HEARTBURST,, The Next Step

[2.22] lost

[2X22]

{James turns to the bros for help to solve a riddle for Riley in the midst of a studio-wide search for the missing Nationals costumes.}

❝Raccoons go in the garbage. You guys should go in the garbage.❞

Capoeira music sounded throughout Studio A as the teens watched some of the Capoeira troupe perform. Miss Kate was the one who brought them to perform for her students because the dancers had all brought in some unique troupes and she figured it was her own turn.

The dance troupe continued to perform fighting-style kicks and flips to their music as the dancers of A-Troupe clapped them on, clearly impressed.

"The Capoeira dancers were actually really cool," West informed the camera with a grin, "You know, I really enjoyed the style, um, it's like a mix of martial arts, dancing and tricking, as well."

Maxie nodded in agreement, she too had found the dancers intriguing. "They remind me of my old Judo class. I only joined because I was obsessed with The Karate Kid, but I was actually really good. I mean, I managed to take down a binman at age twelve. To be fair, he was just trying to take the wheelie bin to the lorry, but I wanted to show him my new move... I think I gave him a concussion," She admitted, scratching the back of her neck sheepishly.

Capoeira dancer's band was made up of a variety of different instruments, ranging from pandeiros to agogo bells, even bongo drums, and the unique style of dance proved well in keeping the teens engaged. 

"There's a lot of acrobatic moves and it kinda looks like they're always dodging each other's movements," Chloe then pointed out with a smile, seeming to be really fascinated by the troupe the studio head had brought in, "They stay really low to the ground, and I've never seen anything like it."

James had an awestruck look painted on his features. "They're doing tricks that West, Eldon and I haven't seen before — Maxie probably has, but, regardless, we're all definitely getting inspired by them."

Once the dance had come to an end, the group cheered loudly for them, sharing looks of awe and excitement. As she went to shake one of the dancer's hands, Maxie couldn't help but notice Amanda and Emily stood off to the side talking secretively together, which was weird, since Emily had been cutting people off left, right and centre, however, the girl simply shrugged it off — concluding it was probably just Emily giving Amanda dance captain tips before turning back to smile at the Capoeira dancers.

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After receiving a message from James that had read 'SNS', Maxie reluctantly made her way into Studio A, the many combinations of words running through her head as to what the message meant as she did so.

The sight of four boys standing in a huddled circle in the middle of the dance floor was what greeted Maxie when she finally made it into the studio space, causing a small giggle to escape her lips at how cult-ish they looked.

"Hi, Maxie, so kind of you to join us." James grinned, sarcasm evident in his overly sing-song tone as he did so. 

Hunter smiled at the girl, glad she was there to help, for he had a feeling the task Riley had set for James was not gonna be an easy one if he needed their help. "Yeah, James was just about to open the mystery envelope."