
The Next Step(2013)
Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.


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.

Xenia Goodwin
Tara Webster

Alicia Banit
Katrina "Kat" Karamakov

Dena Kaplan
Abigail Armstrong

Isabel Durant
Grace Whitney

Jordan Rodrigues
Christian Reed

Thomas Lacey
Benjamin "Ben" Tickle

Keiynan Lonsdale
Oliver "Ollie" Lloyd

Tara Morice
Miss Raine
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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