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Introduction
Our weekly dance classes offer students an opportunity to receive expert tuition in a welcoming and supportive environment. They take place in our state-of-the-art ballet studios at the Royal Conservatoire’s Wallace Studios campus.
Our youngest dancers (Baby Ballet and Nursery Ballet) will be introduced to ballet and modern dance by our professional teachers in a fun, friendly and structured class. In these weekly sessions, they will develop their strength, co-ordination and musicality and will be introduced to the basics of ballet and modern dance technique.
When children reach school age, we offer classes in ballet, contemporary and modern dance and recommend that children attend two or more styles, as they complement each other and will develop their physical, artistic and creative skills. For ballet, we offer classes in the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) graded system. For contemporary and modern dance, we follow the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing syllabi. Both the RAD and ISTD are internationally recognised organisations, which offer children the opportunity to learn to dance in a safe, structured way, developing their physical and artistic skills through their weekly classes, their achievements will even be recognised in the National Qualifications Framework.
Students from Primary onwards, have the opportunity to be presented for examinations in RAD ballet and ISTD contemporary and modern. Although these examinations are not compulsory, they are encouraged, as most children find them an enjoyable and positive experience. Children will be entered for exams when the class teachers feel that they are ready to progress to the next level and will be fully prepared for these special events. Examinations usually take place annually in June, although sessions may be scheduled at other times in the year.
The uniform information for ballet and modern will be provided on enrolment.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this course before you book it, please get in touch with us at juniorsdance@rcs.ac.uk.
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How to apply
Bookings for 2022/23 are open from the 9th May – 26th August 2022.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at juniorsdance@rcs.ac.uk
If you would like to book a class outside of these dates please contact us so we can make these arrangements for you.
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Entry requirements
All suggested age ranges and school year groups are a suggestion of where you should start in your training. The class teacher will be able to advise the student/ parent/ carer if they need to move to a more appropriate level for their stage when they have seen them dancing in the studio.
Each grade will take between 1-2 years to complete depending on the student. Class teachers will advise when the student is ready to move up a grade.
Baby Ballet and Modern Classes
- This class is new for August 2022. Tailored to the needs of our youngest dancers, aged from 3 years, where they will begin to learn about ballet and modern technique in a fun and creative way.
Nursery Ballet and Modern Class
- This class is new for August 2022. Specifically for children who are aged 4 years and in their final year of nursery. The children will learn both ballet and modern dance technique in a fun and inspiring class.
RAD Pre-Primary Ballet
- This is an open access course for children in primary 1 or aged age 5+ . No previous experience of ballet is needed to take part.
RAD Primary Ballet and ISTD Primary Modern Dance classes
- This is an open access course for children in primary 2 or aged 6+. No previous experience of ballet or modern technique is needed to take part.
RAD Grade 1 Ballet and ISTD Grade 1 Contemporary and Modern Dance classes
- This is an open access course for children in primary 3 or aged 7+. RAD Grade 1 Ballet and ISTD Grade 1 Contemporary/Modern Dance does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the relevant Primary syllabus.
RAD Grade 2 Ballet and ISTD Grade 2 Contemporary and Modern Dance classes
- This is an open access course for children in Primary 4 or aged 8+. RAD Grade 2 Ballet and ISTD Grade 2 Contemporary/Modern does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the relevant Grade 1 syllabus.
RAD Grade 3 Ballet and ISTD Grade 3 Contemporary and Modern Dance classes
- This is an open access course for children in Primary 5 or aged 9+. RAD Grade 3 Ballet and ISTD Grade 3 Contemporary/Modern Dance does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the relevant Grade 2 syllabus.
RAD Grade 4 Ballet and ISTD Grade 4 Modern Dance classes
- This is an open access course for students in Primary 6 or aged 10+. RAD Grade 4 Ballet and ISTD Grade 4 Modern Dance does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the relevant Grade 3 syllabus.
RAD Grade 5 Ballet and ISTD Grade 5 Modern Dance classes
- This is an open access course for students in Primary 7 or aged 11+. RAD Grade 5 Ballet and ISTD Grade 5 Modern Dance does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the relevant Grade 4 syllabus.
RAD Intermediate Foundation
- This is an open access course for students age 11+. RAD Intermediate Foundation syllabus does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the RAD Grade 4 or 5 Ballet syllabus.
RAD Intermediate
- This is an open access course for students age 12+. RAD Intermediate Ballet syllabus does not have any prerequisites, but students should normally have completed the RAD Intermediate Foundation Ballet syllabus.
RAD Advanced Foundation
- This is an open access course for students aged 13+. Students should have passed their RAD Intermediate exam before starting this syllabus.
For all RAD and ISTD classes the equivalent qualifications from the following organisations are accepted:-
- British Ballet Organisation (BBO / bbodance)
- British Theatre Dance Association (BTDA)
- International Dance Teachers’ Association (IDTA)
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Course preparation
Students are required to wear RAD & ISTD regulation uniform for taking an examination. We ask that students also wear this uniform to their weekly classes.
We provide a uniform list to students prior to the start of their classes and uniform can be ordered via the RCS Juniors Online Shop.
Students who attend both Ballet and Modern classes will be required to have both ballet and modern dance shoes.
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Term dates and tuition fees
Term dates- All RAD and ISTD classes
- Term 1: Saturday 27th August — Friday 16th December 2022 (no classes 8 — 21 October)
- Term 2: Saturday 7th January — Friday 31st March 2023 (no classes 11-17 February)
- Term 3: Saturday 15th April — Friday 16th June 2023 (no mid-term break)
Fees
Please see below for individual course fees.
We are pleased to be able to provide you with a loyalty discount if you book a second class with us, discounts are applied to the second class only. For example if you book RAD Grade 1 and then go on to book ISTD Grade 1 we can offer you a discount of 25% off your second class. Please contact Juniorsdance@rcs.ac.uk to request the Loyalty discount code in advance of booking your second class.
- Baby Ballet and Modern- £325
- Nursery Ballet and Modern- £325
- RAD Pre-Primary Ballet – £325
- RAD Primary Ballet – £325
- RAD Grade 1 Ballet – £425
- RAD Grade 2 Ballet- £425
- RAD Grade 3 Ballet – £425
- RAD Grade 4 Ballet – £425
- RAD Grade 5 Ballet – £425
- RAD Intermediate Foundation Ballet – £545
- RAD Intermediate Ballet – £545
- RAD Advanced Foundation – £545
- RAD Advanced 1 – £545
- ISTD Primary Modern- £325
- ISTD Grade 1 Modern – £425
- ISTD Grade 2 Modern- £425
- ISTD Grade 3 Modern- £425
- ISTD Grade 4 Modern- £425
- ISTD Grade 5 Modern- £425
- ISTD Grade 1 Contemporary – £425
- ISTD Grade 2 Contemporary – £425
- ISTD Grade 3 Contemporary – £425
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Timetable
Saturday- classes in the studio from 27th August 2022
Classes will be scheduled to allow students to attend Ballet, Contemporary and Modern dance classes consecutively, please see fee sections for discount details.
Baby Ballet and Modern: 9.15am – 10am
Ballet and Modern Nursery: 1.30pm – 2.30pm
RAD Pre Primary Ballet: 9.15am-10.15am
RAD Primary Ballet: 9.15-10.15am
ISTD Primary Modern: 10.15am – 11.15am
RAD Grade 1 Ballet: 10.15am- 11.15am
ISTD Grade 1 Contemporary: 10.15am – 11.15am
ISTD Grade 1 Modern: 11.15am-12.15pm
RAD Grade 2 Ballet: 11.15am – 12.15pm
ISTD Grade 3 Contemporary: 11.15am – 12.15pm
ISTD Grade 2 Modern: 12.15pm-13.15pm
RAD Grade 3 Ballet: 12.15pm – 1.15pm
ISTD Grade 1/2 Contemporary 12.15pm – 1.15pm
Grade 3 Modern: 1.15pm – 2.15pm
RAD Grade 4 Ballet: 2.15pm – 3.15pm
ISTD Grade 4 Modern: 2.15pm – 3.15pm
ISTD Grade 5 Modern: 3.15pm-4.15pm
Tuesday – classes in the studio
RAD Advanced Foundation 5pm-6.15pm
Wednesday- classes in the studio
RAD Intermediate 5pm-6.15pm
Thursday – classes in the studio
RAD Intermediate 5.15pm-6.30pm
Friday – classes in the studio
RAD Grade 6 5pm-7pm
RAD Advanced 1 5pm – 6.15pm
