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The video here shows a snippet of what happens on exam day at the Royal Academy of Dance. We send our dancers to be examined at the Academy HQ in Battersea, as we usually have less than three hours of … Continue reading →

Dancers stand in front of the examiner in the following way: Examiner 4 3 2 1 RAD Intermediate Foundation These are videos available on the Internet. I have watched them all to make sure they are correct. I discovered someone … Continue reading →

Here are some videos of Grade 4 dancers, taken from the Internet, which show the exercises from Grade 4. Use them to practice with, to watch and remember. Watching the videos regularly is a valid way of revising your work … Continue reading →

Dancers line up in front of the examiner in the following way: Examiner 4 3 2 1 Here is a useful set of videos of other dancers, taken from the Internet, which show the exercises from Grade 3. Use them … Continue reading →

This is a huge and exciting moment for all dancers. Here is a general (not necessarily complete) list of what dance teachers consider before allowing a dancer to go “en pointe”: The student has the required core strength in the … Continue reading →

When someone mentions ballet dancing, we immediately think of the ballerina in her white tutu, hair pulled back into a bun, standing on her toes. We tie our hair up this way for two very important reasons: a) long hair … Continue reading →