STUDYING AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE, LONDON BA (HONS) BALLET EDUCATION
CONTENT This programme combines the study of ballet and other dance forms with teaching. Each module is an integration of practical and theoretical study delivered through technique classes, repertoire workshops, choreographic workshops, lectures and seminars. Whilst ballet remains a focus, the programme is designed to locate it within a broader concept of dance, providing you with a wider platform for a successful career in teaching.
YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4) Modules (all modules are valued at 20 credits): The Dancing Body (1), Frameworks and Perspectives, Postmodernism and Dance, Ballet Classicism, Dance Modernism and Dance Teaching Contexts. In the first year, you will spend a significant amount of time securing your own dance technique and learning to perform selected repertoire. You will also take part in visits to observe dance teaching in a variety of different contexts, including schools (both public and private sector), community dance projects and dance company education.
YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5) Modules (all modules are valued at 20 credits): The Dancing Body (2), RAD: A Question of Style? Ballet: Genre and Style, Choreographic Craft and Form, Professional Placement (1) and Professional Placement (2). As a second year student you will continue to work on your own dance skills, develop your choreographic skills and study dance from historical and critical perspectives. You will also undertake two Professional Placements in order to make the journey from observing, to assisting and teaching, a group of students yourself. During this time you will be supported by qualified, experienced staff from the placement organisation and the RAD.
YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6) Modules: Performance Practice (20 credits), Choreographic Practice (20 credits), Critics and Scholars (20 credits), Dissertation (40 credits), Education Studies (20 credits), Professional Placement (3) (20 credits) and Portfolio Career Management (20 credits). In your final year you will be able to choose whether to focus on performance, choreography or critical studies. You will also undertake a dissertation which is individually tutored and draws on knowledge gained in Years 1 and 2. Your teaching skills will be further developed through a final professional placement supported by theoretical study of education policies and practices as relevant to the dance teacher. The Portfolio Career Management module prepares you for entry to the world of work and today’s professional dance environment.
DELIVERY The programme is three years full-time and delivered across three terms each year. In Year 1, you will spend most of your time in classes, lectures and workshops at the RAD. In Years 2 and 3, the amount of independent study increases, as does the number of hours spent ‘off-site’ on teaching placements.
ASSESSMENT Modules are assessed through a variety of practical examinations, written assignments and assessment of teaching.
AWARD Successful completion of the programme leads to the award of BA (Hons) Ballet Education, validated by the University of Surrey. Graduates are eligible for registration as teachers with the Royal Academy of Dance.
FURTHER STUDY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT Students enrolled on the BA (Hons) Ballet Education may apply for a place on the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance (LRAD) programme and study for this award alongside their degree. For more information on the entry requirements for the LRAD see page 22.
Following successful completion of the BA (Hons) Ballet Education, graduates may wish to apply for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching. For more information on this programme see page 26.
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