Dance Academy

Country girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance.

Tara arrives at the Academy and finds out that she is considered the worst dancer there.

Tara has a crush on Ethan which threatens Tara's friendship with Kat.

For a class assignment, Sammy and Abigail have to tie themselves together for 24 hours which they later discover only had to be "2-4 hours".

Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue services.

The National Ballet comes to town and Tara is stunned to learn Kat's mother is Natasha Willis - a world-acclaimed ballerina and Tara's greatest idol.

Ethan requires a dancer for his hip-hop showcase and asks Christian on the basis of the favour he owes him; Christian agrees but opposes Ethan's choreography.

Tara is tired of being the youngest and dislikes that Ethan thinks of her as just a little kid.

Mocking her friends' obsession with teen pop star Myles Kelly, Kat creates a video of her dancing to one of his songs and then posts it on the internet.

Christian's friend Aaron reveals the truth about the robbery they both committed.

Tara is ecstatic when Ethan asks her to dance in his assessment piece.

Tara tries to ignore her recent 'almost-pash' with Ethan so she can focus on her exams; however it's not as easy as she'd hoped.

It's Open Week at the Academy.

Tara returns from the school holidays on top of the world - she has great friends, a gorgeous boyfriend, and the first year scholarship.

Petra photographs Tara and Christian kissing, creating tension between them unbeknownst to Ethan.

Kat is upset when her parents ignore her 16th birthday and throws herself a huge party at their harbour front home in revenge.

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

German exchange student Petra Hoffman is thrilled when she is invited to stay at the Academy.

The Institute of Sport has sent football players to the Academy for one week of training to improve their elevation, coordination and flexibility.

When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath, blaming her mother for this change.

Kat goes on the warpath when the board decides to cut hip-hop and jazz from the curriculum.

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.

Christian's hearing for the robbery he and Aaron committed is coming up, however, Aaron has disappeared which puts a hole in Christian's defence.

Today, Christian faces his punishment for the robbery.