Pups_mum Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Unlike many of the DCs on here, my DD doesn't aspire to a career as a professional dancer but she still takes her ballet quite seriously. She's very happy today as she's just learned that she passed her RAD grade 8 with distinction.This is the realisation of an ambition she set herself when she was 6 when she decided that she wanted to pass all the RAD graded exams with distinction so she's feeling quite pleased with herself today. She's the first person from her school to ever do grade 8, and also in the last 12 months she's passed Intermediate with merit and grades 7 and 8 with distinction which I think is an achievement she's entitled to be proud of. Big smiles all round here today - I hope there's also good news for anyone else receiving RAD results. 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BankruptMum Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 A huge well done to your daughter, its lovely to hear that students can be just as focussed and determined even if their end goals are different. I'm sure she will use this determination to succeed in anything she approaches in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Thats fantastic, well done! I've just heard that a student I coached has got distinction in RAD Intermediate (her first RAD exam) so I'm pretty pleased too! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Well done, that's really fantastic. What an achievement! Â Are RAD results generally out now? We are waiting for a gr 3 result, exam day was 5th july......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja Sm Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Fantastic news pups mum, well done to your daughter, that's a fantastic achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 RAD target dates depend on your region. Northern, South East set 1, NI, Scotland, Channel Islands and ROI should be in but London/Middlesex, South East set 2, Midlands/East of England, South west/Wales target dates are Aug 13th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2littledancers Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 We are also waiting for Grade 5 results , exam date was the 1st July. Had alL ISTD results for Tap Modern and Jazz that were taken after that date , My eldest daughter asks every day , although youngest , most interested daughter tries to change the subject everytime it is bought up as she still has the 'hump,' as she was unable to take her grade 3 and has to wait till January as learning the new sylibi , which i must say is beautiful and she is absolutley loving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 (edited) With the RAD it doesn't matter when the exam date is, it's the whole session. Eg the London/Middlesex session was from June 15-July 15. So you may have taken an exam on June 16th but won't get the result until around 13th August! Â Edited to add: RAD session dates and target dates for results are here http://www.rad.org.uk/files/ART475_UK%20&%20ROI%20Approved%20Examination%20Centre%20Session%20dates%202012.pdf Edited August 1, 2012 by drdance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frangapani Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 That's fab news! Well done to her for all her hard work F xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Fab news - very well done to her. I'm hoping my daughter will get a chance to do grade 8 before she leaves for uni next year. She's now doing Advanced 2 but as she has no aspirations to be a dancer, or to ever manage to take her Advanced 2 exam, it would be much nicer for her to take Grade 8. She too has had distinctions in every graded exam (her first merit came in Advanced 1, but I think she's let herself off that one ). It's lovely that they've got so much from their dancing/ballet despite not being aspiring dancers isn't it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 By the way - RAD and ISTD exams (as well as BBO and BTDA) now can be added to UCAS tariff points, so a dancer with grade 8 ballet, intermediate ballet, grade 6 modern and intermediate tap could add at least another 200 to their score! http://ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/factsheet/dance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Terrific news Pups_Mum, what a fantastic achievement! Well done indeed to your dd. Â We're waiting for G6 results here.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Fingers crossed for everyone waiting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Congratulations - I wish her every success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 That's marvellous news. I used to get consistently in the middle of the merit band for my piano exams, so I can appreciate how difficult it must be to get a distinction. Congratulations to your daughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpybearzuk Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Wow congratulations to your dd what a achievement x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber21 Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Fab news - very well done to her. I'm hoping my daughter will get a chance to do grade 8 before she leaves for uni next year. She's now doing Advanced 2 but as she has no aspirations to be a dancer, or to ever manage to take her Advanced 2 exam, it would be much nicer for her to take Grade 8. She too has had distinctions in every graded exam (her first merit came in Advanced 1, but I think she's let herself off that one ). It's lovely that they've got so much from their dancing/ballet despite not being aspiring dancers isn't it. I agree and well done to your DD. I think there is such alot to be gained from having experienced dance, great posture and poise, discipline, confidence, body awareness, great fitness levels and achievement in gaining such advanced qualifications. Ax 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Well done pups amazing achievement and well deserved for your lovely dd  Dd got her grade 5 RAD results yesterday too and gained a 90% distinction... We are so proud of her hard work and that of her super ballet teacher who has taught her for 8 years... I often think think the amazing dance teachers we have don't get the credit they so deserve  Just need inter foundation result now !!! Enjoy your summer balletco Cx 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 That's an excellent result, c4d, very well done indeed to your dd! xx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber21 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Well done pups amazing achievement and well deserved for your lovely dd  Dd got her grade 5 RAD results yesterday too and gained a 90% distinction... We are so proud of her hard work and that of her super ballet teacher who has taught her for 8 years... I often think think the amazing dance teachers we have don't get the credit they so deserve  Just need inter foundation result now !!! Enjoy your summer balletco  Cx Well done to your DDand congratulations!! My DD thoroughly enjoyed her time with your DD at Swan Lake and good luck for her entry into Hammond!! Ax 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Thank you amber 21 ditto dd make lovely friends at EYB this year especially the cygnets Looking forward to Hammond in sept thanks! Cx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Congratulations to all your very talented dd's! i'm waiting for an exam result too (took my exam July 5th)- the waiting is horrible isnt it!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Thank you swanprincess... Good luck with your results they should be due out very soon... Let us know how you do Cx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 aww thanks Charlie4dancin! just keep going over everything in my head, analysing every tiny mistake- its really annoying x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Ah try not to worry swanprincess - everybody only thinks about the tiny things that go wrong in the exam, not the majority of things you do right! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing10 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 where did you do swan lake amber? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Dancing10 our dd were cygnets at Newcastle in April Cx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 aww thanks Just Ballet! i guess the results will come soon enough x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber21 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 where did you do swan lake amber? Hi as charlie said dd's were at Newcastle and had a really lovely time, it was a dream come true for my dd as she always used to dance the royal ballet version of the cygnet dance on you tube so when she danced a cygnet with eyb it was definitely the icing on the cake for her. Ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber21 Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 aww thanks Charlie4dancin! just keep going over everything in my head, analysing every tiny mistake- its really annoying x Good luck for your results, I think sometimes if you try not to think and replay it in your head it does help as you cant change what you have already done, sometimes we can be more critical about ourselves and may not be as objective when replaying what has happened. Maybe best to wait until you get your results then reflect then as you will then know where you gained or lost marks. Ax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 thanks Amber just seen on the RAD website that the target date for the exam results for my region is August 13th!!! eeek glad your dd had a good time as a Cygnet- that dance is lovely x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Good luck - look forward to hearing your news x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 13th for us too - that's tomorrow, isn't it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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