- Shelby Bain as Amy
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
Featured music
- "A-Side"
- "All We Need"
- "Animals"
- "Block Party"
- "Day After Day"
- "Don't Stop"
- "Empire"
- "Go For Broke"
- "My Turn"
- "Not Another Love Song"
- "Now You Got the Best"
- "Rome"
Featured dances
Quotes
- Main article: Less Beauty, More Beast/Quotes
Aftershow
- Main article: Less Beauty, More Beast/Aftershow
Gallery
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