01x04 - Minefield

Episode transcripts for the TV Show "Dance Academy". Aired: 31 May 2010 –; 30 September 2013.*
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Drama series that follows small-town teenager Tara as she pursues her dream of becoming a ballet dancer at the National Academy of Dance.
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01x04 - Minefield

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Previously on Dance Academy...

- You like him!
- No, I don't.

Practically every friend
I've ever had has fallen for him.

It's pathetic, right?

When Mia went on exchange,

we wrote up a pros-and-cons list
and it helped clarify our feelings.

So, Ethan Karamakov...

Abigail - she emailed the pros-and-cons
list to the whole school.

Yeah. Look,
I'm coming to stay for a while.

No, I won't cause any trouble.

It wouldn't be forever.

Yeah. No, it's all good.
Alright. 'Bye.

Double battement frappé.
Accent out and out.

And petit battement.

Everyone thinks a farm
is a dangerous place. But not to me.

Relevé.

I know every rabbit hole,
broken fence and rusty nail.

And nice long necks.

No matter where I am, I'm safe.

Ribs in, Tara.

And balance.

And down and recover.
Thank you, ladies.

To the centre, everyone.

Tara, you may join us.

But the Academy
is a whole other planet.

One minute you think
you know your way around.

The next...
Tara, plié.

You realise you're in a minefield.

Everywhere I look
there's a new trap...

"He smells like Christmas.

"The way he eats.

"The way he talks
about things, real things."

Another enemy...

danger around every corner,

and just when you think
it's game over,

the universe gives you a bonus life.

First, everybody thinks I got my gear
off in the boys' change rooms,

and now this stupid list.

Can it get any worse?

Well, since you ask...

At least I'm not
the first negative on your list.

I suppose I should be thankful.

I'm really... I'm truly sorry, Kat.

I never meant
to drag you into my mess.

And yet here I am,

just some sort of obstacle
on your way to Ethan.

Trust me, I'm trying to find every
possible reason not to feel this way.

Here's a great reason.

My brother WILL break your heart,

and when he does, I'm not going
to be there to supply the tissues.

I promise I'm avoiding him.

So you think Abigail
sent it to third-years?

He read it.

Just k*ll me now.

Right, pop quiz.

Who can tell me the real
meaning of 'pas de deux'?

Pas de deux.
It means 'dance of two'.

Good. That's its
literal translation.

But what does it really mean
beneath the French words,

metaphorically?

Pas de deux. Two bodies, one soul.

A guy and a girl dancing together
to produce one pure emotion.

That's what today's class
is all about.

I've never danced with a boy before.

It's true. Back home,
girls danced with girls.

There were no guys.
Don't worry.

First-year boys are just sweaty
creatures that trample on your toes.

There are three important
ingredients in a pas de deux.

Trust.

Good. Pass it on.

Good. Keep it going.

Unity.

Great.

And, most important of all,
communication.

Without them, well...

So, our star pas de deux couple from
third year agreed to help out today.

Ethan, Isabelle,
good of you to join us.

Now let's divide you into pairs.
Can you go with Sean?

Remember, to find unity,
you need trust and communication.

Are your hands always this clammy?

I'm allergic to you.

Focus on who you're dancing with.
No-one else should matter.

Do you want that in plaster?

Relax. You're doing fine.

"What a great class?!"

I just meant Patrick's
such a great teacher.

Do you think it's a sign
the universe is throwing us together?

La-la-la-la-la.

Before you leave,
I've arranged with Miss Raine

for you to have the rest
of the day off from classes.

Don't get too excited. Instead,
you'll be doing an exercise for me.

Same couples. One of you choose.

And remember, you'll be
marked on this exercise

exactly as you would
any other assessment.

This totally blows!

One blindfolded, the other
a seeing-eye dog.

Woof!
Gross.

Swap you. You could be
tied to Abigail for 24 hours.

Rather s*ab myself in the eye
with a blunt spoon.

It can't possibly be 24 hours,
Clammy. Nobody else got that long.

I did. 20 questions over 24 hours.

That's it?

"Ask anything you like
of each other

"but you must answer truthfully."

Like I want to know
anything about Christian.

So you're not the only one.

Sagittarian, favourite food - pizza,

don't have a lucky number,
and we're done.

No, we're not.
This exercise is important.

Well, I know everything about you.

It's kind of been broadcast
around the whole school.

Where are you going?

The beach.

I love this city.

Man, check out that view.

I'm going to go and find Christian.

We'll be down here,
checking out the babes.

Excellent.

Oh, I'm going to love this exercise.

Are you some sort of stalker?

Not always. You've got
19 questions left.

So where'd you grow up?

Malabar. One suburb down.

By the beach? Lucky.

Yeah, houso. Real lucky.
'Houso'?

Housing commission.
Where the poor people live.

You think I'm rich?

You're at the Academy, aren't you?
So are you.

Yeah. Well, it's different,
and it won't be for long.

Have you got brothers and sisters?

I've got one brother.
Are you close?

He's in Broken Hill.

I mean emotionally close.

Well, he's flesh and blood.
Why wouldn't we be close?

What about your parents?
What does your dad do?

This and that.

You have to answer.

Says who?

The rules. What does your dad do?
Oh, right, the rules. OK. My turn.

How far have you gone with a guy?

The rules. How far?

There's first base.
There's second base.

You even have bases
your side of town?

Ever even kissed a guy?

You haven't, have you?

Maybe I could help you out.

Maybe you could get lost.

Hey, I've still got more questions.

Abigail! I'm trying to read.

And I'm trying
to strengthen my core.

We could SO be doing this
at the beach right now.

I don't do beach.

Why? Do you have
an aversion to fresh air?

I don't do sand, I don't do salt
and I don't do sun.

Great.

I need my water.

So do I.

We'd hate you to die
of thirst, now, wouldn't we?

It's not like I'm interested.
I'm only doing this for school.

I don't care what his favourite
colour is or what his family does.

So did he tell you anything?

- Ow!
- It was him.

"Oh, let's go
to the beach to do the exercise.

"It'll be so fun!"

I didn't know he'd be here. Honest.

Yeah, right.
What are you doing here?

Perks of being a third-year.

Let me guess - Patrick's first-year

trust-unity-communication exercise?

You're not supposed to goof off.
Thanks, Nana, we know that.

Tara? Ball?

You guys can play
as well if you want.

Don't look at me like that, Tara.
How do you know...

I might be blindfolded,
but I'm not blind.

Come on, it's just
a game of soccer. Please?

I am not the goal post,
people! Come on.

Whoo!

OK, that's it.
The target is leaving!

Coming, Tara?

Think I'm going to stay.

Come on, Tara. Kick it.

I haven't finished
the assignment with Christian yet.

Come on, we're out of here.

You know, at some point
in this scenario,

toilets will come into play.

You can hold on.

No, not for 24 hours.

I'm starving.

Yeah, me too.

- Swim, then food?
- Yeah!

I'll go and get...

I'll get some food.

It's closed for fumigation.
Find another one.


Why do boys' toilets stink so much?

Why do you have to be so nasty?

It's a fact. They stink.

No, I'm talking about Tara's list,
OK? Why did you broadcast it?

I just think that's
cruel and unnecessary.

Less thinking and more doing
before we both die of asphyxiation.

Abigail, I can't... go...
while you're listening,

so do you think maybe you could
whistle or sing or something, please?

Hurry up.

I still don't see what you got
from spamming that list to everyone.

You're like an annoying
little insect buzzing around.

It just made you look bad.
Bzzz.

Don't you want people... Fine. Fine.
Bzzz! Bzzz!

Look, won't say another word.

There you go.

Carbs after 3:00? I'd rather eat
a deep-fried vending machine.

Hey, where's Tara?

Haven't seen her.

Huh.

Whoa!

Hey, babe.

Whoo. Come on.

There's plenty of room
on my lap. Come on.

Hey! Come on, man. Watch my car.

It's on, princess!
Come on, we'll get them later.

Do you have a death wish?

Didn't you see what
they were going to do to me?

No, it doesn't matter.
You don't pick fights around here.

What are you still
doing here, anyway?

Well, if you must know,
I'm waiting for the bus.

Oh, what? No limo today?

When have you ever seen me in a limo?
You know nothing about me.

Way more than I want to know.

I've never met anybody so rude.

Doesn't your mother
teach you manners?

She's dead.

Look, just call her
if you're worried.

Who says I'm worried?
I'm just checking messages.

What would you know, anyway?

I can see everything. This whole
communication thing must be working.

Yeah? Can you see this?

Ow.

I can't imagine what
it'd be like to lose my mum.

No, you can't.

Did she dance?

Yeah, when she was young.

Is that why you're at the Academy?

I promised my mum I'd audition.
Doesn't mean I'm hanging around.

You're going to quit?

I'm not into it.

I don't believe you.
Suit yourself.

I've seen you dance!

Fine. You think you know me?
True or false - I've got a brother.

True. He's in Broken Hill.

Very good.

And let's say I got
into some trouble.

Say, something serious. Maybe
I need his help. Do I call him?

I don't know, probably.
You said you guys were close.

So you'd expect him to answer,
right? Brother helping brother?

Not till I call him from a landline.

No call-ID to recognise,
so he didn't know it was me.

Well, you know everything.

Is this true or false?

I'd like to say it's false, but...

See, you know nothing. I made it up.

Me and my brother are tight-as.

I've got one question left.

Question 20.

Hit me.

Why'd you tell everyone about me
in the boys' change rooms?

You knew it was an accident.

Now, why would I even bother?

I can't believe
you'd still lie about it.

I know you did.

You know, I wasn't
the only one there.

Ever thought about that?

It says, "2-4 hours."
Two, dash, four! Not 24!

Tara, what do you think?
Does that say...?

Does that say '2-4' or '24'?

Well, it's got
a two AND a four in it.

You want to know why
I'm so mean to Tara?

Because the three of you
are a bunch of idiots.

What's going on?
How you doing?

I need to talk to you.

What's up?
Like you don't know.

You've been laughing at me
this whole time, haven't you?

Excuse me?

Starting audition week...

telling everybody about me
in the boys' change rooms.

That was you, wasn't it?

Come on, you have to admit
it's a funny story.

And leaving me at the beach.
Hilarious, right?

What? But you weren't even with us.

Not responding
to my pros-and-cons list?

I didn't realise
it required a response.

Of course it did.

It's not fair. Because of you,
the whole school is laughing at me.

How is that because of me?

Look, if you want to know the truth,
I was embarrassed by it.

I mean, I've spoken to you,
what, three, four times?

And then you go and write all
that stuff and send it to everyone?

I mean, come on.
What are you talking about here?

I don't even know you.

Tara?

Tara?

She can't talk to you.

Yes, she can.

You said you were sick
of girls coming to you after Ethan.

Because I hate seeing
my friends get hurt.

Growing up, I had my mum
and dad to give me the warning signs.

Here we have to rely on each other...

Prove to me yesterday's exercise
wasn't a total waste of time.

Trust that we won't
let one another down,

agree to disagree...

Better. Nice work, class.

And admit that, like it or not,

for the next three years we're tied
together with an unbreakable cord.

So maybe we've got
a bit of a way to go yet.
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