Season 1
TV Show · Drama · Young Adult

It’s through Tara Webster’s eyes that we enter the world of the National Academy of Dance, where the best in the country train to become dancers. This is the year Tara will be tested. Does she have what it takes to be a dancer? Can she cope with the sacrifices she’s required to make? Fortunately, Tara’s not alone in her journey. She’s joined by Kat, Ethan, Christian, Sammy and Abigail. Over the next year, against the stunning backdrop of Sydney Harbour, we will watch these teens battle through the minefield of elite dance training. The stakes are high and no one can forget that at the end of the year not everyone makes the cut. When it’s judgment time, who will star in the end of year performance at the Sydney Opera House? Who will be told not to come back next year?

2010 · 24m
  • 12+
Starring Xenia Goodwin, Alicia Banit, Dena Kaplan
Director Jeffrey Walker, Cherie Nowlan

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    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.
    1m
  • EPISODE 2
    Week Zero
    Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead but soon discovers that she is the worst dancer in the class. As Tara struggles to fit in, she learns the hard way to respect her teachers, who her true friends are, and to watch her back around her roommate Abigail.
    1m
  • EPISODE 3
    Behind Barres
    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. As the roommate war escalates, Abigail wins a decisive victory - emailing Tara's list to the whole school. Christian finds himself in the custody of the police and, with nowhere else to go, has to accept his place at the Academy.
    1m
  • EPISODE 4
    Minefield
    The first years are given trust exercises to help forge connections with their pas de deux partners. Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate, however they connect unexpectedly when Tara follows him to the beach and Christian rescues her from a dangerous situation. Meanwhile Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush on Ethan and Sammy finds himself tied to Abigail for 24 hours.
    1m
  • EPISODE 5
    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.
    1m
  • EPISODE 6
    Perfection
    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. Sammy's girlfriend, Mia, also arrives forcing Sammy to evaluate his growing feelings for Abigail.
    1m
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Cast & Crew

  • Xenia Goodwin
    Tara Webster
  • Alicia Banit
    Kat Karamakov
  • Dena Kaplan
    Abigail Armstrong
  • Thom Green
    Sammy Lieberman
  • Jordan Rodrigues
    Christian Reed
  • Tim Pocock
    Ethan Karamakov
  • Luke Bracey
    Aaron
  • Cherie Nowlan
    Director
  • Jeffrey Walker
    Director
  • Samantha Strauss
    Writer
  • S‌L
    Sarah Lambert
    Writer

About

Season 1

Drama

It’s through Tara Webster’s eyes that we enter the world of the National Academy of Dance, where the best in the country train to become dancers. This is the year Tara will be tested. Does she have what it takes to be a dancer? Can she cope with the sacrifices she’s required to make? Fortunately, Tara’s not alone in her journey. She’s joined by Kat, Ethan, Christian, Sammy and Abigail. Over the next year, against the stunning backdrop of Sydney Harbour, we will watch these teens battle through the minefield of elite dance training. The stakes are high and no one can forget that at the end of the year not everyone makes the cut. When it’s judgment time, who will star in the end of year performance at the Sydney Opera House? Who will be told not to come back next year?

12+

COMMON SENSE

Realistic Aussie drama explores teen issues like dating.

Information

Studio
RTL
Released
2010
Rated
TV-G
Region of Origin
Australia
© 2013 ZDF Enterprises

Languages

Original Audio
English (Australia), English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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