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Dance Academy S1E1 — Learning to Fly
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Dance Academy•Season 1•Episode 1

Learning to Fly

8.0/10 · 89 votesMay 31, 2010

Ranked #15 of 26 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byJeffrey Walker
Written bySamantha Strauss
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Xenia Goodwin

Xenia Goodwin

Tara Webster

Alicia Banit

Alicia Banit

Katrina "Kat" Karamakov

Dena Kaplan

Dena Kaplan

Abigail Armstrong

Thom Green

Thom Green

Samuel "Sammy" Lieberman

Jordan Rodrigues

Jordan Rodrigues

Christian Reed

Tim Pocock

Tim Pocock

Ethan Karamakov

Tara Morice

Tara Morice

Miss Raine

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Jeffrey Walker

Jeffrey Walker

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Samantha Strauss

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Learning to Fly" is episode 1 of Dance Academy season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 89 votes, ranking #15 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Jeffrey Walker and written by Samantha Strauss, it aired on May 31, 2010.

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