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'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.'
Source: Australian Television Net website, Sighted: 28/10/2010
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
With: Tara Morice as Miss Raine, Steve Vidler as Neil Webster, Vanessa Gray as Jan Webster, Deborah Kennedy as Miss Histead, Cariba Heine as Isabelle, Matt Lee as Sean, Zika Nester as Tikkinova, Shayni Notelovitz as Bonnie, Susan Honeybrook as Gloria, Lucy Quian as Isabelle's Friend, Sarah Grieve as Kat Jump Double, Marlee Barber as Tara Jump Double
Nominated for a 2010 AFI Award for Best Direction in Television.
A co-Australian and German television series, Dance Academy revolves around Tara Webster, a young woman who has grown up on property in outback Australia all the while dreaming of becoming a dancer. When she makes it into the National Academy of Dance, Tara realises that her life is about to change forever. As the series progresses, she also comes to realise that she is not alone in this journey.
