RAD Australia | Silver Swans® Live Stream Workshop

Event Date:

Wednesday 28 October 2026 – Thursday 29 October 2026

Event Time:

1.30pm – 4.30pm GMT each day

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Online

Available Online?

Yes

Who’s it for?

Silver Swans Workshops are open to experienced ballet teachers.

Fee:

Members £189 | €219 | $255
Non-Members £209 | €245 | $286

Contact:

cpd@rad.org.uk

Online

This workshop introduces experienced ballet teachers to Silver Swans®, with a focus on safe and inclusive practice for adults and strategies to maximise their experience.

Aim

The aim of this workshop is to provide practical experience of effective ballet teaching strategies for a group of mixed ability older learners.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the workshop, you will have:

an understanding of Silver Swans and the responsibilities and expectations of licence holders,
an awareness of a range of ballet teaching strategies and the benefits of these strategies in relation to Silver Swans,
a greater understanding of how to safely modify and deliver ballet repertoire for older learners, and
knowledge and understanding of appropriate progression, differentiation and integration considerations for adults of mixed ability.

Dates and Times

This workshop will be split across two days:

28 October 2026, 1.30 – 4.30pm GMT
29 October 2026, 1.30 – 4.30pm GMT

You must attend both sessions. This workshop will not be recorded.

If you are booking outside of the UK, please check your time zone against GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

Platform

This activity will be hosted on Zoom. You will be sent details of how to join the activity within five working days prior to the start date.

Resources

You will require the following resources:

A computer/laptop/tablet with internet connection, a camera, and microphone/speakers

This is a practical workshop, please ensure you have space to move in order to actively participate. You will need to have your camera on.

Recommended Preparation

There are some recommended readings for this workshop. You will find further details in your booking confirmation email.

Tutor

Sarah Platt

Sarah trained with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) from childhood grades, through the Teacher Training College, a distant-learning degree course and into postgraduate education. Research in ‘Inclusive Dance ractice’ at Postgraduate level instigated an interest in more diverse teaching. Sarah was part of the RAD Dance for Lifelong Wellbeing (DfLW) project in 2012, undertaking practice based research into the benefits and considerations when teaching older learners to dance. Having contributed to the RAD Report (2013) and presented at the DfLW conference (2013), she participated in the second phrase of the DfLW project (2017) and acted as mentor to other researching teachers. From these beginnings came the creation of the RAD Silver Swans Ballet programme, formally launched in 2017, the benefits of which Sarah is passionate about.

Sarah has had the opportunity to share the joy of Silver Swans in many contexts, particularly during the pandemic when there was a surge of interest in ways to keep fit and healthy whilst isolating or in lockdown. Sharing enthusiasm through various media and presenting in a range of situations contributed to her earning the RAD Advocacy Award in 2020. Her latest project has been developing the Seated Swans programme so that even more people can share the joy of dance. Sarah currently enjoys teaching Silver Swans in a wide range of contexts, from church halls, through Zoom (still!), at RAD HQ and she has the great honour of teaching our prestigious Swan, Queen Camilla, whenever Her Majesty’s diary permits.

Licence Information

You can find further information about how to become a Licensee in the ‘How to get your Silver Swans licence’ section here.

See further information about the fees and the benefits of being a Silver Swans Licensee.

CPD Hours

8 hours Time-Valued CPD

Fees

Members of the Royal Academy of Dance receive discounts on all CPD activities.

Terms and Conditions

Please ensure you read and understand the following documents before booking onto the workshop:

CPD Terms and Conditions, Silver Swans Licensee Terms and Conditions.

How to book

For details on how your information is processed, please see the Cvent Privacy Policy and the CPD Privacy Notice. Please also read our Terms and Conditions.

This workshop will be hosted on Zoom. Please read Zoom’s Privacy Policy.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact the CPD Team, cpd@rad.org.uk.

Contact

If you have any questions about this activity, please email cpd@rad.org.uk.

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Silver Swans® Live Stream Workshop

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