La Sylvaine School of Dance - Information & Timetables


	Exam Information List of Staff Information and Timetables Click on the venue link below for information and timetables. Bousfield School Chelsea Theatre Lycée Oratory Primary School Parsons Green You may download a registration form here. General information and the 2010/11 Academic Year Timetable is available here. La Sylvaine calendar for the academic year 2010/11 is available here. Telephone enquiries: 0208 208 5007. email Exam Information The Royal Academy of Dance The RAD is a leading international dance examination board specializing in Classical Ballet. The RAD was initially formed with the objective of improving the standard of Classical Ballet training in the UK. It has since grown to become one of the world’s leading dance education and training organizations; the examination syllabus is taught to more than a quarter of a million students worldwide. The RAD is a validated dance awarding body of the Council for Dance Education and Training. The RAD also works in partnership with the International Dance Teachers' Association. All our teachers are fully qualified and registered with the Royal Academy of Dance. They are therefore entitled to enter pupils for RAD Examinations and Presentation classes. Annual Children's Examinations – RAD Presentation Classes and Examinations, RAD Upper Grades, Vocational Grades At La Sylvaine and Wendy Bell Schools, we aim to educate children, in the broad sense of the term. Any examination of Dance, Drama or Music has a pedagogical goal infinitely more profound than getting a piece of paper. Very few children are born with exceptional potential that will enable their parents and teachers to consider them for a career in dance. Children with such potential will be directed towards the Royal Ballet School or vocational schools. For many young children the enjoyment of their class is sufficient. For children from the age of 8, the goal of an examination provides the incentive to further effort, and the achievement of a reward for hard work. The RAD Examinations and Presentation Classes are not compulsory to progress from one level to the next until Grade 6. But they help to measure progress and level of achievement. When preparing for an examination pupils must attend two ballet classes per week. Apprentissage de la danse classique pure et préparation aux examens RAD A partir de l’âge de 8 ans, nous recommandons vivement aux enfants de suivre deux cours de classique par semaine, en général le Samedi matin, en vue d’un apprentissage plus approfondi de la danse classique. Pourquoi? pour développer l’harmonie du corps, mais aussi pour développer un goût de l’effort et de la recherche de la perfection pour faire bouger et transpirer nos enfants accrochés à la TV, ou à l’internet ! pour ouvrir leur esprit et éduquer leurs connaissances musicales et artistiques. L’apprentissage de la danse, au niveau ou nous le faisons, a un but entièrement pédagogique. Petits examens, créativité et spectacles font partie intégrante d’une éducation équilibrée. La Sylvaine étant affiliée à la Royal Academy of Dance, nous donnons alors pour but la préparation aux examens nationaux, dont les degrés (« grades ») sont reconnus dans le système pédagogique britannique. Tout examen périscolaire de danse, de musique ou d’art dramatique, a un but pédagogique infiniment plus profond que l'obtention d'un bout de papier. Nous sommes tous absolument d’accord que rares sont les enfants dont les dons exceptionnels permettent d’envisager une carrière de danseuse. Extrapolons : tout apprenti pianiste ne deviendra pas concertiste ! Mais tout apprenti pianiste doit travailler tous les jours, pour progresser et développer un véritable intérêt. Cela en est de même pour la danse. List of Staff Administration Peter Kolbé - Financial and Legal Director Cecilia Costa - Secretary Teaching Staff Chloé Bergeret - ISTD Reg, Graduate of Laine’s Theatre Arts School Clotilde Bortz - currently training at the RAD Rachael Bernadine - LRAD Arianna Casciaro - RAD RTS and Pilates Fitness trainer. Pascale Chambon - LRAD Blandine Lamaison - LRAD AISTD, Artistic Director Gill Miles - Royal Ballet School Graduate, SWRB, RAD reg, Head of Vocational Examination Training Sarah Sales - LRAD AISTD Music Staff David Harrod Nick Corkery Janet Boyle