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Dance Academy

  • 2010 –2013
  • Ended
  • TV-PG

★ 7.4 TMDB Rating · 52 votes

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
Joanna Werner, Samantha Strauss
Seasons
3
Episodes
65
Episode length
~24m
First aired
May 31, 2010
Networks
ABC Me
Original language
English
Origin
Australia

Cast of Dance Academy

  • Portrait of Xenia Goodwin

    Xenia Goodwin

    Tara Webster

  • Portrait of Alicia Banit

    Alicia Banit

    Katrina "Kat" Karamakov

  • Portrait of Dena Kaplan

    Dena Kaplan

    Abigail Armstrong

  • Portrait of Isabel Durant

    Isabel Durant

    Grace Whitney

  • Portrait of Jordan Rodrigues

    Jordan Rodrigues

    Christian Reed

  • Portrait of Thomas Lacey

    Thomas Lacey

    Benjamin "Ben" Tickle

  • Portrait of Keiynan Lonsdale

    Keiynan Lonsdale

    Oliver "Ollie" Lloyd

  • Portrait of Tara Morice

    Tara Morice

    Miss Raine

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United States
Streaming on Prime Video, Peacock, Peacock Premium PlusRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on Prime VideoRent or buy on Amazon Video
India
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Canada
Streaming on iciTouTV, Tubi, CineverseRent or buy on Apple TV Store
Australia
Streaming on Netflix, Stan, ABC iviewRent or buy on Apple TV Store

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Seasons

  • Poster for Specials of Dance Academy

    Specials

    Mar 10, 2012

    1 episode

  • Poster for Season 1 of Dance Academy

    Season 1

    May 31, 2010

    26 episodes

    Fifteen-year-old Tara Webster has grown up on a farm in outback 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 - the best school in the country - she is sure her life is about to be spectacular. What Tara doesn't realize is how far behind she is in her training, and that there's a whole lot more to surviving the Academy than just dancing...

  • Poster for Season 2 of Dance Academy

    Season 2

    Mar 12, 2012

    26 episodes

    It’s “second year” at the Dance Academy, and time to get serious. What happens over the next twelve months will determine whether Tara and her friends can become professional dancers or not. Tara, who climbed to the top in her first year at the Academy – in dance, life and love – has a lot to lose if she lets up. She has to train extra hard if she wants to win the prestigious Prix de Fonteyn. And she’ll have to do battle with a new rival and an unjust teacher, while developing a crush on a new student...

  • Poster for Season 3 of Dance Academy

    Season 3

    Jul 8, 2013

    13 episodes

    Tara and her friends are now seniors at the Academy and no one can forget that the Company is watching. It will be a hard chase to the finish line to see who will be offered a contract and finally achieve what they have been working towards for so long... and who will have to find a new dream. The friends began their training as kids with a lot to learn about dancing, about life and about themselves. This year will prepare them to say goodbye to their school days and go out into the world as resilient, courageous dancers and young adults.

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