Dance Academy

For other uses, see Dance Academy (disambiguation).
Dance Academy

Series logo

Series logo
Genre Children / teen serial drama
Created by
Starring
Opening theme "My Chance"
by The White Rhinos
Composer(s) Bryony Marks
Country of origin Australia
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 65 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Bernadette O'Mahony
  • Joanna Werner
Producer(s) Joanna Werner
Cinematography Martin McGrath
Camera setup Multiple-camera setup
Running time 24–25 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network
Picture format HDTV
Original release 31 May 2010 (2010-05-31) – 30 September 2013 (2013-09-30)
External links
Website
Production website

Dance Academy is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF.[1] Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 March 2012.[2] Series three premiered on ABC3 on 8 July 2013 in Australia.[3]

A film sequel to the television series, Dance Academy: The Comeback, is in development as of April 2015 after receiving funding from Screen Australia.[4]

Plot

Dance Academy is narrated mainly from the perspective of Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin), a newly accepted first year student at the National Academy of Dance. Throughout the series, she learns to better her ballet technique, as well as learn contemporary ballet and hip-hop dance; while creating life long friendships and experiencing many hardships. In the first series, Tara soon befriends fellow students Kat (Alicia Banit) and Ethan Karamakov (Tim Pocock), Sammy Lieberman (Tom Green), Abigail Armstrong (Dena Kaplan) and Christian Reed (Jordan Rodrigues), as well as eventually getting to know her teacher Ms. Raine (Tara Morice).[5][6]

Series two saw Tara return to the Academy for her second year with the hope of representing Australia in an international ballet competition, the Prix de Fonteyn. This series introduced characters Grace Whitney (Isabel Durant), Ben Tickle (Thomas Lacey), Ollie Lloyd (Keiynan Lonsdale), and Saskia Duncan (Brooke Harman),[7][8][9] and saw the characters' reaction to the untimely death of Sammy.

Series three followed the characters as third years at the Academy, competing for a contract with the dance company to become principal dancers.[3] After the temporary contracts have been established, the third years go on tour for "Romeo and Juliet".

Production

Dance Academy is produced by Joanna Werner's film company Werner Films Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Australia, Film Victoria, Film New South Wales and ZDF for Germany. As of August 2012, airing rights to Dance Academy have been sold to 180 territories, airing on every continent except Antarctica.[10]

Casting and filming

Series one

Casting for series one began in early 2009 in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. All cast members had to be skilled in drama and dancing and had to cope with Australia's best choreographers. Filming began on 13 July 2009 and wrapped up in early November.[11] The series premiere was originally planned for a mid-2010 premiere on ABC3, however, like Dead Gorgeous, the premiere was pushed to ABC1 on 31 May 2010 and ABC3 on 6 June 2010.[12] The first series premiered on Germany's ZDF on 26 September 2010.

Series two

Production of series two was officially green-lit by ABC and ZDF on 2 July 2010.[7] Casting calls were issued on 14 September 2010, and principal photography in Sydney took place between 31 January and 4 August 2011. Series two premiered on ABC3 on 12 March 2012 and ran for 26 episodes, airing each week from Monday through Thursday, ending on 24 April.[2][13][14]

Series three

Screen Australia approved investment funding for a third series of 13 episodes on 5 December 2011.[15] Filming began 27 August 2012,[3] ended filming 27 November 2012. On 5 June 2013, Alicia Banit and Thomas Lacey appeared on ABC3's Studio 3 to announce the series 3 premiere on 8 July 2013.

Cast

Six young actors in dance clothing.
The six main characters from series one, clockwise from left: Kat, Ethan, Sammy, Abigail, Tara and Christian
Actor Character Series featured
Xenia Goodwin Tara Webster1–3
Alicia Banit Katrina "Kat" Karamakov 1–3
Dena Kaplan Abigail Armstrong 1–3
Tom Green Samuel "Sammy" Lieberman 1–2
Jordan Rodrigues Christian Reed 1–3
Tim Pocock Ethan Karamakov 1–2
Tara Morice Lucinda Raine 1–3 (recurring)
Thomas Lacey Benjamin "Ben" Tickle 2–3
Isabel Durant
(credited as Issi Durant during series 2) 		Grace Whitney 2–3
Keiynan Lonsdale Oliver "Ollie" Lloyd 2 (recurring), 3 (main)

Episodes

Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 26 31 May 2010 (2010-05-31) 5 July 2010 (2010-07-05)
2 26 12 March 2012 (2012-03-12) 24 April 2012 (2012-04-24)
3 13 8 July 2013 (2013-07-08) 30 September 2013 (2013-09-30)

Multimedia

DVD releases

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has released all episodes from series one through three on DVD—with series one and two across four volumes and series three over two—as well as series collections and a complete series one to three compilation.

Title Region 4
release date		 Episodes
Dance Academy –
Learning to Fly		 1 July 2010 (2010-07-01)[16] 1. "Learning to Fly, Part 1", 2. "Week Zero", 3. "Behind Barres", 4. "Minefield", 5. "Real Men Don't Dance"
Dance Academy –
Growing Pains		 2 September 2010 (2010-09-02)[17] 6. "Perfection", 7. "Crush Test Dummies", 8. "Growing Pains", 9. "Heartbeat", 10. "Through the Looking Glass", 11. "One Perfect Day", 12. "Pressure"
Dance Academy –
Turning Pointe		 2 September 2010 (2010-09-02)[18] 13. "Family", 14. "Turning Pointes", 15. "My Life En Pointe", 16. "Free Falling", 17. "A Midsummer's Night's Dream", 18. "Betty Bunheads", 19. "Fairest and Best"
Dance Academy –
Ballet Fever		 7 October 2010 (2010-10-07)[19] 20. "Ballet Fever", 21. "FOMO: Fear of Missing Out", 22. "Flight or Fight Response", 23. "BFF: Best Friends Forever", 24. "Heatwave", 25. "The Deep End", 26. "Learning to Fly, Part 2"
Dance Academy –
The Complete First Series		 2 December 2010[20] All 26 episodes from series one.
Dance Academy –
Raising the Barre		 5 April 2012[21] 27. "In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated", 28. "Dreamlife", 29. "Faux Pas de Deux", 30. "Legends", 31. "Showcase", 32. "Like No One's Watching"
Dance Academy –
Breaking Pointe		 3 May 2012[22] 33. "A Choreographed Life", 34. "Connectivity", 35. "The Break", 36. "A Good Life", 37. "Self Sabotage", 38. "Breaking Pointe"
Dance Academy –
Catch Me If I Fall		 7 June 2012[23] 39. "Backstab", 40. "Rescue Mission", 41. "Moving On", 42. "Origins", 43. "Love and War", 44. "Catch Me If I Fall", 45. "The Nationals"
Dance Academy –
Win or Lose		 7 June 2012[24] 46. "Tick, Question Mark, Cross", 47. "Ladder Theory", 48. "Win or Lose", 49. "Love It or Fight It", 50. "The Prix De Fonteyn", 51. "The Second", 52. "The Red Shoes"
Dance Academy –
The Complete Second Series		 7 November 2012[25] All 26 episodes from series two.
Dance Academy –
New Rules		 4 September 2013[26] 53. "Glue", 54. "New Rules", 55. "Second Chances", 56. "Short Cut Clause", 57. "Negative Patterns", 58. "Fake It Until You Make It"
Dance Academy –
The Ultimate Test		 2 October 2013[27] 59. "Graceland", 60. "Traveling Light", 61. "Don't Let Me Down Gently", 62. "N'Fektd", 63. "Start of an Era", 64. "The Perfect Storm", 65. "Not for Nothing"
Dance Academy –
The Complete Third Series		 6 November 2013[28] All 13 episodes from series three.

Books

ABC Books has released five paperback novels, each based on a particular episode and from the perspective of a single character. The books are published by ABC Books and HarperCollins Australia.

Awards

Ceremony Award Nominee Result
2010 AWGIE Awards Children's Television: C Classification "Growing Pains" by Sarah Lambert Nominated[34]
2010 AWGIE Awards Children's Television: C Classification "Turning Pointes" by Greg Waters Nominated[34]
2010 Australian Directors Guild Awards Best Direction in a Television Children's Program "Behind Barres" by Jeffrey Walker Won[35]
2010 AFI Awards Best Direction in Television Jeffrey Walker for "Week Zero" Nominated[36]
2010 AFI Awards Best Children's Television Drama Dance Academy Nominated[36]
2011 Kidscreen Awards Best Companion Website Dance Academy Won[37]
2011 TV Week Logie Awards Most Outstanding Children's Program Dance Academy Won[38]
2011 Seoul International Drama Awards Best TV Drama Dance Academy Nominated[39]
2011 International Emmy Awards Children and Young People Dance Academy Nominated[40]
2011 Asian Television Awards Best Children's Programme "Learning to Fly, Part 2" by Samantha Strauss Nominated[41]
2011 Hugo Television Awards Children's Series Dance Academy, Series 2 Won[42]
2011 Banff World Media Festival Youth Programs (13+) - Fiction "Week Zero" by Samantha Strauss Nominated[43]
2012 AACTA Awards Best Children's Television Series Dance Academy Series 2 Nominated
2013 TV Week Logie Awards Most Outstanding Children's Program Dance Academy Won[44]
2014 TV Week Logie Awards Most Outstanding Children's Program Dance Academy Nominated[45]

References

  1. ↑ "Dance Academy: World Premiere: starts 5:20pm Monday May 31, ABC1". ABC TV Blog. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Dance Academy Returns for a Second Series" (PDF). Care for Kids (Australian Children's Television Foundation) (118). November 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Knox, David (27 August 2012). "Cameras roll on Dance Academy season three". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Bodey, Michael (22 April 2015). "Dance Academy film wins SA funding". The Australian. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Knox, David (17 May 2010). "Dance Academy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Knox, David (13 July 2009). "Tara Morice heads up Dance Academy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Victoria ends financial year with a Slap". Encore Magazine via Mumbrella.com.au. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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  10. ↑ Dickson, Jeremy (27 August 2012). "Production begins on Dance Academy season three". Kidscreen.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Dance Academy Kicks Off Today". ABC.net.au (Press release). Australian Broadcasting Company. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  12. ↑ Knox, David (12 May 2010). "Airdate: Dance Academy". TV Tonight. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  13. ↑ "Casting: Female 17 Plus Supports Dance Academy Series 2". Dare 2 Audition. 14 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011.
  14. ↑ Knox, David (5 March 2012). "Ready to Dance". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  15. ↑ Calder, Teri (5 December 2011). "Screen Australia investment triggers $97 million in production". Screen Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
  16. ↑ "Dance Academy – Learning To Fly". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  17. ↑ "Dance Academy – Growing Pains". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  18. ↑ "Dance Academy – Turning Pointes". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  19. ↑ "Dance Academy – Ballet Fever". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
  20. ↑ "Dance Academy - Complete First Season". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012.
  21. ↑ "Dance Academy: Series 2 Part 1 Raising The Barre". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  22. ↑ "Dance Academy: Series 2 - Breaking Pointe". EzyDVD. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  23. ↑ "Dance Academy: Series 2 - Catch Me If I Fall". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  24. ↑ "Dance Academy: Series 2 - Win or Lose". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  25. ↑ "Dance Academy: Complete Series 2". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  26. ↑ "Dance Academy: Season 3 - Part 1: New Rules". EzyDVD. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  27. ↑ "Dance Academy - Series 3 Part 2 - The Ultimate Test | DVD | ABC Shop". ABC. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  28. ↑ "Dance Academy - Series 3 | DVD | ABC Shop". ABC. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  29. ↑ "Dance Academy: Tara: Learning to Fly". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  30. ↑ "Dance Academy: Sammy: Real Men Don't Dance". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  31. ↑ "Dance Academy: Christian: Behind Barres". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  32. ↑ "Dance Academy: Kat: Anywhere but Here". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  33. ↑ "Dance Academy: Abigail: Through the Looking Glass". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  34. 1 2 "2010 AWGIE Awards Nominations". AWG.com.au. Australian Writers' Guild. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010.
  35. ↑ Knox, David (24 September 2010). "SBS, ABC win at Director's Awards". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  36. 1 2 "2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Awards Nominees & Winners". AFI.org.au. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  37. ↑ Castleman, Lana (18 February 2011). "And the KidScreen Awards go to...". Kidscreen.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  38. ↑ McWhirter, Erin (2 May 2011). "Karl Stefanovic wins the Gold Logie". TV Week. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012.
  39. ↑ Kilkelly, Daniel (25 July 2011). "'Neighbours' lands international drama award nomination". Digital Spy. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  40. ↑ Diaz, Amanda (5 October 2011). "Dance Academy picks up International Emmy nomination". Inside Film. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  41. ↑ Dallas, Sam (14 December 2011). "My Place and The Amazing Race Australia win at 2011 Asian Television Awards". Inside Film. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  42. ↑ "2011 Hugo Television Award Winners". Cinema Chicago. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012.
  43. ↑ "Werner Film Productions - 2011 Banff Nominee". BanffMediaFestival.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012.
  44. ↑ Knox, David (7 April 2013). "2013 Logie Awards: winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013.
  45. ↑ Knox, David (27 April 2014). "Logie Awards 2014: winners". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014.

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