I really enjoy the show, but I find Tara to be extremely annoying. I wish they had made Kat or someone else the main character.

Horrible drama. Every one of the main characters pretty much have a relationship with every other person of the opposite sex in the show. Which is disturbing and gross. So obvious that the story is being dragged and dragged - a 6 year old could think of a better plot than this. Complete waste of time. I thought it would get better when i first started watching it but it was so extremely repetitive that i quit in the middle of season 2. I felt that the lead actor who plays Tara didn't even seem to know acting very well. In terms of the characters my favorite was that of Kat. Abigail was another interesting character.

When I first watched Dance Academy I was on a Dance movies extravaganza on Netflix. At first I was torn because it seemed like a teen drama series and those who's dating who plot lines always repel me. But I was fascinated by the fact that the whole cast could dance! Quite an achievement and set in Australia, double bonus. It also has quite a range of problems that the characters go through, professional choices, life choices, and so on. But I also love the down moments when the characters are just getting to know each other and character building. The actors make the characters believable and will raise anyone's adrenaline when you feel they are on the verge of making wrong decisions. I am extremely fond of the actor who plays Ben Tickle in the second series; he has quite a future ahead of him, charismatic and entertaining to watch.

If I could rate the two seasons separately, I would rate the first one 7-8 stars and the second twenty billion. The second season is when all the actors really settle into their characters, and the writers seem to get a feeling of exactly what a drama show is. And believe me when I tell you, there is plenty of it. The last few episodes were especially excellent with the tragedy I will not mention,but the writers and the actors portray it perfectly which is what really convinced me how amazing this show is. The dancing is amazing, too, and you can easily tell that the actors know how to dance and weren't just taught the basics a few months before shooting. The writers also really understand how teenagers act and talk and feel and what they do in their free time. Basically, don't quit with the first season. The second one is where you really get addicted.