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S1 E4 Minefield

Children & Family

TV-Y

24m

Jun 3, 2010

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Through the Looking Glass,

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

BFF: Best Friends Forever,

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

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.

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.

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.

Details

Dance Academy

Children & Family

TV-Y

3 Seasons

24m

Fifteen-year-old Tara Webster has grown up on a farm in country Australia and has dreamt of being a dancer ever since she was a little girl. When she makes it into the National Academy of Dance, she is sure her life is about to be spectacular.

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