Programmes Remote Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet)

Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet)

Monday 12 January 2026

2 years part-time

Location

Start:

Monday 12 January 2026

Duration

2 years part-time

Language:

English, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish

Fee:

$6900 USD

Apply by:

Friday 1 August 2025

Level/Credits:

Level 4 (120 Credits)

Our new certificate programme allows you to specialise in ballet teaching and gain a teaching qualification. You will develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to prepare you for your first steps in teaching dance to a wide range of students in different dance contexts.

Delivered through a combination of guided independent study, online learning and studio-based teaching practice, you will gain essential dance teaching skills and establish a foundation for lifelong learning.

You will be provided with one-on-one tuition and mentoring from our leading experts in dance teaching, as well as benefiting from collaborative learning opportunities with your fellow students as part of our worldwide student and teaching community. On successful completion, students are eligible to become Registered Teachers of the Royal Academy of Dance and may also choose to progress to one of our Higher Education programmes.

Further information is available in the programme factsheet.

Your student experience

Delivery

What do intensive study periods involve?

Entry requirements

Course language

Career prospects

The combination of developing educational best practices together with intensive training in practical teaching skills enables our graduates to become informed, independent and articulate ballet teachers able to take up employment within the private dance studio sector and community settings where ballet is taught. Former RAD graduates have gone on

to work all over the world as ballet teachers. Many are offered employment within their placement schools or are successful in establishing their own dance school businesses.

Further study and career development

Following successful completion of the Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) you may wish to progress to study one of our other Higher Education programmes.

More Questions

Download the Frequently Asked Questions here.

View the CDT entry guidelines.

View the CDT concessionary entry guidelines.

How to apply

To apply for the Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) in South Africa, please contact the CDT Programme Coordinator, Stephanie Cooke, below.

CDT Entry Form

CDT Concessionary Entry Form

Contact

E: admin@rad.org.za

E: olume@rad.org.za

Assessment

Award

Successful completion of the programme leads to the award of the Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) and eligibility for registration as a dance teacher with the RAD, which will allow you to enter students for RAD ballet examinations.

RAD faculty and staff for students learning about dance teaching

Come along to one of our information webinars and find out more!

Program Content

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