Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Grade 8 Award is the completion of the R.A.D grades syllabi, where students are proficient in classical ballet, Free Movement and Character Dances of Eastern Europe.
Dancers must have taken RAD Grade 7 successfully or have teacher approval.
Grade 8 monthly tuition includes ADV. PBT for a total of 4 classes a week:
Tuition includes RAD Grade 8 Award Exam fee taken in the Spring
A special level culminating the RAD’s Upper Grade levels – dancers must satisfy a minimum level of expertise upon their final assessment session. Each section (port de bras, adage, pirouettes, petite allegro, grand allegro, free movement (Lyrical style) variation presents a style and setting with heavy emphasis on performance quality, and exquisite technique and Russian character all drawn from the 7 prior grades.
As with Grades 6 and 7, this work encompasses the Romantic Era of classical ballet variations, Free Movement in the styles such as Isadora Duncan and Ruth St. Denis, court dances of Imperial Russia. Each of these styles (classical ballet, free movement and character dance) variations build endurance, memory and portraying specific aura of the period.
Regulation R.A.D. regulation uniform included in tuition.
Hair MUST be secured into a classical ballet bun or ponytail. Short hair may be held off the face with a headband. All items are included within all-inclusive monthly tuition.
All students are rewarded with an unbiased assessment assuring a safe progression to the next level. Assessments occur in the spring each year as a fun way to show off what we’ve learned for the examiner.
Tuition includes one Assessment to be taken in the Spring, prop kit, and Character rental fee. Extras are divided up into 10 equal payments. If a dancer drops the class mid-year; they will be charged for the balance owed on props and examinations.
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