Class Age Guidelines

 

 

Beginners         4-5 years
  
Pre-Primary      5 years 



Primary             6 years



Grade 1             7 years


Grade 2             8 years


Grade 3 - 5       9+ years with some ballet experience
 

Grade 6 - 8       14+ years


 

Class Descriptions

 

RAD Beginner, Pre-Primary and Primary in Dance (4–6 year olds)

These are structured classes geared at the development of the students’ physical skills, stamina, creativity, expression and musicality using a range of movements and musical styles. The syllabi prepare students for a successful transition to ballet and other dance genres at higher levels.

 

RAD Graded Ballet (Grades 1–8)

The Graded Examinations in Dance Syllabus consists of three dance disciplines:     Ballet - the foundation and the most important part of the syllabus

Free Movement - it has been influenced by and incorporates movements in common with other dance styles such as Natural Movement, Contemporary and Classical Greek Dance Character - the theatrical presentation of national dance using original ethnic dance and music which has been freely adapted for the theatre. The three styles — Hungarian, Russian and Polish — were selected because of their historic importance in the development of the nineteenth century full-length classical ballets.

 

 

Content courtesy  the RAD official site