Rad Intermediate

[Marjolein]

I just started taking classes at a Rad school. The teacher placed me in the Intermediate group. What should I expect, where will these classes take me in terms of technique?

[irishprincess]

(Please ignore my naivity, but what is a Rad school?)

[Mel Johnson]

An RAD school is a school affiliated with the Royal Academy of Dance in England. They have a unique curriculum which is divided into syllabi for the several levels of proficiency. There is also a recreational (no pointe) track and a vocational track. Set examinations adjudicated by an independent RAD examiner conclude each level.

 

Intermediate is in the vocational track and will lead to Advanced Foundation, which then goes to Advanced 1 and Advanced 2. Vocational track concludes with the optional, but rather difficult Solo Seal examination.

 

See: http://www.rad.org.uk/

[Marjolein]

I'm not planning to take exams at all, I was just wondering what I will learn in this class. What things should I have mastered after studying in this level? What does it focus on? I am asking this because I want to be able to take the advanced classes in the royal ballet school of Antwerp in a while and I was wondering if this class can take me up to this level. I especially need to work on my turns and and strength.

[Mel Johnson]

I really wish that the Academy had not taken down the Syllabus listings from their website, but it was over 250 pages of PDF file. My suggestion to you is to borrow your school's copy of the Intermediate Syllabus and read it. That will show you positively what you'll be working on. And yes, turns are covered, and the strength part comes with taking more classes.

[blochbuyer]

Some one has posted the basics of the intermediate syllabus on the blochworld website, so I pasted it here for you.

 

Barre:

 

Plies

Battements Tendus

Battements Glisses

Battements Jetes

Ronds de Jambe a terre

Assembles Soutenus a terre

Battements fondus

Battements frappes

Battements frappe fouettes

Petit battements sur le cou-de-pied

Grand Battements

Developpe Passe (A)

Developpe Passe (

Grands Ronds de Jambe en l'air

Exercise for Fouette of Adage

Grands battements en cloche

Port de bras (A)

Port de bras (

Echappes releves

Releves devant and derrier

Rond de jambe en l'air

 

Centre:

1st Port de bras (A)

1st Port de bras (

2nd Port de bras

 

Centre Practice:

Temps lie

Battements tendus (A)

Battements tendus (

Chasses with rotation and fouette a terre

Grands battements

 

Pirouettes:

Single pirouettes en dehors from 5th position

Double pirouettes en dehors from 4th position

Pirouettes en dedans

Poses pirouette en dedans

 

Adage:

Developpes devant and derriere (A)

Developpes devant and derriere (

Demi grands ronds de jambe

Fouette of adage

 

Allegro:

Petit changements

Pas de bourree

Echappes sautes en croix

Jete ordinaires

Pas de basque glisses en avant

Pas de basque glisses en arriere

Sissones ordinaire passes derriere

Sissones ordinaire passes devant

Echappes sautes battus ferme

Entrechats quatre

Brises

Grands jetes en avant

Full contretemps

 

Dance Study

 

Pointe Work

Barre:

 

Rises in 1st and 2nd position

Echappes releves to 4th and 2nd position

Releve passes

Poses de cote

Poses en avant (A)

Poses en avant (

Coupe fouette raccourcis

 

Centre:

Temp lie

Echappes releves

Releve devant and derriere

Pas de bourree piques

Courus

 

Reverence

 

 

Hope this helps.

[eunheejun]

RAD Intermediate classes will provide very good fundamental techniques. I am very happy with the syllabus. Good luck and work hard!

 

Eun Hee

[Dance_Scholar_London]

Vocational track concludes with the optional, but rather difficult Solo Seal examination.

 

See: http://www.rad.org.uk/

 

It was my understanding that one must have passed Adv2 with distinction to be eligible to take the solo seal exam... or has this changed recently?

[jane s]

I really wish that the Academy had not taken down the Syllabus listings from their website,

 

 

Good news - I just looked & it is back up there!

 

 

http://www.rad.org.uk/05exams/documents/Vo...book_Aug_07.pdf

 

Hope this helps!

[Hamorah]

I wouldn't have thought that someone of Intermediate RAD standard would be ready to take advanced classes for quite a while yet. Normally, you would need to be studying the Advanced 1 syllabus to be up to the level of and with a wide enough vocabulary of steps to attempt an advanced level class. However, I wouldn't like to generalise without actually seeing you dance.

 

The Intermediate syllabus work is demanding (from a pointe of view of correct technique) but fairly basic. There is a "free" enchainement in the exam syllabus which includes all the allegro exercises which were cut from the set syllabus - ie assembles, sissones etc - plus the allegro vocabulary that is included in both Intermediate and Intermediate Foundation. If they have placed you at this level, then I can only presume that you still have technique issues that they feel that you need to work on. Try and be patient - ballet is like a building - without a strong foundation everything falls down!

 

Dance Scholar you are quite right - you can only take Solo Seal if you have passed Advanced 2 with Distinction. ( Off topic - By the way did you see that the Genee competition is back? But not until August 2008 in Canada - so much for those who qualified for the last one and had it cancelled out on them - it's probably too late for them as they'll most likely have turned professional by then - my student already has - and, anyway, who can afford to travel to Canada from Europe? And why can they get sponsors abroad and not in England?????)

[Mel Johnson]

It was my understanding that one must have passed Adv2 with distinction to be eligible to take the solo seal exam... or has this changed recently?

 

I said it was rather difficult, didn't I?

 

And we can't generalize about this situation, not only because we can't see the student, but we can't see the school, and know its policy toward adult students.

[tutumonkey]

"and, anyway, who can afford to travel to Canada from Europe?" - surely just as many people can afford to come to Canada as went to Singapore in 2006. Cheap fares abound between european travel hubs and Canada, there is no such thing as a cheap fare to Singapore from Canada . DD and I are already planning to attend. Tutumonkey.

[Dance_Scholar_London]

It was my understanding that one must have passed Adv2 with distinction to be eligible to take the solo seal exam... or has this changed recently?

 

I said it was rather difficult, didn't I?

 

And we can't generalize about this situation, not only because we can't see the student, but we can't see the school, and know its policy toward adult students.

 

Mel, I am actually not sure what you mean? I was just pointing out that a distinction grade is mandatory to be eligible to enter solo seal. I am sure sure what you mean with "we can't generalise"? Are you referring to different regulations of the RAD in different countries (if there are any differences)?

[Memo]

"and, anyway, who can afford to travel to Canada from Europe?" - surely just as many people can afford to come to Canada as went to Singapore in 2006. Cheap fares abound between european travel hubs and Canada, there is no such thing as a cheap fare to Singapore from Canada . DD and I are already planning to attend. Tutumonkey.

 

 

 

 

Actually for those of us in the US it makes it plausible. Its a shame it did not happen this year there are lots of kids who will miss out on it. But if they end up with jobs then that is what it is really all about anyway.

I had heard that they were going to do away with the Adv 2 distinction or Solo Seal requirement but it seems that is not true which is a good thing I think.

[skip]

I had heard that they were going to do away with the Adv 2 distinction or Solo Seal requirement but it seems that is not true which is a good thing I think.

 

Memo,

 

as far as I've understood, this rule was set just one or two years ago. Why would they take it out again?

 

Marjolein, I've done some advanced drop-in classes last summer in Amsterdam where a lot of (pre-)professionals attended. I started Adv. 2 this year and thought I was just at the right level for those drop-in classes. I thought myself that I sure couldn't have handled those classes being intermediate.

 

That said, I remember that you've taken balletclass before. I don't know what level and how advanced that was compared to RAD Intermediate.

 

If you want more info, PM me !

 

~SKIP~