Dance Trance offers ballet exams under the Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D.) Syllabus. You must be enrolled in a minimum of 2 classes per week (except primary) to be considered for exam entry. The instructors at Dance Trance will make the final decision as to your eligibility for SPRING EXAMS; a letter will be sent home by Jan 15th with this decision. Due to the difficulty and amount of material in the Grade 6+ exams, some students may need up to 2 years of 2x/week to qualify for exams. These grades may also do FALL EXAMS with sufficient summer school work, and approval of the instructors.
3 & 4 yr olds
- 30 min. class
- participate in recital
- costume deposit required
- no exams
- pink ballet slippers
- pink ballet tights/white socks
- bodysuit
- hair in bun/no bangs
5 & 6 yr olds
- 45 min. class
- costume deposit required
- exams offered at primary level
- participate in recital
- pink ballet slippers
- pink ballet tights
- bodysuit
- hair in bun/no bangs
Primary (6-8yrs)
- 1 hour class
- costume deposit
- exams offered
- pink ballet slippers
- pink ballet tights
- bodysuit
- hair in bun/no bangs
Grade 1 (min. age 7)
(costume fees)
- 1 hour class
- exams available (2x/wk)
- participate in recital
- costume deposit required
- pink ballet shoes
- pink ballet tights
- bodysuit
- hair in bun/no bangs
Grade 2-4 (min. age 8 gr. 2)
(costume fees)
- 1 hour class
- must take class 2x/wk to qualify for exam and participate in recital
- costume deposit required for those taking 2 classes/wk
- non-competitive
- pink ballet tights
- pink ballet shoes (full sole)
- bodysuit
- black character shoes
- character skirts
- hair in bun/no bangs
Grade 5/Interm Foundation (costume fees)
- 1.25 hour class technique
- Same as gr. 6-8 class info
- Pointe shoes
- MUST TAKE BOTH CLASSES TO BE CONSIDERED FOR POINTE WORK. IT IS THE INSTRUCTORS DISCRETION AS TO WHICH DANCERS ARE READY FOR POINTE WORK, AND THIS VARIES FROM CLASS TO CLASS AND YEAR TO YEAR. IT IS ASSESSED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
- Must take 2x per week in order to qualify for exam and recital participation
Male Ballet Dancers
- dark shorts & white t-shirt
- white socks & black ballet slippers
Grade 6-8 Intermediate/Advanced
- 1.5 hour class
- must take 2x/wk to qualify for exams and participate in competitions and recital
- split sole/full sole pink ballet slippers
- pointe shoes
- black character shoes
- pink ballet tights
- bodysuit
- hair in a bun/no bangs
“Open” Ballet
- 1 hour class
- offered to beginner teen/adult
- no choreography taught
- technique only
Pointe (Inter Found+)
- the student must demonstrate that she has the upper body strength and foot strength needed
- recommended min. age 12
- recommended that dancer’s foot has finished growing
- if Dance Trance instructor feels it unsafe for the dancer to be in pointe shoes, they will do the curriculum in soft shoes for entire class
- pointe is incorporated into the ballet program from Intermediate Foundation onward.