Prima_ballerina Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hi, I may be taking my Royal Academy of Dance intermediate exam soon and I was wondering the difficulty and if there is any pointe work in it? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 There is a reasonable amount of pointework (if I remember rightly, 4 exercises at the barre & 2 in the centre) it's a nice grade to study 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prima_ballerina Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thank you swanprincess. Do you have to do pirouettes en pointe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aballetlife Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 no there's no pirouettes - in the centre there's just a temps lie and an échappe exercise. there's also the reverence which is done en pointe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prima_ballerina Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thank you aballetlife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy11 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Is it pointe shoes for the whole exam? Edited July 14, 2015 by balletqueen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prima_ballerina Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 I'm assuming pointe is only for a bit of the exam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aballetlife Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 yes pointe is just a section at the end. the rest of the class is done in soft blocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prima_ballerina Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thank you aballetlife :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwaybackSapphire Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Prima_ballerina you can download the whole DVD from the RAD website straight to your phone x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I did my intermediate exam today so if you have any more questions feel free to message me:') 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 How did it go anondancer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 I think I've over-thought it too much by now, I think it was alright-ish! not looking forward to the huge long wait to get the marks back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hope they don't keep you waiting too long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 i don't go back now until about the second week of september so that will be the earliest i'll get the results! :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Hi, I may be taking my Royal Academy of Dance intermediate exam soon and I was wondering the difficulty and if there is any pointe work in it? Thank you. A belated welcome to the forum, Prima_Ballerina. :-) Â When you say you may be "taking" your Intermediate exam soon, do you mean actually taking the exam? Or beginning the syllabus. I only ask because the study required is often at least a year or even 18 months, which will give you plenty of time to understand the difficulty and level of pointework. As others have said, watching the dvd from the RAD is very useful and gives you a much better idea of what to expect. Â Good luck! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prima_ballerina Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 I think I've over-thought it too much by now, I think it was alright-ish! not looking forward to the huge long wait to get the marks back Well done! I hope it was okay! What was the pointe work like in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prima_ballerina Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 A belated welcome to the forum, Prima_Ballerina. :-) When you say you may be "taking" your Intermediate exam soon, do you mean actually taking the exam? Or beginning the syllabus. I only ask because the study required is often at least a year or even 18 months, which will give you plenty of time to understand the difficulty and level of pointework. As others have said, watching the dvd from the RAD is very useful and gives you a much better idea of what to expect. Good luck! :-) Hi! I mean I may be starting the syllabus soon, so I'm guessing the exam will be in at least another year! Thank you for all your help! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara in NZ Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I just wanted to add that my DD is doing Int Foundation and we bought the DVD to help her get an idea of what's involved, but the DVD doesn't mention the free enchainement section, which she didn't know about until about a month ago (exam is on 2 Sept). As she likes to be well-prepared for everything, this is something she was not expecting and it's hard to practise unless teachers give you different combinations frequently. (I completely understand why they include it, but it was a bit of a nasty surprise when she found out about it!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well done! I hope it was okay! What was the pointe work like in it? Â thank you i hope so too!! Â there's only 5 pointe work exercises plus the reverence, they all went fine except the releve exercise in the center, definitely need to work on those! the barre work is pretty easy, just rises in first, echappe releves to 4th, releve passes, pas de bourees and coupe foutte raccourci and then just temp lies and releves in the center, if you get enough practise at them you'll be absolutely fine once you get around to the exam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I just wanted to add that my DD is doing Int Foundation and we bought the DVD to help her get an idea of what's involved, but the DVD doesn't mention the free enchainement section, which she didn't know about until about a month ago (exam is on 2 Sept). As she likes to be well-prepared for everything, this is something she was not expecting and it's hard to practise unless teachers give you different combinations frequently. (I completely understand why they include it, but it was a bit of a nasty surprise when she found out about it!) free work can be a nightmare in the exam if you don't get enough of them in class! my teacher is also one for springing surprises on us before the exam.... however in my experience in my inter foundation and intermediate exam the free enchainments i got were MUCH easier than i was expecting, we got given some really horrible ones in class so i guess that prepared me. if you can, get a list of all the focus steps so you can learn them all and get comfortable with different combos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 In Intermediate I seem to remember the free enchainements being easier than the syllabus work - but in Adv 1 dd said they were pretty fiendish - luckily she has a bit of a photographic memory for sequences so was fine. I am sure it all depends on the examiner. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anondancer_15 Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 definitely depends what mood the examiner is in I think haha!! most tend to be easier than the syllabus work because there are more complicated steps in the syllabus that aren't in free work I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Lucky Miss S! I have a head like a sieve for enchainements these days. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I have a head like a sieve full stop, Fiz! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 I'll come clean...So have I. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Dd has just taken Adv 1 and there are no free enchainments. Don't know about Adv 2 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBallerina Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 No free enchainments in advanced 2 either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 No free enchainements in RAD advanced 1 or 2? I didn't realise that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBallerina Posted July 30, 2015 Share Posted July 30, 2015 No, only in IF and Intermediate I think I did a few free enchainments in the old adv 2 syllabus though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParentTaxi Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Just a question for nosiness (apologies). DD is at an ISTD school, so has had free enchainements set by the examiner from the very early grades (I don't know about Primary, but certainly from Grade 1 onwards). Within ISTD it seems to be a valued skill - for example the annual ISTD Senior Ballet Awards competition is simply a serious of free enchainements given by the person taking the on-stage 'class', which the competitors then have to perform. The only 'set work' in the competition is the set dance for that grade. As far as I know, free work continues all the way up - haven't got as far as Advanced yet! Â Given the difference in approach between the RAD and ISTD, is it that the ability to pick up an unknown enchainement given verbally is actually not that important for a dancer, and that ability to perform set routines excellently is more important? I mean, ballet performances are obviously set choreography, learned and performed well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 I think it's a vital skill for auditions & in the professional world. (Talking dsnce in general not just ballet) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted July 31, 2015 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Dd has just taken Adv 1 and there are no free enchainments. Don't know about Adv 2 though. Was that the new Adv 1 Karen? Dd was the last cohort to take the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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