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English - Royal Academy Of Dance
Exams Focus on Issue 1 – February 2013 Welcome Examinations Department 36 Battersea Square London SW11 3RA United Kingdom Welcome to Focus on Exams, an RAD publication dedicated entirely to examinations matters. Issued three times a year with Dance Gazette, Focus on Exams allows the Examinations Board to communicate regularly and directly with teachers and candidates around the world, and is your first point of contact for examinations news, updates on syllabus content, exam procedures, policies, regulatory information, and anything else of relevance to anyone involved with, or planning on entering for, RAD examinations. We hope you enjoy reading this issue! tel: +44 (0)20 7326 8000 fax: +44 (0)20 7924 3129 email: [email protected] www.rad.org.uk/examinations Original Design: Consider This Typesetting/Translation: ITR Printer: MWL Print Group Ltd Photos: Elliott Franks (cover), David Tett (p2, p15), Brian Slater (p6), Robert Hamlin (p8), Mark Lees (p14) Focus on Exams is published by the Royal Academy of Dance, a charity registered in England and Wales No 312826 on behalf of the worldwide Royal Academy of Dance Group. Contact details for RAD Group offices may be found on pp16-17. VAT Registration Number: GB 603 1763 71 ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE, RAD, RAD PRE‑PRIMARY IN DANCE and RAD PRIMARY IN DANCE are registered trademarks® of the Royal Academy of Dance. RAD INTERMEDIATE FOUNDATION, RAD INTERMEDIATE, RAD CLASS AWARD and RAD SOLO PERFORMANCE AWARD are unregistered trademarks™ of the Royal Academy of Dance. The use or misuse of the trademarks or any other content of this publication, without prior written permission from the Royal Academy of Dance is strictly prohibited. Dr Andrew McBirnie Director of Examinations We are always keen to know what you think – about this publication, the new syllabi or any other aspects of the Examinations Board’s work. Please contact us at [email protected] REGULATORY AND EXTERNAL Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) The RAD’s examinations in Scotland have been placed on the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). Louise Murray, RAD Registered Teacher and Trustee, said: “I am delighted that RAD exams are now aligned on the SCQF as it is another step towards dance being valued as a legitimate subject in its own right. RAD students are now able to gain recognition for the hard work they put in to their ballet classes.” Like the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the SCQF assigns a level (degree of demand or difficulty) and a credit value (size or breadth) to each qualification, creating a framework which provides meaningful progression, comparison and recognition of different types of learning and qualifications for learners, teachers, educational institutions such as schools and colleges, and employers. The RAD Examinations Board currently awards QCF qualifications for all candidates worldwide, with the exception of Scotland where qualifications are awarded on the SCQF. We continue to explore the possibilities of aligning our examinations to other national frameworks around the world, so that the qualifications which candidates receive can become more meaningful to them in the country where they live. Successful RAD exam candidates in Scotland will now be awarded credit for their examinations. Credit is a recognised unit of educational currency which can be accumulated and transferred, both within the framework itself and, on a discretionary basis, elsewhere. For example, credit achieved as a result of passing an RAD examination could potentially be put towards another relevant Scottish qualification such as a Higher in Dance, so long as this is agreed by both providers. The full details of the levels and credits assigned to RAD examinations in Scotland are as follows: Registered Teachers may use and be recognised by a special Collective Mark: Royal Academy of Dance Registered Teachers® Examination SCQF level SCQF credit value Reproduction in whole or part, without written permission, is strictly prohibited. Grade 1 3 5 Grade 2 4 5 Grade 3 4 7 Grade 4 4 7 Grade 5 5 10 Grade 6 6 11 Grade 7 6 11 Grade 8 6 14 Intermediate Foundation 6 21 Intermediate 7 24 Advanced Foundation 7 24 Advanced 1 8 37 Advanced 2 8 37 SECTION 1 Contact details Personal Learning Record Following the article about the Personal Learning Record (PLR) in the last issue of Focus on Exams, we would like to draw your attention to the following data protection information. Where a candidate supplies us with a ULN (Unique Learner Number), the RAD will normally contact that candidate (via their teacher) to determine whether the candidate wishes us to upload their details to the PLR and/or the Diploma Aggregation Service (DAS) in respect of the 14-19 Diploma in England. With respect to the PLR, please note that some of the information supplied will be used by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA - which is responsible for maintaining the PLR) to fulfil its statutory functions, issue/verify the candidate’s ULN and update/check their Personal Learning Record. The SFA may share the candidate’s ULN and Personal Learning Record with other organisations, such as their careers service, school, college or university, Government Departments and public bodies responsible for funding their education. Further details of how information is processed and shared can be found at http://www.learningrecordsservice.org.uk/ documentlibrary/documents/privacynotice.htm 1 Teachers working in the UK may be interested to note that the alignment of the RAD’s examinations on statutory frameworks means that public funding can sometimes be made available for learners studying towards these qualifications. Funding arrangements are complex, and there are a number of requirements which must be met. Students must be in full-time education, and studying for their RAD exam as part of an educational course offered by a recognised public provider (i.e. not as an ‘extra’ or ‘after school’ activity). They must also normally be at least 16 years old. In practice, RAD teachers would normally need to be working in a publicly funded school or college (such as a Further Education College), or form a partnership with such an institution. It would be virtually impossible in practice to receive public funding for a private dance school. However, we know of at least one example of an RAD teacher who has entered into such a partnership arrangement. For more information please contact the Examinations Department. POLICY UPDATES AND REMINDERS Specifications Revised Specification documentation, including Examinations Information, Rules and Regulations, is now available and can be downloaded from www.rad.org.uk/examinations and local websites. Please ensure you familiarise yourself with these important documents. Policies and guidelines The Examinations Board continually monitors all its policies, both published and internal. Each policy is subject to an annual review; in addition, policies may need to be updated at other times due to the requirement of the examination regulators. This process is managed by the Examinations Quality Assurance Committee, which is chaired by the Director of Examinations, and reports to the Artistic and Examinations sub-Committee of the Board of Trustees. Normally we will only alert you to the detail of changes when there is a substantial impact on your day-to-day involvement with the Examinations Board. In recent months, changes and updates to policies have included: • Malpractice and Maladministration Policy (August 2012) – no significant changes. Grades 1-3 Syllabi The new Grades 1-3 syllabi are now being examined. The previous Grades 1-3 syllabi ceased being examined on 31 December 2012. Grades 1-3 are available as an Examination, Class Award (replacing the Presentation Class at these levels), and Solo Performance Award. 2 Candidates entered for a Solo Performance Award must have passed the preceding Graded Examination, or any higher grade (e.g. to enter for Solo Performance Award at Grade 2, the candidate must have passed the Grade 1 Examination, Grade 2 Examination, or any higher grade including Vocational Graded Examinations). Candidates may enter for the Solo Performance Award and the qualifying Graded Examination in the same session, but in this event, the award of the Solo Performance Award will be dependent on the Graded Examination being passed. More information about Solo Performance Awards was given in the previous edition of Focus on Exams. SECTION 2 SECTION 1 Funding Music in examinations: policy and advice From January 2013, the policy of the RAD Examinations Board with respect to music in examinations will be as follows: • For Pre-Primary in Dance Class Award, Primary in Dance Examination and Class Award, and Grades 1-3 Examinations, Class Awards and Solo Performance Awards, live piano and/or CD accompaniment may be used according to the Specification requirements for each Examination, Class Award or Solo Performance Award. • For Grades 4-8 Examinations and Presentation Classes, live piano music must be used. The use of CD at these levels is not acceptable. • For Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate Examinations, live piano must be used for the Exercises and Studies, while CD accompaniment must be used for the Variations. There are no exceptions to this rule. From January 2015, for Grades 4-5 Examinations, Class Awards and Solo Performance Awards, live piano and/or CD accompaniment may be used according to the Specification requirements for each Examination, Class Award or Solo Performance Award. 3 The only CDs which are permitted to be used in examinations are those which have been produced specifically for this purpose. These CDs include instrumental / orchestral tracks, which give candidates the opportunity of performing to a range of musical sounds and timbres other than piano. The associated choreography has been created alongside this music. Other CDs produced by the RAD are essentially for rehearsal purposes. They are not, and never were, intended to be an effective substitute for the use of live piano. Indeed, the RAD recommends that, wherever possible, teachers use a live pianist in their weekly classes, both to enable students to have the important experience of dancing to live music, and so that the use of a live pianist in the examination – where this is the case – does not come as a shock. We recognise that in certain localities, there is a perception that it is becoming increasingly difficult to find competent and experienced pianists to play for dance classes and exams. However, it is also the case that in most towns and cities, there are accomplished pianists looking for work. Many of these pianists may not be experienced in playing for dance. We recommend that teachers form partnerships with such pianists and invite them to work in their schools, so that they can build up their experience in playing for dance. 4 We recognise that there are economic considerations here. However, in most cases this should be to some extent offset by the benefits afforded by extensive live music experience in classes: not only specifically for those examination candidates who will dance to live music in the exam, but for all students, who will understand more about the live interaction between musician and dancer, and hence what ballet is as an art form. Depending on the local market, costs can be built in to the School’s business model. The most effective method for managing this, and the one which the Academy recommends, is to spread costs across the standard lesson charge for all pupils attending the school, rather to make a one-off charge to particular students/parents on occasions when a pianist is used. This might be of particular relevance when, for example, a school is presenting a number of examination sets up to and including Grade 3, for which the instrumental CD may be used, together with a small number of sets at Grade 4 and above, for which live piano must be used. As the opportunities to use CDs in exams increase, there are associated opportunities to keep these costs down, and perhaps, therefore, to make use of pianists in classes more than might have been possible previously, and/or to pay a premium rate where a pianist is contracted for a short amount of time. ‘Host teachers’ and ‘guest teachers’ • Where a pianist is used, the guest teacher should clarify whether he/she will bring his/her own pianist, or if he/she needs to use the host teacher’s pianist. If the latter, the guest teacher should determine the preferred method of payment, including whether this should be made directly to the pianist or via the host teacher. The guest teacher should not assume that the host teacher will automatically provide a pianist. If the guest teacher is bringing their own pianist, he/she should check that there will be a piano available at the studio. • The host teacher should ensure that refreshments are provided for the Examiner and/ or pianist as necessary. The guest teacher should offer to provide some of these refreshments (depending where breaks are scheduled) and/or contribute towards their cost. • The host teacher must ensure that a responsible Examination Attendant is available at all times (as per Examinations Information, Rules and Regulations, 5.1.2). The host teacher should advise the guest teacher of the name/contact details of this person, if they are not themselves performing this function. In circumstances where Applicants join together to hold examinations in one Approved Examination Centre (AEC), the primary responsibility lies with the Applicant who normally uses those premises for examinations (‘host teacher’). Where neither Applicant uses the premises in this way, primary responsibility must be agreed between the two parties and communicated to the relevant RAD office. (Examinations Information, Rules and Regulations, 4.6.3). • The host teacher must make sure everything necessary for the examination day is provided in the studio, including: Examiner’s table/chair, pianist’s stool, bell, water/glass, CD equipment, ‘Silence’ notices, etc. Any mirrors must be covered. The following informal guidelines are offered here as a means of providing advice and clarifying some of the issues which can sometimes arise in these circumstances: • If the guest teacher is not personally attending the examinations, he/she should arrange for a responsible person to be present and ensure that their candidates are ready and prepared for their examinations. • A guest teacher should contact the host teacher within one week of receiving confirmation of the date/venue. If a guest teacher has any problems contacting the host teacher they should notify the relevant RAD Office as soon as possible. • The guest teacher should clarify his/her share of the costs and the amount of time necessary to hold the examinations. It may be necessary to speak to the venue manager in order to extend the hire period. Examinations Feedback Seminars Examinations Feedback Seminars are now being arranged as part of selected examination sessions worldwide. SECTION 2 SECTION 2 Also from January 2015, teachers will no longer be permitted to be the CD operator in examinations. This function will need to be performed by another person. This is because Examiners have fed back that candidates are frequently distracted by the presence of their teacher in the examination. This can affect their performance, particularly in respect of the alignment of head and eyes, and can also affect the smooth running of the examination. These Seminars are led by an RAD Examiner who will feed back information, in general terms, about how marks were awarded during the examination session. There will then be an opportunity to ask questions. The focus of these Seminars is the way in which Examiners award marks in examinations; they will not cover advice on teaching. Seminars are approximately two hours in length and light refreshments will be provided. It is not a workshop or class, so there is no need to dress for practical work. A fee will be charged for attendance, which covers the administrative costs of holding the Seminar. Please note that, owing to the generic nature of the information given, nothing stated by an Examiner at an Examinations Feedback Seminar may be used as the basis for any enquiry, complaint or appeal about an examination. From July 2013 these Seminars will become part of the Academy’s CPD Scheme, but we hope that all teachers who attend find them of interest, and also of practical use and benefit in terms of preparing candidates for examinations and maximising their chances of success. • The host teacher is responsible for ensuring that the venue is locked at the end of day, where necessary. 5 At the time of writing, the Examinations Board was in the process of redesigning its suite of Certificates. The main change is the incorporation of the signature of the new President, Darcey Bussell, on all Certificates. We are also planning to include information about European Qualifications Framework (EQF) levels on Certificates for regulated qualifications, and there have also been some minor changes to the design and layout, in order to ensure that all Certificates, whether for regulated qualifications or other awards, are consistent in the way they look. Certificates in Scotland are also changing, in order to reflect the new credit-bearing status of those qualifications. The Examinations Board is now awarding Medals to all candidates who are successful in examinations from Primary in Dance to Grade 8. Medals are colour-coded according to the level of the examination, and edged with bronze, silver or gold according to the result achieved (Pass, Merit or Distinction). We are also awarding Medals for Class Awards, and Bars for Solo Performance Awards. The colours of Class Award Medals and Solo Performance Award Bars correspond to those of the Examination Medals; a new red medal for the Primary in Dance Class Award will be introduced during the course of 2013. Medals and bars are distributed free of charge along with results and Certificates. REPORT FROM THE PANEL OF EXAMINERS From 2013 we will be including these Reports in Focus on Exams, and will also make them available on RAD websites. This feedback is drawn from observations recorded in Examiners’ Tour Reports throughout the world, and is presented here with some associated suggestions and advice. General Examiners have seen many candidates performing the Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate levels with much enthusiasm, and are now looking forward to seeing the new Grades 1-3 in action this year. UK School and Candidate Registration Use of Performance Space is an important element of assessment, especially for the Dances/Studies and Variations, when these are performed as a solo. Candidates should understand that the Examiner is sitting centre front; this will help them to find the centre easily. Candidates should be aware that there are key moments in each Dance, Study or Variation when they should be aligned with centre front. A good example is Pirouettes en dedans in Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate. Candidates should run onto the imaginary stage in time with the music and position themselves in the centre for the beginning of the exercise. Examiners have reported that many candidates run well beyond the centre. Secure Knowledge The Pupil and School Registration email address has been changed from [email protected] to [email protected]. All requests for school or candidate ID numbers should be sent to this address. Examiners often comment that they see candidates who appear to have an insecure knowledge of the work. In these situations results are compromised, as it is difficult for candidates to demonstrate the required levels of technique when trying to remember sequences throughout the examination. A possible suggestion to help address this would be to rotate students for each exercise at the barre during rehearsals; this would give all students an opportunity of being at the front, and to realise whether they have been copying rather than taking responsibility for knowledge of the exercise. Similarly in the centre, we recommend that students are allowed to rehearse regularly at the front of the class, in order to gain confidence and assurance in the examination. 6 Performance Space SECTION 3 SECTION 2 Certificates, Medals and Bars Entrance into the Examination Studio At all levels the entrance to the examination is not marked. However, it is most helpful for both the Examiner and candidates if a positive atmosphere is created with a swift energetic run into the examination room and a cheery salutation. Music Most candidates generally dance in time with the music, but fewer manage to obtain a high mark for the music components, due to a lack of appropriate response to the music. To help them achieve higher marks, candidates should be aware of the criteria used to mark the response to music. Examiners are looking for phrasing, dynamics and atmosphere. 7 Primary in Dance: Transfer of Weight SYLLABUS AMENDMENTS Examiners report that candidates still tend to focus and perform to the Examiner rather than up and beyond to an imaginary, large audience. The quality of movement required in this step still appears at times to be misunderstood. It should be lyrical. It is not an elevated step; the toes do not come off the floor: the same principle as a glissade. The following amendments have been made to the 2012 reprints of syllabus books as indicated. Corrections have been shaded. Primary in Dance and new Grades 1–3: Groups of three In sets of three, it is preferable if the teacher organises, prior to the examination day, which candidates are going to dance in a pair, and who will dance solo or with one of the candidates who has already danced. This provides familiarity for the candidates and helps them to dance with more confidence. Take care if asking the same candidate to do all the extra dancing: this can compromise the energy levels of this candidate. Giving all candidates a chance to dance solo or have an extra turn with another partner is the best approach. Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate: Révérence SECTION 4 SECTION 3 Performance Pre-Primary in Dance Class Award and Primary in Dance Examination and Class Award: Exercises and Dances (First published 2008) p3 – PP2. LEGS AND FEET The Révérence is performed by one candidate at a time. At the end of each Révérence, the Examiner will thank the candidate, giving the candidate an opportunity to respond to the Examiner and thank the pianist. The same procedure will follow for each candidate; after the last candidate has performed the students collect their things and leave the room. Candidates should not come back into the centre to perform another Révérence. Description of correction: Changed ankle flexed from left leg to right leg in bar 1 beat 2. Word notes are 3 unaffected. Benesh notation as follows: PP2. LEGS AND FEET Music A: Andante con moto per (1 bar of notation = 1 music bar) Music B: Andante con moto per (1 bar of notation = 1 music bar) INTRO P or less or S D ,C C3 'hug legs' % m Intermediate Foundation: Set Exercises and Dances (First published 2010) p5 – VOCABULARY P % D Description of correction: Addition of ‘Pivots à terre’ to the vocabulary list as follows: 8 Pirouettes En dehors: single from demi-plié in 4th position En dedans: single from 4th position en fondu Pirouettes En dehors: single from demi-plié in 4th position En dedans: single from 4th position en fondu Single from 4th position en fondu in parallel retiré Pivots Pivots à terre Pivots Pivots à terre Pivot steps Pivot step de côté en face Pivot step en tournant 9 p72 - POINTE WORK BARRE Description of correction: Addition of ‘Temps liés’ to the vocabulary list as follows: Description of correction: Correction in the number of counts per bar as follows: Temps levés Temps levés in attitude devant Temps levés with low développé passé devant Temps levés in parallel retiré Temps levés in retire derrière Temps levés in 1st and 2nd arabesque Temps levés Temps levés in attitude devant Temps levés in parallel retiré Temps levés in 1st and 2nd arabesque Temps liés Basic temps lié en avant Basic temps lié to 2nd Temps liés Basic temps lié en avant Basic temps lié to 2nd Tours en l’air Single tour en l’air SECTION 4 SECTION 4 p6 – VOCABULARY RISESIF-22 2 4 2 counts = 1 bar Commence: Facing barre 1st position Bras bas p73 - POINTE WORK BARRE Description of correction: Amendment to time signature in the notation which requires a complete re-layout of the Benesh notation as follows: RISES p24 and 25 – CENTRE PRACTICE – PORT DE BRAS – MALE AND FEMALE Moderato Description of correction: Change of wording in 3rd counts 1-8 of Port de bras (IF-09) as follows: & Close 5th devant Bras bas 1-4 Basic temps lié en avant closing en face Basic port de bras 5-8 Basic temps lié to 2nd closing en croisé Basic port de bras Head erect on count 8 INTRO ¡ % p30 – PIROUETTE EN DEDANS – MALE AND FEMALE Description of correction: Change of wording in 1st counts 5&a6 of Pirouettes en dedans (IF-11) as follows: 5&a6Chassé de côté toward 7 and pas de bourrée dessous % % Arms through 2nd to bras bas Head to right and erect % I p38 – ALLEGRO 2 – MALE AND FEMALE % % I % * Description of correction: Insertion of ‘to 2nd’ in wording for 2nd counts 1-2 of Allegro 2 (IF-14) as follows: 1-2 10 Echappé sauté battu fermé to 2nd with change of feet IN SILENCE Arms to demi-seconde and bras bas 8 BARS 11 p46 – ALLEGRO 1 – MALE AND FEMALE (First published 2010) Description of correction: Allegro 1 (I-15) 2nd counts 1-2 and 5-6 wording changes from ‘in 4th’ to ‘to 4th’ as follows: p4 – VOCABULARY Description of correction: Insertion of ‘Fouetté à terre’ into the vocabulary list as follows: Fouettés Fouetté à terre Fouetté of adage Coupé fouetté raccourci sauté Coupé fouetté raccourci en pointe Fouettés Fouetté à terre Fouetté of adage Coupé fouetté raccourci sauté 1-2 Echappé sauté fermé to 4th Arms through 1st to 3rd right arm forward Head to right hand 3-4 Arms 2nd and bras bas Echappé sauté fermé to 2nd with change of feet to face 1 closing en croisé 5-6 Echappé sauté fermé to 4th SECTION 4 SECTION 4 Intermediate: Set Exercises and Dances Arms through 1st to 3rd left arm forward and bras bas Head to left hand p50 – ALLEGRO 3 – MALE AND FEMALE p28 – ADAGE Description of correction: Allegro 3 (I-17) 1st count 2 add ‘en avant’ as follows: Description of correction: Barre Adage (I-09) 2nd count &a7 wording change to ‘Fouetté à terre’ as follows: &1& Coupé dessous posé en avant and temps levé in 1st arabesque facing 6 2 Chassé passé en avant &a7 Fouetté à terre to face other side Arm through 1st to 2nd p39 – PIROUETTES EN DEDANS & POSE PIROUETTES – FEMALE Description of correction: Pirouette en dedans (I-13). Slight change in the Benesh notation of chassé de côté on 1st count 7 to better match word description, as follows: PIROUETTES EN DEDANS & POSE PIROUETTES - FEMALE INTRO Tempo di Valse I % % % I % I Arms through 1st to 1st arabesque p54 – ALLEGRO 4 – MALE Description of correction: Allegro 4 (I-18) 1st count 1-2 add ‘to 2nd’ as follows: 1-2 Grand échappé sauté battu fermé to 2nd with change of feet 3-4 Repeat to other side Basic port de bras % m % & $ H % I h " & h 12 13 % I ' % 8 BARS % % I q & % R PANEL OF EXAMINERS July 2012 to October 2012 It is with great sadness that we said farewell to seven Examiners at the end of 2012. In recognition of many years of loyal service, the Royal Academy of Dance extends sincere thanks and appreciation to: Congratulations to the following: Australia Robyn Begg Harry Davis Kendal Davis Danika Lampitt Latisha Sparks SECTION 6 SECTION 5 SUCCESSFUL SOLO SEAL AWARD CANDIDATES Heather Long, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, UK Jean Nuckey, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, UK Joahne O'Hara, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, UK Patricia Stirling, RAD Dual Examiner, Australia Roberta Waal, RAD Examiner, Canada Debra Wayne, RAD Vocational Grades Examiner, Spain New Zealand Jean Wong, RAD Examiner, Hong Kong Ariana Hond Olivia James-Baird 14 15 Director of Examinations Dr Andrew McBirnie [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8088 Head of Examinations Gillian Sowerby [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8057 Examinations Operations Manager Harriet Grant [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8009 Examinations Results Manager Mark Rogers [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8055 Examinations Resources Manager Tatum Dunn [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8006 Examinations Officer (London, Middlesex and UK Specials) Sandra Elphinston [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8056 Examinations Officer (UK Vocational Graded) Brenda Strong [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8008 Examinations Officer (International) Sara-Jane Mulryan [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8007 Examinations Administrative Officer Louise Marshall [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8037 Examinations Administrator Joanna Pigeon [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8909 Examinations Results Officer Monica Camara [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8050 Examinations Data Processing Supervisor Andrew Milton [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8906 UK – Regional Offices: Scotland Regional Manager: Jennifer MacFarlane [email protected] / t: +44 (0)1314 455 455 Northern England Regional Manager: Debbie White [email protected] / t: +44 (0)1668 213 353 16 Midlands and East of England Regional Manager: Julie Bowers [email protected] / t: +44 (0)1782 681 229 South West England, Wales & Channel Islands Regional Manager: Claire Marks [email protected] / t: +44 (0)1984 667 533 / f: +44 (0)1490 460594 South East England Regional Manager: Sue Morice-Jones [email protected] / t: +44 (0)1634 305 573 Northern Ireland Area Organiser: Millicent Brown [email protected] / t: +44 (0)289 042 5187 International Offices: Australia & Papua New Guinea Examinations & Training Manager: Kathryn Hughes [email protected] / t: +61 2 9380 1908 / f: +61 2 9360 6677 www.rad.org.au Benelux and France Royal Academy of Dance Asbl National Director: Jacqueline Spence [email protected] / t: +352 787225 / f: +352 787217 [email protected] / www.rad.lu Bermuda Examinations Officer (International): Sara-Jane Mulryan [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8000 / f: +44 (0)20 7924 3129 Brazil, Peru, Ecuador & Chile Royal Academy of Dance Brasil Ltda National Director: Maria do Carmo de Kenny [email protected] / t/f: +55 19 3892 3985 www.royalacademyofdance.com.br Brunei Examinations Officer (International): Sara-Jane Mulryan [email protected] / t: +44 (0)20 7326 8000 / f: +44 (0)20 7924 3129 Canada Manager, Graded Examinations: Mary Jane Collins t: +1 416 489 2813 ext. 224 Manager, Vocational Graded Examinations: Lenore Orantia t: +1 416 489 2813 ext. 225 [email protected] / t: +1 416 489 2813 / f: +1 416 489 3222 www.radcanada.org Caribbean (Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, St Lucia and Antigua) National Manager: Diane C Bernard [email protected] / t/f: +1 876 755 0612 China [email protected] / t: 86 21 6597 6399 / f: 86 21 6513 7188 Chief Representative: Professor Ting Tina Chen [email protected] / t: 86 21 6598 9068 Shanghai & Eastern China: Miss Ying Wang [email protected] / t: 86 21 62483326 All other areas: Miss Ying Xi Chen [email protected] / t: 86 21 63600998 – 808 (General Enquiry) Cyprus National Manager: George Shantos [email protected] / 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