Dena Kaplan
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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 20
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English
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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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Dance Academy volume 12
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English
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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 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 6
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English
Description
Abigail auditions for a guest role in a dance movie, while Grace does everything she can to ensure she's allowed to go on the Third Year tour.
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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 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 21
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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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Dance Academy volume 19
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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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Dance Academy volume 13
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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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Dance Academy volume 26
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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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Dance Academy volume 17
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English
Description
The escalating conflict between the First and Second Years results in a showdown to determine which year has the greatest talent, and Tara becomes unhinged when Grace tempts her to get less serious.
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Dance Academy volume 15
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English
Description
As Tara negotiates her return to the Academy, Ethan's search for ongoing employment leads him to accept a position choreographing a fringe musical.
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Dance Academy volume 14
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English
Description
Tara returns from the holidays excited to have been awarded the first year scholarship. However, this soon turns to disappointment when Kat leaves her standing alone outside a warehouse party the night before their first ballet class. Abigail is trying to be a perfect patient in her therapy sessions but has to ask for help in order to start tackling the real issues behind her eating disorder.
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Dance Academy volume 22
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English
Description
Grace continues to make a play for Zach's attention, leading her to manufacture a serious accusation; as Christian's resolve to bounce back from his Prix de Fonteyn elimination drives him toward some reckless behaviour.
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Dance Academy volume 24
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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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Dance Academy volume 2
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English
Description
Tara arrives at the Academy excited about the year ahead but soon discovers that she is the worst dancer in the class. As Tara struggles to fit in, she learns the hard way to respect her teachers, who her true friends are, and to watch her back around her roommate Abigail.
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Dance Academy volume 7
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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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Dance Academy volume 11
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English
Description
Grace encourages Tara to take action against Saskia's cruel treatment of her; Kat commences training for the Moulin Rouge and Sammy is assigned a Third Year, Ollie, as a tutor to get him through his exams.