In line with my new stage of Pathetic Living, I spent Friday and Saturday nights this week on the couch voraciously clicking my way through episodes of a recently discovered TV show. This show, which I feel you all really need to learn about, is titled “Dance Academy”. To be clear it is made for tweens. Not even teenagers, tweens.
Ok, maybe it’s made for teens too.
It’s about some 15-17 year old dancers in Australia. I’d say five main ones and then some others. Maybe Ethan counts as a main one too since he is in the opening credits. Whatever. They all get in to the National Dance Academy and move into the boarding house, take lessons, fall in love, are ridiculous, etc. The first season is 26 episodes and they’re 24 minutes long. I watched all of them in two days. It took so long because I also had to make a lot of cupcakes and cheesecakes for a baby shower (new niece) and attend the baby shower (for 4 hours). Am I trying to say it was hard to be away from the show for that 4 hours? Yes. Yes, I am.
I very quickly fell in love with Christian (because he’s the troubled hot one at the Academy on bail for robbing a server station). I feel only marginally disgusted with myself for lusting after a 16 year old. Oh thank god. He was born in 1992. Never mind. He was totally legal during filming.
I can’t help myself.
Anyway as I became deeply invested in this truly terrible show, I sent a barrage of emails to Kris to make sure someone knew I was going off the deep end.
I discover the show:
a teen dancers tv show?!?!
will it be terrible? will it be wonderful? it will def be australian. i am watching it!
I start watching:
sheeps! baby kangaroo! bitchy girl! sassy blond!
It continues:
On episode 7. I’m learning some valuable Australian life lessons and I hardly even mind the voice-over.
Also, I’m in love with Christian. Obviously. Tamahome!
I’m starting to unravel:
now on episode 22. have taken to yelling at the screen COPIOUSLY. also just re-watched ep 20 around the 17 minute mark. oh shirtless christian…. might watch it again. my happiness over that didn’t even last an episode. goddamn this girl.
there’s only 5 episodes left! what will i do when it’s over?!?!
how has dance academy become my life? seriously, how?
The final line above also becomes my FaceBook status update.
Subject line of this one–“omg. who am i?”:
i honestly just called (well, yelled. and using outdoor voice no less) the main character (who, mind you, is a 16 year old girl) a “fucking whore slut bitch.”
…..
*hangs head in shame*
And then this happened:
Oh holy shit. It happened.
The “my life is over” email:
i’ve run out of episodes and season 2 isn’t available yet!!! I NEED SOME DISTANCE FROM THIS SHOW.
Season 2 doesn’t start airing until January but I just found and watched a trailer for it and…it kind of looks amazing. DAMN THIS SHOW. DAMN IT TO HELL.
The main girl’s real name is Xenia which is also the name I used in a baby shower contest for my new niece. Erin liked it. How awesome would it be if my new niece was NAMED AFTER AN ACTRESS FROM DANCE ACADEMY? You know it would be incredible. You know it.
cutee
cool i luv dance academy! r sammy and christian gay?
When I first saw the show I loved it I started getting in to the show then when I saw what he was I said why dd he do that that’s not love that’s gross then I said I’m going to forget about it but I didn’t and it haunted me in my dream in my sleep I kept thinking about that every second of the day but then I realized who the hell cares if he is hay people want to be who they really want to be then let it be but what I don’t understand in season 2 he choose jar that’s wrong Kay and Ben Christian and Tara
Dear Melonie,
I do not know!! I mean, I think Sammy is def bi-sexual and deluding himself. But I don’t honestly think Christian has any sexual interest in other boys. BUT WHO KNOWS?! Season 2 could bring us anything. More kissing for example. Maybe the Benster will turn out to be gay! (Again, I doubt it). I have now watched 14 eps of season 2 and so far I am enthralled. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
-Michele
i had to laugh at ur description but i feel the exact same way! its such a guilty pleasure. its like the shame of watching porn if anyone every stepped into your room. OH HO HOHO i missed the last couple of eps. BOYS kissing!
So shameful! But also wonderful. Guilty pleasure shame is right. I just saw episode 21 is available! I live in the US so I’m not sure where I currently am in relation to how many have actually aired, but I think I’m keeping up pretty well. Love it! And thanks for commenting. =)
I am in love w/ christian out of all the boys tara’s fallen for e
he’s the best ethan shud just get lost
Dear Melonie,
The same happened to me! I’m sixteen and thought I was too old for this show, blah, blah, blah. I decided to give it a chance and I fell in love with it!!! Are Christian and Sammy gay? Were they kissing in the show (if so I missed that episode) or in real life by choice?
-Kira
Sammy’s bi/questioning and Christian is straight. This is on the show, where yes, they kissed (in, I believe, a dream sequence of Sammy’s) at the end of season 1. I have no idea what the actors real lives are like.