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Dance Academy

Dance Academy

20107.43 Seasons66 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Bernadette O'Mahony
Written by Samantha Strauss
Produced by Joanna Werner
NetworksABC Me

Top Cast

Xenia Goodwin

Xenia Goodwin

Tara Webster

Alicia Banit

Alicia Banit

Katrina "Kat" Karamakov

Dena Kaplan

Dena Kaplan

Abigail Armstrong

Isabel Durant

Isabel Durant

Grace Whitney

Jordan Rodrigues

Jordan Rodrigues

Christian Reed

Thomas Lacey

Thomas Lacey

Benjamin "Ben" Tickle

Keiynan Lonsdale

Keiynan Lonsdale

Oliver "Ollie" Lloyd

Tara Morice

Tara Morice

Miss Raine

Themes & Keywords

danceballetballerinadance school

About Dance Academy

Dance Academy is a comedy, drama, family series that first aired in 2010 exploring themes of dance, ballet, ballerina, dance school. Created by Bernadette O'Mahony, it stars Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Dena Kaplan. 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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