Tom Green
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Dance Academy volume 10
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English
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Sammy returns home for his Grandpa Morrie's funeral and to ask his father to support his Academy tuition. While an act of sabotage severs frenemies Tara and Abigail and Kat auditions for the Moulin Rouge.
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Dance Academy volume 3
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English
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When Tara's crush on Ethan threatens to derail her friendship with Kat, Sammy gets her to write a pros and cons list to clear her head. As the roommate war escalates, Abigail wins a decisive victory - emailing Tara's list to the whole school. Christian finds himself in the custody of the police and, with nowhere else to go, has to accept his place at the Academy.
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Dance Academy volume 11
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English
Description
Tara is excited when Ethan asks her to star in his choreography assessment piece, but Ethan only has eyes for his mentor, Dana. Abigail's sister, Paige, stays for the weekend and when the gang goes on a trip to an amusement park, long-held tensions between the girls reveal that all is not okay with Abigail.
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Dance Academy volume 7
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English
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Christian reluctantly agrees to dance in Ethan's showcase but can't stand the derivative choreography. In order to show this ballet boy some real hip-hop, Christian takes Ethan home to Maroubra. Sammy admits to having feelings for someone at the Academy and while Tara and Kat try to figure out her identity, Tara gives Kat a lesson on what it means to have a crush.
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Dance Academy volume 9
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English
Description
Exams are over and, with one night of freedom, both the boys and the girls go on a mission to prove they'll have more fun without each other.
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Dance Academy volume 21
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English
Description
The Academy students experience stinging prejudice from the judges during the National Round of the Prix de Fonteyn, just as Sammy's father visits the competition to watch his son dance for the first time in years.
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Dance Academy volume 14
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English
Description
Whilst recovering from her broken back, Tara discovers a hidden side to Ben who is volunteering in a hospital leukaemia ward performance; and Kat tries to settle into First Year.
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Dance Academy volume 5
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English
Description
Sammy is forced to choose between dance and his father when compulsory Saturday ballet classes clash with his Synagogue services. Christian struggles to accept the rules of the Academy.
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Dance Academy volume 13
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English
Description
In their Company interviews the students finally learn if they will receive a professional contract with the National Ballet Company.
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Dance Academy volume 7
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English
Description
Tara's concern about the time she spends with Christian impacting her dance study leads to her to suggest they 'pause' their relationship, and Ben tries to impress Kat through an ambitious choreography assignment. Meanwhile Grace has cause to be jealous when Abigail and Ethan continue to work closely together.
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Dance Academy volume 12
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English
Description
Saskia's bullying of Tara results in a painful injury. Kat convinces Miss Raine to grant her an audition to return to the Academy but has to let Abigail train her.
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Dance Academy volume 8
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English
Description
Realising that Saskia's continuing critique of her dancing could jeopardise her mid-year exams, Tara takes action, while Christian ditches his pas de deux exam to hang out with Kat. Wired on energy drinks, an overtired Sammy kids himself that he's blitzing exams, and puts Abigail in danger as a result.
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Dance Academy volume 8
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English
Description
The Third Years teach a dance class to a group of local kids; Tara feels old wounds re-opening and Abigail has to face her past and let it go.
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Dance Academy volume 26
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English
Description
The end of year performance of the Nutcracker at the Opera House has finally arrived and Tara continues to perform her role so badly that it seems Abigail will be re-cast in her place. Does Tara have what it takes to put everything she has learnt this year into practice and find the courage to stand centre stage?
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Dance Academy volume 1
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English
Description
It's Tara's final year at the Academy and her preparations for a surprise 18th birthday for Abigail clash with a tantalising opportunity for Third Years to audition for temporary roles in the National Company's current ballet.
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Dance Academy volume 24
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English
Description
Sammy and Christian have made a pact of brotherhood – from now on they are an island of man – 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.
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Dance Academy volume 3
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English
Description
Kat's struggle to find friends at normal school brightens when she's able to choreograph a project for drama class, while an exuberant first year, Ben Tickle, is elevated into Second Year and eagerly seeks new friends.
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Dance Academy volume 4
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English
Description
The first years are given trust exercises to help forge connections with their pas de deux partners. Tara is frustrated when Christian refuses to participate, however they connect unexpectedly when Tara follows him to the beach and Christian rescues her from a dangerous situation. Meanwhile Kat feels betrayed by Tara's secret crush on Ethan and Sammy finds himself tied to Abigail for 24 hours.
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Dance Academy volume 18
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English
Description
Petra has decided to stay in Australia and enjoy life as an ordinary teenager, however when the Berlin Ballet offers her a contract she has a difficult choice to make. When Scout auditions for the Junior School summer programme, Kat is able to make amends for disappointing the younger girl. Meanwhile Sammy and Abigail have started meeting in secret and Abigail has no intention of making it public knowledge – they're just kissing, it's not a relationship....
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Dance Academy volume 9
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English
Description
A career-making performance opportunity brings out the best and worst in everyone and an injury that sidelines Ollie prompts him to use someone to get ahead.