So, Tuesday was my last RAD Grade 4 ballet class before the summer break. Funnily enough, I had the same substitute teacher as I had for the Rambert Grades class last Saturday . It was a good class. She was really hands-on (as was the normal teacher last week), which was good. She got us to repeat things individually and gave us tips. I left feeling ...
So, I had my first in-person group class in over two years yesterday. It was with a ballet school aimed towards children, but adults can join. I wrote about wanting to join this class in this post. It was great! The teacher was really hands-on. Actually, part of the class was teaching us how to plie, and she got two large resistance bands. One stude ...
Earlier this week, I was considering doing a BA (Hons) in Ballet Education with RAD. In the first year, we’ll have ballet classes and such, but in the second and third years, I’d be teaching ballet, learning about dance history, dance science, etc. You need at least a pass in the RAD Intermediate exam (something I think I can do within ...
Remember my first ballet classes back in November 2025? The RAD grade 3 and grade 4? Well, I told you she went on hiatus because of surgery. Well a few months ago, she posted a message on Skool saying she’s no longer offering them and going in a new direction. Agggh! I had four private ballet lessons learning some RAD grade 3 and 4 exercises ba ...
At 39 years old, with just over 100 total hours of ballet training under my belt, I have a confession to make. I want to take the RAD Solo Seal. There. I’ve said it!. If you know anything about the Royal Academy of Dance’s highest vocational award, you’ll probably have one of two reactions. Either: What an inspiring ambition! Or: Has ...
Should you walk into a particular ballet school, you may find a few people quietly observing class from the side. Sometimes they’re injured dancers unable to participate. Often times, they’re students waiting for their turn in the center. Occasionally they’re parents, teachers, or simply ballet enthusiasts fascinated by the art fo ...
I love the title of this post… why? Well, my mum would say it all the time, at one point, at least a few times a month! Anyway, why the title? Well, in addition to my leg/hip pain that I’ve had for a few months now , a few days ago, I had pain in my right foot (at the top of the foot). Now, yesterday, I felt a lot of pain in my shins. Mainly fel ...
I am hoping to become a maths tutor, and possibly a biology and chemistry tutor. I’m even enrolled on a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Tutoring (starts September 2026), but is teaching ballet, the violin and piano in my future? I’m not talking anytime soon! Far from it! I’m talking like ten to fifteen years from now, when ...
At 21 years old, I attended ballet classes in Clapham, a Russian ballet school that has now closed. I would go three times a week and did so for a while (I can’t remember now, maybe a few weeks). I then decided to join a course at Morley College, as it worked out cheaper. It was an improvers’ class, and let’s just say I overestimated my abilities. ...
I have an Excel spreadsheet with ballet grades, the hours each one takes, and how long it’ll take me to achieve each grade. I have a tab that has all the hours of ballet (and violin and piano) that I’ve taken. Recently, I’ve been thinking about ballet and how long it’ll take me to reach a level where I can take RAD Intermediate Foundation exams. You ...
