Ep 12. Dance Like Nobody Is Watching

Odd Squad is a Canadian/American children's live-action television series about a group of child agents who work for a government agency that solves unique cases using math skills. The show aims to teach kids the fundamentals of math concepts through the adventures of the agents in solving different cases.

In season 2 episode 12, titled "Dance Like Nobody Is Watching," the Odd Squad agents find themselves on a mission to solve a case involving a missing music box. The episode starts with the agents, Otto, Olive, and Oscar, receiving a call from Ms. O, their boss, about the music box, which is an important piece of equipment at the local dance academy. The music box has a tune that is critical to the dance routine the students are currently practicing, and without it, the academy's chances of winning the upcoming dance competition are at risk.

The agents quickly arrive at the dance academy and discover that the music box is nowhere to be found. They interview the dance instructor, students, and staff, but no one seems to have any information about the missing box. However, something strange happens when they interview one student, who appears to be nervous and avoiding eye contact with the agents. Sensing that the student may be hiding something, the agents decide to investigate further.

The agents split into two teams, with Otto and Oscar investigating the dance studio's basement, while Olive continues to question students and staff at the academy. Otto and Oscar discover a secret room in the basement that is filled with various dance props and equipment. But, to their surprise, they also find a secret stash of music boxes, all with the same tune as the missing music box. They realize that someone has been stealing the music boxes and hiding them in the secret room and immediately decide to solve the mystery of who is behind the theft.

Back upstairs, Olive hears a familiar tune coming from one of the dance rooms and realizes that it's the missing music box. She follows the sound and finds the missing music box lying on the floor. Olive quickly realizes that the music box has been tampered with and that the tune it's now playing is not the original tune. She suspects that the student they interviewed earlier may be involved in the case and decides to confront her.

The agents bring all the suspects together in the dance studio and explain their findings. After some questioning, the student they interviewed earlier finally admits to being responsible for stealing the music boxes. She reveals that she was upset about not being selected to perform in the upcoming dance competition and decided to sabotage the academy by stealing the music boxes and changing the tune to ruin the academy's chances of winning. The agents manage to retrieve the original music box and fix the damaged tune before the competition.

The episode ends with the Odd Squad agents attending the dance competition where they see the students perform flawlessly with the original music box's tune playing in the background. The academy wins the competition, and the agents congratulate the students, proud of solving yet another case.

In conclusion, "Dance Like Nobody Is Watching" is a fun and engaging episode that teaches kids the value of honesty and sportsmanship. The Odd Squad agents work together and use their math skills to solve the case and help the dance academy win the competition. The episode also emphasizes the importance of music in dance and highlights how a small change in the tune can impact the entire performance.