Summer School 2026 – Vocational Course

If paying by internet banking (please quote your full name as the reference and email a copy of the Internet Banking confirmation to office@rad.org.nz) Payment should be made to: Account Name: Royal Academy of Dance Bank Name: ANZ Bank Account No: 01 0517 0198208 00

If paying by Credit Card – we will send an invoice and there will be an option to pay by debit/credit card. Please note this will incur a surcharge.

Comfortable clothes to dance in

Ballet shoes will be required when dancing on the tarkett floor, these shoes must be clean and are not to be worn outside of studios. It is a good idea to bring a pair of slides or overboots to wear over their shoes when transferring between studios.

Jazz shoes if available.

Food for the day

Click on the book now button and fill out the form and submit, we will be in touch within 2 business days with payment information and confirmation of registration.

Please note payment of the 50% deposit secures your place.

Applicants are asked to apply early to ensure a place as each workshop has a limited number of places.

Fees

All fees are inclusive of GST. The Academy reserves the right to amend fees where either tax changes take place during a calendar year or circumstances, such as the introduction of or a devaluation of a currency.

Closing Dates

Closing dates will be published locally, but the general rule is that closing dates is 10 days prior to the date of the workshop.

General Terms and Conditions

• All applications and payments will be processed in order of receipt.
• Correspondence will be sent primarily via email, if the email address is incorrect the RAD cannot be held responsible for missed or misdirected email communications. 
• Applications are non-transferable.
• The Academy reserves the right to alter the advertised programme and/or tutor without prior notice. The information in this and other printed or electronic brochures/notices is correct at the time of print or going online.
• If participant information is not received it is the responsibility of the individual who completed the booking to contact us to arrange for the information to be reissued:

Withdrawals, Transfers and Refunds

A refund of 80% of the fee (excluding the registration fee) will be considered for cancellations on medical grounds and on receipt of a medical certificate up to 21 days prior to the course commencement. 

In limited situations on compassionate grounds, a refund of 80% of the fee (excluding the registration fee) will be considered for cancellations due to a family emergency up to 21 days prior to the course commencement. To apply, please contact the National Director: bwilliams@rad.org.nz 

A refund of 50% (excluding the registration fee) will be considered for cancellations on medical grounds and on receipt of a medical certificate that is received less than 21 days prior to the course commencement. 

Force Majeure

The RAD shall not be liable to refund fees or any other penalty should activities be cancelled due to any cause whatsoever beyond their control.

Press and Publicity Consent

During Summer School RAD staff may take photographs and video recordings. All photographs and video recordings will be the property of the RAD.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) does not allow photographs, video, audio (sound) recordings or any other images of anyone to be taken without their consent. 

By signing the registration form, you agree to give the RAD your consent for you or your child/ward to be photographed and/or filmed by the RAD. 

The RAD may use the photographs and footage in the following ways as part of our legitimate interests, and we may share them with local partners, and RAD offices worldwide) to use: 

• As promotional material in RAD publications (print and digital) 

• On the corporate RAD and RAD shop websites, social media channels and third-party partner sites 

• To distribute to press and media outlets to use in their print/digital publications and on their social media channels, as requested 

• To be shared with RAD staff and students for training/educational purposes 

• For Library and Archives specific marketing and promotions 

Staff and photographers will be informed of students who do have consent and they may be excluded from group situations. 

• In group settings where complete exclusion is difficult (e.g. large class photos) we will make reasonable efforts to avoid clearly identifying students.  As it is often hard to exclude students in class groups, the RAD will make sure that no names or other identifying details are used 

The RAD will only keep and use the images and footage for as long as is appropriate for business purposes (this means, for as long as we need to have access to the pictures/videos to operate as a company). 

You are free to withdraw your consent at any time by sending an email to bwilliams@rad.org.nz. You do not need to specify a reason why you are withdrawing consent. If you do decide to withdraw your consent at a later time, any pictures/videos/audio taken and uploaded will not be used in any future publications or on our websites, but may continue to appear in publications already (including hardcopy publication) in circulation or in cache until cleared. 

No monetary fee will be granted. 

Data Protection Statement

The RAD hold information and contact details requested at the time of your booking that enable them to provide you with information relating to a participant’s registration for an activity. We will not disclose your information to a third party except where legally required to do so. In addition, our Privacy Statement and Company Privacy Policy are available to view and download: The full RAD Privacy Statement is available to view online here.

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