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Dance Academy

2010★ 7.4 / 1024 min3 Seasons

At Sydney's National Dance Academy, a few talented youngsters are recruited for the excruciatingly tough course. It follows Tara Webster, a sheepfarmgirl who's ambition is to be the next best ballerina. Jewish long line of doctors' heir Samuel 'Sammy' and minor juvenile offender Christian are the outsiders but gradually fit in, making new kinds of friends. Star ballerina's daughter Kat also introduces them in the circle of last-year brother Ethan, who already aspires a career as choreographer. Also Abigail, a smart young girl who'll walk over dead bodies to reach the stars tries to sabotage everything and everyone.

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Dance Academy Learning to FlyS1 E1 Learning to FlyMay 31, 2010Country girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance. It's a tumultuous week as she realises her…Episode details → Dance Academy Week ZeroS1 E2 Week ZeroJun 1, 2010Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead. As she struggles to fit in, she learns the hard way to respect her…Episode details → Dance Academy Behind BarresS1 E3 Behind BarresJun 2, 2010Tara's crush on Ethan threatens her friendship with Kat; Abigail wins a decisive victory; Christian finds himself in police custody and, with nowhere else…Episode details → Dance Academy Mine FieldS1 E4 Mine FieldJun 3, 2010Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate in trust exercises, Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush on Ethan, and Sammy finds himself…Episode details → Dance Academy Real Men Don’t DanceS1 E5 Real Men Don’t DanceJun 4, 2010Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue services; and Christian struggles to…Episode details → Dance Academy PerfectionS1 E6 PerfectionJun 7, 2010Tara is stunned to learn Kat's mother is a world acclaimed ballerina and Tara's greatest idol. Meanwhile, Sammy's perfect girlfriend Mia has unexpectedly returned…Episode details → Dance Academy Crush Test DummiesS1 E7 Crush Test DummiesJun 8, 2010Christian shows Ethan some real Australian street hip-hop. Meanwhile, Tara is the self-proclaimed expert on crushes and is happy to educate Kat in every…Episode details → Dance Academy Growing PainsS1 E8 Growing PainsJun 9, 2010Tara is overjoyed by a rumour that she and Damien Lang are dating. Meanwhile, Abigail is unwilling to accept the changes in her developing…Episode details → Dance Academy HeartbeatS1 E9 HeartbeatJun 10, 2010Kat creates a video of her dancing that becomes an internet success. Meanwhile, Ethan views Christian as a friendly rival and the two boys…Episode details → Dance Academy Through the Looking GlassS1 E10 Through the Looking GlassJun 11, 2010Christian's best mate Aaron comes to stay and reveals the truth about the robbery they committed. Meanwhile, Abigail's control issues are spiralling out-of-control and…Episode details → Dance Academy One Perfect DayS1 E11 One Perfect DayJun 14, 2010Tara is elated when Ethan asks her to dance in his choreographic assessment piece. She hopes that he is finally beginning to see her…Episode details → Dance Academy PressureS1 E12 PressureJun 15, 2010Pressure is building at the Academy as the students prepare for exam week.Episode details → Dance Academy FamilyS1 E13 FamilyJun 16, 2010It's Open Week at the Academy when parents watch their children in a series of demonstration classes.Episode details → Dance Academy Turning PointesS1 E14 Turning PointesJun 17, 2010Kat introduces Tara to her new boyfriend; Abigail struggles to convince her therapist to allow her to return to ballet classes and Sammy tries…Episode details → Dance Academy My Life En PointeS1 E15 My Life En PointeJun 18, 2010Petra Hoffman arrives at the Academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School; Kat has been ditching class to spend time with her new…Episode details → Dance Academy Free FallingS1 E16 Free FallingJun 21, 2010Kat is upset when her parents ignore her 16th birthday and in revenge throws herself a huge party at their harbour front home. The…Episode details → Dance Academy A Midsummer's Night DreamS1 E17 A Midsummer's Night DreamJun 22, 2010It is school camp and everyone is dreading the trip away, especially Tara who has been made an outcast following the party.Episode details → Dance Academy Betty BunheadsS1 E18 Betty BunheadsJun 23, 2010German exchange student Petra Hoffman is thrilled when she is invited to stay at the Academy; Abigail is making more trouble for Tara; and…Episode details → Dance Academy Fairest and BestS1 E19 Fairest and BestJun 24, 2010Junior footballers from the Institute of Sport have been sent to the Academy for some specialised training. The challenge is on between the dancers…Episode details → Dance Academy Ballet FeverS1 E20 Ballet FeverJun 25, 2010When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath. Tara and Christian find themselves together…Episode details → Dance Academy FOMO: Fear of Missing OutS1 E21 FOMO: Fear of Missing OutJun 28, 2010It's a month since Tara's injury and her plaster is due to come off, but Tara seems more focused on her new boyfriend and…Episode details → Dance Academy Flight or Fight ResponseS1 E22 Flight or Fight ResponseJun 29, 2010The date for Christian's robbery hearing has been set but his defence strategy relies on his best mate, Aaron. However Aaron has vanished. Meanwhile…Episode details → Dance Academy Best Friends ForeverS1 E23 Best Friends ForeverJun 30, 2010Christian's conscience gets the better of him and he changes his story to protect his friend. Meanwhile, Ethan has received interest from a dance…Episode details → Dance Academy HeatwaveS1 E24 HeatwaveJul 1, 2010In the weeks since the court hearing, Sammy and Christian have been inseparable, but when Christian ditches Sammy to spend time with Tara, what…Episode details → Dance Academy The Deep EndS1 E25 The Deep EndJul 2, 2010Rehearsals for 'The Nutcracker' are underway and Tara discovers that being the star is not all it's cracked up to be. Sammy is forced…Episode details → Dance Academy Learning to Fly, Part 2S1 E26 Learning to Fly, Part 2Jul 5, 2010The end of year production has arrived. Things don't go smoothly when the director is not happy with Tara's performance and Abigail hides her…Episode details →