Tatara and Gaju prepare to battle it out at the Tenpei Cup. It is Tatara's first official dance competition and he is visibly nervous, but when he sees his partner Mako smile despite her nerves, he shores up his courage and steps onto the dance floor. Watching them dance lights a fire in Gaju! Will Tatara and Mako survive the first round?

Tatara and Chinatsu enter the Shizuoka Grand Prix without telling Marisa. Tatara is disappointed when he learns that Hyodo and Akagi aren't competing, but realizes he can now focus on Chinatsu, and they dance as Marisa coached them