DANCE EXAMS

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Graded Dance Qualifications & Awards

Graded exams provide a series of qualifications that offer a progressive learning structure for developing performers. They form a set of motivational milestones from beginner level to a standard of proficiency and artistry appropriate for entry to Higher Education — either colleges specialising in the performing arts or the university and conservatoire sector. Working through the grades represents a typical route for those wishing to become performing artists, as they are an authoritative source of internationally understood benchmarks.

Parallel Dance is a member school of the International Dance Teacher’s Association (IDTA). The aim of the IDTA Graded and Vocational Graded qualifications is to provide candidates with the opportunity to obtain recognised qualifications in Dance.

The qualifications also aim to encourage personal self-confidence and group awareness, and develop a general appreciation of Dance and provide an assessment of the candidate’s progress and development.

The objectives of the Graded and Vocational Graded Examinations are to:

  • gain understanding of rhythm and its development
  • gain appreciation of varying musical styles and their interpretation
  • develop the range of movement within the students’ natural capabilities
  • build a sound technique
  • promote the understanding and use of dance terminology
  • gain a clear understanding of body mechanics
  • develop an awareness of the use of space
  • develop an awareness of audience and sense of performance
  • encourage the development of self-expression
  • promote self-confidence in performance

Grades 1 to 5 are offered in the following dance genre: Ballet, Tap, Contemporary Modern Jazz, Theatre Craft, Acrobatic Dance, Modern Ballroom, Latin American, Classical Sequence and Freestyle.
Intermediate, Advanced 1 and Advanced 2 are offered in the following dance genre: Ballet, Tap, Contemporary Modern Jazz, Theatre Craft. Intermediate is also offered in Freestyle.

Look out or speak to a member of the team to discuss participation in the next round of exam entries.