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Woodbury Dance Studio follows the grade and major examination system of the Royal Academy of Dancing. It also enters students for IDTA medal tests, Classical Awards 1 and 2 and for IDTA’s very different vocational exams.
RAD: REGISTERED TEACHERSOnly teachers registered with the RAD are able to enter students for RAD exams. These teachers have passed an examination that covers 3 year's study and they continue to keep up to date by attending courses arranged either nationally or regionally. The RAD have now made an association with IDTA which enhances the opportunities to the student.
ARAD is a qualification used only by teachers who have passed their Advanced Examination.
START TO DANCE!
If a student is under 4, they will normally join the "START TO DANCE!" class. This is a weekly half - hour class which includes ballet, mime and free movement. Some children come with older brothers or sisters who are already learning to dance.
PRE-PRIMARY and PRIMARYIf your child is 4, 5 or 6 years old, she/he will be placed in the Pre-primary class and a 7 year old will usually join the Primary class.
These classes are a mixture of ballet, free movement and mime. They are the first levels in the RAD ballet examinations. The Pre-primary Presentation Class is normally taken when the child is six years old; it takes the form of a normal ballet class taught by the normal teacher. Primary is the first "proper" exam and it is taken when they are ready!
GRADES 1 to 5 These classes provide a logical progression for students who want to attend ballet classes either once or twice a week.
HIGHER GRADES 6 to 8These classes are for teenagers and are available both to those who want to train more seriously as well as to those who only want to attend once a week. Adults are welcome to come to these (and to any other class if appropriate!)
MAJOR SYLLABUSIf at the age of 10 or 11, your child wishes to train more seriously, they may follow the Major Course of Study. This means at least an additional 2 classes per week on top of their current grade level.
The first course is RAD Intermediate Foundation, designed to last about 2 years for the average student. The first of the compulsory exams is Intermediate, either in RAD or IDTA. The next levels are Advanced 1 and Advanced 2.
REPERTOIRE
To prepare for the annual performance, now held in Sidmouth Manor Pavilion, the students attend “repertoire” classes which are in addition to their normal technique class. This means that these performance do not hold up the child’s technical progress.
Woodbury Dance Studio
Woodbury, Devon, UK
email: marygriffiths@hotmail.com
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