History Series / DanceAcademy

* CoitusInterruptus: Ben and Tara get interrupted by room service before they could get started. Unsurprisingly, it killed the moment [[spoiler:and the relationship]].

* [[spoiler: BuryYourGays: Sammy dies in a car crash near the end of season 2]]

* FunnyForeigner: Petra. German exchange student.

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Abigail, of all characters, gives this to [[spoiler:Christian about Kat]]. "If you break her heart like you did [[spoiler:Tara's]], I'll hurt you."

* TechnicianVsPerformer: Explored and partially deconstructed with Tara and Abigail's ongoing rivalry. Tara is the Performer, and Abigail is the Technician. As a show about dance, it also explores the topic of physical potential: Tara has an idea body type for ballet, and Abigail doesn't. Originally the Technician Vs Performer trope is played very straight, with the narrative being in Tara's favor. But as the show wears on, it explores the other side, developing Abigail's characters as a DefrostingIceQueen, showing her more sympathetically. The trope is eventually deconstructed, exploring the heartache Abigail experiences--she works ''so hard'', sometimes pushing herself past the point of what's healthy, all because she '''desperately'' wants it, but in contrast with naturals like Tara, that's only barely enough.
* TerribleIntervieweesMontage: for the musical in season 2, Abigail says she's [[AlwaysWantedToSayThat always wanted to be the mean judge on a panel.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:"The ambulance came and it didn't... Sammy died on the way to the hospital."]]
* WillTheyOrWontThey: Tara and Ethan for the first half of season 1, Tara and Christian for the second half.

* AlliterativeName: Kat Karamakov.

The series became most-watched drama ever aired on its home channel Creator/{{ABC3}} during its first broadcast in 2010. Season 2 premiered in 2012, and Season 3 premiered in 2013. The show started airing in the U.S. on Creator/{{TeenNick}} in February 2012. In April 2015, it was announced that a feature-film sequel, ''Dance Academy: The Comeback'', [[http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2015/mr_150421_development.aspx is in the works]], and TheMovie came out in 2017.

The series became most-watched drama ever aired on its home channel Creator/{{ABC3}} during its first broadcast in 2010. Season 2 premiered in 2012, and Season 3 premiered in 2013. The show started airing in the U.S. on Creator/{{TeenNick}} in February 2012. In April 2015, it was announced that a feature-film sequel, ''Dance Academy: The Comeback'', [[http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2015/mr_150421_development.aspx is in the works]].

* 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.

* BiTheWay: [[spoiler:Kat possibly. She does say she's had "girl crushes" before.]]
** [[spoiler:Sammy, he's dated Abigail then Ollie before kissing Abigail again.]]

* LoveDodecahedron: as per the norm for a TeenDrama.
* MistakenForGay: Happens to Sammy when one of the football players visiting the academy asks for his number.
** [[spoiler:Subverted later though.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:From left to right: Abigail, Sammy, Ben, Tara, Christian, Kat, and Grace]]

Ever since Tara was a little girl, she knew she wanted to dance. In her hometown, she is known as “the dancer”. So when she is 15, she decides to audition for a position at the prestigious National Academy of Dance (NAOD). When she is accepted, she thinks her new life at the academy will be spectacular. However, it doesn’t take her long to discover that there is much more to surviving at the academy than just dancing. She soon becomes painfully aware of how far behind she is in her ballet training and that there is a long way to go if she wants to become a principal dancer.

Dance Academy is an Australian teen TV show that follows Tara Webster and her time at the National Academy of Dance in Sydney. The story also focuses on Kat Karamakov (Tara’s best friend), Ethan (Kat’s half brother), Sammy Lieberman (Kat and Tara’s friend), Christian Reed (Sammy’s roommate) and Abigail Armstrong (Tara’s roommate and biggest competition).

The series became most-watched drama ever aired on its home channel Creator/{{ABC3}} during its first broadcast in 2010. Season 2 premiered in 2012, and Season 3 premiered in 2013. The show started airing in the U.S. on Creator/{{TeenNick}} in February 2012.

->''[[ArcWords "I always knew in another life, I could fly. So that's why in this life, I dance."]]''

* BackForTheFinale: Okay so Ethan came back in the penultimate episode not the finale but his reappearance at the end of season 2 still fills this trope.

* LoveDodecahedron: as per the norm for a TeenDrama

* ContinuityNod: Kat baking when she's sad, Tara finding four leaf clovers before an exam and Tara having lied to Ethan about losing a bracelet are all referenced in season 2.

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[[caption-width-right:275:Left to right: Ethan, Tara, and Christian.]]

The series became most-watched drama ever aired on its home channel Creator/{{ABC3}} during its first broadcast in 2010. Season 2 premiered in 2012, and a third season is already planned. The show started airing in the U.S. on Creator/{{TeenNick}} in February 2012.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[Series/HomeAndAway Jai]] is now a ballerina.
** [[Series/PowerRangersMysticForce Madison]] appears in two episodes.
** [[Series/BlueWaterHigh Heath and Bridgette]] are recurring characters, and [[BlueWaterHigh Matt]] appears in one episode.

** [[BlueWaterHigh Heath and Bridgette]] are recurring characters, and [[BlueWaterHigh Matt]] appears in one episode.

** [[HomeAndAway Jai]] is now a ballerina.

** [[PowerRangersMysticForce Madison]] appears in two episodes.