The Next Step
Season 3
201530 episodes
The Next Step Dance Studio must overcome their own professional and personal challenges on their journey towards Absolute Dance Internationals.
Episode 1
Coming Home? (1)
Mar 16, 201522m
A-Troupe is reunited after their Nationals win, but the celebrations are short lived. The team must find a new place to dance, or make a big sacrifice; James helps plan his aunt's wedding.
Episode 2
Game, Set and Match (2)
Mar 16, 201522m
Kate decides to finally tell the dancers the truth.
Episode 3
Secrets
Mar 17, 201522m
Emily learns that she will not be able to dance for at least 8 months. Riley confronts Emily. Lucien makes a deal with Miss Kate.
Episode 4
Let the Games Begin (1)
Mar 18, 201522m
Dancers compete one on one for a spot on the internationals team.
Episode 5
The Fallout (2)
Mar 19, 201545m
Some members of A-Troupe struggle to adjust to change. Meanwhile, a friend departs; and B-Troupe expands.
Episode 6
The Times They Are a Changin'
Mar 20, 201522m
Giselle faces a familiar opponent in her battle; Chloe defends her place on the team; the ownership of The Next Step is decided.
Episode 7
Your New Beginning
Mar 23, 201522m
New Elite members are having a hard time adjusting; James plans a surprise for Riley.
Episode 8
I'm Your Captain
Mar 24, 201522m
Shantel challenges Giselle for the dance captain position; James asks for Riley's help in planning his aunt's wedding; the A-Troupe loses a dancer.
Episode 9
The Nutcracker Prince
Mar 25, 201522m
Eldon challenges West to audition for a ballet company; West asks for Chloe's help.
Episode 10
Can't Fight This Feeling
Mar 26, 201522m
Thalia wonders about Eldon and Michelle; Chloe gets an exciting opportunity; Richelle develops a crush.
Episode 11
Marry Me
Mar 27, 201522m
James meets his aunt's fiancee; Eldon and Thalia teach a class.
Episode 12
Do the Right Thing
Mar 30, 201522m
Chloe must choose between joining a ballet company and staying at The Next Step; Thalia gets to the bottom of Eldon's odd behavior.
Episode 13
Put You First
Mar 31, 201522m
James and Riley try to find each other the perfect anniversary gift; Giselle and Thalia are unsure about performing with Amanda; Noah's abilities are put to the test.
Episode 14
I Hope I Get It
Apr 1, 201522m
Cierra works to help her sister, Skylar, land a spot on the team.
Episode 15
The New Girl in Town
Apr 2, 201522m
A dancer from England arrives and joins the Next Step, and Riley must mentor her. Meanwhile, Amanda attempts to get out of going to Sweden.
Episode 16
Sweet Spot
Sep 11, 201522m
James is preoccupied with his band and can't devote time to his duet with Riley for Internationals, so Ella helps her let loose. Meanwhile, Eldon and Thalia try to uncover the studio's sweet spots.
Episode 17
Square Dance
Sep 11, 201522m
As the tension from Internationals mounts, Riley and Ella help the group relax by tricking them into learning square dancing.
Episode 18
Mixed Messages
Sep 18, 201522m
Ella has Riley and James take a closer look at their relationship. Elsewhere, Thalia and Eldon devise clandestine ways of communicating.
Episode 19
Never There
Sep 25, 201522m
Michelle is struggling with her parents' divorce, and this affects the team. Meanwhile, James and Riley try to see things from one another's perspectives; and Ella tries to convince Noah that A-Troupe is the right place for him.
Episode 20
Cry Me a River
Oct 2, 201522m
Eldon is to compete for the Internationals male solo title, but Noah wants to have a shot and show Eldon that he is just as good as he is.
Episode 21
Today I'm Getting Over You
Oct 9, 201522m
A-Troupe pairs up with B-Troupe to do duets.
Episode 22
It's My Party
Oct 16, 201522m
The Next Step welcomes Amanda back from Sweden. Riley and Ella play one last prank on James before Ella goes back to England.
Episode 23
Welcome to Miami
Oct 23, 201522m
In Miami for internationals, Riley is forced to work off her bill as a waitress after she is unable to pay for her meal.
Episode 24
Lost at Sea
Oct 30, 201522m
Kate and Giselle arrive to register for internationals, but James is trapped on a boat, adrift in the alligator-filled Everglades.
Episode 25
When the War is Over (1)
Nov 6, 201522m
On the day of the male and female solo round, Eldon struggles with the loss of his lucky coin and Riley's friendship with Ella is tested when they have to compete against each other.
Episode 26
We Are the World (2)
Nov 13, 201522m
With the small group round fast approaching, Michelle, Giselle, Riley, and Cierra are angry to see that Stephanie isn't putting in as much effort as she should be into practising and consider replacing her. Meanwhile, Thalia must compete with four dancers from different countries in the first round of Internationals, and Eldon begins to suspect that her Polish team-mate cares about more than just dance.
Episode 27
Blind (3)
Nov 20, 201522m
The dancers find out that in the second round of Internationals, the dance they had prepared will have to be performed blindfolded. As they struggle to make it work, it becomes apparent that they need to change which dancers perform.
Episode 28
Turn, Turn, Turn (4)
Nov 27, 201522m
Eldon competes against seven other dancers to determine how much time their teams will have to prepare for the next round. The team scrambles to adjust their quarter-finals routine to new music.
Episode 29
She's Not You (5)
Dec 4, 201522m
The Next Step performs a ten-person dance against Ella's team in the semi-final round of Internationals. A key dancer's sudden illness threatens the team's chance to move on to the finals.
Episode 30
How It Ends (6)
Dec 11, 201522m
The Next Step battles for the title of international champion against the team from Sweden. James and Riley put everything on the line to give their team a chance at winning.