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Dance Academy
''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented Dramatic programming, television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series tw ...
'' is an Australian children's television drama. The show aired on
ABC1
ABC TV, formerly known as ABC1, is an Australian national public television network. It is owned and operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and is the flagship ABC Television network. The headquarters of the ABC TV channel an ...
and
ABC3
ABC Me (stylised as ABC ME) is an Australian English language children's free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 4 December 2009 as ABC3.
Hist ...
in Australia, and on
ZDF
ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
in Germany. Series one premiered in Australia on 31 May 2010, the second series began on 12 March 2012,
and series three began on 8 July 2013.
Series overview
Episode list
Series 1 (2010)
''Dance Academy'' features Tara Webster (
Xenia Goodwin
Xenia Goodwin (born 7 February 1994) is an Australian actress and dancer. Goodwin is known for her starring role as Tara Webster, a dance student, on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series ''Dance Academy'', which was her fi ...
), a new student at Australia's National Academy of Dance. The show presents the students at the Academy learning the intricacies of ballet and dance, and is primarily shown from Tara's perspective, along with fellow first year students Kat Karamakov (
Alicia Banit
Alicia Banit (born 5 September 1990) is an Australian actress and dancer best known for her role as Kat in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) television series ''Dance Academy''. She also appeared in various Australian television ser ...
), Abigail Armstrong (
Dena Kaplan
Dena Amy Kaplan (born 20 January 1989) is a South African-born Australian actress, singer, dancer, and DJ. She is best known for her role as Abigail Armstrong in ''Dance Academy''.
Life and career
Kaplan was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. ...
), Sammy Lieberman (
Tom Green
Michael Thomas Green (born July 30, 1971) is a Canadian-American comedian, show host, actor, filmmaker, podcaster, and rapper. After pursuing stand-up comedy and music as a young adult, Green created and hosted ''The Tom Green Show'', which a ...
), Christian Reed (
Jordan Rodrigues
Jordan Rodrigues (born 20 July 1992) is an Australian actor and dancer. He is best known for his role as Trey Emory in the Hulu original series ''Light as a Feather''. He has starred and appeared in TV series ''Dance Academy'', ''Home and Away'' ...
), and third year student Ethan Karamakov (
Tim Pocock
Tim Pocock (born 24 October 1985) is an Australian actor and pianist best known for his role as a teenage Scott Summers in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', as well as Ethan Karamakov in the ABC television series ''Dance Academy'' and NBC's '' Cam ...
).
Series 2 (2012)
''Dance Academy'' was announced as having been renewed for a second series of 26 episodes on 15 July 2010.
Casting calls were issued on 14 September 2010, and filming took place between 31 January and 4 August 2011 in and around Sydney. The series premiered on
ABC3
ABC Me (stylised as ABC ME) is an Australian English language children's free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 4 December 2009 as ABC3.
Hist ...
on 12 March 2012,
and concluded on 24 April 2012. The series was again executive produced by Joanna Werner.
Series two featured Tara and the other students' second year at the Academy, and their efforts to make it through to represent Australia at a major ballet competition, the Prix de Fonteyn.
Series 3 (2013)
''Dance Academy'' series three began airing on ABC3 on 8 July 2013. This series follows Tara and her friends in their final year at the Academy, where they are focused on landing a job with The company.
Movie (2017)
The movie based on the series, featuring most of the original cast, was released in Australia on 6 April 2017.
References
External links
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Lists of Australian children's television series episodes
Lists of Australian drama television series episodes