| “ | We're gonna do what we do best. | ” |
— Michelle | ||
"Steal My Sunshine" is the 5th episode in Season 1 of The Next Step and the 5th episode overall. It first aired on March 15, 2013.
Synopsis[]
Some of the dancers go to the beach while Emily and the E-Girls run the studio’s Dance Camp.
Plot[]
Emily orders Riley to go to the beach.
A-Troupe works on the beginning stages of their Regionals routine in Studio A. During their break, Kate and Chris reveal that since they have dance camp at the studio the following day, the dancers will get the day off. Most of the dancers decide to go to the beach, although the E-Girls decide to help out with dance camp, per tradition. When Riley asks Emily where she should go, her sister rudely orders her to go to the beach — making Riley realize that she is truly no longer an E-Girl.
Michelle, Riley, Eldon, West, Daniel, and James arrive at the beach, excited for their day off to unfold.
Riley comments that the E-Girls aren't that bad.
At the studio, the E-Girls welcome the young dance camp attendees (as E-Girl rule #6 is that an E-Girl always lends a hand at the studio). While most of the E-Girls are thrilled to be helping, Chloe is not, due to her fear of small children. At the beach, Michelle compliments Riley on her necklace, which Riley reveals was given to Emily by their late grandmother along with a watch for Riley. James asks Riley about the E-Girls' drama, leading Riley to defend them, making her peers laugh; after some encouragement, Riley concedes that their negative opinions of the E-Girls are more accurate. Attempting to steer them away from the studio drama, Michelle suggests that they play Frisbee.
Chloe is amazed by Emily's ease with the children. After playing, Emily suggests that somebody sings a song. She picks her favourite attendee, Margie, whom she instructs to stand and sing a song about fairies, to which Margie complies, improvising a song there and then.
Back at the beach, Michelle suggests they play Dance Frisbee, in which you do a dance move when you throw or catch the Frisbee. It proves to be a fun activity although James isn't very good at it, as he has been hit in the face with the Frisbee twice. As Riley catches the Frisbee, she suddenly realizes her necklace has gone missing. Everybody desperately searches for it. James assures Riley that they will find it.
Chloe fearfully supervises the dancers.
At the studio, nap time is approaching. As the young attendees prepare to sleep on the mats, Emily notices that one of the dancers needs a washroom break. She asks Chloe to take her to the washroom, which mortifies her. At the beach, the group is still trying to locate the necklace, even attempting to search for it in the bushes before running away in disgust.
While handing out snacks, Emily realizes that Margie has gone missing. Frantic, the E-Girls split up to find her, with Emily delegating Chloe to watch the children, much to her displeasure. Simultaneously, the dancers at the beach have seemed to hit a snag when James has the idea of using a passing man's metal detector to find the necklace. Unfortunately, the man who owns the metal detector had just found gold, and tells them that they cannot use it unless they somehow conjure up $100.
Michelle comments that they are going to do what they do best.
Thanks to James's wallet, the group musters up $15.05, leaving $84.95 to be earned. Michelle comes up with an undisclosed idea, with the cryptic message that they will "do what [they] do best", leaving James confused as to how they can get $84.95 by "starting drama".
Chloe is still unhappily alone with the children. Suddenly, Margie pops up from behind a crate and explains that she was hiding for fun. Chloe asks what usually takes place during snack time, and Margie lies that Chloe is supposed to dance for them. Chloe asserts that she may dance for the youngsters if they are quiet, don't move around, and don't touch her with their dirty hands. Just then, Margie raises her hand, as if she were in class at school, and tells Chloe that she has spilled her drink; Chloe is unable to find a napkin, and so awkwardly cleans up Margie with the only thing she has to hand, which is a sandwich!
James does a flip at the beach.
At the beach, the group has decided to perform a dance routine to make up for the rest of the money that they need. They are relieved to see that many people (including the man with the metal detector) are dropping money into the hat they are using to collect it.
Chloe assures Emily that she is traumatized.
As Chloe is dancing with the children, Emily, Stephanie, and Tiffany finally return, relieved that Margie has been found. Emily makes Margie "pinkie swear" not to do such a thing again and congratulates Chloe, who claims she is traumatized. At the beach, having earned enough money, the group hands over $100 to the man with the metal detector, who keeps his word and allows them to borrow it. After having discovered various other metal objects in the sand (namely a bottle cap, a nickel, and a pair of glasses), as well as wondering why the detector beeps when put near a child's head, the group finally finds the necklace.
The next day, all of A-Troupe is in Studio A. Some of the members who went to the beach comment that they feel closer to Michelle. James comments that the necklace Emily is wearing is nice, setting Riley on edge as it is the same necklace she had lost the previous day and Emily doesn't know Riley lost it. Trying to break the ice, Michelle asks Emily how Dance Camp was, and Emily retorts that it was amazing, as something productive was finally being done at the studio. Emily confesses that she is wary of Michelle, as she seems to have an agenda — but that she will eventually figure it out.
Trivia[]
- E-Girl rule #6 is: an E-Girl always lends a hand at the studio.
- At least one of Emily and Riley's grandmothers is deceased.
- Chloe has pedophobia, an irrational fear of children.
Production Errors[]
- After Chloe says that she does not have a napkin to clean up Margie's spill, a napkin is clearly visible on the bench next to the bowl of popcorn.
- Jordan Clark is billed on the cast list in the closing credits, even though Giselle does not appear in this episode.
Cultural References[]
- The title refers to a song of the same name by Len.
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
- Shamier Anderson as Chris
- Trevor Tordjman as James
- Tamina Pollack-Paris as Tiffany
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
Recurring[]
Absent[]
- Jordan Clark as Giselle (credited, but does not appear)
Featured music[]
- "ABC Song"
- "Addicted 2 U"
- "Dance 'til Dawn"
- "Big Blue Wave"
- "Fairies"
- "Now or Never"
- "Party All Night"
- "Play the Game"
- "Stop and Think"
- "Your Smile"
Featured dances[]
Quotes[]
- Main article: Steal My Sunshine/Quotes
Aftershow[]
- Main article: Steal My Sunshine/Aftershow
Gallery[]
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"Look at that painting!"
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