All About Ballet

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Aljunied CC ballet -

Find out first whether the tr teach your dd RAD or CSTD

[genielittle]

My daughter is taught by Miss Jamie Pang of Leng Kee CC. Took her pre-primary (not graded) ballet exams last week. I would recommend Miss Pang, she’s professional and knows how to handle the kids in my opinion… My daughter was in waiting list to learn at SBA, but i don’t see a need to change her ballet teacher anymore. Miss Pang is good enough, met my expectations. Previously, she learnt from another CC for abt 6 months, i stopped her lessons there.

[vlandy]

Hi all,


I’ve enrolled DD for modern jazz;
1. Is it common practice that the teacher will add additional class on top of regular class for exam preparation? (duration 6 month for additional class)
2. Is teacher really have full authority to exclude any student from taking exam 3 week before it even after taking additional class (I found it a bit unfair on our side)

I’m not familiar so pls share your honest opinion.

[sembgal]

vlandy:

Hi all,


I've enrolled DD for modern jazz;
1. Is it common practice that the teacher will add additional class on top of regular class for exam preparation? (duration 6 month for additional class)
2. Is teacher really have full authority to exclude any student from taking exam 3 week before it even after taking additional class (I found it a bit unfair on our side)

I'm not familiar so pls share your honest opinion.

Hi,

Yes to both questions.

My dd took ballet. It is common practice to have additional classes for exam preparation, and the teacher informed us through writing that she has the authority to exclude any child from taking exam if child is not ready.

[nicnac]

Yup, 2 girls from my gal’s class were not allowed to take the coming exams… not only that, otheir teacher wants them to move one grade down.

[phtthp]

vlandy:

Hi all,


I've enrolled DD for modern jazz;

1. Is it common practice that the teacher will add additional class on top of regular class for exam preparation? (duration 6 month for additional class)

2. Is teacher really have full authority to exclude any student from taking exam 3 week before it even after taking additional class (I found it a bit unfair on our side)

I'm not familiar, so pls share your honest opinion.

1) Yes, it is a common practice to attend an extra ballet class -
6 months before actual exam, held in April each year.

The girls need to familiarize their ballet dance steps well, before entering the exam venue.

The examiners from RAD.
They fly in from London into Singapore, on the actual day of exam, to assess the girls.


2) Your child's ballet teacher will assess your dd -
for her readiness to take the ballet exam.

because not all kids take ballet exam, seriously.

If Tr feel that your dd is not ready -
she has the authority not let your dd participate in exam.
(even though you may have already paid for the ballet exam fees, upfront)

Normally if your dd is not ready to take exam -
the Tr will inform the parents first, 2 months in advance first.
Parents will be alerted, early notification.
Tr will advise parents to help their dd revise / practise her ballet steps at home - to buck up, in time for exam !

Tr will ask you to sit in with a video camera at the next lesson, to video tape your dd's ballet steps -
so that when you go home, you can play back the video, observe which are the steps your dd made mistakes with, and help her practice the steps correctly at home. This way, parents can help their dd to improve.

Because your dd does not perform individually, during exam.
She enter as a group together with a few more others, they dance together as a group during exam, right in front of the examiner.
Normally, is either 3 x 3 or 4 x 4, go in as a small group.
So, there will be many small groups queuing up for their turn, on the actual exam day.

Any mistake your dd make -
may affect the group as a whole.
The angmo ballet examiner who flew in from London -
will write down comments to record your dd's individual exam performance, inside her Grade xxx ballet certificate.
(whatever exam grade she is taking)

[happytwins]

Hi, I have a slightly strange question. My daughter is 4 and on the chunky side. She is not fat, but can tell that she will not be a wispy little thing. Should this affect our decision to enroll her in ballet? Are teachers prejudiced against bigger girls? The last thing I want is for her to have some kind of complex due to unkind people.

[nicnac]

Not all ballet teachers are slim and dainty…

[FB555]

happytwins:

Hi, I have a slightly strange question. My daughter is 4 and on the chunky side. She is not fat, but can tell that she will not be a wispy little thing. Should this affect our decision to enroll her in ballet? Are teachers prejudiced against bigger girls? The last thing I want is for her to have some kind of complex due to unkind people.

My dd is attending ballet lesson. She is 7 this year. In her class, there are some kids that are plump. One of their ballet teacher is also not slim. The kids look excited and enjoyed their lesson. So i think size is an issue.

[acsh3000]

Hi!

need advise for my dd who is now K2 and starting Grade 1 RAD Class.
Her classmates are mostly P1 so when they take Grade 1 exam in April next year, my DD is not eligible due to her age.

So is it ok for her to skip and not take Grade 1 exam and wait for Grade 2 exams? Would it affect if she needs the grades in DSA in future?

im so confused now. She’s a June baby so she wont be ‘officially’ 8 years old and also not eligible to take Grade 2 exam?

thanks!!