Dance Academy
Dance Academy

Dance Academy

2010 3 Seasons 66 Episodes ⭐ 7.4 Comedy Drama Family

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.

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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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Learning to Fly

Country girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance. It's a tumultuous

EP 2

Week Zero

Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead. As she struggles to fit in, she learns the hard way to respect

EP 3

Behind Barres

Tara's crush on Ethan threatens her friendship with Kat; Abigail wins a decisive victory; Christian finds himself in pol

EP 4

Mine Field

Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate in trust exercises, Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush o

EP 5

Real Men Don’t Dance

Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue

EP 6

Perfection

Tara is stunned to learn Kat's mother is a world acclaimed ballerina and Tara's greatest idol. Meanwhile, Sammy's perfec

EP 7

Crush Test Dummies

Christian shows Ethan some real Australian street hip-hop. Meanwhile, Tara is the self-proclaimed expert on crushes and

EP 8

Growing Pains

Tara is overjoyed by a rumour that she and Damien Lang are dating. Meanwhile, Abigail is unwilling to accept the changes

EP 9

Heartbeat

Kat creates a video of her dancing that becomes an internet success. Meanwhile, Ethan views Christian as a friendly riva

EP 10

Through the Looking Glass

Christian's best mate Aaron comes to stay and reveals the truth about the robbery they committed. Meanwhile, Abigail's c

EP 11

One Perfect Day

Tara is elated when Ethan asks her to dance in his choreographic assessment piece. She hopes that he is finally beginnin

EP 12

Pressure

Pressure is building at the Academy as the students prepare for exam week.

EP 13

Family

It's Open Week at the Academy when parents watch their children in a series of demonstration classes.

EP 14

Turning Pointes

Kat introduces Tara to her new boyfriend; Abigail struggles to convince her therapist to allow her to return to ballet c

EP 15

My Life En Pointe

Petra Hoffman arrives at the Academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School; Kat has been ditching class to spend tim

EP 16

Free Falling

Kat is upset when her parents ignore her 16th birthday and in revenge throws herself a huge party at their harbour front

EP 17

A Midsummer's Night Dream

It is school camp and everyone is dreading the trip away, especially Tara who has been made an outcast following the par

EP 18

Betty Bunheads

German exchange student Petra Hoffman is thrilled when she is invited to stay at the Academy; Abigail is making more tro

EP 19

Fairest and Best

Junior footballers from the Institute of Sport have been sent to the Academy for some specialised training. The challeng

EP 20

Ballet Fever

When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath. Tara and Christian find them

EP 21

FOMO: Fear of Missing Out

It's a month since Tara's injury and her plaster is due to come off, but Tara seems more focused on her new boyfriend an

EP 22

Flight or Fight Response

The date for Christian's robbery hearing has been set but his defence strategy relies on his best mate, Aaron. However A

EP 23

Best Friends Forever

Christian's conscience gets the better of him and he changes his story to protect his friend. Meanwhile, Ethan has recei

EP 24

Heatwave

In the weeks since the court hearing, Sammy and Christian have been inseparable, but when Christian ditches Sammy to spe

EP 25

The Deep End

Rehearsals for 'The Nutcracker' are underway and Tara discovers that being the star is not all it's cracked up to be. Sa

EP 26

Learning to Fly, Part 2

The end of year production has arrived. Things don't go smoothly when the director is not happy with Tara's performance

EP 1

In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated

It's a rollercoaster year for Tara and her friends as they begin Second Year at the National Academy. Relationships fall

EP 2

Dream Life

Tara finds a new mentor to admire in Saskia Duncan, the youngest principal dancer in the Company's history. Saskia takes

EP 3

Faus Pax de Deux

Kat finally makes friends with the coterie of outcast girls at school, but despite having sworn off dancing, finds herse

EP 4

Legends

Tara's ecstatic when her mentor Saskia is appointed to teach the second years at the Academy. But Tara rapidly discovers

EP 5

Showcase

After Sebastian questions his son Ethan on the impressiveness of his piece at the Showcase, Ethan takes it out on Abigai

EP 6

Like No One's Watching

Sammy's little brother Ari arrives at the Academy throwing Sammy's hectic life schedule into havoc. Kat auditions to be

EP 7

A Choreographed Life

Tara feels the time she spends with Christian is impacting on her dance study and suggests they 'pause' their relationsh

EP 8

Connectivity

Tara decides to take action after realising that Saskia's continual critique of her dancing could jeopardise her mid-yea

EP 9

The Break

With exams finally over, both the boys and girls go out to let off some steam. However, Sammy is tense after failing his

EP 10

A Good Life

Sammy returns home for his Grandpa Morrie's funeral and to ask his father to support his Academy tuition. An act of sabo

EP 11

Self Sabotage

Grace encourages Tara to take action against Saskia's spiteful treatment of her; Kat commences training for the Moulin R

EP 12

Breaking Pointe

Tara's preparations for the Prix de Fonteyn are struck a devastating blow when Saskia's bullying results in an injury. M

EP 13

Backstab

Determined to prove Saskia wrong, Tara risks serious injury and possible expulsion from the Academy by competing in the

EP 14

Rescue Mission

Tara runs into Ben who's volunteering in the hospital leukaemia ward performance. Tara discovers Ben's deepest secret. B

EP 15

Moving On

Tara negotiates her return to the Academy after being expelled. Meanwhile, Ethan's search for ongoing employment leads h

EP 16

Origins

Sammy gets a second chance at the Prix de Fonteyn when he takes a road trip with Ollie to audition for the regional roun

EP 17

Love and War

The rivalry escalates between the first and second year students resulting in a dance battle; and Tara becomes unhinged

EP 18

Catch Me If I Fall

During an excursion to the circus, Christian's dad makes promises he's unable to keep; Tara tries to repair her friendsh

EP 19

The Naturals

Tara opens herself up to love again and hunts for a new crush, Finn tries to convince Abigail to be the star of his new

EP 20

Tick, Question Mark, Cross

Abigail's forced to make a choice between her ballet and the fringe musical. Her situation intensifies when her mother A

EP 21

Ladder Theory

Ben attempts to out-psych Christian during the National Prix de Fonteyn round, and Sammy's father is attending the Prix

EP 22

Win or Lose

Grace's father retracts a promise to visit her at the Academy: her self-assurance plummets. Christian's bounce back from

EP 23

Live It or Fight It

During rehearsals of 'Peter Pan' Ben uses various tactics to prove to Tara he's a leading man, while Kat's efforts to re

EP 24

The Prix De Fonteyn

The Prix de Fonteyn is two days away. Tara is stunned as Grace has returned to Sydney as a representative for the UK Pri

EP 25

The Second

After a sudden tragedy, the Academy students must find a way to come together and help each other out in this time of da

EP 26

The Red Shoes

Abigail and Tara join forces to go head-to-head with a formidable enemy. Christian has to choose between the girl he lov

EP 1

Glue

It's three weeks into Third Year and Tara and her friends are already feeling the pressure. Speculation bubbles when the

EP 2

New Rules

On their first day as fill-in dancers, Tara, Grace and Ben encounter cliques in the corps de ballet. Meanwhile, Christia

EP 3

Second Chances

Kat struggles to stay positive and her determination to advance into Third Year is morphing into dangerous patterns. Mea

EP 4

Short Cut Clause

Ben is flattered when Saskia offers to be his mentor and it becomes clear there's potential for them to dance together b

EP 5

Negative Patterns

Saskia arranges a special audition with the Company's artistic director for her protégé, Ben; Grace's world implodes;

EP 6

Fake It Until You Make It

The Academy goes a little Hollywood when a film crew uses their building as a location for a new indie movie; and Grace

EP 7

Graceland

The Third Years are having the time of their lives on the road, but are prioritising fun over performance. Back at the A

EP 8

Travelling Light

On the final leg of their tour, the Third Years are invited to a traditional Indigenous ceremony and return the hospital

EP 9

Don't Let Me Down Gently

A career-making performance opportunity brings out the best and worst in everyone, and an injury that sidelines Ollie pr

EP 10

N'FEKTD

Christian and Ollie prepare for Streetbeatz, a major hip hop competition; Kat prepares to audition for a minor role in C

EP 11

Start of an Era

The countdown to the final Company auditions has begun when suddenly it becomes a whole new playing field; and Christian

EP 12

A Perfect Storm

Auditions for the National Ballet Company have arrived bringing superstitions, old competitive battle lines and the perf

EP 13

Not for Nothing

It's judgment day. The Third Years sit before the Company panel and learn their fate - who will be offered a professiona

EP 14

The Last Dance

During this special clip see the cast talk about how it felt to film the last dance scene of the series as well as what

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