The only reason this is not the worst show is that TMZ is still on the air. The show does have a plot--a thoroughly predictable plot, but I can live with that in a show that's aimed at tweens. It's hard for me to assess the dancing talent because the choreography is so bad. You don't just put ballet, hip-hop, and gymnastics in a blender and hit "mix." Having all three elements in a dance is not a terrible idea, but they have to be brought together with finesse, not because the studio is a democracy (everybody gets a voice). And choreographing an ensemble dance routine and learning it in a day is completely unrealistic. It's unclear what the studio choreographer's role is, since the routines seem to be made up by the students themselves. In fact the studio owner doesn't contribute much, either.There's nothing one can say about the music; it's simply unmemorable.The gimmick of the behind-the-scenes interviews doesn't work. These kids can't act, and their drama is overblown. It's really a caricature of teenagers and depicts teens as universally self-absorbed. The other problem with it is that some of the interviews happen in the middle of the action. For example, a given actor is in the middle of a dance; then the scene cuts to an interview with that dancer commenting on the very dance that's ongoing! There's no logic to that.Finally, the acting is just phenomenally bad. I want to just chalk it up to the actors' youth, but I can't, because there are some pretty terrific child actors around.

this show is the best i have ever seen on TV in my entire life. Great for kids, tweens, teens, and even adults! this show get's to much hate so don't listen to the other reviews because I know you will love it. The dancing is amazing (especially from briar nolet who plays Richelle), I agree the acting isn't the best in the world but it is still good and the dancing and story lines makes up for it 100%. I truly recommend you watch this show, you will not regret it I promise.

I was skimming through Netflix one day and found this random show called "The next step." I had literally never heard of it. Didn't know a thing about it. I just clicked it and that was 600 minutes of my life gone. Not that I'm complaining. I just got addicted. Come on! The concept is so clever. It's a real show, real actors but it's not. It's a reality show. It's just brilliant. You can really see into the character's heads. You hear the thoughts they want to say to other people but can't. It's just really interesting and whoever came up with that is a genius. I love every single character. Riley's my favourite though. But I love James and Giselle and Michelle and Eldon and West and by the end of the first season, Emily. I don't know, it's a rare series for the fact that I absolutely love EVERY character and am so determined to watch them succeed. The romanticism id the best part. James and Riley's first date is beautiful and wonderful. I literally cried at it. Just to put this in perspective, my favourite TV show is Doctor Who. This is not my type of series and I'm addicted to it. :-P just watch it. It's incredibly choreographed, amazingly acted, articulately written and just a really clever concept. It's different and wonderful.

Honestly, It's the worst show ever, every time It is next up, I immediately switch channels. The dancing is terrible because most of it is ballet dancing. Also the acting is so bad, they over react to the most little things. This is a huge disgrace to Drama TV and TV shows worldwide. This is seriously a New Jersey Shore for Kids but it actually sucks so badly, and their music is terrible. They are making a big deal out of themselves. It has not been a year and they're doing "tours" in malls. Take your "dancing" and go somewhere else. I've seen better dancing with kids that have peed there pants. It also is one of the worst Disney shows I have ever seen