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Syllabus Strategies: Focus on Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate CPD Course

Sunday 18 May 2025

10am – 5pm BST

Events → Course → Syllabus Strategies: Focus on Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate CPD Course

Event Date:

Sunday 18 May 2025

Event Time:

10am – 5pm BST

Location:

Available Online?

No

Who’s it for?

This course is open to all ballet teachers. It is recommended for mid-career teachers.

Fee:

Members: £112 | €132 | $143
Non-Members: £156 | €184 | $199

Contact:

cpd@rad.org.uk

A one-day practical course in which participating teachers will gain an understanding of how to teach the Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate syllabi. Learning activities will focus on creating appropriate development exercises to encourage an accurate interpretation of the criteria used in the mark scheme of the examination.

Aim

The Syllabus Strategies Course is designed to: 

  • Look in depth at the philosophy of the work, 
  • Offer a chance to improve understanding of specific areas within the syllabus, particularly in regards to technical, musical and performance aspects of the work, as identified by examiners during examinations,
  • Reflect on the relevance and interpretation of the assessment criteria in selected exercises and dances,
  • Provide a platform to discuss, explore and develop strategies to strengthen areas of the work, and
  • Support the creation of development exercises for Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate students by defining the requisite skills and knowledge to do so. 

Attendees at the course will be better able to understand the ‘how’ of teaching the syllabus, increase knowledge of the assessment criteria and gain insight into how the candidates are generally coping in the examinations.

Learning Outcomes

Participants will be able to: 

  • demonstrate, physically and/or through explanation, an understanding of the technique/s at each level, and  
  • discuss the relevance and interpretation of the assessment criteria in selected exercises and dances 

Participants will have knowledge and understanding of approaches to help their learners develop the necessary strength and understanding to achieve the requirements of the assessment criteria in the examination.

Venue

The Dance Factory, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2NZ

Recommended Preparation

Participants should have knowledge of the exercises and variations of the RAD Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate syllabi.

Tutor

Katheryn Tsangaris ARAD MA RAD RTS

Katheryn has over 25 years of experience teaching dance to all ages and abilities in three different countries. Her career began in South Africa as a professional dancer, performing classical ballet, contemporary, and jazz dance. Simultaneously, she started teaching all three dance forms, which she continued after moving to Greece in 1998. There she began to focus more on teaching classical ballet achieving Registered Teacher status with RAD in 2003.

She moved to England in 2011 where she has continued teaching and entering students for exams before training as an RAD Examiner in November 2022. Throughout her teaching career she has taught all ages from pre-school to older adults, and all levels from beginners to pre-professionals. Katheryn’s approach to teaching enhances strength and flexibility in order to reduce the likelihood of injuries and enhance students’ capabilities for expressive communication through movement, as well as applying proven and up-to-date dance pedagogy and psychology.

CPD Hours

8 hours Time-Valued CPD

Fees

Members of the Royal Academy of Dance receive discounts on all CPD activities.

How to book

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact the CPD Team, cpd@rad.org.uk.

Contact

If you have any questions about this activity, please contact the CPD Team, cpd@rad.org.uk.

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