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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 embrace life as a university student but cannot get over her dream of dancing professionally. 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. 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 pursuit of a dream.
Rating
NR
Director
Jeffrey Walker
Studio
Cinedigm
  • The originality of Dance Academy: The comeback. It brings us an unparalleled adventure, it makes us want to see the series again.
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  • AMAZING! One of the best movies I have ever seen. They did such an amazing job picking up all these years after the show ended. All of the characters looked amazing (talk about glow-ups). They stayed very true to the story line and feel of the TV while really bringing it to the next level.
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  • This movie captured the spirit of the show and gave a satisfying ending.
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  • the film is very good, it encourages us to never give up on our dreams regardless of the difficulty !!
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  • LOVED the series!!! So excited. Where to see, where to see???? In a theater would be great!! Prob. N'flix sigh
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  • best movie to be released after a TV show, lives up to the expectations and reputation
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  • Believable story, great dancing.
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  • As a long time fan of the TV show I feel humbled that the writer, director and screenplays kept it so true to their original characters and kept the emotions real. I found myself crying so much through out the film, the characters lives feel so real, and the successful moments for the characters left me smiling from ear to ear. The music also was fantastic, a great mix of new hits and music especially created by the actors themselves for the movie. Overall great execution, fanastic acting especially from Dena Kaplan and Jordan Rodriguez who never seem to falter in their delivery. Highly recommend to anyone of all ages, but particularly for the dance lovers and long time dance academy TV show fans.
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  • I loved itIt is an amazing story from the opening credits to the ending ones I HIGHLY recommend it ??????
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  • A Good Continuation and Transition from the TV show to the movie, it doesn't feel like a feature length TV show it feels like a movie with good use of score and sound mix to put you in the moment, unfortunately many cheesy lines and slow 2nd act bring this movie down
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  • As a big screen transition for an award winning Australian Kids/TV Show, 'Dance Academy' doesn't disappoint. While the TV show was about teenagers willing to prove their worth to the world as dances in a prestigious 'National Academy of Dance', this film examines the underlining themes of whether or not the dreams of our youth are really relevant when we're older. For the series protagonist Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin) it's about trying to regain a passion that's truly defined her well after having a terrible accident, as well as valuing friendships that come into play with her undying passion. While this film might fall for the usual tropes associated with chasing after one's dreams, I don't think it could have worked well without the exceptional cast who've played these characters throughout the TV series successful 3 season run, seeing them as young adults in these roles was both endearing and refreshing like reuniting with old school friends. The film primarily ditches the soapy tone of the TV series in favour of a more bigger scale drama in both the cinematography and the locations as much of the film's action takes place in America. The direction is as fine as ever from Jeffery Walker who contributed to the TV series. While the dance choreography is as fine as ever, if there's a montage sequence that doesn't involve dance it pads the moment out a little too long. Overall, it's a very worthy continuation of the TV Series, endearing as it's entertaining, and bound to put a smile on one's face by the very end.
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  • Xenia Goodwin projects an ethereal quality when she dances -- and even in other scenes -- so I was drawn to her character. I also love the sensitive way romance is integrated into this endearing dance film.
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  • Captivating, graceful story of young dancers on the verge.
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  • There's a realness to these characters and their journey that makes this worth a look.
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  • I liked the Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling song and dance romance-drama, but for me Dance Academy feels more real. It has something about it that is more dramatic, more emotional, more complex.
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