Rock And A Hard Place

Rock And A Hard Place is the fourth episode of The Next Step. The episode first aired on March 14 2013

Plot
Plot A: Kate and Chris choose line placements

Plot B: Daniel choreographs a routine for J-Troupe

Summary
A dance competition is coming up this weekend so Kate   and Chris think they should decide the dance line positions. Basically, front row is the best, middle row is okay, and the back row is a smack to the face. Riley persuades them to let her make the decision, which leads her to putting Michelle in the back row. After Riley finds out that Emily lied to A-Troupe about having the list reviewed by Kate and Chris, she approaches James and asks him if he thinks her being in the front over Michelle is fair. He gives her honest opinion and tells her that it's not. So she switches her front line position with Michelle in the middle of a rehearsal. Emily is outraged that her sister betrayed her, and the E-girls vote to kick Riley out of their clique. Daniel choreographs a routine for J-Troupe, who act like brats. However, it is revealed that it is all a ploy developed by Tiffany to make the E-Girls seem great. When the J-Troupe kids began fooling around, Tiffany "sets them in place", making Daniel give the E-Girls his respect.