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Season 1 – Dance Academy

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"Dance Academy" is a drama series that follows small-town teenager Tara Webster as she pursues her dream of becoming a ballet dancer at the National Academy of Dance. Tara and her fellow students push themselves as relationships grow while the teens live with one another in the school's boarding house. Each student discovers his or her own path while navigating the minefield that is elite dance training, coupled with the usual challenges that come with being a teenager. But despite all the work they put in, the dancers aren't guaranteed to achieve their goals -- some hopefuls get cut at the end of the year.
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Dance Academy — Season 1

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Samantha Strauss

Creator

Joanna Werner

Creator

Xenia Goodwin

Tara Webster

Alicia Banit

Katrina Karamakov

Dena Kaplan

Abigail Armstrong

Thom Green

Samuel Liebermann

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired May 31, 2010 Learning to Fly Tara Webster, a 15-year-old, travels to Sydney to audition for a spot in the National Academy of Dance, the best dance school in Australia. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 1, 2010 Week Zero Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead only to find that she is the worst dancer in the class. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 2, 2010 Behind Bars Sammy convinces Tara to write a pros and cons list about her crush on Ethan; Abigail e-mails Tara's list to the entire school; Christian finds himself in police custody. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 3, 2010 Minefield The first years are given trust exercises; Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate; Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush on Ethan; Sammy is tied to Abigail for one day. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 4, 2010 Real Men Don't Dance Sammy must choose between dance and his father when ballet classes clash with his synagogue services; Christian struggles to accept the academy's rules. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 7, 2010 Perfection Tara is excited when she learns that Kat's mother is her childhood idol; Sammy must evaluate his growing feelings for Abigail when his girlfriend Mia arrives. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 8, 2010 Crush Test Dummies Christian reluctantly agrees to dance in Ethan's showcase; Sammy admits his feelings; Tara gives Kat a lesson on having crushes. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 9, 2010 Growing Pains Abigail is devastated that her body seems to be developing and defies Miss Raine by wearing a loose top to class; Sammy is forced to buy a dance belt. Details Episode 9 Aired Jun 10, 2010 Send Me a Sign Kat choreographs a dance to one of Myles Kelly's songs and then posts it on the internet; a record company invites Kat to dance in Myles's next video clip. Details Episode 10 Aired Jun 11, 2010 Through the Looking Glass Christian's best friend Aaron reveals the truth about Christian's past; Aaron uses Christian as an alibi forcing him to lie to the police; Abigail is caught shoplifting. Details Episode 11 Aired Jun 14, 2010 One Perfect Day Tara is ecstatic when Ethan asks her to dance in his assessment piece; Kat, Sammy, Abigail and her sister Paige go to a amusement park; Abigail fails to connect with Paige, who would rather be with Kat and Sammy. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 15, 2010 Pressure The students prepare for exams; Tara tries to ignore her feelings for Ethan in an attempt to stay focused; Abigail pushes her body too far. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 16, 2010 Family Tara is embarrassed by her unsophisticated parents; Kat's mother cancels their family vacation; Sammy's father fails to show up to watch him dance. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 17, 2010 Turning Pointes Tara returns from the holidays excited to have been awarded the first year scholarship; Kat leaves Tara standing alone outside a warehouse party the night before their first ballet class. Details Episode 15 Aired Jun 18, 2010 My Life En Pointe Petra Hoffman arrives at the academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School; Petra adopts a lost dog and tries to hide him in the boarding house; Tara feels guilty after kissing Christian. Details Episode 16 Aired Jun 21, 2010 Free Falling When Kat's parents ignore her 16th birthday, she throws herself a party; Tara realizes she can not ignore her feelings for Christian when she sees Kat kissing him. Details Episode 17 Aired Jun 22, 2010 A Midsummer's Night's Dream As school camp arrives, Tara wants to boycott the event after she was made an outcast after the party: Kat will not speak to her and photos of her kissing Christian are showing up everywhere. Details Episode 18 Aired Jun 23, 2010 Betty Bunheads Petra Hoffman is excited when she is asked to stay at the Academy, but the Berlin Ballet Company offers her a contract; she struggles with the decision to stay at the Academy or take the job. Details Episode 19 Aired Jun 24, 2010 Fairest and Best The Institute of Sport's Australian Rules Forward Squad has been sent to the Academy for some specialized training; the challenge is on between the dancers and the footballers, to prove which is the toughest sport. Details Episode 20 Aired Jun 25, 2010 Ballet Fever When the board decides to cut hip-hop and jazz from the curriculum, Kat goes on the warpath, blaming her mother. Details Episode 21 Aired Jun 28, 2010 Fear of Missing Out Tara seems more focused on her new boyfriend, Christian, and organizing the school formal, than her plaster that's ready to come off. Details Episode 22 Aired Jun 28, 2010 Flight or Fight Response Christian's hearing for the robbery he and Aaron committed is coming up; Aaron has disappeared which puts a hole in Christian's defence. Details Episode 23 Aired Jun 30, 2010 BFF: Best Friends Forever Christian goes to his court hearing for the store robbery, and when Aaron returns, Christian decides to alter his story to protect him. Details Episode 24 Aired Jul 1, 2010 Heatwave Sammy and Christian have made a pact of brotherhood but Kat wonders whether Sammy might have a man crush on his new best friend. Details Episode 25 Aired Jul 2, 2010 The Deep End Rehearsals for "The Nutcracker" are under way; Tara is playing the role of Clara and discovers that being the star is not all it's cracked up to be. Details Episode 26 Aired Jul 5, 2010 Learning to Fly Pt. 2 The end of year performance of the Nutcracker at the Opera House has arrived and Tara continues to perform her role so badly that Abigail might be re-cast in her place. Details
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Season Info

Creator
Samantha Strauss, Joanna Werner
Screenwriter
Samantha Strauss
Network
ABC Australia
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date
May 31, 2010
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