Tom Green
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Series
Dance Academy volume 8
Language
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 23
Language
English
Description
Ben tries a variety of tactics in rehearsals for "Peter Pan" to prove to Tara that he's a leading man, while Kat's efforts to research her character in the production lead to a realisation about her relationship with Christian.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 3
Language
English
Description
All is not well in Kat world but she's trying desperately to pretend she's fine; while Christian's plans for a cruisey return to the Academy are derailed by the Board.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 21
Language
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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Series
Dance Academy volume 14
Language
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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Series
Dance Academy volume 18
Language
English
Description
During an excursion to the circus, Christian's dad makes promises he's unable to keep, Tara tries to repair her friendship with Kat and Sammy goes public about his new romance.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 6
Language
English
Description
Sammy's little brother Ari arrives at the Academy, throwing Sammy's hectic schedule into havoc and Kat auditions to be a football cheerleader, happily encouraged by Ben. Meanwhile Tara is having self esteem issues when it comes to the looks department.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 11
Language
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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Series
Dance Academy volume 1
Language
English
Description
Country-girl Tara Webster travels to Sydney to audition for the prestigious National Academy of Dance. It's a tumultuous week as she realises her dream of becoming a dancer is going to be a lot more difficult, and humiliating, than she ever anticipated.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 12
Language
English
Description
Auditions for the National Ballet Company have arrived bringing superstitions, old competitive battlelines and the performance that will determine the rest of their lives.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 24
Language
English
Description
Sammy decides to alter his Prix de Fonteyn solo one day before the start of the International Round, while Tara encounters a new-old nemesis in the girls' competition.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 7
Language
English
Description
Grace seems to have found a perfect match with life on the road until Zach clamps down on declining standards during the Third Year regional tour. At the Academy, Kat commences a leading role in the indi dance movie.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 13
Language
English
Description
Tara risks serious injury and possible expulsion to compete in the Prix de Fonteyn Preliminary Round, and Kat is on top of the world when she's allowed back into the Academy.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 26
Language
English
Description
Abigail and Tara join forces to go head to head with a formidable enemy and Christian has to choose between being with the girl he loves and his desire to escape.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 19
Language
English
Description
The Institute of Sport's Australian Rules Forward Squad has been sent to the Academy for some specialised training and the challenge is soon on, between the dancers and the footballers, to prove which is the toughest sport. Miss Raine has chosen Tara and Abigail to do daily private classes and Tara finally learns why Abigail hates her so much.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 21
Language
English
Description
It's a month since Tara's injury and her plaster is due to come off but Tara seems much more focused on her new boyfriend, Christian, and organising the school formal. Sammy and Abigail decide take their relationship to the next level and Ethan is offered an early contract with the Company.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 7
Language
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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Series
Dance Academy volume 20
Language
English
Description
When the Board decides to cut hip hop and jazz from the curriculum Kat goes on the warpath, blaming her mother for this change. Tara and Christian find themselves together at the beach and their spark is rekindled, so much so that they lose track of time and are running late for the Patron's Showcase performance when Tara trips and badly injures herself.
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Series
Dance Academy volume 13
Language
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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Series
Dance Academy volume 12
Language
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.