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[aliferousdreamer]

my thoughts on the next step 9a

clude leaving is so bittersweet... i'm so sad we've lost such a sweet couple and great wlw representation but they left happy and stronger than ever!!!!!!!

the colour symbolism with kenzie's signature colour going from yellow from to blue is a subtle but effective character choice imo. the yellow in s8 felt more youthful joyful and vibrant for when she was new to being dance captain, whereas now kenzie's blue wardrobe in s9 shows that she's maturing and gaining wisdom as dance captain, but is also going through some tough times too. blue is also tns' signature colour so it also shows that she's an important part of the studio!!!

i love heath in this season... his energy, his attitude, his relationships, carter's acting, everything 💯

grace's reasoning for wanting revenge is so silly because she legit made herself an outcast and when kenzie tried to talk with her she just dipped

i'm still upset and bitter and frustrated with daisy leaving........ i just hate seeing great potential dropped like that. melody was such a good addition to the cast!! also where was her goodbye scene with izzy???????? she wasn't just close with heath; she was close to izzy too!!!!!!

my heart broke for pete multiple times and i'm glad that we had a storyline tackling grief and (briefly) men's mental health. i wish it had more of a focus and lasted for longer but it was still effective.

thalia and eldon are still together!!!!!!!! yesssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!

JACQUIE MENTION YESSSSSSSSSS I'VE WAITED FOR TIMES LIKE THIS

kenzie basically being both the dance captain and studio head by herself because what does nick even do retroactively makes riley look even worse at being studio head.......... yeah season 4's treatment of riley is still annoying me in the year 2024

idk if it's just me but does anyone else feel like it's not internationals???? the vibe feels much more like regionals or nationals. the scale doesn't quite feel grand enough

i wasn't sure that heath was "the heart of the team" but after watching all of 9a, not only is he the heart of the team he's also the team therapist and cheerleader... i love to see it

i love that anthony is still a ball of stress/anxiety and is also in a really important leader position as group choreographer. so often you see anxious people just depicted as introverts and not as leaders, so it's nice to see someone who's anxious but also a very capable leader

olive is the definition of a precious cinnamon roll. she's sounds like a disney princess every time she talks. she reminds me of amy in s4 too!! she really is just the 🥺 emoji

random point but i love that adele's signature colour being emerald green. it reminds me of ariel's tail in the little mermaid and now i'm thinking of an au where adele is ariel and anthony is prince eric

i know i'm probably in the minority here but i am totally on board with anthony x adele (should their ship name be anthele/adelthony/adelony??). anthony really had one conversation with her alone and just fell for her instantly. some fans probably think it's dumb and realistic but i think it's really sweet and they have potential for 9b

i do also lowkey ship adele x olive because they're so cute together (and they remind me of pamy a little.) when adele didn't want to work with ariana but was unable to resist olive's puppy dog eyes...... they're so cute!!!

kenzie and pete are really just the sweetest couple ever and they have such a natural, easy chemistry... they're definitely one of the best couples tns has had in years 😘👌

IS HEATH'S DAD DEAD???????????????

ethan showing character development by being much more of a team player, we love to see it!!! he's still competitive but he's ready to share his ambitions with others

kenzie holding hands with heath was such a sweet, underrated moment... i love seeing strong, supportive and affectionate platonic male/female relationships

ebby naming her pet snail snaiyoncé is iconic

izzy calling heath "heathcliff" and heath calling izzy "isadora"....... the best friendism of it all

eldon mentioning west's iconic bangers and mash solo!!!!!! yes, thank you!!!!!! west is one of the most iconic dancers this show has ever had!!!!!!!!!

kenzie is allergic to flowers, noted!

heath is penzie's no. 1 shipper

ariana putting jett front row centre in her trio........ i know what you are................

ethan's loyalty to izzy is so sweet

WHO IS GETTING CUT??????????????

grace is definitely turning on ariana in 9b... i have a feeling she's going to out her as a traitor and a troupe might kick her off the team for a few episodes

remi is totally going to break ebby's heart, isn't he???

i have a feeling that presley might return to talk to her sister and say something like "chill ariana i'm fine living life and there was no need for getting revenge"

is ethan getting a boyfriend in 9b??????

can't wait for chekhov's bo staff to make its grand return in 9b

also how many enemies to lovers / rivals to lovers style relationships is heath going to have???? ozzy, daisy, pascale....... heath is immune to not having some sort of conflict in his relationships

this is a long shot but i'm really hoping to see more previous cast members returning. yeah i know it's not necessary, but i still want to know what our old faves all doing with their lives

given season 9's marketing has been pretty terrible it really does make me doubt that there will be a season 10. i would like a last series to tie the whole show together and maybe have a few reunions so the show has a great send-off, but feels unlikely now that they really dropped the ball when promoting this series

bring on 9b!!!!!!!!!

this is really jumbled and i've probably missed out so many things but i'm very unorganised so there you go

[darcyslesbean]

i can't deal with this im rewatching tns s8 and HEATH AND DAISY IM OBSESSED AAAAH

like im on 8x21 and the part where daisy sees heath talking to lucien and grace is just ???????? THE EMOTIONS I LOVE ITTTTTT

i was team lesbian daisy and besties heath and daisy but now im team sapphic daisy bc im shipping her with heath way too much to hc her as a lesbian

[partiallypearl]

GRACE AND HEATH IN THE NEXT STEP SEASON 9 EPISODE 5: Bad Attitude

"If I spend my energy trying to get back at Grace, then I'm no better than her."

[girlshinygatherer]

I'm gonna stay up and play the canto 6 finale tn Heathcliff had better exit the chapter as the himbo he was always destined to be otherwise I might just start hearing her voice

[joah-shipper]

[thepermanentrainpress]

The Permanent Rain Press Interview with Carter Musselman. (Watch in HD)

We chatted with Carter Musselman about his beginnings in dance and Season 8 of The Next Step (including Heath's story, new cast additions, memorable dances, fan support, and what's to come).

[flowerinyourcare]

North Fantasia Login Story - 03/21/2022

03/21/2022 North Fantasia Login Story 1 - featuring Rustica 🕊, Oz⚡, Heathcliff⌚, and Patrick (mentions of Chloe)

Heath: Good afternoon. What are you looking at....?

Heath: Waugh! That box has a human face on it?!

Oz: It's a piggy bank. Its name is Patrick.

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(location: manor lounge, day)

Heath: Ah... Rustica and Oz?

Rustica: Good afternoon, Heathcliff.

Oz: Hello.

Heath: Good afternoon. What are you looking at....?

Heath: Waugh! That box has a human face on it?!

Oz: It's a piggy bank. Its name is Patrick.

Rustica: Allow me to demonstrate - you bring a coin to his mouth, and...

Heath: Oh, I see. It's... eating the coin...?

Rustica: We purchased it at a general store run by a wizard, back when Chloe and I were travelling the countryside together.

Rustica: I tend to spend my money rather freely, so Chloe suggested we get a piggy bank to save some money in.

Rustica: We decided that when it was full, we would treat ourselves to a stay at an exquisite inn. Until then, though, we would save our spare coins.

Oz: ...Does the coin slot have to be shaped like a human mouth.

Rustica: Ahaha, it's unique, isn't it? Chloe was surprised with my choice at first, but he ended up loving it.

Heath: It seems kind of terrifying, but I supposed that if you had to use it every day, you'd get used to it....

Oz: ...The bank doesn't seem to have a door on it. How do you get the coins out?

Rustica: Turn Patrick upside down and shake him! If you then tell him the amount of money you require, it will be dispensed... Mhm, like that.

Rustica: Now, would either of you two like to borrow our friend Patrick?

Heath: Eh?

Rustica: You may find yourself requiring lodging or supplies when out on a mission. Why not make use of Patrick to steadily build up some savings, so you have a little nest egg if you find yourself in need?

Rustica: It worked excellently for Chloe and I - I believe it would be fun for each country to work together to save money, and have passionate discussions about how to spend it.

Heath: I- I see... It would definitely be fun to work together like that, but I think having that creepy piggy bank in the room would still be hard for us to get used to....

Oz: ............

Heath: Um, and what about you, Sir Oz?

Oz: ..... These kinds of bizarre trinkets tend to please the other Central wizards.

Oz: I will borrow it.

Rustica: Yes, by all means. Patrick will be delighted to spend time with you.

Rustica: May you enjoy your travels together!

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TN: i think he bought something like [this]........ 👁👄👁

[thenextstepthoughts]

Songs That Suit Season 7 Characters in TNS

How I’ve made this is that I haven’t based my song choices out of what I think the character would listen to. It’s more based on how the song fits with their season seven storyline or even just one scene with the character that has been in season 7. Warning: Some of these songs have mature themes/swearing in them so if you’re uncomfortable with that, don’t listen. I will be marking them in this post with a (*). Mature themes will have 1 (*) and songs with swearing will have 2 (**). I also don’t have all the characters from season 7 on this list. Most of B-Troupe isn’t on it. I just thought I should focus on the characters that have had the most screen time since I’m focusing on season 7 stories. 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rzNDgwoXQJ47aFrW2jGuN

Note: Safe and Sound isn’t available on Spotify so it’s not on the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsDCAxAXCTg

Nick - Daydream In Blue - I Monster *

Daydream In Blue makes me think of Nick in the offseason where he is cleaning the chandelier. Since the song mentions a chandelier it now makes me think of Nick. Since Myles Dobson uses feather duster and chandelier emotes/emojis on his discord/twitch, I will always think of Nick when I see a chandelier. 

Amy - I like (The Idea Of) You - Tessa Violet 

Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA

Amy is definitely a love interest type character in TNS based on the last few seasons she’s been in so I feel like these two songs about desiring a relationship from someone suit her character. 

Emily - Should I Stay or Should I Go? - The Clash

I picked Should I Stay or Should I Go because I feel like that sums up Emily’s season 7B dilemma of whether or not she should stay at TNS and be a partner with Nick or if she should go and work on a tour with Michelle.

Kenzie - Pencil Full Of Lead - Paolo Nutini 

I picked Pencil Full Of Lead mostly because it’s an unproblematic song. Kenzie hasn’t really had much of a storyline in season 7. I just felt like this song suited her. 

Finn - The Wanderer - Dion 

TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME - 1975

I picked both of these songs because Finn is a cheater and he cheated on Amy. They both have very different sounds but the core messages of both songs do relate to season 7 Finn. 

Piper - I hate u, I love u - gnash**

I think this song fits Piper in season 7A. She is trying to avoid her feelings for Finn due to him dating Amy. She discovers her feelings for Finn but she doesn’t want them so, this fits her story. 

Jude - Birds - Terrence Williams Jr and Thomas Sanders

Birds is a calming song about birdwatching and while Jude hasn’t had a birdwatching storyline, I feel like her character is very calm and level headed and that the song matches her character. 

Henry - Amsterdam - Nothing But Thieves**

I picked this song for Henry purely for the line “I really need that feeling back”. I feel like this sums up his relationship with Amy. He had feelings for her in season 6 and then they end up returning in the latter half of season 7 resulting in them having a relationship.

Richelle - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

Safe and Sound - Kyosuke Himuro featuring Gerard Way

Harder Better Faster Stronger is a song about working hard and improving and honestly, I feel like that perfectly embodies Richelle’s character throughout season 7. She wants to be the best she can be. I feel like Safe and Sound suits her for the same reason.

Cleo - Emperor's New Clothes by Panic! At The Disco

I picked this song for Cleo purely for the line “Finders Keepers”. Since A-Troupe threw the idea of going to Nationals away in turn for going to Dancemania at the start of the season, Cleo found this as an opportunity for B-Troupe to compete at Nationals, therefore, Finders Keepers.

Summer - Drown - Bring Me The Horizon 

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day**

Summer went through a lot of rejection during this season. She wasn’t great at being dance captain, she got rejected as a soloist from Dancemania, her choreo didn’t get a single vote, she didn’t get a chance to re audition as a soloist for Dancemania too. I know a lot of these were her own fault but that is a lot of rejection in a short space of time and that is why I feel like these songs would suit her. She hasn’t really been a team member to A-Troupe or B-Troupe. She’s just been trying to figure out what path she needs to be on alone.

Ozzy - What’s My Age Again? - Blink-182 **

I honestly picked this song for Ozzy due to him being quite childish. The song’s core theme is the idea of being quite childish and I think that suits Ozzy’s character fairly well. 

Heathcliff - Run Boy Run - Woodkid

I feel like Run Boy Run suits Heath because of his scenes with Izzy. I do think of the apocalypse when I hear this song and I think that suits Heath and Izzy’s friendship well due to their little survival kits. 

Kingston - Jenny - WALK THE MOON

I feel like Kingston would change the name Jenny to Lily. The song is about chasing after this girl and wanting her to chase after you back and I feel like an argument could be made that this related to Kingston’s relationship with Lily. 

Lily - Hot Girl Bummer - Blackbear **

I feel like Lily would relate to this song during the times that Kingstily has broken up. Ozzy and Henry are fairly annoyed when Kingstily keeps breaking up so I feel like the line “I hate your friends and they hate me too” could easily relate to Lily.

[ohsweetflips]

share your mama thoughts!!!! (if you would like to)

you’re gonna look at these and, within 2.5 seconds, say “wow jords the self-projection is strong tn”

or more so “wow jords we really see the dynamics that u yearn for and yet cannot find so u project them onto fictional characters who u look up to in a way u can’t quite understand”

post-writing notes: this got way longer than i expected (the jords ohsweetflips story), so this is going under the cut, but enjoy my huge mama backstory headcanons!!!

first things first, i hc mama as a lesbian, bc i am a lesbian, and i feel very attached to mama, so i hc her as a lesbian (but also i believe that anyone can hc her to be anything that they damn well please)

and, forgive me, i don’t know shit abt west virginian geography, but i think she grew up in a town like aubrey’s? like i know we didn’t get a lot of description of aubrey’s younger life outside her home, but i kinda see mama as having this “old money” type homelife

and bc i, jords ohsweetflips, wish i had a group of lesbian friends so that i could’ve had some guidance in my teen years, i hc that, in her town, she found her way into the small yet secure lesbian “scene” that was just a couple girls around her age (i see her as 15 at this time, with others ranging 15-18) along with a couple who were, like, 19/20

and tbh, just the vibe i get from mama and how she seems much more inclined towards found family than blood relatives, i don’t think she had the nicest folks so, when she came out, that was it, you know?

and tbh i completely see mama (well, madeline at this point) as someone who is very like “i don’t need help, i can do things on my own,” even as a young teen, so i think for, like, a week or two, she did the whole “on her own” things

but bc her friends were absolute angels, and also found out that she had been essentially homeless, two of the girls who are 19 and 20 and have an apartment are like “fuck no, you’re staying with us”

and madeline is at first like “no, really, i’m fine” but the thought of an actually loving home is too tempting to ignore

so from the ages of 15 to 18, she lives with her friends!!! she was fairly good at art at this point so she was able to get some in to the local galleries and shops and make some money off of it, and then when she was around 17, her friends were able to get her a job bussing at the bar they worked in

she also liked to whittle a lot!!! she made a lot of ducks

she was 18 when she decided to move out, and that’s when she heard of kepler. or, more so, she heard of it from another one of her friends who dubbed it as “a place fit for you, mads”

so she managed to save up enough money for an apartment and she moved out of her hometown and absolutely the friends she lived with cried their eyes out when they were helping her move in and tbh even madeline got a bit teary eyed bc they were like family, you know?

and so basically, from the ages of 18-24, she lived in kepler and got her bearings and this was when she started to get really into wood carving!!! she was able to get some pieces out there and get some recognition and, by her mid20s, she was actually making decent money, or at least enough to not be living paycheck to paycheck

in this phase of living in kepler, i think she was in a very “people knew her but she didn’t know them that well” just bc i don’t see her as the type of person to be a “social butterfly”? i think she mostly, tho, became friendly with the man who ran kepler’s local coffee shop, and the wives who owned the little dipper back before it was the hornet’s nest. she’s also def met leo and thacker, but only in passing, mostly. i think, once she got closer to her late 20s/early 30s, she would have heard of duck and juno but, in her being 18-24, they were probably still kids/young teenagers.

WAIT I CAN’T FORGET 1980S MAMA AESTHETIC: whole lot of jackets. she did a lot of thrift shopping so she has so many huge jackets. lot of denim. and leather. work boots. flannel. patches. are you picking up on the self projection yet.

and then, in november of 1988, when she was 24, the gate went up. she encountered her first abomination by accident. she had been out in the woods, just trekking back to her apartment and deciding to take the scenic route, when all of a sudden.... one of the smaller trees started moving? and she was like “well that’s not what trees do” and then she saw that the tree had a jagged mouth dripping with sap and branches acting like long, clawed hands, and she was like “well that ain’t no normal tree”

i don’t have my Big Brave Madeline “Mama” Cobb Origin Battle Story yet but she definitely just chopped the shit out of the tree and it managed to work

i think it would be Very Funny if, very shortly after that, her first sylph was barclay. like, i have a feeling that age works a bit different for sylphs, and honestly i have no clue where they would get the disguises from? maybe heathcliff? but the thought of madeline running into Literal Bigfoot and barclay, maybe like 20yo in sylph age, being like “WAIT DON’T KILL ME” bc this young woman already looks ready for leather is very entertaining

and that’s when mama learns abt the sylphs, and how they’re not abominations, and barclay shows her the gate 

and also yes barclay absolutely stays in her apartment except he is So Hidden bc imagine the chaos of Literal Bigfoot being in her apartment! hysterical!

but, soon, mama crosses over into sylvain and figures out Everything that has gone on and knows abt the crystal shattering and the wars and she realizes that there have been sylphs exiled to earth and she’s like “well that ain’t gonna fly”

so she starts the pineguard and, for that first year, it’s mostly just her? and, at that point, it’s harder to locate sylphs, so she only has barclay and one or two others staying with her and it’s cramped but they’re safe so she’s happy

she meets thacker around... april 1989, i think? i know it was spring. so he helps out, and then they recruit another guy, mike (canonically mentioned in the water arc), and a couple others, and, suddenly, the pineguard is turning into an actual thing

and then, one of the ski lodges up on topside closes, now leaving a completely empty inn just... taking up space...... and it’s only a half mile from the gate........... and she has been making a decent amount of money from her sculptures

before the end of 1989, amnesty lodge is set up and running and, all of a sudden, it’s like she has another real home again. she loves the sylphs she meets and they can be safe with her!!

thacker absolutely has a bunch of “home videos” where, really, he’s just messing around with madeline. it’s almost like a “madeline cobb nature documentary” as she finishes up the lodge and treks through the woods. there’s also some of barclay and moira, and other pineguard members, and other sylphs that show up. he also has his journals and pictures and other books and, at one point, the cellar looks like thacker’s library

also the ballad of bigfoot is absolutely canonical and, after stephanie & griffin & C.M. leave the lodge, thacker has never seen madeline go off like she did on barclay that night. barclay still has some residual fear for hearing mama (who’s a big woman but he is Big Foot so he is definitely just Big) scream up at him “I WILL PUT YOU BACK IN THE WOODS WHERE I FOUND YOU, DON’T YOU TEST ME, BARCLAY”

even tho the two of them don’t talk abt it much, and might not even realize it that early on (picturing like late 20s/early 30s), thacker and mama really are best friends and, tbh, every sylph can see it in the way they bicker yet unconditionally care for each other

madeline almost kicked thacker out of the pineguard when she first found out what he put in his gorp

dani showed up in 2009 and, at the age of 12, she was the youngest sylph amnesty lodge had by a fucking landslide, and that made madeline so angry yet so sad bc this child had been exiled from her home and that was just a thing that could happen

(madeline never got along too well with woodbridge but, after that, knowing that he is the one in charge of the exiles, she could never even be civil with him)

she was immediately protective of dani and was ready to really step in as a parental figure bc she wasn’t abt to let this young girl be without guidance

and she gave dani handmedowns and took her shopping and would make sure that she felt safe and comfortable bc, really, she was the only sylph in the lodge who wasn’t an adult. and, fortunately, barclay was basically an older brother to her and moira looked out for her and i think dani coming into the lodge was what really gave everyone a very big reality check bc, like. she’s a kid

(is it obvious that i’m a bit attached to mama and dani)

and so it should come as no shock that, within a year of dani being in amnesty lodge, madeline became “mama”

and then, in 2011, jake, age 16, showed up, and by then mama was like “alright time to adopt him”

but also, real talk, mama looks out for all her sylphs so much, she’d lay down her life for any of them

when thacker leaves in 2013, she’s at first okay, doing just fine. he promised that he would come back, and she has faith in him. and then months pass. and then a year. and then two. and, all of a sudden, it’s the spring of 2016 and kepler expeditions is officially shut down and mama realizes just how much she misses her best friend.

and, not to mention, the waning of the pineguard.

by the time it gets to the summer of 2018, it’s just her and barclay, the both of them hoping things stay the same, but hope hasn’t gotten them too far

and then they have a fire magician, and a forest ranger with a talking sword, and ned fucking chicane

and now we have reached canon!!! thank u for coming to my ted talk!!!!

also tho, post-finale during the big reunion, thacker is just talking with aubrey and all of a sudden is like “holy shit, you really are like her, aren’t you?” and aubrey is just like “???” and thacker says, “don’t go tellin’ her, because she’ll kick my ass, but talkin’ to you is just like talkin’ to maddie when she was your age” and aubrey is a bit :’)

[aliferousdreamer]

here is my heath x daisy playlist 🌼💕

thanks to anyone who listens!! ♡♡♡

[aliferousdreamer]

got myself some comfort food and now i'm sitting down to watch the next step season 9

[darcyslesbean]

tns 9x12 spoilers!!!!!!

ariana girl why would u cut heath wtf

like yeah ik grace made u do it and all but ffs why didnt u just tell heath about the plan and he couldve helped u figure something out. im still team heath shouldve been dance captain so im pissed at u rn girl like get a spine ffs

[partiallypearl]

“This dance is a battle between two warriors who are equally matched. Throughout the fight, they each get the upper hand but battle back until they end up in a Face Off.” 

[flowerinyourcare]

MHYK TL Masterpost

if at all possible, i recommend reading these alongside the stories in-game for the full experience!

specific translator's notes will be on the individual pages

General TNs:

MC's name is Akira, will usually use he or they pronouns

Spell romanizations are from the mhyk wiki

Anglicized suffixes (eg. -san -> Mr. ), exceptions will be noted

Event Stories 🎉

Reminiscience of the Unfinished Wine - September Seasonal Perm 2022, Shylock center

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8 - Chapter 9 - Chapter 10

Card Stories 📕

Ceremony of Starlight, Stories, and Blessings - Murr Birthday 2022 SSR

A Game With The Owner Of The Kitsune Bar - Shylock April Fools 2022 SR

A Space For Adults - Figaro Initial R

A Blessed Destiny - Shylock Sept Seasonal 2022 (wine event) SSR

Drunk On A Good Recommendation - Murr Sept Seasonal 2022 (wine event) SSR

Together With You in the Hazebloom Wonderland ~Invitation for Mitile~ - Mitile Year 4 Birthday (December 2022) SSR

MahoYaku Stage Play/Mahosute Songs 🎵

DISCLAIMER: THESE ARE NOW GENERALLY INACCURATE, TAKE EXACT LINES WITH A GRAIN OF SALT :U

Longing for the Moon - Shylock, Murr

Solitude - Snow, White, Akira

The Hermit And The Loudmouth - Bradley, Faust

Login Stories 📆

11/13/2021 - Rutile, Figaro, Shylock

11/21/2021 - Bradley, Nero, Lennox, Faust

03/21/2022 - Rustica, Oz, Heathcliff

04/20/2022 - Chloe, Shylock, Heathcliff

09/11/2022 - Snow, Lennox

09/16/2022 - Riquet, Mitile, Owen

[thenextstepthoughts]

New Season 7 Trailer (SPOILERS)

So a new trailer for season 7 came out so I thought I’d break down my thoughts. I’m very excited to meet Nick in season 7. I’m excited to see his and Emily’s dynamic. Part of me hopes a relationship will blossom since Emily hasn’t had romance since Hunter and honestly, it will be quite cute since their awkward meeting in the off-season. I’m honestly hyped to see how the team will change without Michelle since she has been on the show and apart of TNS since season 1. Lily, I really hope she is on the team and not just to be a spy for Miss Angela like Amanda was for Elite back in season 2. It would be such growth for her character and also, I’d like to see how it changes her relationship with her mum. Amy being back on A-Troupe is disappointing. I really would’ve liked to see her as part of Acronation again, seeing if she can fix her relationship with Ty. I like Amy as a character but I just think she’d be better on a different team. Richelle… Please give her Dance Captain. As much as Summer is a good dancer, Richelle has been teased as Dance Captain for so long. She was dance captain at TNS East and Emily gave her the Dance Captain Diary in season 3. 4 Seasons later, she really needs to become and stay dance captain of TNS. Piper and Finn, Piper in the Christmas Special with Finn, was honestly adorable and if they don’t make Pinn/Fiper a thing, I might have to Riot. I really hope Amy isn’t involved in this though. She has been involved in so much relationship drama over the series. LaTroy and Sloane were one. Henry, Summer and Ty were another. I just don’t think she needs another set of relationship drama especially with another member of the 0% club. It would just feel a bit recycled to me and I don’t think it would feel natural for her and Finn to be together. Rewinding to Henry and Summer though, I’m curious as to why Henry says he can’t trust her and if that has any part as to why she says “I have no place at The Next Step. The two new characters at 0:56 of the trailer… God, I hope there is an LGBTQ+ storyline. I wanted this with Daniel back in season 1 but it never happened. I look forward to seeing more of Ozzy and Heathcliff’s rivalry. I’d like to see if Winnie or Richelle get involved too. The bit I am most excited to find out about is when Richelle says “We might be burning our dance careers to the ground but I wouldn’t want to do it with anyone else”. Richelle is so dance-focused. She wants to be the best of the best. I’m curious as to what is worth ruining her dance career. Noah? The Studio? Emily? Who knows. Either way, I’m excited for what season 7 will bring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fxQ7VlYX6M