Dance Academy

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

Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead only to find that she is the worst dancer.

Sammy convinces Tara to write a pros and cons list about her crush on Ethan.

The first years are given trust exercises; Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate.

Sammy must choose between dance and his father when ballet classes clash with synagogue services.

Tara is excited when she learns that Kat's mother is her childhood idol.

Christian reluctantly agrees to dance in Ethan's showcase; Sammy admits his feelings.

Abigail is devastated that her body seems to be developing and wears a loose top to class.

Kat choreographs a dance to one of Myles Kelly's songs and then posts it on the Internet.

Christian's best friend Aaron reveals the truth about Christian's past.

Ethan asks Tara to star in a choreography piece; Abigail's sister visits for the weekend.

The students prepare for exams; Tara tries to ignore her feelings for Ethan.

Tara is embarrassed by her unsophisticated parents; Kat's mother cancels their family vacation.

Tara returns from the holidays excited to have been awarded the first year scholarship.

Petra Hoffman arrives at the academy on exchange from the Berlin Ballet School.

When Kat's parents ignore her 16th birthday, she throws herself a party.

Tara is ostracized by her friends when photos reveal her kiss with Christian; Kat and Tara fight.

The Berlin Ballet offers Petra a contract; Sammy and Abigail begin to spend time together.

The Institute of Sport's Australian Rules Forward Squad has been sent to the Academy for training.

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

Tara seems more focused on her new boyfriend and organizing the school formal.

Christian's sentencing hearing has been set and decides to go back to his old neighborhood.

Christian is ready for his court date but decides to change his story when old loyalties return.

Sammy and Christian have made a pact of brotherhood but Kat wonders whether Sammy might have a man crush on his new best friend. Meanwhile, auditions for The Nutcracker are coming up and neither Kat nor Ethan are thrilled to discover their father is directing the ballet. Abigail learns her parents are separating and puts everything she has into securing a solo role.

Tara, playing the role of Clara, discovers that being the star is not all it's cracked up to be.