History Characters / DanceAcademy

* ThreeAmigos: With Tara and Sammy.

* ThreeAmigos: With Tara and Kat.

* ThreeAmigos: With Kat and Sammy.

* InformedJudaism: Though less so in Season Two, in which one episode follows Sammy and his family through the reasonably religiously orthodox funeral of Sammy's grandfather, and then [[spoiler:after Sammy's death, Tara wants to visit his body in the morgue only to be told that--in accordance with Jewish tradition--his family have already begun arranging his funeral in accordance with Jewish tradition.]]

* BreakTheCutie: In season two, due combined factors of [[spoiler:[[SadistTeacher Saskia Duncan's]] abuse, [[PoisonousFriend Grace's]] influence, and Christian cheating on her with Kat]].

%%* PoisonousFriend

* InnocentBigot: In his first episode, thanks to his constantly using the word "gay" in it's pejorative sense (and some UnfortunateImplications filled statements to Christian). Sammy gives him a talk, and he quickly snaps out of it.

* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: [[spoiler: His cancer comes back in TheMovie. He recovers, then gets worse after dancing too intensely after a transplant.]]

* NotSoDifferent: With [[spoiler:Grace]] in the final episode, both realize that they only dance because they feel like they should want to.

* NotSoDifferent: With [[spoiler:Grace]] in the final episode, both realize that they only dance because they feel like they should want to.

%%* {{Adorkable}}

* YourCheatingHeart: Cheats on Tara with Kat in season two.

* AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]BiTheWay: [[spoiler:He dates Abigail, then develops a crush on Christian. He goes on to date Ollie and basically comes out as gay. After breaking up with Ollie, he kisses Abigail again, and it looks like they’re about to enthusiastically get back together when he dies, cutting it short.]]

A character sheet for ''Dance Academy''.

* NaiveEverygirl: Sometimes.
* NakedFirstImpression: She has ''just'' started changing, and is wearing a bra and skirt, when she first meets Christian. She is mortified.
* TechnicianVsPerformer: Tara and Abigail's ongoing rivalry simmers down and flares up from time to time, but it's basically hinges around this idea. Tara is the Performer. Originally the trope is played very straight, with the narrative being in Tara's favor, but as the show wears on, it explores the other side, showing Abigail's perspective sympathetically.

* GenkiGirl
* [[FamousAncestor Famous Mother]]: Her mother is Natasha Willis, a famous principal dancer for the Company and Tara's role model.

* [[spoiler:AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]BiTheWay: He dates Abigail, then develops a crush on Christian. He goes on to date Ollie and basically comes out as gay. After breaking up with Ollie, he kisses Abigail again, and it looks like they’re about to enthusiastically get back together when he dies, cutting it short.]]
* [[spoiler:ComingOutStory: He gets about halfway there. After developing feels for one is his friends, Sammy start starts to suspect he’s gay. He goes to to date a boy and come out as gay. But after they break up, Sammy seems on the brink of getting back together with his ex-girlfriend--who he did have real feelings for--and figuring out the bi thing. But then his untimely death death cuts it short.]]
* InformedJudaism
** Though less so in Season Two, in which one episode follows Sammy and his family through the reasonably religiously orthodox funeral of Sammy's grandfather, and then [[spoiler:after Sammy's death, Tara wants to visit his body in the morgue only to be told that--in accordance with Jewish tradition--his family have already begun arranging his funeral in accordance with Jewish tradition.]]
* [[spoiler:KilledOffForReal]]

* DeadpanSnarker

* ManipulativeBastard
* ThePerfectionist[=/=]ControlFreak

* TechnicianVsPerformer: Tara and Abigail's ongoing rivalry simmers down and flares up from time to time, but it's basically hinges around this idea. Abigail is the Technician. Originally the trope is played very straight, with the narrative being in Tara's favor, but as the show wears on, it explores the other side, showing Abigail's perspective sympathetically.

* ByronicHero
* DarkAndTroubledPast
* DeceasedParentsAreTheBest: His mother
* FriendtoAllChildren

* BigBrotherMentor: For Kat.

* BitchInSheepsClothing

* ManipulativeBastard
* PoisonousFriend

* {{Adorkable}}

* BrilliantButLazy

* StraightGay

* SternTeacher

* [[spoiler:BitchInSheepsClothing]]
* [[spoiler:BrokenPedestal]]
* [[spoiler:GreenEyedMonster: Why she actually despises Tara so much.]]

* [[spoiler:SadistTeacher]]

* FunnyForeigner
* WeHardlyKnewYe

* [[spoiler:AmbiguouslyBi[=/=]BiTheWay: He dates Abigail, then basically comes out as gay when he dates Ollie, then kisses Abigail again… then dies, cutting it short.]]
* [[spoiler:ComingOutStory: Sammy's about halfway there when his death cuts it short.]]

** Though less so in Season Two, in which one episode follows Sammy and his family through the reasonably religiously orthodox funeral of Sammy's grandfather, and then [[spoiler:after Sammy's death, Tara wants to visit his body in the morgue only to be told that, in accordance with Jewish tradition, his family have already begun arranging his funeral in accordance with Jewish tradition.]]

* MistakenForGay: Happens to Sammy when one of the football players visiting the academy asks for his number. [[spoiler: {{Zigzagged}} in that Sammy turns him down the the basis of, "there's someone else," and he later likes Christian and Ollie, proving the footballer's gaydar accurate.]]

* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: His father isn't very happy about his dancing, to the extent he [[spoiler:stops paying Sammy's tuition in season two]]. Though to be fair, it's more because he wants Sammy to pursue a more financially secure path in life than just general disapproval.

* {{Wangst}}: Largely in season one.

* TeacherStudentRomance: She has a crush on her teacher Zach. He’s giving her private lessons at this point, and thus he’s perhaps the only person in her life who really pays attention to her and challenges her. [[spoiler:Deconstructed: She kisses him, he doesn’t reciprocate, and it’s just bad.]]
* WoundedGazelleGambit: A major aspect of Grace's MO. Example: [[spoiler:destroying Tara's and her own shoes, to convince Tara Abigail did it.]]

* TheGenericGuy: Not him, but his dancing: He's a great technician and has great charisma, but [[spoiler:this is why he doesn't get a contract--the company already has many dancers like him.]]

* TechnicianVsPerformer: Tara and Abigail's ongoing rivalry simmers down and flares up from time to time, but it's basically hinges around this idea. Tara is the Performer, and Abigail is the Technician. Originally the trope is played very straight, with the narrative being in Tara's favor, but as the show wears on, it explores the other side, showing Abigail's perspective sympathetically.
* ThreeAmigos: Tara and Kat and Sammy

* ThreeAmigos: Tara and Kat and Sammy

* [[spoiler:AmbiguousBi[=/=]BiTheWay: He dates Abigail, then basically comes out as gay when he dates Ollie, then kisses Abigail again… then dies, cutting it short.]]

* MistakenForGay: Happens to Sammy when one of the football players visiting the academy asks for his number. [[spoiler:Zigzagged in that Sammy turns him down the the basis of "there's someone else," and he later likes Christian and Ollie, proving the footballer's gaydar accurate.]]

* ThreeAmigos: Tara and Kat and Sammy

* TechnicianVsPerformer: Tara and Abigail's ongoing rivalry simmers down and flares up from time to time, but it's basically hinges around this idea. Tara is the Performer, and Abigail is the Technician. Originally the trope is played very straight, with the narrative being in Tara's favor, but as the show wears on, it explores the other side, showing Abigail's perspective sympathetically.

* [[spoiler:BuryYourGays]]

'''Kat''': Yuck, um, ew, no: Brother.* ShipTease: With Abigail in season two.

A character sheet for {{Dance Academy}}.

* ShipTease: With Abigail in season two.

Katrina is one of the first people Tara meets at the Academy, and eventually becomes her best friend. Despite being the daughter of famous dancer Natasha Willis, Kat does not enjoy ballet, but is an excellent hip hop dancer. However, she struggles with finding her place at the Academy, as she often feels she doesn't fit in. After leaving the Academy in season two, she returns as a first-year later on.