Arielle Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Hi all, May I know the difference between ISTD and CSTD contemporary? How many levels or grades do they have? Is there a prerequisite for each level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Hello. Which country are you in? I have to say that i've never heard of CSTD before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 56 minutes ago, Lisa O`Brien said: Hello. Which country are you in? I have to say that i've never heard of CSTD before. it seems to be an Australian exam board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Box Ballet Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Slightly off topic, but have you considered the Rambert Grades? Its a relatively new initiative. https://www.rambertgrades.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanangra Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 On 01/01/2022 at 04:56, Jewel said: it seems to be an Australian exam board. It's not commonly taught in Australia - most schools here use RAD, Cecchetti or ATOD (Australian Teachers of Dance). and a new syllabus promoted by the AICD called Borovansky is growing in popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) CSTD is more commonly used for jazz and tap exams and not so much for ballet. While schools in my area do teach CSTD ballet, it's generally the schools that are more theatrical and do one 45 minute ballet class a week as a check the box exercise. Because of that it's not very well respected as a ballet syllabus, even though I'm sure it's probably just fine if taken as seriously as the RAD studios. I have done CSTD exam classes for jazz and tap and can't complain about them. My studio doesn't use the CSTD contemporary syllabus. I don't actually know any schools in my area that have taken it up, though I'm sure there are some. I know my studio trialled it for a year but had a lot of complaints so didn't stick with it. So unfortunately, I can't give you an idea of number of levels, pre-requisites or what is contained in each level specifically for contemporary. For ballet CSTD there are the graded levels 1-5, then I think sub-elementary, elementary, intermediate and advanced (vocational levels). For jazz, there are 9 full grades (and also I think baby grades like Tiny Tots for those under age 7, but I'm not really across what the babies do). You need to have done Grade 6 to do your further grades but I think that's it. You need to have completed Grade 9 to be eligible for student teacher training and qualification. I'm not sure if this is very helpful and I can't compare to ISTD, sorry. CSTD (the Aus exam board) I think has been rebranding to ComDance. There might be some more info on its website: https://comdance.org/for-teachers/contemporary/ Edited January 2, 2022 by Viv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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