Season 1
(2010)
Overview
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...
Cast
as Tara Webster
as Katrina "Kat" Karamakov
as Abigail Armstrong
as Samuel "Sammy" Lieberman
as Christian Reed
as Ethan Karamakov
as Miss Raine
Episodes
Learning to Fly 7.0
May 31, 2010
Country girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance. It's a tumultuou…
Week Zero 7.0
June 1, 2010
Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead. As she struggles to fit in, she learns the hard way to respec…
Behind Barres 7.0
June 2, 2010
Tara's crush on Ethan threatens her friendship with Kat; Abigail wins a decisive victory; Christian finds himself in po…
Mine Field 0.0
June 3, 2010
Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate in trust exercises, Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush …
Real Men Don’t Dance 0.0
June 4, 2010
Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue…
Perfection 1.0
June 7, 2010
Tara is stunned to learn Kat's mother is a world acclaimed ballerina and Tara's greatest idol. Meanwhile, Sammy's perfe…
Crush Test Dummies 0.0
June 8, 2010
Christian shows Ethan some real Australian street hip-hop. Meanwhile, Tara is the self-proclaimed expert on crushes and…
Growing Pains 0.0
June 9, 2010
Tara is overjoyed by a rumour that she and Damien Lang are dating. Meanwhile, Abigail is unwilling to accept the change…
Heartbeat 0.0
June 10, 2010
Kat creates a video of her dancing that becomes an internet success. Meanwhile, Ethan views Christian as a friendly riv…
Through the Looking Glass 0.0
June 11, 2010
Christian's best mate Aaron comes to stay and reveals the truth about the robbery they committed. Meanwhile, Abigail's …
One Perfect Day 0.0
June 14, 2010
Tara is elated when Ethan asks her to dance in his choreographic assessment piece. She hopes that he is finally beginni…
Pressure 0.0
June 15, 2010
Pressure is building at the Academy as the students prepare for exam week.
Family 0.0
June 16, 2010
It's Open Week at the Academy when parents watch their children in a series of demonstration classes.
Turning Pointes 0.0
June 17, 2010
Kat introduces Tara to her new boyfriend; Abigail struggles to convince her therapist to allow her to return to ballet …
My Life En Pointe 0.0
June 18, 2010
Petra Hoffman arrives at the Academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School; Kat has been ditching class to spend ti…
Free Falling 0.0
June 21, 2010
Kat is upset when her parents ignore her 16th birthday and in revenge throws herself a huge party at their harbour fron…
A Midsummer's Night Dream 0.0
June 22, 2010
It is school camp and everyone is dreading the trip away, especially Tara who has been made an outcast following the pa…
Betty Bunheads 0.0
June 23, 2010
German exchange student Petra Hoffman is thrilled when she is invited to stay at the Academy; Abigail is making more tr…
Fairest and Best 0.0
June 24, 2010
Junior footballers from the Institute of Sport have been sent to the Academy for some specialised training. The challen…
Ballet Fever 0.0
June 25, 2010
When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath. Tara and Christian find the…
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out 0.0
June 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 a…
Flight or Fight Response 0.0
June 29, 2010
The date for Christian's robbery hearing has been set but his defence strategy relies on his best mate, Aaron. However …
Best Friends Forever 0.0
June 30, 2010
Christian's conscience gets the better of him and he changes his story to protect his friend. Meanwhile, Ethan has rece…
Heatwave 0.0
July 1, 2010
In the weeks since the court hearing, Sammy and Christian have been inseparable, but when Christian ditches Sammy to sp…
The Deep End 0.0
July 2, 2010
Rehearsals for 'The Nutcracker' are underway and Tara discovers that being the star is not all it's cracked up to be. S…
Learning to Fly, Part 2 0.0
July 5, 2010
The end of year production has arrived. Things don't go smoothly when the director is not happy with Tara's performance…