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Jun 10, 2010

While Ethan and Christian become more competitive with one another, Kat, Sammy and Tara post a video of Kat dancing to pop star Myles Kelly on the internet and it becomes a viral sensation.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 26 episodes

Learning to Fly,

Country-girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance. It's a tumultuous week as she realises her dream of becoming a dancer is going to be a lot more difficult, and humiliating, than she ever anticipated.

24m May 31, 2010

Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead but soon discovers that she is the worst dancer in the class

24m Jun 1, 2010

When Tara's crush on Ethan threatens to derail her friendship with Kat, Sammy gets her to write a pros and cons list to clear her head.

24m Jun 2, 2010

The first years are given trust exercises to help forge connections with their pas de deux partners.

24m Jun 3, 2010

Real Men Don't Dance,

Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue services. Christian struggles to accept the rules of the Academy.

24m Jun 4, 2010

The National Ballet comes to town and Tara is thrilled to learn that Kat's mother is Natasha Willis, the Company's Principal dancer and her childhood idol.

24m Jun 7, 2010

Crush Test Dummies,

Christian reluctantly agrees to dance in Ethan's showcase but can't stand the derivative choreography. In order to show this ballet boy some real hip-hop, Christian takes Ethan home to Maroubra.

24m Jun 8, 2010

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, with Christian as his unlikely shopping buddy.

24m Jun 9, 2010

While Ethan and Christian become more competitive with one another, Kat, Sammy and Tara post a video of Kat dancing to pop star Myles Kelly on the internet and it becomes a viral sensation.

24m Jun 10, 2010

Through the Looking Glass,

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

24m Jun 11, 2010

One Perfect Day,

Tara is excited when Ethan asks her to star in his choreography assessment piece, but Ethan only has eyes for his mentor, Dana.

24m Jun 14, 2010

Pressure is building at the Academy as the students prepare for exams. Tara tries to ignore her recent almost-pash with Ethan in an attempt to stay focused.

24m Jun 15, 2010

It's Open Week at the Academy and Tara discovers she is embarrassed by her unsophisticated parents, especially around her new boyfriend Ethan.

24m Jun 16, 2010

Turning Points,

Tara returns from the holidays excited to have been awarded the first year scholarship. However, this soon turns to disappointment when Kat leaves her standing alone outside a warehouse party the night before their first ballet class.

24m Jun 17, 2010

My Life en Pointe,

Petra Hoffman arrives at the Academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School. Homesick, she adopts a lost dog and attempts to conceal him in the Boarding House.

24m Jun 18, 2010

Kat is upset when her parent's ignore her 16th birthday and throws herself a huge party at their harbour front home as revenge.

24m Jun 21, 2010

A Midsummer Night's Dream,

It is school camp time and Tara is ostracised by her friends and further humiliated when photos of her and Christian kissing keep appearing everywhere.

24m Jun 22, 2010

Betty Bunheads,

Petra has decided to stay in Australia and enjoy life as an ordinary teenager, however when the Berlin Ballet offers her a contract she has a difficult choice to make.

24m Jun 23, 2010

Fairest & Best,

The Institute of Sport's Australian Rules Forward Squad has been sent to the Academy for some specialised training and the challenge is soon on, between the dancers and the footballers, to prove which is the toughest sport.

24m Jun 24, 2010

When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath, blaming her mother for this change.

24m Jun 25, 2010

FOMO: Fear of Missing out,

It's a month since Tara's injury and her plaster is due to come off but Tara seems much more focused on her new boyfriend, Christian, and organising the school formal.

24m Jun 28, 2010

Flight or Fight Response,

Christian's sentencing hearing has been set and, believing that he's headed for juvenile detention, Christian decides to stop playing by other people's rules and goes back to his old neighbourhood.

24m Jun 29, 2010

BFF: Best Friends Forever,

Christian is ready for his court date but everything unravels when old loyalties cause him to change his story.

24m Jun 30, 2010

Sammy and Christian have made a pact of brotherhood from now on they are an island of man but Kat wonders whether Sammy might have a man crush on his new best friend.

24m Jul 1, 2010

Rehearsals for The Nutcracker are underway. Tara is playing the role of Clara and quickly discovers that being the star is not all its cracked up to be as Abigail's claws re-emerge.

24m Jul 2, 2010

Learning to Fly, Part 2,

The end of year performance of the Nutcracker at the Opera House has finally arrived and Tara continues to perform her role so badly that it seems Abigail will be re-cast in her place.

24m Jul 5, 2010