The first season of Taking The Stage premiered on March 19, 2009 and after an eight-month hiatus, the season finale aired January 17, 2010. It followed five kids who attend SCPA on the cusp of greatness. The finale aired in cahoots with the Season 2 premier. Cast The following is a list of cast members presents in this season. Main Cast Member Secondary Cast Member Main Cast Bios Tyler Nelson- A dance major and the only junior part of the season one main cast. His specialty is Hip-hop dance but with enrolling in SCPA he has to take ballet classes. He is a ladies man and early in the season he gets romantically involved with Jasmine, although then he also gets involved with Mia, creating friction with him and Jasmine and they eventually break up. He also starts a rivalry with Malik, whose crew inspired him to create his own crew, Black Rain, and do it his way since he didn't like Malik's choreography. He is given an audition for Bloc Agency along with Malik and is accepted, but his parents and ballet teacher convince him to finish high school first, with his teacher remarking "If they like you this year, they will love you next year." He returns in season two as a senior Mia Carruthers- A senior and vocal music major and the only white person of the show's main cast. Mia is an aspiring songwriter whose dream is to be signed to a record label before she turns eighteen. She came close to achieving that dream when the head of Jive Records who was at the talent show at the beginning of the year asked her to send him a few of her songs, but after that she was rejected by the label. She also became involved with Tyler Nelson which caused problems between her, Jasmine (Tyler's girlfriend at the time), and Aaron (Mia's friend who has a crush on her). At the end of the first season she moves in with her band which includes her brother and Aaron. She returns in season two as a new teacher for a songwriting class. Jasmine White-Killins- A senior and Dance major who is regarded as one of the top ballerinas in the school. She dreams of going to Juilliard for college, but is rejected and instead goes to Alvin Alley, where she is forced to choose between choosing