(Quirky pop music plays) 

A child says, WHEE!

Text reads, tvokids + Pillango productions, original. 

A girl puts her hand on a ballet bar. Another holds onto the bar with both hands. A woman in a white shirt dances with four kids in a dance studio with floor to ceiling windows. Kids in ballet clothing bounce on the dance floor. A dancer points her toe in a tendu. A dancer twirls.

In a voice over, Miss Kylie narrates, TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO MASH UP
TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
DANCE STYLES…

A girl tries break dancing.

Miss Kylie adds, …BALLET AND HIP HOP.

The instructor Miss Kylie performs a cartwheel without her hands touching the floor.

(Energetic pop music plays)

Credits. Jordan, a boy with short, dark hair wears a yellow shirt under a grey and denim hoodie. Jordan poses with his arms spread. One arm is pointed to the ground and one to the sky.

A person sings, YEAH.
YOU'VE GOT THE MUSIC
LET'S DANCE-DANCE-DANCE.

Ethan, a boy with short, brown hair wears a white shirt under an unbuttoned, red, white and black plaid shirt. Ethan poses with his arms crossed. Emani, a girl with long, black hair tied in a pony tail wears a light pink shirt. Emani poses with one hand on her hip and the other by her side.

The singer sings, YOU'VE GOT THE MUSIC
SO DANCE FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.

Lily, a girl with long, dark hair in a high pony tail wears a white shirt under a red hoodie. Lily strikes a pose with one hand in the air and one on her hip. Grayson, boy with short, brown hair wears a light grey shirt. Grayson holds his foot in the air. Jordan, a girl with curly, brown hair wears a floral shirt. Jordan poses with one hand on her hip and the other on her shoulder.

The singer sings, YOU'VE GOT IT IN YOU
SO DANCE, DANCE, DANCE,
ALL RIGHT.

Aria, a girl with long, brown hair wears a pink top. Aria twirls and poses with two peace signs. Roman, a boy with short, black hair wears a white shirt. Roman poses while pointing ahead of him.

The singer sings, YOU'VE GOT THE MUSIC
YEAH, YOU'VE GOT IT,
ALL RIGHT YEAH.

And Miss Kylie, a woman with long dark hair wears a white shirt. Miss Kylie poses with her hands on her hips and one hip stuck out. The group stands together, Miss Kylie in the centre, catches a blue ball. When the ball falls back down and she catches it, her and the kids wear different outfits.

The singer sings, YOU'VE GOT THE MUSIC
LET'S DANCE, DANCE, DANCE,
ALL RIGHT.

Title card, Step By Step Let’s Dance. Created by Sarah Haasz. Other text reads, TVOkids Presents, Step By Step Let’s Dance, The kids admire their new outfits. In the studio, the dancers put on their running shoes. They sit on the floor by a clothing rack of different costumes.

Miss Kylie asks, READY, DANCERS?

The kids say, YEAH!

They jump up and run out onto the floor and join Miss Kylie.

Miss Kylie says, NOW WE'RE GOING TO START WITH
THE BALLET PART
OF OUR ROUTINE FIRST.

Aria and Roman stand on her left, Grayson and girl Jordan stand on her right.

Miss Kylie asks, NOW DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT
A SAUTÉ IS?

Aria raises her hand.

Miss Kylie says, YES, ARIA.

Aria bounces with her feet spread and her hands on her hips.

Miss Kylie says, A JUMP, EXACTLY.
SAUTÉS ARE JUST BASICALLY JUMPS.
WE'RE GOING TO GO IN OUR
SECOND POSITION,
AND IN OUR SECOND POSITION,
OUR FEET ARE FURTHER APART
BUT OUR HEELS
ARE STILL FACING IN
AND OUR TOES ARE OUT.

In second position Miss Kylie and the kids have their hands on their hips. Their feet are apart and pointed outwards.

Miss Kylie says, LET'S DO FOUR SAUTÉS ALL
TOGETHER IN SECOND.

Text reads, the largest hip hop involved a group of 1685 dancers.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie sautés.

She counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

She bounces while keeping her feet pointed outwards.

Miss Kylie says, NOW LET'S TRY FOUR SAUTÉS
IN FIRST.
IN FIRST POSITION,
OUR HEELS ARE TOGETHER,
BUT OUR FEET ARE STILL
SPREAD OUT.

Miss Kylie and the kids change their position to first with their heels touching and feet pointed outwards.

Miss Kylie says, NOW LET'S TRY FOUR SAUTÉS
BUT IN FIRST POSITION.

Miss Kylie and the kids put their hands on their hips.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and the kids bounce while keeping their feet pointed outwards.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
HOW DID THAT FEEL?

The kids say, GOOD!

Miss Kylie says, AWESOME.

Aria comments, MY FAVOURITE BALLET MOVE IS...
I CAN'T DECIDE BY THESE TWO,
A COUPÉ AND A PASSÉ.

In the studio, Miss Kylie asks, CAN ANYONE SHOW ME THE BALLET
PORTION ALL PUT TOGETHER?

Three of the kids raise their hands.

Miss Kylie says, ROMAN.

Roman looks down at his feet as he gets into first position with his heels touching and his hands on his hips.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Roman demonstrates. He watches his feet as bounces with his toes pointed outwards.

Miss Kylie counts, TWO, THREE, FOUR…

Roman jumps with his feet out in second position.

Miss Kylie counts, …FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Roman jumps with his feet in first position.

Miss Kylie says, THAT WAS AMAZING,
BUT WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE DON'T LOOK AT OUR FEET.
WE WANT TO LOOK TOWARDS
OUR AUDIENCE.

Grayson, dancer, comments, IF I COULD DANCE ANYWHERE
IN THE FINALE,
I WOULD DANCE IN A VIDEO GAME.

In the studio, Miss Kylie asks, DO YOU WANT TO TRY
ONE MORE TIME?

The kids say, YEAH.

Miss Kylie says, OKAY, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

The dancers sauté. Miss Kylie steps back to watch the kids. The kids jump out of first position into second position as they sauté.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

As the kids land their last jump they return to first position with their heels touching. They sauté again.

Miss Kylie says, AMAZING! ARE YOU READY TO LEARN
THE HIP HOP PORTION?

The kids say, YEAH!

Miss Kylie says, AWESOME.

Miss Kylie comments, THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE
MASH-UPS, BECAUSE IT COMBINES
TWO OF MY FAVOURITE STYLES
OF DANCE.

Text reads, Miss Kylie, dance instructor.

In the studio, Miss Kylie says, NOW FOR HIP HOP, WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH A GROOVE.
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE
GROOVE FIRST,
AND THEN I'LL TEACH IT TO YOU.

Roman, dancer, comments, MY FAVOURITE HIP HOP MOVE IS
PROBABLY THE MILLY ROCK.
IT'S AN OLD MOVE,
BUT I REALLY LIKE IT.

In the studio, Miss Kylie says, WE'RE GONNA GO ONE, TWO…

Miss Kylie demonstrates. She takes a step the her right. She has her arms bent in front of her as she moves her upper body with the step. With her step to the right, she reaches her other leg out to tap the floor with her toes.

She counts, …THREE, FOUR.

Miss Kylie does the same move with her other leg by stepping to her left, reaching with her right and tapping with her toes while moving to the left with her upper body.

Miss Kylie says, SO LET'S TRY IT ALL TOGETHER.
WE'RE GONNA STEP AND TOUCH.

Miss Kylie steps to her right and taps the floor with her left toes as she snaps her fingers with her arm reached out. The kids try and copy her.

Miss Kylie says, AWESOME, AND THEN OTHER SIDE.
STEP, TAP.

Miss Kylie and the kids repeat the move with their other foot.

Miss Kylie says, AND YOU CAN EVEN MOVE YOUR BODY
WITH THAT,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO STICK UP
STRAIGHT,
YOU CAN GO... USE... YEAH.

Miss Kylie demonstrates dipping and moving to the right with her upper body with she taps the floor with her left foot.

She says, AWESOME.
AND THEN WE DO TWO ROLL UPS.
SO A WE DO A ROLL UP
TO THIS SIDE…

Miss Kylie holds her hands together in front of her. She jumps slightly to her left and rolls her body.

She says, …AND THEN CHANGE SIDES.

Miss Kylie repeats the roll up by jumping to her right. The kids copy her moves.

Miss Kylie says, AMAZING, GUYS!
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE
CHOREOGRAPHY? YES.

Girl Jordan asks, HOW DO WE DO THE ROLL UP?

Miss Kylie says, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
LET'S TRY IT ALL TOGETHER.

Miss Kylie puts her hands together.

She says, WE'RE GOING TO REST OUR HANDS,
AND WE'RE GONNA DO A JUMP
WITH OUR TWO FEET… Miss Kylie jumps on the spot.

She says, …AND WE'RE GOING TO ROLL UP,
AND WE'RE GOING TO THINK OF
HIPS AND CHEST
AND THEN YOUR HEAD…

Miss Kylie rolls her body from her hips to her head.

She says, …AND THEN OTHER SIDE.

Miss Kylie and the kids jump to their right and repeat the roll up. Text reads, a ballet tutu can take 90 hours to create.

Miss Kylie says, JUMP, HIP, CHEST, HEAD.

Body parts move separately as Miss Kylie demonstrates the roll up.

She asks, JORDAN, DO YOU WANT TO SHOW US
THE ROLL UPS?

Jordan nods.

Miss Kylie says, I'LL COUNT YOU IN.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Jordan demonstrates rolls ups as she puts her hands together and jumps to her left.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

She jumps to her right and repeats the move.

(Applause)

Joran, dancer, comments, MY FAVOURITE TYPE OF DANCE
IS HIP HOP,
BECAUSE IT'S GROOVY.

In the studio, Miss Kylie asks, WHY DON'T WE TRY TO PUT THE HIP
HOP PART ALL TOGETHER?

One of the kids says YEAH.

Miss Kylie says, READY?
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

Miss Kylie and the kids do the step and touch dance move.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and the kids do the roll up dance move.

Grayson comments, I LIKE BALLET MORE THAN HIP HOP
BECAUSE IT HAS MORE TECHNIQUE.

In the studio, Miss Kylie asks, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SHOW US THE
ENTIRE ROUTINE?

Aria raises her hand.

Miss Kylie says, ARIA, WHY DON'T YOU SHOW US?
I'LL DO IT WITH YOU.

Miss Kylie and Aria get into first position with their heels touching, toes pointed out and their hands on their hips.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Aria and Miss Kylie demonstrate. They jump and land in second position with their feet apart and toes pointed out.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

Miss Kylie and Aria land their last sauté when their count ends with their heels together in second position.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and Aria repeat their sautés with their heels together in second position.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.

Miss Kylie and Aria groove to their left and their right.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and Aria do roll ups to their left and right.

Miss Kylie asks, HOW DID THAT FEEL?

The kids say, GOOD.

Miss Kylie asks, YOU WANT TO TRY IT ALL TOGETHER?

The kids say, YEAH.

They put the moves together.

Miss Kylie counts, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and the kid repeat their routine.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and the kids run through their sautés in first and second position.

Miss Kylie counts, ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR.
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie and the kids run through their grooves and roll ups.

Miss Kylie says, GREAT WORK, DANCERS!
REMEMBER, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF
YOU DON'T GET ALL THE MOVES
THE FIRST TIME.
IT TAKES PRACTICE.

Roman comments, I LIKE HIP HOP BETTER
THAN BALLET
BECAUSE I THINK THAT WHEN
YOU'RE DOING BALLET,
YOU HAVE TO BE MORE TECHNICAL
AND IT'S MORE CHALLENGING
THAN HIP HOP,
BECAUSE HIP HOP, YOU DON'T
REALLY HAVE TO BE SO PERFECT
AND YOU CAN JUST BE GROOVY.

In the studio, Miss Kylie asks, WHAT DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD CALL
THIS DANCE?

Roman raises his hand.

Miss Kylie says, ROMAN?

Roman says, I WANT TO CALL IT THE BAL-HOP.

Miss Kylie says, THEN BAL-HOP IT IS, THEN.
IT'S ALMOST TIME TO PREMIER
BAL-HOP TO THE WORLD,
BUT FIRST, WE HAVE TO DO OUR
PRE-SHOW RITUAL
AND DANCE LIKE NOBODY'S
WATCHING.

The kids cheer, FREESTYLE FUN!

Title card, Freestyle Fun! Cheerful music plays as the dancers move freestyle around the dance floor. Aria sautés. Miss Kylie does a cartwheel without her hands touching the ground. The dancers spin on the floor.

Miss Kylie says, AND THEN LET'S TAKE IT ALL BACK
TO OUR FIRST POSITION.

Miss Kylie and the kids stand in first position.

Miss Kylie says, WHAT'S COOL IS THAT WE CAN
IMAGINE PERFORMING
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
SO CLOSE YOUR EYES AND OPEN THEM
IN FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

Miss Kylie stands with her students.

She narrates, CLASSY YET COOL,
A PERFECT PLACE TO SHOWCASE
OUR BAL-HOP ROUTINE.

(Upbeat music plays)

The studio transforms into an urban courtyard. The dancers perform the bal-hop. The girls and Miss Kylie wear ballet tutus and jackets. The boys wear modern clothing. They all wear ballet slippers.

A person sings, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY
HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

(Hip Hop Beat music plays)

Miss Kylie and the kids freestyle. Now in a Portico, each dancer dances individually with Miss Kylie. First, Roman. He sautés and dances beside Miss Kylie. Now Grayson. He freestyles then steps back behind Miss Kylie. Now Aria. She jumps and twirls. Finally Jordan. She twirls. Now all together the kids dance.

Miss Kylie narrates, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU'VE
NEVER DANCED BEFORE.
JUST TAKE IT STEP BY STEP.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME!

Miss Kylie and the kids all dance together.

Credits.

Produced in Association with TVO Kids.

federation kids & family.

Pillango Productions.