All About Ballet

[tiniangle]

Hi


My daughter is eligible to go for the RAD (Primary) examination. But i have no idea what are the advantages if i were to let her go for it? Heard from another mummy in her ballet school, that there is this DSA thingy.

But what are the schools that accepts ballet for DSA? I am still considering whether to let her go for it.

Hope to get some advise from the mummies here

Thanks in advance.

[chowon]

ryes:

DSY:

Hi. I have just moved to Singapore and staying in East Coast. I am looking for a ballet schools teaching RAD Gr 2 for my daughter. Does anyone have any good schools to recommend nearby ? From what I have found does anyone have any reviews on the following schools?

1) Artiste Quotient
2) nafa
3) sba

Which is better?

Thanks

I'm sharing based on my own research done.
Only had experienced with sba once when I brought my girl for trial last sun.
I love sba, the professionalism, the spacious waiting space for parents to sit and wait, 3 changing rooms, toilet accessible.
You can call sba, look for yani and she will arrange a trial for your girl.
Trial $21.40. Not sure if it differs at each grade trial but thats what I paid for pre pri trial. After the assessment done, she will call you again after the teacher has provided the feedback to them. On whether your girl is accepted to the sch and at which level.

Aqdance- two mummies I got to know via forum sends their girl there. It's operated by one of ex teacher fr crestar. They produce good dancers. Also one of my choice but had to forego due to location and the traveling.

Nafa- I read somewhere that nafa doesn't send the girls for grading. I can't be sure about this. Didnt call them either.

Given the 3, I would go trial at sba and aq and then decide fr there.
HTH.

Nafa syt sends their girls for rad exams.

[chowon]

ryes:

DSY:

Hi. I have just moved to Singapore and staying in East Coast. I am looking for a ballet schools teaching RAD Gr 2 for my daughter. Does anyone have any good schools to recommend nearby ? From what I have found does anyone have any reviews on the following schools?

1) Artiste Quotient
2) nafa
3) sba

Which is better?

Thanks

I'm sharing based on my own research done.
Only had experienced with sba once when I brought my girl for trial last sun.
I love sba, the professionalism, the spacious waiting space for parents to sit and wait, 3 changing rooms, toilet accessible.
You can call sba, look for yani and she will arrange a trial for your girl.
Trial $21.40. Not sure if it differs at each grade trial but thats what I paid for pre pri trial. After the assessment done, she will call you again after the teacher has provided the feedback to them. On whether your girl is accepted to the sch and at which level.

Aqdance- two mummies I got to know via forum sends their girl there. It's operated by one of ex teacher fr crestar. They produce good dancers. Also one of my choice but had to forego due to location and the traveling.

Nafa- I read somewhere that nafa doesn't send the girls for grading. I can't be sure about this. Didnt call them either.

Given the 3, I would go trial at sba and aq and then decide fr there.
HTH.

Nafa syt sends their girls for rad exams.

[Augmum]

tiniangle:

Hi


My daughter is eligible to go for the RAD (Primary) examination. But i have no idea what are the advantages if i were to let her go for it? Heard from another mummy in her ballet school, that there is this DSA thingy.

But what are the schools that accepts ballet for DSA? I am still considering whether to let her go for it.

Hope to get some advise from the mummies here

Thanks in advance.

Yes, u can DSA via Dance to some sec schs...
Esp the All Girls sec sch, such as SCGS n MGS and of coz SOTA which offer this route of DSA....

No sec schs will bother to see the primary cert for RAD....
The prerequisite for DSA via Dance requires at least a Grade 5....
Fyi, most who had gotten in have higher than grade 5...or display exceptional talent in dance....
Very intense competition if u are aiming for the above mentioned schs...
So it doesnt mean that if yr child takes up Ballet will def be successful via Dance DSA....

Btw, there is no Ballet CCA in sec sch....
Will be under International dance, Chinese dance or Modern dance ( depends of which sec schs)....

[zenn74]

Augmum:

tiniangle:

Hi


My daughter is eligible to go for the RAD (Primary) examination. But i have no idea what are the advantages if i were to let her go for it? Heard from another mummy in her ballet school, that there is this DSA thingy.

But what are the schools that accepts ballet for DSA? I am still considering whether to let her go for it.

Hope to get some advise from the mummies here

Thanks in advance.

Yes, u can DSA via Dance to some sec schs...
Esp the All Girls sec sch, such as SCGS n MGS and of coz SOTA which offer this route of DSA....

No sec schs will bother to see the primary cert for RAD....
The prerequisite for DSA via Dance requires at least a Grade 5....
Fyi, most who had gotten in have higher than grade 5...or display exceptional talent in dance....
Very intense competition if u are aiming for the above mentioned schs...
So it doesnt mean that if yr child takes up Ballet will def be successful via Dance DSA....

Btw, there is no Ballet CCA in sec sch....
Will be under International dance, Chinese dance or Modern dance ( depends of which sec schs)....

thanks for sharing! can i check if the kid does not have ballet grade 1 cert and only start taking exam from grade 2 to 5 or higher, will it affect her chance when applying dsa?

any idea what kind of schedule for the kids if she is been accepted via dsa? i heard for sota the kid has to stay back mon to fri afternoon for dance.

[jh_mumloveu]

Dear Parents,


Im thinking to enroll my 4 year old girl to Crestar ballet at Thomson Plaza,
are the teachers there good? Or any good ballet near bishan?

Please advise. Thank you.

[Dancebabe]

Hi all,


FYI Sissonne Dance Art is having promo for tap/ballet. 20 lessons for level 1 at $350 (UP$560) and level 2 $450 (UP$680) and it's will be taught by CSTD qualified teachers. Promo till end of Oct and it's a good chance for kiddos to explore on ballet and tap during the coming school holiday.

For more details, you may want to call up the school at 6467 7340

[Dancebabe]

Hi all,


FYI Sissonne Dance Art is having promo for tap/ballet. 20 lessons for level 1 at $350 (UP$560) and level 2 $450 (UP$680) and it's will be taught by CSTD qualified teachers. Promo till end of Oct and it's a good chance for kiddos to explore on ballet and tap during the coming school holiday.

For more details, you may want to call up the school at 6467 7340

[momresource]

Any parents in SBA taking the Pre-priary exam? How long was your girl in SBA before she was allow to take the test? Everyone in the class promote together? Any extra lessons prior to the test? Many thanks!

[miu miu]

momresource:

Any parents in SBA taking the Pre-priary exam? How long was your girl in SBA before she was allow to take the test? Everyone in the class promote together? Any extra lessons prior to the test? Many thanks!

If I am not wrong there is no exam for Pre-Primary in SBA. They only do exam starting from Primary grade. There is a selection for the exam, during the selection you need to attend extra coaching class which means twice per week.

In the event during this selection period, if you girl did not get in, you are still encourage to attend the extra coaching class but she won't be doing the exam.

You can call SBA and check with them again.