All Episodes of Dance Academy
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Season 1
7.0/102 votesLearning to Fly
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2010
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 is going to be a lot more difficult than she thought.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Samantha Strauss
7.0/102 votesWeek Zero
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2010
Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead. As she struggles to fit in, she learns the hard way to respect her teachers and find true friends.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Samantha Strauss
7.0/102 votesBehind Barres
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 6/2/2010
Tara's crush on Ethan threatens her friendship with Kat; Abigail wins a decisive victory; Christian finds himself in police custody and, with nowhere else to go, has to accept his place at the Academy.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Sam Carroll
NaN/100 votesMine Field
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 6/3/2010
Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate in trust exercises, Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush on Ethan, and Sammy finds himself tied to Abigail for 24 hours.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: David Ogilvy
NaN/100 votesReal Men Don’t Dance
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2010
Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue services; and Christian struggles to accept the rules of the Academy.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: Michael Miller
1.0/101 votesPerfection
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/7/2010
Tara is stunned to learn Kat's mother is a world acclaimed ballerina and Tara's greatest idol. Meanwhile, Sammy's perfect girlfriend Mia has unexpectedly returned from an overseas exchange.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: Samantha Strauss
NaN/100 votesCrush Test Dummies
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/8/2010
Christian shows Ethan some real Australian street hip-hop. Meanwhile, Tara is the self-proclaimed expert on crushes and is happy to educate Kat in every aspect of the mysterious art form.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesGrowing Pains
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/2010
Tara is overjoyed by a rumour that she and Damien Lang are dating. Meanwhile, Abigail is unwilling to accept the changes in her developing body.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sarah Lambert
NaN/100 votesThrough the Looking Glass
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/11/2010
Christian's best mate Aaron comes to stay and reveals the truth about the robbery they committed. Meanwhile, Abigail's control issues are spiralling out-of-control and she is caught shoplifting.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesOne Perfect Day
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/14/2010
Tara is elated when Ethan asks her to dance in his choreographic assessment piece. She hopes that he is finally beginning to see her as romantic potential.
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Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesPressure
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/2010
Pressure is building at the Academy as the students prepare for exam week.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesFamily
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 6/16/2010
It's Open Week at the Academy when parents watch their children in a series of demonstration classes.
Director: Jeffrey Walker
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesTurning Pointes
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 6/17/2010
Kat introduces Tara to her new boyfriend; Abigail struggles to convince her therapist to allow her to return to ballet classes and Sammy tries to convince Abigail to help him with ballroom dance classes.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesMy Life En Pointe
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 6/18/2010
Petra Hoffman arrives at the Academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School; Kat has been ditching class to spend time with her new boyfriend; and Tara kisses Christian behind Ethan's back.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesFree Falling
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 6/21/2010
Kat is upset when her parents ignore her 16th birthday and in revenge throws herself a huge party at their harbour front home. The house quickly fills with people and events spiral out of control.
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NaN/100 votesA Midsummer's Night Dream
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 6/22/2010
It is school camp and everyone is dreading the trip away, especially Tara who has been made an outcast following the party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesBetty Bunheads
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 6/23/2010
German exchange student Petra Hoffman is thrilled when she is invited to stay at the Academy; Abigail is making more trouble for Tara; and Sammy and Abigail have begun secretly kissing.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesFairest and Best
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 6/24/2010
Junior footballers from the Institute of Sport have been sent to the Academy for some specialised training. The challenge is on between the dancers and the footballers to prove which is the toughest sport.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesBallet Fever
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 6/25/2010
When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath. Tara and Christian find themselves together at the beach and their spark is rekindled.
Director: Ian Gilmour
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesFOMO: Fear of Missing Out
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 6/28/2010
It's a month since Tara's injury and her plaster is due to come off, but Tara seems more focused on her new boyfriend and planning the school formal than she is in attending her doctor's appointments.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesFlight or Fight Response
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 6/29/2010
The date for Christian's robbery hearing has been set but his defence strategy relies on his best mate, Aaron. However Aaron has vanished. Meanwhile the time has come for Tara to go back to dancing.
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Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesBest Friends Forever
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 6/30/2010
Christian's conscience gets the better of him and he changes his story to protect his friend. Meanwhile, Ethan has received interest from a dance company in Spain.
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NaN/100 votesHeatwave
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 7/1/2010
In the weeks since the court hearing, Sammy and Christian have been inseparable, but when Christian ditches Sammy to spend time with Tara, what Sammy feels is uncomfortably a lot like jealousy.
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Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesThe Deep End
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 7/2/2010
Rehearsals for 'The Nutcracker' are underway and Tara discovers that being the star is not all it's cracked up to be. Sammy is forced to admit that his feelings for Christian have changed.
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Writer: N/A
NaN/100 votesLearning to Fly, Part 2
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 7/5/2010
The end of year production has arrived. Things don't go smoothly when the director is not happy with Tara's performance and Abigail hides her costume.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
