Learn to dance
We offer ballet dance classes for young people and adults. Whether for fun and fitness or to develop technique and skills, we provide ballet education and exam classes for everyone.
SDA ballet exam including:
Royal academy of dance (RAD syllabus)
Students start with the Dance to Your Own Tune curriculum, move through Pre-Primary and Primary levels and then into eight Graded and six Vocational Graded levels.
1) DANCE TO YOUR OWN TUNE (baby ballet 3-4 years)
- To move with control, coordination and confidence
- An awareness of their body and how it moves through space
- Sensitivity to music, and expression of emotions through movement.
2) Pre Primary and Primary in Dance (5–6 year olds)
These structured classes develop 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.
3) RAD Graded Ballet Grades 1–8 (7 year above)
The Graded Examinations in Dance Syllabus consists of three dance disciplines:
- Ballet – the foundation and the most important part of the syllabus.
- Free Movement – influenced by and incorporating 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.
AGE REQUIREMENTS
Level Pre-Primary in Dance – minimum age 5
Level Primary in Dance – minimum age 6
Level Grades 1-5 – minimum age 7
Level Grades 6-8 – minimum age 11
Level Intermediate Foundation – minimum age 11
Level Intermediate – minimum age 12
Level Advanced Foundation – minimum age 13
Level Advanced 1 – minimum age 14
Level Advanced 2 – minimum age 15
Level Solo Seal – minimum age 15
The commonwealth Society of teacher of dancing (CSTD syllabus)
Students start with the pre-ballet move through Primary levels and then into 6Graded and sub-elementary, elementary, intermediate, advance level.
Information about our teachers
Principal teacher: Miss Kathleen Cui Xiaohui
You can confident in an RAD teacher’s teaching ability and dance knowledge
Teacher: Miss Norain Esnor’aine Binte
Teacher: Miss Geraldine Teo
Our school address
1 Marine parade central
parkway centre
#03-03
Singapore 449408
Contact number: 63454556