#ben tickle

[raspberryluvr]

The time is right for a Dance Academy renaissance

[theladyghost]

Thinking about the original intention of the writers of Dance Academy was to have Ben dying instead of Sammy. They allegedly chose Sammy cause Ben was a recent addiction to the cast, so the impact of killing Sammy off would be bigger. But years later, they ended up writing the plot of Ben’s leukemia returning in the movie. So I’ve thought about an AU where this happens in the end of season 2 and while everybody gets pretty worried for Ben, neither he nor Sammy ends up dying.

The Prix de Fonteyn episode would start the same way. Grace would still surprise Tara with her red shoes performance. Tara would still go to the judges trying to do something about it. Sammy would still show his solo to Abigail the night before the competition and go on his run the next morning. And Christian would still go to the theater to talk to Tara, but before he got there, he’d receive a call from a very distressed Kat, who wouldn’t be able to form a full coherent sentence, so Abigail would have to take the phone from her hands and inform Christian, in a slightly shaken voice, that Ben had fainted while they were rehearsing, and that they were in the hospital with him and Miss Raine waiting for his parents to show up. Abigail and Christian would agree to keep Tara and Sammy in the dark about what’s happening until after the Prix, but both of them realize Christian is acting weird and inquire him about it.

[bellamysgriffin]

get to know me meme >> Favorite Male Characters [33/?] Ben Tickle (Dance Academy)

How are you supposed to come back from that? You just have to. Because if you waste too much time blaming the world, the world wins.

[latetree123]

Which kind of benders do you think the Dance Academy characters would be in the Atla universe? Who would be the Avatar and who would be the non-bender of the group?

Oooooo wait that’s very interesting, let me think…

I think Tara would either be a water bender or a non-bender… because she’s super calm and nice generally, but she has a flow with dancing that I can match with water. Or she could not be a bender, I think she kinda has that vibe too.

Abigail is a fire bender, no doubt. Not much explanation needed, I think.

Kat is either an air bender or a non-bender, I think either one can be because of her love of fun.

Sammy would probably be a non-bender. He just has that vibe.

I think Ollie would either be a earth bender or a fire bender, he’s always passionate and/or stubborn about something.

Grace might be a fire bender. She just has a slightly Azula-like air to her when she’s plotting. But also because her movements are so precise and refined.

Ben would be an air bender, because he’s the golden retriever energy

I think Ethan might be a non-bender, because of how hard he works on things that aren’t focused on his own body. His passion is to be a choreographer, so I can’t really see him bending much

Christian might be a fire bender, or maybe a water bender if you squint. Fire bender because he’s broody, but water bender because of his character arc… like, he has fire bender energy in the beginning, but water bender energy by the end.

And then for the avatar… I might give it to Tara because she’s the main character, but Grace came to mind as well, just because of how strong of a dancer she’s scaled to be.

This was fun to think about! Thank you for the ask!

[wyattcallows]

What happened, Tara, last night on tour? Did you kiss him? Is he a better kisser than me?

No, I- I didn't, but I wanted to.

[kyrt4t]

moodboard: bi demisexual ben tickle

[highwaylife]

TARA WEBSTER and BEN TICKLE on Dance Academy: The Movie (2017).

[abigail-stan]

There I said it.