
Dance Academy
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...
Dance Academy
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.
Dance Academy
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...

Watch Episode
Episodes
Episode 1: Backstage Pass
Ever wondered what it is really like to go to Dance Academy? Get a glimpse behind the scenes as our...
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...

Episode 1: Learning to Fly
Country girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Danc...

Episode 2: Week Zero
Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead. As she struggles to fit in, she learns the...

Episode 3: Behind Barres
Tara's crush on Ethan threatens her friendship with Kat; Abigail wins a decisive victory; Christian...

Episode 4: Mine Field
Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate in trust exercises, Kat feels betrayed by T...

Episode 5: Real Men Don’t Dance
Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash...

Episode 6: Perfection
Tara is stunned to learn Kat's mother is a world acclaimed ballerina and Tara's greatest idol. Meanw...

Episode 7: Crush Test Dummies
Christian shows Ethan some real Australian street hip-hop. Meanwhile, Tara is the self-proclaimed ex...

Episode 8: Growing Pains
Tara is overjoyed by a rumour that she and Damien Lang are dating. Meanwhile, Abigail is unwilling t...

Episode 9: Heartbeat
Kat creates a video of her dancing that becomes an internet success. Meanwhile, Ethan views Christia...

Episode 10: Through the Looking Glass
Christian's best mate Aaron comes to stay and reveals the truth about the robbery they committed. Me...

Episode 11: One Perfect Day
Tara is elated when Ethan asks her to dance in his choreographic assessment piece. She hopes that he...

Episode 12: Pressure
Pressure is building at the Academy as the students prepare for exam week.

Episode 13: Family
It's Open Week at the Academy when parents watch their children in a series of demonstration classes...

Episode 14: Turning Pointes
Kat introduces Tara to her new boyfriend; Abigail struggles to convince her therapist to allow her t...

Episode 15: My Life En Pointe
Petra Hoffman arrives at the Academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School; Kat has been ditchin...

Episode 16: Free Falling
Kat is upset when her parents ignore her 16th birthday and in revenge throws herself a huge party at...

Episode 17: A Midsummer's Night Dream
It is school camp and everyone is dreading the trip away, especially Tara who has been made an outca...

Episode 18: Betty Bunheads
German exchange student Petra Hoffman is thrilled when she is invited to stay at the Academy; Abigai...

Episode 19: Fairest and Best
Junior footballers from the Institute of Sport have been sent to the Academy for some specialised tr...

Episode 20: Ballet Fever
When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath. Tara and...

Episode 21: FOMO: Fear of Missing Out
It's a month since Tara's injury and her plaster is due to come off, but Tara seems more focused on...

Episode 22: Flight or Fight Response
The date for Christian's robbery hearing has been set but his defence strategy relies on his best ma...

Episode 23: Best Friends Forever
Christian's conscience gets the better of him and he changes his story to protect his friend. Meanwh...

Episode 24: Heatwave
In the weeks since the court hearing, Sammy and Christian have been inseparable, but when Christian...

Episode 25: The Deep End
Rehearsals for 'The Nutcracker' are underway and Tara discovers that being the star is not all it's...

Episode 26: Learning to Fly, Part 2
The end of year production has arrived. Things don't go smoothly when the director is not happy with...
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...

Episode 1: In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated
It's a rollercoaster year for Tara and her friends as they begin Second Year at the National Academy...

Episode 2: Dream Life
Tara finds a new mentor to admire in Saskia Duncan, the youngest principal dancer in the Company's h...

Episode 3: Faus Pax de Deux
Kat finally makes friends with the coterie of outcast girls at school, but despite having sworn off...

Episode 4: Legends
Tara's ecstatic when her mentor Saskia is appointed to teach the second years at the Academy. But Ta...

Episode 5: Showcase
After Sebastian questions his son Ethan on the impressiveness of his piece at the Showcase, Ethan ta...

Episode 6: Like No One's Watching
Sammy's little brother Ari arrives at the Academy throwing Sammy's hectic life schedule into havoc....

Episode 7: A Choreographed Life
Tara feels the time she spends with Christian is impacting on her dance study and suggests they 'pau...

Episode 8: Connectivity
Tara decides to take action after realising that Saskia's continual critique of her dancing could je...

Episode 9: The Break
With exams finally over, both the boys and girls go out to let off some steam. However, Sammy is ten...

Episode 10: A Good Life
Sammy returns home for his Grandpa Morrie's funeral and to ask his father to support his Academy tui...

Episode 11: Self Sabotage
Grace encourages Tara to take action against Saskia's spiteful treatment of her; Kat commences train...

Episode 12: Breaking Pointe
Tara's preparations for the Prix de Fonteyn are struck a devastating blow when Saskia's bullying res...

Episode 13: Backstab
Determined to prove Saskia wrong, Tara risks serious injury and possible expulsion from the Academy...

Episode 14: Rescue Mission
Tara runs into Ben who's volunteering in the hospital leukaemia ward performance. Tara discovers Ben...

Episode 15: Moving On
Tara negotiates her return to the Academy after being expelled. Meanwhile, Ethan's search for ongoin...

Episode 16: Origins
Sammy gets a second chance at the Prix de Fonteyn when he takes a road trip with Ollie to audition f...

Episode 17: Love and War
The rivalry escalates between the first and second year students resulting in a dance battle; and Ta...

Episode 18: Catch Me If I Fall
During an excursion to the circus, Christian's dad makes promises he's unable to keep; Tara tries to...

Episode 19: The Naturals
Tara opens herself up to love again and hunts for a new crush, Finn tries to convince Abigail to be...

Episode 20: Tick, Question Mark, Cross
Abigail's forced to make a choice between her ballet and the fringe musical. Her situation intensifi...

Episode 21: Ladder Theory
Ben attempts to out-psych Christian during the National Prix de Fonteyn round, and Sammy's father is...

Episode 22: Win or Lose
Grace's father retracts a promise to visit her at the Academy: her self-assurance plummets. Christia...

Episode 23: Live It or Fight It
During rehearsals of 'Peter Pan' Ben uses various tactics to prove to Tara he's a leading man, while...

Episode 24: The Prix De Fonteyn
The Prix de Fonteyn is two days away. Tara is stunned as Grace has returned to Sydney as a represent...

Episode 25: The Second
After a sudden tragedy, the Academy students must find a way to come together and help each other ou...

Episode 26: The Red Shoes
Abigail and Tara join forces to go head-to-head with a formidable enemy. Christian has to choose bet...
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.

Episode 1: Glue
It's three weeks into Third Year and Tara and her friends are already feeling the pressure. Speculat...

Episode 2: New Rules
On their first day as fill-in dancers, Tara, Grace and Ben encounter cliques in the corps de ballet....

Episode 3: Second Chances
Kat struggles to stay positive and her determination to advance into Third Year is morphing into dan...

Episode 4: Short Cut Clause
Ben is flattered when Saskia offers to be his mentor and it becomes clear there's potential for them...

Episode 5: Negative Patterns
Saskia arranges a special audition with the Company's artistic director for her protégé, Ben; Grace'...

Episode 6: Fake It Until You Make It
The Academy goes a little Hollywood when a film crew uses their building as a location for a new ind...

Episode 7: Graceland
The Third Years are having the time of their lives on the road, but are prioritising fun over perfor...

Episode 8: Travelling Light
On the final leg of their tour, the Third Years are invited to a traditional Indigenous ceremony and...

Episode 9: Don't Let Me Down Gently
A career-making performance opportunity brings out the best and worst in everyone, and an injury tha...

Episode 10: N'FEKTD
Christian and Ollie prepare for Streetbeatz, a major hip hop competition; Kat prepares to audition f...

Episode 11: Start of an Era
The countdown to the final Company auditions has begun when suddenly it becomes a whole new playing...

Episode 12: A Perfect Storm
Auditions for the National Ballet Company have arrived bringing superstitions, old competitive battl...

Episode 13: Not for Nothing
It's judgment day. The Third Years sit before the Company panel and learn their fate - who will be o...

Episode 14: The Last Dance
During this special clip see the cast talk about how it felt to film the last dance scene of the ser...
Recommended TV Shows 📺
Connected
Connected
Science journalist Latif Nasser investigates the surprising and intricate ways in which we are connected to each other,...
View DetailsKabuki-Mono Keiji
Kabuki-Mono Keiji
At the time Tokugawa Ieyasu won the battle of Sekigahara, the Uesugis had their vast 1,200,000 koku holdings in Aizu dra...
View DetailsAction
Action
This four-part docu-series explores the legalization of sports gambling and its evolving impact on the gambling communit...
View DetailsThank You, Goodnight - The Bon Jovi Story
Thank You, Goodnight - The Bon Jovi Story
An all access series chronicling the epic past and uncertain future of the iconic band Bon Jovi. A 40-year odyssey of ro...
View DetailsArthdal Chronicles
Arthdal Chronicles
In a mythical land called Arth, the inhabitants of the ancient city of Arthdal and its surrounding regions vie for power...
View DetailsFirst and Last
First and Last
Take an intimate look at the emotionally charged first and last days of new and soon-to-be released inmates at Georgia's...
View DetailsThe Frankenstein Chronicles
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Inspector John Marlott investigates a series of crimes in 19th century London, which may have been committed by a scient...
View DetailsManson: The Lost Tapes
Manson: The Lost Tapes
A version of the story made for British television without any censorship or dramatic reconstructions.
View DetailsBeauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast is an American drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Creator Ron Koslow's updated version...
View DetailsToo Old to Die Young
Too Old to Die Young
Detective Martin Jones, who leads a double life as a killer for hire in Los Angeles' deadly underground, suffers an exis...
View DetailsBroken Bread
Broken Bread
Broken Bread showcases inspiring people who are making a difference in their communities through food. Restaurant entrep...
View DetailsScars of Beauty
Scars of Beauty
Two families, two terrible injustices, and one common plan for revenge. A daughter who loses her mother is wrongly impri...
View DetailsDoes Murder Sleep
Does Murder Sleep
When we sleep, we are at our most vulnerable. Sometimes crimes occur when a few or even all key characters are fast asle...
View Details<JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL> THE ORIGINAL
<JUNG KOOK: I AM STILL> THE ORIGINAL
Despite his natural talent and remarkable achievements that followed, Jung Kook continues to chart his own course. This...
View DetailsLipstick Jungle
Lipstick Jungle
Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Univers...
View Details