The WORST episodes of Step Up
Every episode of Step Up ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Step Up!
Welcome to Atlanta, home of High Water, the city’s most cutthroat performing arts school. When twins Tal and Janelle relocate from Ohio, they find themselves thrust into a world where every move is a test. As they attempt to navigate their new world — on and off the dance floor — they’ll discover just how deep they’re willing to dig to realize their dreams and seize their moment.
#1 - Cell Therapy
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2022
Sage’s actions the night of the BMT Awards has landed him back in jail. Collette is trying to keep everything together and the tour afloat. Marquise’s meddling is upsetting everyone from Rigo to Collette to Poppy to Odalie; only Angel is enamored. At the Tabernacle, Rigo thrills the audience, but is confronted by haters. Sparks ignite as Collette consoles a shaken Rigo – what will it mean for Sage and Poppy?
#2 - Ensemble
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/31/2018
Poppy and Janelle open up to one another, as Rigo and Dondre grapple with the events of the party.
#3 - Shuffle
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2018
Janelle and Dondre can’t seem to hide their true feelings, while alliances at High Water are challenged.
#4 - Never Scared
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2022
At Sage’s evidentiary hearings, courtroom testimonies provoke betrayals and hostility. The D.A.’s strategy is working and Sage could be tried for murder. Things are increasingly dicey between Sage and Collette as they both struggle to assert Sage’s innocence. Meanwhile things heat up between Marquise and Angel, but their fragile relationship is headed for trouble.
#6 - Solo
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/31/2018
Janelle struggles at her High Water audition after she’s forced outside her comfort zone, while Tal confronts his bullies.
#7 - Choreography
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/31/2018
Rigo goes viral and King makes a big reveal to Poppy.
#8 - Dance Craze
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/31/2018
Tensions flare at Dondre and Janelle’s over-the-top party, while Johnny forces Tal to face the truth about who he is.
#9 - Azonto
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/20/2019
With Rigo's song about her going viral, Poppy is left with no choice but to respond. Collette takes full control of the tour while Sage is away. Davis helps Uncle Al outside of work.
#10 - Duets
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/31/2018
Odalie finds out why Davis has been skipping class, King’s loyalties are torn, and Tal finally makes a move on his crush.
#11 - Vogue
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2019
When the tour dancers are unable to let loose during an erotic dance routine, Sage demands that they go on a journey to find their sexy. Things start to get hot and heavy with Dondre and Poppy. Sage and Rigo go head-to-head.
#12 - Inversion
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/20/2019
As Nine pushes Sage to tone down his ambitions, Collette takes him on a trip down memory lane to rediscover his artistic roots. Odalie struggles to find balance in both her love life and her dance. Zo takes Tal out for the night of his life... with unforeseen consequences.
#13 - Two-Step
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2018
Sage Odom’s tour auditions are underway, Uncle Al tries to save the twins, and Collette and East-O’s turbulent past comes to a head.
#14 - Pilot
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/31/2018
After their mother is arrested, twins Janelle and Tal are sent to live with their Uncle Al in Atlanta. Janelle learns about a performing arts school, High Water, in their new neighborhood, which may just change everything.
#15 - It’s Goin’ Down
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/27/2022
Romantic entanglements are tearing Sage, Collette, Rigo, and Poppy in new directions. The love triangle between Davis, Odalie and Angel has come to a tipping point. Tal has a new love interest, a new understanding for Marquise, and a new position as Sage’s Creative Director.
#16 - Precision
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/20/2019
With Sage’s tour opening in barely two months, Tal, Dondre, Poppy, and Odalie realize just how hard they’ll have to push themselves if they want to truly become a professional dance squad. East-O’s sudden death leaves Rigo with questions and a challenge to his father’s throne in the form of his prodigal Uncle Matty, while Sage surprises Collette by bringing in a frenemy from her past to run point on the tour.
#17 - Kryptonite
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2022
Accused of murdering his former friend East-O, Sage Odom is poised to lose everything in his empire. His partner and now fiancé Collette Jones is by his side supporting him; but Collette is hiding a deep secret.
#18 - Hip-Hopera
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/20/2019
The tour begins! Sage and the dancers take the stage on opening night in Atlanta. Dondre learns a secret that changes everything between him and Poppy. Rigo learns the truth about the death of his father. Odalie has her moment to shine. Uncle Al has a huge surprise for Davis and Justin. Sage has a dramatic proposal for Collette. A shocking return from his past astonishes Tal.
#19 - Attitude
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/20/2019
Odalie, with the help of Davis, attempts to work through a debilitating injury and preserve her spot on tour as Tal tries to assuage himself of his guilt and earn Odalie's forgiveness. As Rigo's star rises, he struggles to keep the peace amongst his friends and decipher who to trust. Meanwhile, Dondre finally meets the real Sage Odom.
#20 - Ain’t Gon’ Let Up
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2022
A troubled Rigo must choose between abandoning the lucrative tour or headline the tour to help rescue the man who possibly murdered his father. With his lifelong friend and supporter Poppy by his side, he turns the tables on Sage and Collette just when they are most vulnerable. As friendship blossoms between Odalie and Angel, Odalie finds understanding and courage to purchase her own house, leaving Davis in the cold. Busted for selling drugs, Marquise is approached by D.A. Erin Baxter to help take Sage Odom down.
#21 - Splits
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/20/2019
The budding rivalry between Tal and Zo comes to a head at Dondre’s Lit Luau. Odalie brings Davis to the suburbs to meet her parents. Rigo gets an offer from Uncle Matty that puts his relationship with Marquise in jeopardy.
#22 - 5.6.7.8
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2018
Sage’s troubles start trending, and Dondre discovers Janelle’s been keeping a secret from him.
#23 - Form
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/20/2019
Nine and King develop plans to take Rigo’s music to the next level while Rigo’s ties to the streets continue to put a strain on his music and his relationship with Poppy. Meanwhile, Odalie and Davis hit hard times and tension between Tal and Zo grows as Sage heats things up in preparation for the tour.
#24 - Player’s Ball
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2022
Prohibited from performing at the BMT Awards, house-arrested Sage reluctantly agrees with Collette to let Rigo perform in his slot. It takes both Poppy and Collette to convince Rigo to make the appearance which will boost tour sales. Meanwhile, to the annoyance of Odalie, Angel meets Marquise and both are smitten with one another. At the live awards performance, Rigo has a surprise for everyone that changes the direction of the entire tour.
#25 - Who Can I Run To?
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/2022
Things are increasingly hot and cold between Angel and Odalie – someone’s keeping secrets. Collette hatches a plan to keep Rigo on the Spartika-sponsored tour. Poppy has returned to her mother’s salon but longs for the day when she can rejoin the tour and pursue her dream. Sage has an epiphany and pledges a new direction for his music and his creative future. Rigo also has an epiphany and decides to make changes for the woman he loves.