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RAD Pre-Primary Ballet
aj9648
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Any of your kids gone through the RAD pre-primary ballet exam.........I have not really paid much attention to her ballet class as its closed doors, but now been told my 5 year old is good enough to do the exam - and I am doing the normal parent thing of not wanting her to fail !!! Bad parent !!! Any ideas of what is involved?
Any of your kids gone through the RAD pre-primary ballet exam.........I have not really paid much attention to her ballet class as its closed doors, but now been told my 5 year old is good enough to do the exam - and I am doing the normal parent thing of not wanting her to fail !!! Bad parent !!! Any ideas of what is involved?
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Not yet... (my daughter is 4) but they generally would not enter a child unless they were ready.
Also, what is wrong with failure??? It is part of life, a process we learn from and a skill to be mastered!!Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
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I don’t think anyone taking such exams can actually fail them. It’s a money making Ponzi scheme...0
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Have you had kids go through the exam?rawhammered said:I don’t think anyone taking such exams can actually fail them. It’s a money making Ponzi scheme...
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Do they offer pre-primary as an exam? I think it is an introduction to the exam system for students - and parents! - without pass and fail.
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My daughter did several cheerleading exams when she was about 9. Nobody in the class failed. I'm fairly sure so long as you turn up, smile and move about a bit, you can't really go wrong at that age. They did grade each person differently e.g. Distinction, merit, pass etc. I have to say, I did think it was a money making thing as we had to pay to take part and for the badge. A ballet certificate is of no use to a 5 year old. Maybe ask her if she wants to do it.0
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That's how it used to be, It changed in 2016-17, or thereabouts. Pre-primary is now what Primary used to be and they have a Presentation Class (or something like that) for what Pre-Primary used to be. Children now have to be 5 to take PP, whereas my daughter took it younger than that. PP is now taken with a RAD examiner rather than the class teacher, although the class teacher leads the participants.theoretica said:Do they offer pre-primary as an exam? I think it is an introduction to the exam system for students - and parents! - without pass and fail.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear1 -
Ballet is a little different, Grade exams follow GCSE/A Levels equivalence with Grades 6, 7 and 8 awarding UCAS points.Fireflyaway said:My daughter did several cheerleading exams when she was about 9. Nobody in the class failed. I'm fairly sure so long as you turn up, smile and move about a bit, you can't really go wrong at that age. They did grade each person differently e.g. Distinction, merit, pass etc. I have to say, I did think it was a money making thing as we had to pay to take part and for the badge. A ballet certificate is of no use to a 5 year old. Maybe ask her if she wants to do it.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0
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