Backstage

Previously on Backstage...

I just took it to see where you got your samples

but you made them because you're DJ Diamondmind!

Keep your voice down.

You're the one, Bianca. It's always been you.

I could be the next star of the next big love story.

- - I'm going on tour,

with DJ Diamondmind.

Now we both have exciting things to do this summer.

I didn't get the part in L.A.

I think Miles and I just broke up.

The Primas are giving me a chance to dance with them.

C's my best friend and if you can't handle that,

then maybe I'm not the right girl for your team.

We'll be replacing you on the team, effective immediately.

You are no longer a Prima.

The new addition to the Primas will be Carly.

You still have a chance to secure your spot at Juilliard for the summer.

I saw these weird hip-hop dancers...

It was probably The Streets. Not real dancers.

They seemed pretty good.

I came up with a plan to get revenge on Julie

for getting Maria fired and if we don't do something big,

Julie's gonna be publicly humiliated.

Nobody's gonna find out because nobody's gonna tell.

The secret dies with us.

Yeah!

- -

You.

You.

With me.

So, let's go over the facts. You set off the sprinklers.

We did.

You caused thousands of dollars in damages.

We did.

You did, however, raise the funds to pay back the school during the open house.

We did.

And the reason you did all of this

was so that you could save Julie Maslany's art installation from being sabotaged.

Which we did.

A sabotage you orchestrated yourself in the first place.

And that's where it gets complicated.

- Technically, Vanessa... - I heard everything you had to say

before the summer, Ms. Catto.

It's my turn to do the talking now.

Keaton isn't just a school.

It's an incubator of imagination.

A place where dreams are formed, challenged, nurtured.

Where the future is born.

Where talent, hard work and passion is everywhere you look.

- Are you looking, ladies? - Give me a second!

When you set off the sprinklers,

you extinguished the first spark in a student's creative journey.

You muted hundreds of recordings.

Washed away hours of painting, all because you made a bad decision.

There isn't just one punishment

that can make up for all the damage you guys have caused, so...

I'm gonna entrust you with the very thing that you betrayed.

Keaton.

I don't get it.

We're in charge of Keaton?

Not even close.

For the entire school year, you'll be Keaton's keepers.

Whatever Keaton needs, you'll do it.

And first on the list, the Grade 12 art class has asked

that you guys repaint last year's open house mural

so they can have a fresh slate to paint on first thing tomorrow.

How are we supposed to paint that with these?

The art department said that all their big brushes were destroyed by the flood.

Convenient.

Well, you have until the end of the day.

And I don't wanna hear that you guys skipped class either.

You'll use your spare, lunch, after school if you have to.

- But I have my Prima audition today. - Then you'd better get to work.

All right and, uh, ladies...

welcome back to Keaton! Let's make it a great year, huh?

- I don't want to talk about it. - Too bad.

Kit, I'll talk to her.

- Swear? - Swear.

We just got back from the tour last night. I haven't even seen her yet.

- Just cut me some slack. - It's just that...

Bianca needs to know.

I need to know what?

So... this is weird.

No, no, no, no, no. It's not...

- It's just that... - Spit it out, Jackson!

Well, Kit.

Kit actually, actually wanted me to tell you...

that DJ Diamondmind

had asked us if you would do vocals on his next track.

What?

For real?

This year's gonna be...

different.

Because I'm different.

And I refuse to be distracted by... distractions.

Nope. Not getting distracted.

I have the best boyfriend of all time.

Sorry.

- I didn't mean to... it came out wrong. - No.

Don't apologize to me.

I'm happy for you and Jax and you don't have to tiptoe around me.

I'm the one who broke up with Miles, remember?

I'm good.

Sure, she is.

Ah, welcome back, everyone!

Hope you all had a great summer.

You ready to start this year with a... bang?

These three students,

are arguably the best musicians in this year's graduating class.

Is that the Frances O'Connell?

She's like, the most talented musician at Keaton.

She's legendary!

And as a part of their independent study unit,

they'll mentor a group of younger students.

Just like an orchestra chooses their musicians,

these three mentors will choose their mentees,

through blind auditions.

Yes, Bianca?

What if more than one mentor wants the singer?

Then we leave it to the singer to choose the mentor.

Makes sense?

Okay, mentors, take your seats.

Then let's start.

Who wants to go...

first?

Okay, whenever you're ready.

- - Oh, I'm ready.

Don't get distracted. Don't get distracted.

Don't get distracted.

Please stand up, Frances. Please stand up.

Whoo!

Quinn Arden.

Leslie Ash.

Beckett Bradstreet.

Beckett Bradstreet?

Who's the genius that skips the first day of class?

Helsweel's gonna eat him alive.

Great name, though. Beckett Bradstreet.

Transfer student.

Everything okay?

Yeah. I'm just trying to calculate how much time we have

to paint over the murals before the Prima audition.

I'm so happy you're re-auditioning.

Yeah, just think how amazing that'd be.

- You and me in the Primas together? - It'll be a dream come true.

It really would.

But...

Aren't you going to miss Sloane's Crew?

- I mean, you won't be able to do both. - I know.

I mean, yeah, I'll miss those guys but the Primas are the best.

And I wanna be the best.

Of course, it's just...

Ms. Catto!

Fresh from Juilliard.

Ms. Catto will be our sophomore dance captain.

As you may or may not know,

the Primas are accepting one new dancer from the 10th grade this year.

However, all because you can audition, doesn't mean you should.

This is mine.

I'm ready.

Cassandra Miller, the Prima captain,