Dancing Daze (1986)

Directed by

Jane Campion

Country

Australia

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two sisters leave their family pig farm in rural Australia to pursue their dream of becoming dancers in the city. They face the challenges of starting a new life away from home while following their ambition.

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What happens

Dancing Daze is a 1986 Australian mini series about two sisters from Wagga Wagga who leave their family pig farm to make it as dancers in the big city. The ABC series stars Meryl Tankard as Phoebe Green and Patsy Stephen as Kate Green. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1987, Wendy Matthews was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Female Artist for the title track. Martin Armiger was also nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for the album. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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