Eldon Internationals 'Empire' Solo - The Next Step Extended Dances

"There's nowhere left to go... but down."
A beautiful, emotional dance solo from Eldon (Isaac Lupien) set to the song "Empire Part 2". An extended version of the internationals male solo The Next Step season 3 episode 25, "When the War is Over".

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[izzyrae]

I understand that eldon didn’t win because the show writers/runners didn’t want TNS to win everything but, my lord, this solo is perfection. Isaac is so incredibly talented

[easyvesey]

I don't understand how Sweden won because this solo was out of this world!! His technique is outstanding!!

[sazp]

Eldon and Richelle are the ones to watch in this show cos they have so much elegance and grace and flexibility when they dance which is astounding!!! I really like the next step and seeing all of the dancers progress and get better and better and amaze me more and more

[natalieruehl]

Was anyone else shocked when they found out hes actually Lucians son in real life?

[matildawallace]

1:22 first time I’ve ever seen Eldon do an illusion and he’s absolutely amazing at it

[jadmarrouche]

He should have one mr international soloist

[eddiejeffery]

This was the best solo ever on The Next Step

[sgoodes]

this was hands down his best solo because the movement just flowed together. it felt like you were really watching a dance rather than a bunch of tricks and turns like some of his other solos.

[erintheegg]

i actually don’t understand how this didn’t win

[Luniaczek]

No doubt the BEST dance in the entire show!!!
And the best dancer! (Until probably when we'll see more of Briar)

[graceeyoma]

I feel with Elden’s internationals solo, he contrasted different forces of technique and skill. You could see the source of ballet and contemporary in his legs. You could see the athleticism from his stomach to his chest. He fused hip hop with jazz to entertain the audience with his tricks. His flexibility and gymnastics formed most of the arm movements and constant stretches around his body. He used the style of lyrical to tell the story between his eyes, head and neck. He used musical theatre to pick up the choreography and keep in time with the music, swishing his feet into positions judging when the music made a sort of pitch or the vocal dramatisation of a lyric. It was absolutely amazing, and I loved all the turns. This solo completely wowed me. Congratulations, Elden. This is such a wow factor for me. Your facial expressions and your sense of count, beat, rhythm and match of words with dance was totally impressive. I REALLY enjoyed this, thank you. 🤩🤗

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This reminds me of Max’s solo when he was still at Elite

[RiaOfficial]

How amazing would it be if when Eldon did his pirouettes, he hit 30, and went off and kissed and hugged Thalia because he hit 30?! And then he won mr nationals soloist because let's be honest from what we saw, his was the best

[naturalbby]

You can tell he grew as a dancer in internationals! It wasn’t all quick and dramatic! His technique and skills are out of this world! He had aspects of contemporary and ballet and then also added flips to make the piece rich! So much elegance and flexibility! His best solo in my opinion!

[kaciechapmann]

Eldons dance was outstanding how did that other guy win ! 💗

[rachael]

Isaacs technique 😭😱😱😱 like whaaaat why couldn't I live in Canada and go to that dance studio... 😭😭

[Charlotte-lqbv]

This solo is just beautiful probably the best solo on the show. His movements are just do connected and fluid. You can say whatever you want but this solo was outstanding. He fully emoted in this dance and although his face wasn't like "a Maddie face " it was just normal and you can just tell that he is putting his heart into it and there is always so much Passion in it. This solo literally makes me cry every single time.

[jorjabell]

He went from a straddle jump to an a le seconde, that’s insane

[ilajavadiyan]

Isaac, this brought me to tears, I literally had goosebumps all over my body and this song is so emotional

[matildawallace]

The first time I seen this dance it made me cry ❤️