Focus on Variations: Advanced Foundation (Male and Female)

Sunday 8 June 2025

9.30am – 4.30pm

Events Course Focus on Variations: Advanced Foundation (Male and Female)

Booking Deadline:

Thursday 29 May 2025

Event Date:

Sunday 8 June 2025

Event Time:

9.30am – 4.30pm

Available Online?

No

Who’s it for?

RAD Registered Teachers and ballet teachers

Fee:

Early Bird Member – $185
Early Bird Non Member – $210 available until 29 May 2025

Learning activities will focus on the development of correct technique through the progression of vocabulary, differences in music and style for each variation. The course will also provide the opportunity to discuss the related examination assessment criteria and exercises for the development of correct technique.

Aims:

The aim of this one-day practical course is to boost participants’ confidence in teaching the variations for the Advanced Foundation (male and female) syllabus variations through enhancing their knowledge and understanding of technique, style and musicality.

Learning Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

  • demonstrate, physically and/or through explanation, an understanding of the technique and movement quality in each variation
  • demonstrate, physically and/or through explanation, an understanding of the correct style and performance elements for each variation
  • discuss musical interpretation

Participants will have knowledge and understanding of:

  • approaches to help their learners develop expressive and confident performance
  • the relationship between elements of technique, style, musicality and overall performance outlined above
  • the assessment criteria for Examinations (female and male)

Recommended preparation:

Teachers should familiarise themselves with Benesh Movement Notation (BMN) and/or the word notes for the variations

Study the vocabulary in the variations and refer to the Foundations of Classical Ballet publication to ensure that teachers have an understanding on how the movements and steps should be executed

CPD Hours

8 hours

Tutor

Sue Nicholls

Venue

The Academy

4/57 Te Okuroa Drive, Papamoa

Tauranga, New Zealand

Fees

We require a 50% deposit which will be refunded if the course does not go ahead.

Fees – Early Bird (available until 29 May 2025)

Early Bird Member – $185

Early Bird Non Member – $210

After 29 May 2025

Member – $200

Non Member – $235

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A 50% deposit is required which will be refunded if we do not go ahead with the course.
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If registration is received on or before 29 May 2025
After 29 May 2025
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If paying by internet banking (please quote your full name as the reference and email a copy of the Internet Banking confirmation to office@rad.org.nz) Payment should be made to: Account Name: Royal Academy of Dance Bank Name: ANZ Bank Account No: 01 0517 0198208 00