Split Enz's hit single 'Six months in a Leaky Boat' is still in the NZ Top 40 as we catch up with the students of the Khandallah Academy of Performing Arts, six months after the epic dance battle for control of the Academy.

Dance battle winner Audi Charade's constant experimental mime classes are sapping the students' happiness and Ms Tatum Channing has been relegated to tea lady. Loser Rude Channing is exiled to Invercargill, where he bumps into ex-teacher Bruce Rizzleswizzle and some emo make up. The pair eventually find some arts council money to tour a new show 'Cats and Dogs' and begin to make their way back to Wellington.

Meanwhile Albatross is feeling a traitor's guilt and vows to help get rid of Audi by acting as a double agent. In the thruple, Chad has all the right answers to be a perfect Dad and finally manages to satisfy a hormonal Jasmine. Sheryl gets some good advice from former child star Peppermint on how to raise a baby as well as have a career in the arts and Peppermint unites the students to create an anti-Audi protest. In the meantime Amelia gets a job and actually begins to pay for her meals.

'Cats and Dogs' finally arrives in Khandallah but Audi shows up to shut the whole thing down. It looks like it'll be a dance battle reprise with the protest team joining Rude on the dance floor and almost gaining the upper hand. At the crucial moment Tatum pointe-steps in for an epic pas de deux that reduces Audi to his knees and makes him pause long enough to discover he is Rude's father and repent his time as nemesis.

So the academy is back in Tatum's hands, Jack and Rude are beautifully reunited, Quane gets to hear his Dad giving the dog monologue of love and the full ensemble joins in for a big finale finish.

Thanks everyone who joined us for this five night journey - we hope you had as much fun as we did! Keep an eye out for Soap Factory's next offering...