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Dance Academy Cast Rewatch S1E9 | We Need To Talk About THAT Kiss

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Show Notes

This episode takes us straight into one of Dance Academy’s most iconic side quests: Kat becoming a music video girlie 💃🎬

This week, we live-react to 'Heartbeat' episode and unpack the Miles Kelly storyline, what filming those dance scenes was really like, the wardrobe choices we still have questions about, and the scenes Alicia was much more nervous to film than anyone realised.

And then there’s the kiss. Let’s just say the director had notes 😭

Come rewatch Dance Academy with the girls who lived it, remembered half of it, and are discovering the rest right alongside you, dAlings 🩵

1:14 — Reacting to the opening music performance

3:35 — The boys get VERY competitive behind the scenes

7:14 — Dena wanted Kat’s music video storyline BADLY

10:03 — The music video shoot begins

14:45 — Dena’s intense 5AM Dance Academy workout routine

16:56 — Alicia reveals how nervous she was filming the dance scenes

19:49 — The moment Alicia knew the kiss was coming

20:24 — THAT kiss… and the director’s brutal note 😭

22:34 — Filming the Miles Kelly music video

26:40 — The role was originally meant for Ruby Rose?!

27:18 — Watching the finished music video for the first time

29:09 — Final reactions to Episode 9

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