E Dance Academy Season 1

Synopsis

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...

Main Cast

Xenia Goodwin

Tara Webster

Age : 30 | Popularity : 3%

Alicia Banit

Katrina "Kat" Karamakov

Age : 33 | Popularity : 7%

Dena Kaplan

Abigail Armstrong

Age : 35 | Popularity : 7%

Thom Green

Samuel "Sammy" Lieberman

Age : 32 | Popularity : 3%

Jordan Rodrigues

Christian Reed

Age : 31 | Popularity : 19%

Tim Pocock

Ethan Karamakov

Age : 38 | Popularity : 7%

Tara Morice

Miss Raine

Age : 59 | Popularity : 7%

Episodes

Episode 1

31 May 2010 - Learning to Fly

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.

Episode 2

01 June 2010 - Week Zero

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.

Episode 3

02 June 2010 - Behind Barres

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.

Episode 4

03 June 2010 - Mine Field

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.

Episode 5

04 June 2010 - Real Men Don’t Dance

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.

Episode 6

07 June 2010 - Perfection

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.

Episode 7

08 June 2010 - Crush Test Dummies

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.

Episode 8

09 June 2010 - Growing Pains

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.

Episode 9

10 June 2010 - Heartbeat

Kat creates a video of her dancing that becomes an internet success. Meanwhile, Ethan views Christian as a friendly rival and the two boys begin to compete with each other.

Episode 10

11 June 2010 - Through the Looking Glass

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.

Episode 11

14 June 2010 - One Perfect Day

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.

Episode 12

15 June 2010 - Pressure

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

Episode 13

16 June 2010 - Family

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

Episode 14

17 June 2010 - Turning Pointes

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.

Episode 15

18 June 2010 - My Life En Pointe

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.

Episode 16

21 June 2010 - Free Falling

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.

Episode 17

22 June 2010 - A Midsummer's Night Dream

It is school camp and everyone is dreading the trip away, especially Tara who has been made an outcast following the party.

Episode 18

23 June 2010 - Betty Bunheads

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.

Episode 19

24 June 2010 - Fairest and Best

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.

Episode 20

25 June 2010 - Ballet Fever

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.

Episode 21

28 June 2010 - 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 her new boyfriend and planning the school formal than she is in attending her doctor's appointments.

Episode 22

29 June 2010 - Flight or Fight Response

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.

Episode 23

30 June 2010 - Best Friends Forever

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.

Episode 24

01 July 2010 - Heatwave

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.

Episode 25

02 July 2010 - The Deep End

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.

Episode 26

05 July 2010 - Learning to Fly, Part 2

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.

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Adaptation	Liz Doran
	Original Story	Samantha Strauss
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Nina Edwards
	Makeup Designer	Nikki Gooley
	Hair Designer	Nikki Gooley
Production	Casting	Lynne Ruthven
	Executive Producer	Joanna Werner Bernadette O'Mahony
	Line Producer	Ally Henville
Sound	Original Music Composer	Bryony Marks
Art	Production Design	Murray Picknett
Camera	Director of Photography	Martin McGrath
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