All About Ballet
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bebe:
I am not sure if you can skip grade but I know of a girl who did 2 grades in one year and so she is now 1 grade in advance compared to her peer.
That girl you mentioned should have taken old syllabus RAD exam.
The new syllabus RAD exam is more challenging and it is not advisable to skip grade but to build up the foundation first. The ballet teacher can do internal promotion to next level if child shows competency. It is not compulsory to take ballet exam too. There are primary 6 girls doing RAD grade 4 ballet too. If you rush through the process, the child may not do well in advanced stage of ballet grade if the foundation are not built up from Primary grade.
It will confuse a child to learn 2 different grades of RAD ballet at the same time. -
When did they introduce the new amended RAD syllabus, that is more challenging, compared to the old syllabus ?
Last year 2013 ? -
sembgal:
Yes, will be confusing to learn 2 sets of dance steps, for different grade.
That girl you mentioned should have taken old syllabus RAD exam.
The new syllabus RAD exam is more challenging and it is not advisable to skip grade but to build up the foundation first. The ballet teacher can do internal promotion to next level if child shows competency. It is not compulsory to take ballet exam too.
There are primary 6 girls doing RAD grade 4 ballet too.
If you rush through the process, the child may not do well in advanced stage of ballet grade if the foundation are not built up from Primary grade.
It will confuse a child to learn 2 different grades of RAD ballet at the same time.
As it is, even now the RAD \"Primary\" grade itself already got quite a lot of steps, to remember. Not so simple.
Can't imagine if they go higher and higher level.
And the split is quite painful -
Hi
Can anyone help? May I ask, in order to use ballet as dsa, the requirement is to pass grade 5 by primary six is it? Grade 5 means cstd or rad grade 5 or it does not matter whether cstd or rad? Can help paste the moe website link on this dsa requirement here as I don’t seem to be able to find it? Cos from all feedback I gathered today it seems rad is more difficult and that cstd grade one is only equal to rad primary grade, i.e cstd is one grade lower. -
And just to update and share. The current teacher just told me that it is not advisable to skip grade for rad when I ask about the possibility. The only way out if I were to insist is to take both grades at the same time which is not encouraged, I.e take both grade 1 and 2 together at the same go. She did also mentioned that this was done before previously by a girl in reality but I did not ask how long ago was this. And yes it is too stressful for the kid too as it means 4 ballet lessons per week during the last 6 months of exam preparations.
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FantasyLandDreams:
Hi
Can anyone help? May I ask, in order to use ballet as dsa, the requirement is to pass grade 5 by primary six is it? Grade 5 means cstd or rad grade 5 or it does not matter whether cstd or rad? Can help paste the moe website link on this dsa requirement here as I don't seem to be able to find it? Cos from all feedback I gathered today it seems rad is more difficult and that cstd grade one is only equal to rad primary grade, i.e cstd is one grade lower.
http://scgs.edu.sg/uploads/1384485252287511645.pdf
Read the application procedure on pg 3 on how to DSA for ballet according to MOE guideline. Selection Procedure is on pg 4.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE (DSA – CCA) STEP BY STEP GUIDE:
1. Download DSA – CCA Instructions.
2. Submit your application form online. Follow the link for DSA Admission at http://www.scgs.edu.sg.
There will be a non-refundable administrative fee of $20 (excluding the fees for GAT test) for every application. Payment to be made by cheque payable to “Singapore Chinese Girls’ School” and mailed to :
190 Dunearn Road
Singapore 309437 Attn : Ms Agnes Lim Re: DSA – CCA
Payment of the administrative fee must reach SCGS by Tuesday, 2 July 2013, 5pm or the application will be considered void.
On the reverse side of the cheque, please indicate the following: Applicant’s name
Birth Cert/NRIC/FIN No./Passport No.
DSA – CCA
You will receive a confirmation message after you submit your application. No supporting documents are required at this stage.
3. Register for General Ability Test (GAT) online (http://www.gat.sg/) (A Fee of $50 is payable online).
Important Notes
1. Applicants are to focus on only one area of expertise / talent / interest in their application.
2. Applicants who are Singapore Citizens (SC) and Singapore Permanent Residents(SPR) must be born
between 2 Jan 1997 and 1 Jan 2002.
3. International pupils (non-SC/SPR) should be born between 2 Jan 1999 and 1 Jan 2002.
4. Applicants who are not studying in MOE Schools and Returning Singaporeans (SC/SPR) are required
to obtain a Registration Number from the Ministry of Education’s Customer Service Centre (MOE
CSC) before they submit their DSA applications.
5. International pupils without Dependent’s Pass (DP), Immigration Exemption Order (IEO) and whose
parents are non-SC/SPR are required to pass the Admission Exercise for International Students (AEIS) before they are considered for DSA-IP allocation.
AEIS website: http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissi ... s-exercise
6. Certified true copies of supporting documents need to be produced only after being shortlisted for the interview under the Selection Round 2. Bring your documents for submission on the day of your interview.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
The school will consider all applications submitted in accordance with its requirements set out below and in the application form. Applications will be considered in the following stages:
1. The school will reject, at its discretion, such applications as are found to be unsuitable, incomplete, false or irrelevant to the requirements.
2. Auditions and trials will be conducted for all eligible applicants.
3. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interviews with a panel.
4. The school will decide on the final candidates to whom Confirmed Offers will be made. All offers are
conditional upon the applicant continuing to apply herself to the area of focus in Secondary School.
Those applicants not given Confirmed Offers may be placed on the Waiting List or Rejected.
5. In any event, letters informing applicants of the outcome of their applications will be issued by
30 August 2013.
No one deserving of a place in the school need be discouraged because of financial considerations. There are financial assistance schemes in place to support such cases. All pupils interested in an SCGS education and who can see their talents advanced at SCGS should apply.
Should you require further information or clarification, please contact our Administration Manager, Mdm Linda How at [email protected].
You may check the Ministry of Education’s website http://www.moe.edu.sg for further information on the Exercise School Preference and Allocation stages of the DSA-Sec process which follow after the Confirmed Offers have been made. Flowchart of DSA: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissi ... flowchart/ -
At P6 level, dancing currently at minimum grade 5 for either RAD or CSTD Ballet to be eligible for DSA
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http://scgs.edu.sg/uploads/1384485252287511645.pdf
for DSA into SCGS Secondary -
Minimum requirement stated inside the form for P6 students, is a Grade 5 ballet grade.
For P6 girls attempting this route, does it mean that for example : RAD Grade 1 to 5, every year child must score a Distinction ?
What if your dd score only Merit, in some years, from P1 to P6 ?
(no chance to enter, by DSA ? )
Or do they look more closely, at P4 to P6 dance grade ?
Besides showing a portfolio of Cert, do the girls need to go for an audition ?
(to be assessed by SCGS dance Tr, inside the Secondary school)
Appreciate if parents with dd who had entered SCGS, by DSA ballet domain before, or internal SCGS parents who know how the selection criteria work, can share. Much appreciated. Thank you. -
Coaching classes for ballet RAD at Moving Arts at Bishan starts in August. Therefore it works out to around 8 months of coaching classes. This is at junior levels only. Other centers usually run coaching classes between 3 to 6 months only. If you do not take the coaching classes, you cannot take exams. It does give the impression that Moving Arts teachers are not confident of their teaching abilities. They seem to require a lot more time to coach the kids to produce the same results as other centers.
Coaching classes also means extra fees (2x) and extra lesson applies (twice a week) for 8 months every year. -
Coaching classes for ballet RAD at Moving Arts at Bishan starts in August. Therefore it works out to around 8 months of coaching classes. This is at junior levels only. Other centers usually run coaching classes between 3 to 6 months only. If you do not take the coaching classes, you cannot take exams. It does give the impression that Moving Arts teachers are not confident of their teaching abilities. They seem to require a lot more time to coach the kids to produce the same results as other centers.
Coaching classes also means extra fees (2x) and extra lesson applies (twice a week) for 8 months every year.
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