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Megan Christie has been nominated for an Iris Truscott Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to students in recognition of their commitment to furthering their teaching careers through continuing professional development.  Megan has just completed her first year of the BA Ballet Education programme and LRAD1 of the Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Dance.

Despoina Chouzouri is this year’s recipient of the Winifred Cullis Memorial Award given to a Level 5 BA Ballet Education student who has demonstrated exemplary attendance, positive support of peers, positive attitude and participation in both practical and theoretical practice, most progress made from Level 4 and the potential to continue such progress in Level 6 and consistent effort through

This year’s recipient of the Phillip Nind Award is Rania Leontiou (BA Ballet Education). The award is given annually to the most outstanding undergraduate dissertation. 

35 students from the BA Ballet Education and BA Dance Education programmes had their awards conferred at Guildford Cathedral on 14th July 2010.  Congratulations to all our graduates. We wish you the best of luck for the future.

26 July – 7 August 2010
CPD Summer Syllabus Workshops

If you wish to apply for the Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies in 2011 please send your completed application to us by the 1st August 2010.

Are you a dance teacher with a degree qualification and significant teaching experience?  We still have spaces available on our Master of Teaching (Dance) for September 2010. 

The Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies (CBTS) is an international programme of part time study designed to meet the needs of those who wish to become Registered Teachers of the Royal Academy of Dance.

The TDA have recently provided each initial teacher training provider with a benchmarking profile that compares data regarding recruitment, employment and the overall quality of training, support and guidance with the sector average.