The Off Season: Season 3 is the interlude mini-season set between Season 6 and 7 of The Next Step. It is comprised of 10 approximately 2-minute long episodes, which introduce new characters and hint at upcoming storylines ahead of Season 7.
All 10 episodes became available on BBC iPlayer on October 18, 2019.[1] Outside of the U.K., all the episodes are currently available on The Next Step's official YouTube channel.
Synopsis[]
What happened between The Next Step Season 6 and 7? Find out in these ten mini-sodes, featuring new characters and new drama!
Cast[]
Main[]
- Shelby Bain as Amy
- Victoria Baldesarra as Michelle
- Alexandra Beaton as Emily
- Alexandra Chaves as Piper
- Sage Linder as Summer
- Julian Lombardi as Ozzy
- Liam Mackie as Finn
- Briar Nolet as Richelle
- Katie Ortencio as Lily
- Isaiah Peck as Henry
- Emmerly Tinglin as Kenzie
- Noah Zulfikar as Kingston
Recurring[]
- Myles Dobson as Nick
- Kelly Fanson as Angela
- Renee Romolo as Izzy
Absent[]
- Myles Erlick as Noah (mentioned)
- Berkeley Ratzlaff as Davis
- Dylan Ratzlaff as Jacquie (mentioned)
Episodes[]
No. in Season | Image | Title |
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1 | "The Return of Amy" | |
Will Michelle and Emily allow Amy back on A-Troupe? | ||
2 | "We Need to Talk" | |
Michelle has something to tell Emily, just as they're about to take over studio ownership. | ||
3 | "Feels? What Feels?" | |
Things threaten to get awkward when Amy finds Summer and Henry on a date in the new café. | ||
4 | "The Face of Absolute Dance" | |
Richelle recruits Kingston (and Ozzy tags along) to try and build momentum after her star turn at Regionals. | ||
5 | "Get it, Sis" | |
The bros meet a potential new TNS dancer with a family connection to the studio. | ||
6 | "Dancemania Finale" | |
Summer finds Finn and Kingston glued to the hottest dance show in the world. | ||
7 | "Copyright Infringement" | |
Emily tries to pull a mysterious person in the studio into her war with The Next Steep café. | ||
8 | "Incognito" | |
Piper and Richelle catch Amy up to the new normal. | ||
9 | "Kismet" | |
Is Lily playing mind games with Kingston? | ||
10 | "Preparing for a Shakeup" | |
A-Troupe considers what comes next. |
Trivia[]
The nature of the season reveals information about the current and upcoming characters:
- Noah has officially left The Next Step Dance Studio.
- Amy is no longer a member of AcroNation, and is back on A-Troupe.
- Michelle is stepping down as co-studio head of The Next Step to become a professional dancer.
- Michelle and Emily are on bad terms.
- Nick is the new owner of The Next Step.
- Emily does not know who Nick is.
- Shakes & Ladders has been replaced by The Next Steep.
- Emily is currently not allowed to set foot into The Next Steep.
- Amy no longer has feelings for Henry.
- Summer is reluctant to correct Henry’s mistakes.
- Richelle is the Face of Absolute Dance for Region 7 .
- Ozzy has a younger sister named Izzy.
- Jacquie is no longer a member of A-Troupe or The Next Step.
- Angela is spying on members of The Next Step.
- Winnie and Heath are still part of B-Troupe.
- Lily is attempting to befriend Kingston.
- A-Troupe currently consists of Amy, Finn, Henry, Kenzie, Kingston, Ozzy, Piper, Richelle and Summer, with up to three open spaces remaining.