Tara Benson

Tara Benson is a character in the Thalian series. She is described as spunky, and cheerful. She and Mia are enemies as they are both competing as dancers and see each other as a threat to their future. She is good friends with Myria Qebec (until her death) and Iva Calor. She is also good friends with Arcadia Syrene, Moose Wind, and Brooke Winslet (until her betrayal). She, like Moose, doesn't have a boyfriend, and they are close because of this.

Early Life
Tara Benson was born on March 18, 1995 to a banker and an unamed small-time dancer in Boston, Massachussetes. She has exhibited a talent for ballet and other dance since a very young age. Since age 13, she has had boarding school at the Paris Opéra, training as a dancer.

When Tara was ten, her dad left her mother to be with another woman. Because of this, Tara does not trust boys very much.

Like Mia, Tara originally went to the Academy to be trained under Lina May Trousseau.

Book 1
Tara doesn't appear until the end Book 1, where she is introduced as a cheerful girl. She is, however, in the same year as everyone else.