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PROFESSIONAL DANCERS’ TEACHING DIPLOMA
This programme recognises the specific needs of professional dancers wishing to become teachers and
provides you with an intensive, highly focussed period of training. You will have a secure understanding of
the professional requirements of teachers, the range of employment opportunities for dance teachers and the importance of career planning and continuing professional development.
How is the programme taught? The Professional Dancers’ Teaching Diploma (PDTD) is a modular programme delivered onsite at RAD London headquarters. You will study full-time for three consecutive months and complete three compulsory modules to the value of 60 credits.
The programme includes practical classes, study skills sessions, IT support and introductory sessions on each module. All modules are delivered by a Module Tutor/ Convenor and you are assessed through written and/or practical assignments. You will also be supported through weekly group tutorials and individual tutorials in the preparation of module assignments.
Employment prospects Graduates from the PDTD have a very high success rate in gaining employment across a range of dance teaching contexts, nationally and internationally. Those based in the UK are ideally placed to take up teaching posts in the vocational sector and past graduates are amongst the staff of Elmhurst School for Dance, English National Ballet School, Arts Educational School (Tring) and Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Graduates also work in the private dance school sector, teaching at established dance schools or opening their own schools and entering students for RAD examinations. International PDTD students go on to work in the vocational sector in their own country of residence, most recently, Australia, Canada, Mexico, USA and South Africa.
Programme breakdown All students complete the following three compulsory modules:
Professional Values and Practice (10 credits) This module covers the structure and requirements of the dance teaching sector, including professional standards for teachers, codes of conduct, and the concepts of lifelong
learning and continuing professional development. The module builds on prior knowledge, understanding and skills in order to redirect focus from performance to teaching.
Dance Curricula (20 credits) This module is designed to extend your dance knowledge beyond individual performance careers to embrace a range of dance and ballet syllabi, curricula and examination frameworks, including the work of the RAD. You will study through lectures, practical sessions and observation of teaching in different contexts.
Learning and Teaching (30 credits) You will gradually build the skills needed to teach dance through observation of teaching, peer teaching and teaching practice. In-depth knowledge of ballet technique provides the basis for developing skills in the planning, delivery and assessment of effective teaching. You are supported with on-going verbal and written feedback on your progress throughout the programme: the module is assessed through a practical teaching examination followed by a brief discussion of the class.
Assessment mode Professional Values and Practice and Dance Curricula are assessed through a written assignment. Learning and Teaching is assessed through a practical teaching examination followed by a short discussion of the class.
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