English - Royal Academy of Dance

Exams 

Focus on 

Issue 1 – February 2013

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Welcome 

Welcome to Focus on Exams, an RAD publication 

dedicated entirely to examinations matters. Issued 

three times a year with Dance Gazette, Focus on 

Exams allows the Examinations Board to 

communicate regularly and directly with teachers 

and candidates around the world, and is your first 

point of contact for examinations news, updates on 

syllabus content, exam procedures, policies, 

regulatory information, and anything else of 

relevance to anyone involved with, or planning on 

entering for, RAD examinations. We hope you enjoy 

reading this issue! 

Dr Andrew McBirnie 

Director of Examinations 

We are always keen to know what you think – about this 

publication, the new syllabi or any other aspects of the 

Examinations Board’s work. Please contact us at 

exams@rad.org.uk 

REGULATORY AND EXTERNAL 

Scottish Credit and Qualifications 

Framework (SCQF) 

The RAD’s examinations in Scotland have been 

placed on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications 

Framework (SCQF). 

Like the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) 

in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the SCQF 

assigns a level (degree of demand or difficulty) and a 

credit value (size or breadth) to each qualification, 

creating a framework which provides meaningful 

progression, comparison and recognition of different 

types of learning and qualifications for learners, 

teachers, educational institutions such as schools 

and colleges, and employers. 

Successful RAD exam candidates in Scotland will 

now be awarded credit for their examinations. Credit 

is a recognised unit of educational currency which 

can be accumulated and transferred, both within the 

framework itself and, on a discretionary basis, 

elsewhere. For example, credit achieved as a result 

of passing an RAD examination could potentially be 

put towards another relevant Scottish qualification 

such as a Higher in Dance, so long as this is agreed 

by both providers. 

The full details of the levels and credits assigned to 

RAD examinations in Scotland are as follows: 

Examination SCQF level SCQF credit 

value 

Grade 1 3 5 

Grade 2 4 5 

Grade 3 4 7 

Grade 4 4 7 

Grade 5 5 10 

Grade 6 6 11 

Grade 7 6 11 

Grade 8 6 14 

Intermediate Foundation 6 21 

Intermediate 7 24 

Advanced Foundation 7 24 

Advanced 1 8 37 

Advanced 2 8 37 

Louise Murray, RAD Registered Teacher and 

Trustee, said: “I am delighted that RAD exams are 

now aligned on the SCQF as it is another step 

towards dance being valued as a legitimate subject 

in its own right. RAD students are now able to gain 

recognition for the hard work they put in to their 

ballet classes.” 

The RAD Examinations Board currently awards QCF 

qualifications for all candidates worldwide, with the 

exception of Scotland where qualifications are 

awarded on the SCQF. We continue to explore the 

possibilities of aligning our examinations to other 

national frameworks around the world, so that the 

qualifications which candidates receive can become 

more meaningful to them in the country where they 

live. 

Personal Learning Record 

Following the article about the Personal Learning 

Record (PLR) in the last issue of Focus on Exams, 

we would like to draw your attention to the following 

data protection information. 

Where a candidate supplies us with a ULN (Unique 

Learner Number), the RAD will normally contact that 

candidate (via their teacher) to determine whether 

the candidate wishes us to upload their details to 

the PLR and/or the Diploma Aggregation Service 

(DAS) in respect of the 14-19 Diploma in England. 

With respect to the PLR, please note that some of 

the information supplied will be used by the Skills 

Funding Agency (SFA - which is responsible for 

maintaining the PLR) to fulfil its statutory functions, 

issue/verify the candidate’s ULN and update/check 

their Personal Learning Record. The SFA may share 

the candidate’s ULN and Personal Learning Record 

with other organisations, such as their careers 

service, school, college or university, Government 

Departments and public bodies responsible for 

funding their education. Further details of how 

information is processed and shared can be found 

at http://www.learningrecordsservice.org.uk/ 

documentlibrary/documents/privacynotice.htm 

SECTION 1 

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SECTION 1 

Funding 

Teachers working in the UK may be interested to 

note that the alignment of the RAD’s examinations 

on statutory frameworks means that public funding 

can sometimes be made available for learners 

studying towards these qualifications. 

Funding arrangements are complex, and there are a 

number of requirements which must be met. 

Students must be in full-time education, and 

studying for their RAD exam as part of an 

educational course offered by a recognised public 

provider (i.e. not as an ‘extra’ or ‘after school’ 

activity). They must also normally be at least 16 

years old. 

In practice, RAD teachers would normally need to be 

working in a publicly funded school or college (such 

as a Further Education College), or form a 

partnership with such an institution. It would be 

virtually impossible in practice to receive public 

funding for a private dance school. However, we 

know of at least one example of an RAD teacher 

who has entered into such a partnership 

arrangement. 

For more information please contact the 

Examinations Department. 

POLICY UPDATES AND REMINDERS 

Specifications 

Revised Specification documentation, including 

Examinations Information, Rules and Regulations, 

is now available and can be downloaded from 

www.rad.org.uk/examinations and local websites. 

Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these 

important documents. 

Policies and guidelines 

The Examinations Board continually monitors all its 

policies, both published and internal. Each policy is 

subject to an annual review; in addition, policies may 

need to be updated at other times due to the 

requirement of the examination regulators. This 

process is managed by the Examinations Quality 

Assurance Committee, which is chaired by the 

Director of Examinations, and reports to the Artistic 

and Examinations sub-Committee of the Board of 

Trustees. 

Normally we will only alert you to the detail of 

changes when there is a substantial impact on your 

day-to-day involvement with the Examinations 

Board. 

In recent months, changes and updates to policies 

have included: 

• Malpractice and Maladministration Policy 

(August 2012) – no significant changes. 

Candidates entered for a Solo Performance Award 

must have passed the preceding Graded 

Examination, or any higher grade (e.g. to enter for 

Solo Performance Award at Grade 2, the candidate 

must have passed the Grade 1 Examination, Grade 

2 Examination, or any higher grade including 

Vocational Graded Examinations). Candidates may 

enter for the Solo Performance Award and the 

qualifying Graded Examination in the same session, 

but in this event, the award of the Solo Performance 

Award will be dependent on the Graded Examination 

being passed. More information about Solo 

Performance Awards was given in the previous 

edition of Focus on Exams. 

Music in examinations: policy and advice 

From January 2013, the policy of the RAD 

Examinations Board with respect to music in 

examinations will be as follows: 

• For Pre-Primary in Dance Class Award, Primary 

in Dance Examination and Class Award, and 

Grades 1-3 Examinations, Class Awards and 

Solo Performance Awards, live piano and/or CD 

accompaniment may be used according to the 

Specification requirements for each 

Examination, Class Award or Solo Performance 

Award. 

• For Grades 4-8 Examinations and Presentation 

Classes, live piano music must be used. The use 

of CD at these levels is not acceptable. 

• For Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate 

Grades 1-3 Syllabi 

Examinations, live piano must be used for the 

Exercises and Studies, while CD 

accompaniment must be used for the Variations. 

The new Grades 1-3 syllabi are now being 

examined. The previous Grades 1-3 syllabi ceased 

There are no exceptions to this rule. 

being examined on 31 December 2012. Grades 1-3 From January 2015, for Grades 4-5 Examinations, 

are available as an Examination, Class Award 

Class Awards and Solo Performance Awards, live 

(replacing the Presentation Class at these levels), piano and/or CD accompaniment may be used 

and Solo Performance Award. 

according to the Specification requirements for each 

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Examination, Class Award or Solo Performance 

Award. 

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SECTION 2

SECTION 2 

Also from January 2015, teachers will no longer be 

permitted to be the CD operator in examinations. 

This function will need to be performed by another 

person. This is because Examiners have fed back 

that candidates are frequently distracted by the 

presence of their teacher in the examination. This 

can affect their performance, particularly in respect 

of the alignment of head and eyes, and can also 

affect the smooth running of the examination. 

The only CDs which are permitted to be used in 

examinations are those which have been produced 

specifically for this purpose. These CDs include 

instrumental / orchestral tracks, which give 

candidates the opportunity of performing to a range 

of musical sounds and timbres other than piano. The 

associated choreography has been created 

alongside this music. 

Other CDs produced by the RAD are essentially for 

rehearsal purposes. They are not, and never were, 

intended to be an effective substitute for the use of 

live piano. Indeed, the RAD recommends that, 

wherever possible, teachers use a live pianist in their 

weekly classes, both to enable students to have the 

important experience of dancing to live music, and 

so that the use of a live pianist in the examination 

– where this is the case – does not come as a shock. 

We recognise that in certain localities, there is a 

perception that it is becoming increasingly difficult 

to find competent and experienced pianists to play 

for dance classes and exams. However, it is also the 

case that in most towns and cities, there are 

accomplished pianists looking for work. Many of 

these pianists may not be experienced in playing for 

dance. We recommend that teachers form 

partnerships with such pianists and invite them to 

work in their schools, so that they can build up their 

experience in playing for dance. 

Depending on the local market, costs can be built in 

to the School’s business model. The most effective 

method for managing this, and the one which the 

Academy recommends, is to spread costs across 

the standard lesson charge for all pupils attending 

the school, rather to make a one-off charge to 

particular students/parents on occasions when a 

pianist is used. 

This might be of particular relevance when, for 

example, a school is presenting a number of 

examination sets up to and including Grade 3, for 

which the instrumental CD may be used, together 

with a small number of sets at Grade 4 and above, 

for which live piano must be used. As the 

opportunities to use CDs in exams increase, there 

are associated opportunities to keep these costs 

down, and perhaps, therefore, to make use of 

pianists in classes more than might have been 

possible previously, and/or to pay a premium rate 

where a pianist is contracted for a short amount of 

time. 

‘Host teachers’ and ‘guest teachers’ 

In circumstances where Applicants join together to 

hold examinations in one Approved Examination 

Centre (AEC), the primary responsibility lies with the 

Applicant who normally uses those premises for 

examinations (‘host teacher’). Where neither 

Applicant uses the premises in this way, primary 

responsibility must be agreed between the two 

parties and communicated to the relevant RAD 

office. (Examinations Information, Rules and 

Regulations, 4.6.3). 

• Where a pianist is used, the guest teacher 

should clarify whether he/she will bring his/her 

own pianist, or if he/she needs to use the host 

teacher’s pianist. If the latter, the guest teacher 

should determine the preferred method of 

payment, including whether this should be made 

directly to the pianist or via the host teacher. 

The guest teacher should not assume that the 

host teacher will automatically provide a pianist. 

If the guest teacher is bringing their own pianist, 

he/she should check that there will be a piano 

available at the studio. 

• The host teacher should ensure that 

refreshments are provided for the Examiner and/ 

or pianist as necessary. The guest teacher 

should offer to provide some of these 

refreshments (depending where breaks are 

scheduled) and/or contribute towards their cost. 

• The host teacher must ensure that a responsible 

Examination Attendant is available at all times 

(as per Examinations Information, Rules and 

Regulations, 5.1.2). The host teacher should 

advise the guest teacher of the name/contact 

details of this person, if they are not themselves 

performing this function. 

• The host teacher must make sure everything 

necessary for the examination day is provided in 

the studio, including: Examiner’s table/chair, 

pianist’s stool, bell, water/glass, CD equipment, 

‘Silence’ notices, etc. Any mirrors must be 

covered. 

• The host teacher is responsible for ensuring that 

the venue is locked at the end of day, where 

necessary. 

Examinations Feedback Seminars 

Examinations Feedback Seminars are now being 

arranged as part of selected examination sessions 

worldwide. 

These Seminars are led by an RAD Examiner who 

will feed back information, in general terms, about 

how marks were awarded during the examination 

session. There will then be an opportunity to ask 

questions. The focus of these Seminars is the way in 

which Examiners award marks in examinations; they 

will not cover advice on teaching. 

Seminars are approximately two hours in length and 

light refreshments will be provided. It is not a 

workshop or class, so there is no need to dress for 

practical work. 

A fee will be charged for attendance, which covers 

the administrative costs of holding the Seminar. 

Please note that, owing to the generic nature of the 

information given, nothing stated by an Examiner at 

an Examinations Feedback Seminar may be used as 

the basis for any enquiry, complaint or appeal about 

an examination. 

From July 2013 these Seminars will become part of 

the Academy’s CPD Scheme, but we hope that all 

teachers who attend find them of interest, and also 

of practical use and benefit in terms of preparing 

candidates for examinations and maximising their 

chances of success. 

The following informal guidelines are offered here as 

• If the guest teacher is not personally attending 

a means of providing advice and clarifying some of 

the examinations, he/she should arrange for a 

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We recognise that there are economic 

considerations here. However, in most cases this 

should be to some extent offset by the benefits 

afforded by extensive live music experience in 

classes: not only specifically for those examination 

candidates who will dance to live music in the exam, 

but for all students, who will understand more about 

the live interaction between musician and dancer, 

and hence what ballet is as an art form. 

the issues which can sometimes arise in these 

circumstances: 

• A guest teacher should contact the host teacher 

within one week of receiving confirmation of the 

date/venue. If a guest teacher has any problems 

contacting the host teacher they should notify 

the relevant RAD Office as soon as possible. 

• The guest teacher should clarify his/her share of 

the costs and the amount of time necessary to 

hold the examinations. It may be necessary to 

speak to the venue manager in order to extend 

the hire period. 

responsible person to be present and ensure 

that their candidates are ready and prepared for 

their examinations. 

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SECTION 2

SECTION 2 

Certificates, Medals and Bars 

At the time of writing, the Examinations Board was 

in the process of redesigning its suite of Certificates. 

The main change is the incorporation of the 

signature of the new President, Darcey Bussell, on 

all Certificates. 

We are also planning to include information about 

European Qualifications Framework (EQF) levels on 

Certificates for regulated qualifications, and there 

have also been some minor changes to the design 

and layout, in order to ensure that all Certificates, 

whether for regulated qualifications or other awards, 

are consistent in the way they look. 

Certificates in Scotland are also changing, in order 

to reflect the new credit-bearing status of those 

qualifications. 

The Examinations Board is now awarding Medals to 

all candidates who are successful in examinations 

from Primary in Dance to Grade 8. Medals are 

colour-coded according to the level of the 

examination, and edged with bronze, silver or gold 

according to the result achieved (Pass, Merit or 

Distinction). 

We are also awarding Medals for Class Awards, and 

Bars for Solo Performance Awards. The colours of 

Class Award Medals and Solo Performance Award 

Bars correspond to those of the Examination 

Medals; a new red medal for the Primary in Dance 

Class Award will be introduced during the course of 

2013. 

Medals and bars are distributed free of charge along 

with results and Certificates. 

UK School and Candidate Registration 

The Pupil and School Registration email address has 

been changed from 

centreandcandidateregistration@rad.org.uk to 

idregistration@rad.org.uk. All requests for school 

or candidate ID numbers should be sent to this 

address. 

REPORT FROM THE PANEL OF EXAMINERS 

From 2013 we will be including these Reports in 

Focus on Exams, and will also make them available 

on RAD websites. 

This feedback is drawn from observations recorded 

in Examiners’ Tour Reports throughout the world, 

and is presented here with some associated 

suggestions and advice. 

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General 

Examiners have seen many candidates performing 

the Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate levels 

with much enthusiasm, and are now looking forward 

to seeing the new Grades 1-3 in action this year. 

Secure Knowledge 

Examiners often comment that they see candidates 

who appear to have an insecure knowledge of the 

work. In these situations results are compromised, 

as it is difficult for candidates to demonstrate the 

required levels of technique when trying to 

remember sequences throughout the examination. 

A possible suggestion to help address this would be 

to rotate students for each exercise at the barre 

during rehearsals; this would give all students an 

opportunity of being at the front, and to realise 

whether they have been copying rather than taking 

responsibility for knowledge of the exercise. 

Similarly in the centre, we recommend that students 

are allowed to rehearse regularly at the front of the 

class, in order to gain confidence and assurance in 

the examination. 

Performance Space 

Use of Performance Space is an important element 

of assessment, especially for the Dances/Studies 

and Variations, when these are performed as a solo. 

Candidates should understand that the Examiner is 

sitting centre front; this will help them to find the 

centre easily. Candidates should be aware that there 

are key moments in each Dance, Study or Variation 

when they should be aligned with centre front. 

A good example is Pirouettes en dedans in 

Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate. 

Candidates should run onto the imaginary stage in 

time with the music and position themselves in the 

centre for the beginning of the exercise. Examiners 

have reported that many candidates run well beyond 

the centre. 

Entrance into the Examination Studio 

At all levels the entrance to the examination is not 

marked. However, it is most helpful for both the 

Examiner and candidates if a positive atmosphere is 

created with a swift energetic run into the 

examination room and a cheery salutation. 

Music 

Most candidates generally dance in time with the 

music, but fewer manage to obtain a high mark for 

the music components, due to a lack of appropriate 

response to the music. To help them achieve higher 

marks, candidates should be aware of the criteria 

used to mark the response to music. Examiners are 

looking for phrasing, dynamics and atmosphere. 

SECTION 3

SECTION 3 

Performance 

Examiners report that candidates still tend to focus 

and perform to the Examiner rather than up and 

beyond to an imaginary, large audience. 

Primary in Dance and new Grades 1–3: 

Groups of three 

In sets of three, it is preferable if the teacher 

organises, prior to the examination day, which 

candidates are going to dance in a pair, and who will 

dance solo or with one of the candidates who has 

already danced. This provides familiarity for the 

candidates and helps them to dance with more 

confidence. Take care if asking the same candidate 

to do all the extra dancing: this can compromise the 

energy levels of this candidate. Giving all candidates 

a chance to dance solo or have an extra turn with 

another partner is the best approach. 

Primary in Dance: Transfer of Weight 

The quality of movement required in this step still 

appears at times to be misunderstood. It should be 

lyrical. It is not an elevated step; the toes do not 

come off the floor: the same principle as a glissade. 

Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate: 

Révérence 

The Révérence is performed by one candidate at a 

time. At the end of each Révérence, the Examiner 

will thank the candidate, giving the candidate an 

opportunity to respond to the Examiner and thank 

the pianist. The same procedure will follow for each 

candidate; after the last candidate has performed 

the students collect their things and leave the room. 

Candidates should not come back into the centre to 

perform another Révérence. 

SYLLABUS AMENDMENTS 

The following amendments have been made to the 2012 reprints of syllabus books as indicated. Corrections 

have been shaded. 

Pre-Primary in Dance Class Award and Primary in Dance Examination and Class Award: 

Exercises and Dances 

(First published 2008) 

p3 – PP2. LEGS AND FEET 

Description of correction: Changed ankle flexed from left leg to right leg in bar 1 beat 2. Word notes are 

3 

unaffected. Benesh notation as follows: 

PP2. LEGS AND FEET 

Music A: Andante con moto 

Music B: Andante con moto 

8 

Pivot steps 

Pivot step de côté en face 

Pivot step en tournant 

9 

 

P 

D , C 

S 

or less 

INTRO 

per (1 bar of notation = 1 music bar) 

per (1 bar of notation = 1 music bar) 

or 

C3 

'hug legs' 

%m 

Intermediate Foundation: Set Exercises and Dances 


p5 – VOCABULARY 

Description of correction: Addition of ‘Pivots à terre’ to the vocabulary list as follows: 

Pirouettes 

En dehors: single from demi-plié in 4th position 

En dedans: single from 4th position en fondu 

Pivots 

Pivots à terre 

D 

 

P 

% 

Pirouettes 

En dehors: single from demi-plié in 4th position 

En dedans: single from 4th position en fondu 

Single from 4th position en fondu in parallel retiré 

Pivots 

Pivots à terre 

SECTION 4

SECTION 4 


Description of correction: Addition of ‘Temps liés’ to the vocabulary list as follows: 

Temps levés 

Temps levés in attitude devant 

Temps levés with low développé passé devant 

Temps levés in parallel retiré 

Temps levés in retire derrière 

Temps levés in 1st and 2nd arabesque 

Temps liés 

Basic temps lié en avant 

Basic temps lié to 2nd 

Temps levés 

Temps levés in attitude devant 

Temps levés in parallel retiré 

Temps levés in 1st and 2nd arabesque 

Temps liés 

Basic temps lié en avant 

Basic temps lié to 2nd 

Tours en l’air 

Single tour en l’air 

p24 and 25 – CENTRE PRACTICE – PORT DE BRAS – MALE AND FEMALE 

Description of correction: Change of wording in 3rd counts 1-8 of Port de bras (IF-09) as follows: 

& Close 5th devant Bras bas 

1-4 Basic temps lié en avant closing en face Basic port de bras 

5-8 Basic temps lié to 2nd closing en croisé Basic port de bras Head erect on count 8 

p30 – PIROUETTE EN DEDANS – MALE AND FEMALE 

Description of correction: Change of wording in 1st counts 5&a6 of Pirouettes en dedans (IF-11) as follows: 

5&a6 Chassé de côté toward 7 and pas de Arms through 2nd to bras bas Head to 

bourrée dessous right and erect 

p38 – ALLEGRO 2 – MALE AND FEMALE 

Description of correction: Insertion of ‘to 2nd’ in wording for 2nd counts 1-2 of Allegro 2 (IF-14) as follows: 

1-2 Echappé sauté battu fermé to 2nd with Arms to demi-seconde and bras bas 

change of feet 

p72 - POINTE WORK BARRE 

Description of correction: Correction in the number of counts per bar as follows: 

RISES IF-22 

2 

4 2 counts = 1 bar 

Commence: Facing barre 1st position Bras bas 

p73 - POINTE WORK BARRE 

Description of correction: Amendment to time signature in the notation which requires a complete re-layout of 

the Benesh notation as follows: 

10 11 

RISES 

Moderato 

 

% 

INTRO 

% % 

8 BARS 

¡ 

 

%I % %I 

% 

* 

IN SILENCE 

SECTION 4

SECTION 4 

Intermediate: Set Exercises and Dances 



Description of correction: Insertion of ‘Fouetté à terre’ into the vocabulary list as follows: 

Fouettés 

Fouetté à terre 

Fouetté of adage 

Coupé fouetté raccourci sauté 

Coupé fouetté raccourci en pointe 

p28 – ADAGE 

Fouettés 

Fouetté à terre 

Fouetté of adage 

Coupé fouetté raccourci sauté 

Description of correction: Barre Adage (I-09) 2nd count &a7 wording change to ‘Fouetté à terre’ as follows: 

&a7 Fouetté à terre to face other side Arm through 1st to 2nd 

p39 – PIROUETTES EN DEDANS & POSE PIROUETTES – FEMALE 

Description of correction: Pirouette en dedans (I-13). Slight change in the Benesh notation of chassé de côté 

on 1st count 7 to better match word description, as follows: 

PIROUETTES EN DEDANS & POSE PIROUETTES - FEMALE 

Tempo di Valse 

%I 

%I 

" 

INTRO 

& 

% %I %m 

% 

12 13 

%I 

' 

$H 

8 BARS 

h h 

% %I 

%I 

% %R 

& 

& 

q 


Description of correction: Allegro 1 (I-15) 2nd counts 1-2 and 5-6 wording changes from ‘in 4th’ to ‘to 4th’ as 

follows: 

1-2 Echappé sauté fermé to 4th Arms through 1st to 3rd right arm 

forward Head to right hand 

3-4 Echappé sauté fermé to 2nd with change Arms 2nd and bras bas 

of feet to face 1 closing en croisé 

5-6 Echappé sauté fermé to 4th Arms through 1st to 3rd left arm forward 

and bras bas Head to left hand 


Description of correction: Allegro 3 (I-17) 1st count 2 add ‘en avant’ as follows: 

&1& Coupé dessous posé en avant and temps Arms through 1st to 1st arabesque 

levé in 1st arabesque facing 6 

2 Chassé passé en avant 

p54 – ALLEGRO 4 – MALE 

Description of correction: Allegro 4 (I-18) 1st count 1-2 add ‘to 2nd’ as follows: 

1-2 Grand échappé sauté battu fermé to 2nd Basic port de bras 

with change of feet 

3-4 Repeat to other side 

SECTION 4

SECTION 5 

SUCCESSFUL SOLO SEAL AWARD CANDIDATES 

July 2012 to October 2012 

Congratulations to the following: 

Australia 

Robyn Begg 

Harry Davis 

Kendal Davis 

Danika Lampitt 

Latisha Sparks 

New Zealand 

Ariana Hond 

Olivia James-Baird 

PANEL OF EXAMINERS 

It is with great sadness that we said farewell to seven Examiners at the end of 2012. In recognition of many 

years of loyal service, the Royal Academy of Dance extends sincere thanks and appreciation to: 

Heather Long, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, UK 

Jean Nuckey, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, UK 

Joahne O'Hara, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, UK 

Patricia Stirling, RAD Dual Examiner, Australia 

Roberta Waal, RAD Examiner, Canada 

Debra Wayne, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, Spain 

Jean Wong, RAD Examiner, Hong Kong 

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SECTION 6

EXAMINATIONS – CONTACTS 

UK Headquarters 

Royal Academy of Dance 

Examinations Department 

36 Battersea Square 

London SW11 3RA 

exams@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8000 / f: +44 (0)20 7924 2311 

www.rad.org.uk 

Director of Examinations 

Dr Andrew McBirnie 

amcbirnie@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8088 

Head of Examinations 

Gillian Sowerby 

gsowerby@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8057 

Examinations Operations Manager 

Harriet Grant 

hgrant@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8009 

Examinations Results Manager 

Mark Rogers 

mrogers@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8055 

Examinations Resources Manager 

Tatum Dunn 

tdunn@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8006 

Examinations Officer 

(London, Middlesex and UK Specials) 

Sandra Elphinston 

selphinston@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8056 

Examinations Officer (UK Vocational Graded) 

Brenda Strong 

bstrong@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8008 

Examinations Officer (International) 

Sara-Jane Mulryan 

smulryan@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8007 

Examinations Administrative Officer 

Louise Marshall 

lmarshall@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8037 

Examinations Administrator 

Joanna Pigeon 

jpigeon@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8909 

Examinations Results Officer 

Monica Camara 

mcamara@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8050 

Examinations Data Processing Supervisor 

Andrew Milton 

amilton@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8906 

UK – Regional Offices: 

Scotland 

Regional Manager: Jennifer MacFarlane 

jmacfarlane@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)1314 455 455 

Northern England 

Regional Manager: Debbie White 

dwhite@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)1668 213 353 

Midlands and East of England 

Regional Manager: Julie Bowers 

jbowers@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)1782 681 229 

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South West England, Wales & Channel Islands 

Regional Manager: Claire Marks 

cmarks@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)1984 667 533 / f: +44 (0)1490 460594 

South East England 

Regional Manager: Sue Morice-Jones 

smorice-jones@rad.org.uk / t: +44 (0)1634 305 573 

Northern Ireland 

Area Organiser: Millicent Brown 

millicent.brown26@btinternet.com / t: +44 (0)289 042 5187 

International Offices: 

Australia & Papua New Guinea 

Examinations & Training Manager: Kathryn Hughes 

khughes@rad.org.au / t: +61 2 9380 1908 / f: +61 2 9360 6677 

www.rad.org.au 

Benelux and France 

Royal Academy of Dance Asbl 

National Director: Jacqueline Spence 

RAD-Benelux@pt.lu / t: +352 787225 / f: +352 787217 

RAD-France@pt.lu / www.rad.lu 

Bermuda 

Examinations Officer (International): Sara-Jane Mulryan 


Brazil, Peru, Ecuador & Chile 

Royal Academy of Dance Brasil Ltda 

National Director: Maria do Carmo de Kenny 

mckenny@royalacademyofdance.com.br / t/f: +55 19 3892 3985 

www.royalacademyofdance.com.br 

Brunei 



Canada 

Manager, Graded Examinations: Mary Jane Collins 

t: +1 416 489 2813 ext. 224 

Manager, Vocational Graded Examinations: Lenore Orantia 

t: +1 416 489 2813 ext. 225 

info@radcanada.org / t: +1 416 489 2813 / f: +1 416 489 3222 

www.radcanada.org 

Caribbean (Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Bahamas, 

Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St Lucia and Antigua) 

National Manager: Diane C Bernard 

dianebernard@rad.org.jm / t/f: +1 876 755 0612 

China 

radchina@hotmail.com / t: 86 21 6597 6399 / f: 86 21 6513 7188 

Chief Representative: Professor Ting Tina Chen 

liandtina@gmail.com / t: 86 21 6598 9068 

Shanghai & Eastern China: Miss Ying Wang 

w_y_1957@hotmail.com / t: 86 21 62483326 

All other areas: Miss Ying Xi Chen 

radchina@hotmail.com / t: 86 21 63600998 – 808 (General Enquiry) 

Cyprus 

National Manager: George Shantos 

info@rad.com.cy / t: +357 99 477 887 / f: +357 24 818 351 

www.rad.com.cy 

Germany, Austria and Switzerland 

National Director: Horst Vollmer 

Royal Academy of Dance gGmbH 

pruefungen@royalacademyofdance.de / t: +49 (0)30 39 40 466 60 / 

f: +49 (0)30 39 40 466 69 

www.royalacademyofdance.de 

Ghana 



The British Council 

RAD Representative: Veta Anastasopoulou 

rad@britishcouncil.gr / t: +30 210 364 3691 / f: +30 210 363 0332 

Hong Kong 

Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority 

International and Professional Examinations Division 

ie7@hkeaa.edu.hk / t: +852 3628 8761 / f: +852 3628 8790 

India 



Indonesia 

Yayasan Royal Academy of Dance Indonesia 

National Director: Lala Salendu 

radindonesia@cbn.net.id / t: +62 21 75 90 93 63 / 

f: +62 21 75 90 93 70 

Ireland 

National Manager: Beverley Dinsmore 

bdinsmore@rad.ie / t: (353) 419 811 915 

Israel 

Royal Academy of Dance Israel 

National Manager: Gali Zamir 

gali@rad.org.il / t: +972 52 3343838 / f: +972 77 4702124 

Italy 

Royal Academy of Dance Srl 

National Director: Manuela De Luca 

info@raditaly.it / t: +39 0461 985 055 / f: +39 0461 985 054 

www.raditaly.it 

Japan 

National Director: Noriko Kobayashi 

radjapan@nifty.com / t: +81 3 3987 3750 / f: +81 3 3987 3649 

Jordan 



Kuwait 



Lebanon 



Macau 



Malaysia 

RAD Dancing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd 

National Director: Mrs Zafriah Ahmad 

radmalaysia@gmail.com / t: +60 3 7728 4200 / f: +60 3 7726 8480 

Malta 

National Manager: Sandra Mifsud 

info@rad.org.mt / t: (356) 7993 8584 

www.rad.org.mt 

Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, 

Guatemala, Panama 

Royal Academy of Dance de Mexico AC 

National Director: Julieta Navarro 

radmexju@prodigy.net.mx / t: +52 55 5560 5355 / f: +52 55 5373 4069 

New Zealand 

National Director: Janet Taylor 

info@rad.org.nz / t: +64 4 382 8924 / f: +64 4 382 8200 

www.rad.org.nz 

Norway, Sweden & Denmark 

National Manager: Mrs Karina Lund 

klund@royalacademyofdance.no / t: +47 95920812 

www.royalacademyofdance.no 

Philippines 


Examination Services Officer: Lauren Ann Pascua 

lauren.pascua@britishcouncil.org.ph / t: +63 (2) 9141011-14 ext 147 / 

f: +63 (2) 6373231 

www.britishcouncil.org.ph 

Portugal 

National Director: Margarida Sa Fialho 

radportugal@rad.org.pt / t/f: +351 21 383 1849 

Singapore 

Royal Academy of Dance Singapore 

National Director: Mona Lim 

mona.lim@rad.sg / t: +65 6762 8993 / f: +65 6762 4031 

www.rad.sg 

South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, 

Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland & Zimbabwe 

AEC Tour Co-ordinator: Lorraine Redmayne 

lredmayne@rad.org.za / t: +27 (0)11 887 0459 

RAV Tour Co-ordinator: Idalina Lume 

ilume@rad.org.za / t: +27 (0)11 887 0459 

info@rad.org.za / www.rad.org.za 

South Korea 

RAD Representative: Hyun Joo Ham 

hjhradkr@msn.com / t/f: +82 2 532 1910 

www.radkorea.org 

Spain, Andorra & Gibraltar 

Royal Academy of Dance SL 

National Director: Maria José Antón 

info@rad.org.es / t: +34 977 34 24 89 / t/f: +34 977 34 19 35 

www.rad.org.es 

Sri Lanka 


RAD Representative: Ranmali Mirchandani 

ranmali.mirchandani@britishcouncil.org / t: +94 11 452 1538 / 

f: +94 11 258 7079 

Taiwan 

National Manager: Shu-Yu Lin 

linshuyu82@hotmail.com / t: +886 22 871 5615 / f: +886 22 874 7783 

www.rad.org.tw 

Thailand 

RAD Dancing (Thailand) Co Ltd 

National Director: Glenn van der Hoff 

info@radthailand.org / t/f: +6653 274841 / mobile: +6681564 562 

www.radthailand.org 

Turkey 


RAD Representative: Merve Kalyoncu 

merve.kalyoncu@britishcouncil.org.tr / 

t: +90 212 355 56 26 – 355 56 57 

United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar & Oman 


RAD Representative: Faza Ali 

Faza.Ali@ae.britishcouncil.org / t: +971 4 4259 547 / 

t: +971 600 529 995 

www.britishcouncil.org/me 

United States of America 

National Director: Patti Ashby 

info@radusa.org / t: +1 414 747 9060 / f: +1 414 747 9062 

www.radusa.org 

EXAMINATIONS – CONTACTS

www.rad.org.uk 

www.radenterprises.co.uk 

www.twitter.com/RADheadquarters 

www.facebook.com/RoyalAcademyofDance 

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