<![CDATA[DSA - Ballet]]>just wondering why ballet not a core cca in most sec sch? I feel that those girls who took up ballet and have taken exams in it should be able to use it as a dsa to sec school but unfortunately Singapore sec school doesn't take it as a cca. Correct me if I am wrong. :?

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mummy11\" post_id=\"2102617\" time=\"1679650423\" user_id=\"123042:

Can anyone share their experience with DSA dance for SCGS, Crescent Girls and Anglican high? What is the chance of getting chosen, what are the preparation work needed?
Anglican High only have modern dance for DSA right? I wonder if modern dance is similar to street dance or hip hop. My girl only interested in Chinese Dance, and she is eyeing to enter AHS via DSA. SCGS only take in girls who did very well in Ballet.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2106010https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2106010Thu, 20 Apr 2023 11:07:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:33:43 GMT]]>Can anyone share their experience with DSA dance for SCGS, Crescent Girls and Anglican high? What is the chance of getting chosen, what are the preparation work needed?

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ping_mon\" post_id=\"2082835\" time=\"1663644215\" user_id=\"154219:

Hi! Appreciate some advice please

My daughter who is in P2 now shows interest in dance and has chosen Modern Dance as her CCA in P3. She has no dance background. I am thinking of signing her up for external dance class and if possible, admit her to a sec sch through DSA. Do you think it will work out? And any dance school to recommend? I am located in the south.

Thank you very much! 😄
Can consider PTP(performance training program) from Danstudio.
The studio focus more on contemporary dance. Go IG to find out more about the studio.

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ping_mon\" post_id=\"2082879\" time=\"1663659033\" user_id=\"154219:

Thank you very much for providing such useful insight! I am looking at SCGS, Fairfield, Crescent, Nan Hua. Are they considered top to mid range?
At one glance, SCGS would be extremely competitive. I am not familiar with the other 3 but worthwhile to check out their SYF dance to see if they achieve distinctions year after year.

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Imp75\" post_id=\"2082868\" time=\"1663656124\" user_id=\"2358:

Depends on which dsa school you are looking at bc the qualifying criteria varies. A mid range school may not need competition experience as long as you can demonstrate your techniques in the dance audition but a more competitive Sch may require soloist competition awards before even getting shortlisted.
If you want to look for a dance school, depending on genre (tap, jazz, contemp, lyrical, theatrical, classical etc), the popular dance schools are different. Suggest for you to look up the various dance comps in SG and APAC (GTB, MIBC, YAGP, CSTD etc) and check which schools are the usual suspects for clinching awards.
Thank you very much for providing such useful insight! I am looking at SCGS, Fairfield, Crescent, Nan Hua. Are they considered top to mid range?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082879https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082879Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:30:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:42:04 GMT]]>Depends on which dsa school you are looking at bc the qualifying criteria varies. A mid range school may not need competition experience as long as you can demonstrate your techniques in the dance audition but a more competitive Sch may require soloist competition awards before even getting shortlisted.

If you want to look for a dance school, depending on genre (tap, jazz, contemp, lyrical, theatrical, classical etc), the popular dance schools are different. Suggest for you to look up the various dance comps in SG and APAC (GTB, MIBC, YAGP, CSTD etc) and check which schools are the usual suspects for clinching awards.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082868https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082868Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:42:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:23:35 GMT]]>Hi! Appreciate some advice please


My daughter who is in P2 now shows interest in dance and has chosen Modern Dance as her CCA in P3. She has no dance background. I am thinking of signing her up for external dance class and if possible, admit her to a sec sch through DSA. Do you think it will work out? And any dance school to recommend? I am located in the south.

Thank you very much! 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082835https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082835Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:23:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:23:32 GMT]]>Hi! Appreciate some advice please


My daughter who is in P2 now shows interest in dance and has chosen Modern Dance as her CCA in P3. She has no dance background. I am thinking of signing her up for external dance class and if possible, admit her to a sec sch through DSA. Do you think it will work out? And any dance school to recommend? I am located in the south.

Thank you very much! 😄

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082834https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2082834Tue, 20 Sep 2022 03:23:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Fri, 26 Aug 2022 03:05:52 GMT]]>Any one received CO for Chinese dance or ballet this year? I am waiting for the reply from NJC. And how is NJC compare with RV gor Chinese Dance? any one knows?

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2079790https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/2079790Fri, 26 Aug 2022 03:05:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Sun, 17 Sep 2017 16:49:17 GMT]]>Just to check if we use Ballet for DSA & if successful which mean need to dance for the school until 要死要活 in order to 拿奖牌？ Could any share how vigorous Ballet from SCGS & MGS?

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titank:
So the chances of entering SCGS & MGS via DSA Ballet is very competition.


extremely but my dd never apply for SCGS as not into \"you-know-ah\" JC

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titank:
So the chances of entering SCGS & MGS via DSA Ballet is very competition.

Very tough and I have just found out now when it is my DD turn to apply through dance

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1775621https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1775621Mon, 22 May 2017 11:31:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Sun, 21 May 2017 04:06:24 GMT]]>Just a question to any parent whose kid has enrolled in Secondary school via DSA specialisation in ballet:


Did your kid need to have the actual RAD Grade 5 ballet exam certificate before the start of the application process? Or did you just need proof that your child sat for the exam?

The reason why I’m asking is because my daughter’s ballet school takes the April RAD exam and the girls don’t get their actual certificates till October or November of the same year.

My daughter is due to take her Grade 5 exam next April (i.e. in 2018) but if she doesn’t get her certificate till November, how can she apply for her school of choice via the DSA route?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help answer this question!

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1775273https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1775273Sun, 21 May 2017 04:06:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:27:38 GMT]]>So the chances of entering SCGS & MGS via DSA Ballet is very competition.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1659908https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/1659908Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:27:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Thu, 13 May 2010 10:04:17 GMT]]>Ballet let me think…

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/184920https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/184920Thu, 13 May 2010 10:04:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:13:47 GMT]]>Thanks dance and theatre! Your information is very precise and useful! :udawoman:

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/143116https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/143116Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:13:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:05:22 GMT]]>Hi there.


Just to share, the schools in the East who take DSA for Dance at Sec 1 would be Temasek Secondary, Tanjong Katong Girls and St Anthony's Canossian. You would have to check with the schools when their DSA exercises are.

The reality about SCGS and MGS Dance DSA - they take at the MOST 2 to 3 girls via DSA if your child is not from their Primary school. Aside from your child's talent, their standards are very high : pass RAD GD 5 with Distinction, have competition experience (eg CSTDs every July), any other dance (CSTD TAP/Jazz) and a supporting written resume from the dance teacher. Students would have to perform a short choreographed dance and the those who have the help from their dance teachers would obviously stand out by being more polished.

These students usually would have already auditioned for SOTA's Talent Academy in March or June.

Both SCGS and MGS send their dance teams for competitions, so a student entering under DSA with competition experience in their resumes have an advantage. Generally these two school know which dance teachers in Spore are capable of grooming kids to performance standards, which means the dance teacher your child has been training under does matter. The competition for these few places is very stiff, the dancers selected are very good, those shortlisted are given a *provisional* acceptance. Once the PSLE results are out, the student must attain the aggregate for Express Stream before her place is confirmed. SCGS and MGS have fully Express Stream Secondary schools, no Normal Academic Streams.

The conclusion is : unless your child is overwhelmingly talented in dance, a good academic result is still necessary for DSA under Dance.

Once the student is accepted under DSA Dance, for the whole of the secondary years, they will not be allowed to change the CCA. You really have to make sure your child understands this and commits to the CCA.

This has more or less been the procedure for DSA Dance the past few years and hopefully this post would give parents in this forum a clearer idea of what to expect. My post is based on experience in the dance community and having put two girls through Sec 1 school placements. 😄

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verykiasu2010:
Augmum:

hi daisyt

oh yes, nowadays, the kids CCA is not for recreation, some even \"being forced to \" (like to UG)
unlike our old times, we could join whatever we have passion in and we were allowed to change CCA throughout the 4 yrs in sec sch.....so nice......

last time was not CCA, it was ECA, no points, literally. These days CCA got 2 points, and schools want face, must win awards......esp for dance, must get gold with honours .....

Ya ! I don't see as the fault of the teachers or schools but more on the system. Everying is about wining, no winning = less budget. Quite sad to hear that from these kids saying, if they don't win, they school would cut their budget and not getting gold, will get scolding :shock: 😞 This is so super sad !

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Augmum:
hi daisyt

oh yes, nowadays, the kids CCA is not for recreation, some even \"being forced to \" (like to UG)
unlike our old times, we could join whatever we have passion in and we were allowed to change CCA throughout the 4 yrs in sec sch.....so nice......
last time was not CCA, it was ECA, no points, literally. These days CCA got 2 points, and schools want face, must win awards......esp for dance, must get gold with honours .....

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daisyt:
hi Augmum, turquoise,


\"CCA is kinda of they choosing u, rather than u choosing one that u have passion in it...... \" This is so true also in dd's school. I guess as turquoise mentioned, it happens in many sec school. But what to do ... this is life. I feel kinda of sad for those kids being push to UG and sometimes, they are being so called \"not good in anything\". But some kids are strong in mind, they would still give their best. 😄
hi daisyt
oh yes, nowadays, the kids CCA is not for recreation, some even \"being forced to \" (like to UG)
unlike our old times, we could join whatever we have passion in and we were allowed to change CCA throughout the 4 yrs in sec sch.....so nice......

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110553https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110553Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:53:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:02:06 GMT]]>for ‘dance’ CCA, when it comes to SYF competition, the practices can be up to 4 times a week all the way, plus some days in Dec holidays also must go back…but one thing good is that the girls will end up very conscious of their body figure and watching their diet all the time, and become physically fit as some of the dance routines are quite demanding

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daisyt:
hi Augmum, turquoise,


\"CCA is kinda of they choosing u, rather than u choosing one that u have passion in it...... \" This is so true also in dd's school. I guess as turquoise mentioned, it happens in many sec school. But what to do ... this is life. I feel kinda of sad for those kids being push to UG and sometimes, they are being so called \"not good in anything\". But some kids are strong in mind, they would still give their best. 😄
Yes, it's sad that UGs have the unforunate label and some kids end up miserable in it. They just have to learn to make the best of it.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110509https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110509Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:53:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:47:31 GMT]]>

vlim:
u mean to give up ballet now and do international dance in her pri school? :?

No, carry on with ballet outside in primary school. And if she's still passionate about dance in secondary school, she should continue with ballet outside but pursue international dance in school as CCA as the extra coaching she has outside will benefit her in her CCA.

]]>https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110504https://forum.kiasuparents.com/post/110504Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:47:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DSA - Ballet on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:39:02 GMT]]>hi Augmum, turquoise,


\"CCA is kinda of they choosing u, rather than u choosing one that u have passion in it...... \" This is so true also in dd's school. I guess as turquoise mentioned, it happens in many sec school. But what to do ... this is life. I feel kinda of sad for those kids being push to UG and sometimes, they are being so called \"not good in anything\". But some kids are strong in mind, they would still give their best. 😄

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