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Really useful information thank you! That confirms my suspicions. I’ll probably be fine picking up the content but definitely have a long way to go with pointe work. This helps me focus my at home practice on building strength. Im really enjoying pointe but feel like I’m lifetime away from the strength needed for one footed relevés in the centre!

Thanks @Thelittleswans Good suggestions. I think I will look into an additional pointe class! And talk to the school about the advanced class, although I am easily confused so that could cause me to get muddled easily 😂 @Jan McNulty Hello!

Hello, I’d like to ask for thoughts and opinions on the gap between the RAD Vocational exams as I need to decide which to go for. I returned to ballet as an adult and have been dancing again for 3 years. I am preparing to take the RAD IF exam in March. Unfortunately I need to move for work. I’ll have moved house by next Friday. I won’t be able to continue my current classes due to distance. I have managed to find a couple of schools in my new location. School A won’t be able to put me in for the IF exam until much later in the year. School B only do Intermediate and Advanced (1&2). They do neither IF nor AF. I’m leaning towards School B who have a very good reputation. Although it would mean well over a year until I can take the Intermediate exam, I do prefer to feel that I’m progressing forward. I hesitate a little because whilst I’m confident in my ability at IF level in general, my pointe work is weaker. I am at a beginner pointe level. How big is the jump in pointe work from IF to Intermediate? Also what does the overall jump from Intermediate to Advanced feel like? Has anyone else done that and regretted not taking Adv Foundation first? If some schools choose not to do the foundation grades are they not really needed to progress with good technique? Thanks for reading ☺️