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Dance Academy: The Movie

Dance Academy: The Movie

Big City. Bigger Dreams.

20177.21h 41m

Overview

This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

Directed by Jeffrey Walker
Written by Samantha Strauss
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Top Cast

Xenia Goodwin

Xenia Goodwin

Tara Webster

Alicia Banit

Alicia Banit

Kat Karamakov

Dena Kaplan

Dena Kaplan

Abigail Armstrong

Thomas Lacey

Thomas Lacey

Ben Tickle

Keiynan Lonsdale

Keiynan Lonsdale

Ollie Lloyd

Jordan Rodrigues

Jordan Rodrigues

Christian Reed

Tara Morice

Tara Morice

Miss Raine

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Madeline Moncur

Nic Westaway

Nic Westaway

Xavier

Christian Byers

Christian Byers

Student Dex

Themes & Keywords

new york citydancingdance competitionballetbased on tv series

About Dance Academy: The Movie

Dance Academy: The Movie is a drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of new york city, dancing, dance competition, ballet, based on tv series. Directed by Jeffrey Walker, it stars Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Dena Kaplan. This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

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