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'Former ballet student, Tara Webster, was destined to become one of the top dancers of her generation before a devastating injury crippled her career. Over the last eighteen months she has tried to move on but cannot get over her dream of dancing professionally with the National Ballet Company. In her quest to defy the odds in a near impossible comeback, Tara leaves her life and love behind in Sydney and travels to New York, determined to prove she still has what it takes. But as the rejections pile up, and Tara tears herself apart trying to fit the unrelenting ballet mould, she must learn to find, and trust, her own voice before she loses everything that truly matters in the dogged pursuit of who she thought she was, rather than who she has become.' (Production summary)
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Dance Academy
Samantha Strauss
,
Joanna Werner
,
ABC Television
(publisher),
( dir. Ian Watson
et. al. )agent
2010-2013
Australia
Melbourne
:
ABC Television
Werner Film Productions
,
2010-
Z1732091
2010
series - publisher
film/TV
children's
A co-Australian and German television series, Dance Academy revolves around Tara Webster, a young woman who has grown up on property in outback Australia all the while dreaming of becoming a dancer. When she makes it into the National Academy of Dance, Tara realises that her life is about to change forever. As the series progresses, she also comes to realise that she is not alone in this journey.
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The Passion and Pain of a Dream
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15 April 2017; (p. 15) 'OK, I’m just going to say this right at the start: Dance Academy, a feature film sequel to the successful Australian television series, is better than La La Land. Now that may seem like an extravagant plie (I looked up the words for ballet movements after seeing this movie) and people will disagree with me. Even Faye Dunaway thought La La Land should have won a best picture Oscar.' (Introduction) -
Dance Academy Review – a Pleasantly Soapy Dance Drama for the IGeneration
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 April 2017; 'The feature adaptation of ABC TV’s hugely successful series for teens is less Flashdance and more Black Swan meets The Baby-Sitters Club.'
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Dance Academy Review – a Pleasantly Soapy Dance Drama for the IGeneration
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 5 April 2017; 'The feature adaptation of ABC TV’s hugely successful series for teens is less Flashdance and more Black Swan meets The Baby-Sitters Club.' -
The Passion and Pain of a Dream
2017
single work
essay
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 15 April 2017; (p. 15) 'OK, I’m just going to say this right at the start: Dance Academy, a feature film sequel to the successful Australian television series, is better than La La Land. Now that may seem like an extravagant plie (I looked up the words for ballet movements after seeing this movie) and people will disagree with me. Even Faye Dunaway thought La La Land should have won a best picture Oscar.' (Introduction)
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