

Summer Intensive Vocational Syllabus Course
Monday 18 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025
9am – 5.15pm GMT each day

Booking Deadline:
Monday 14 July 2025
Event Date:
Monday 18 August 2025 – Friday 22 August 2025
Event Time:
9am – 5.15pm GMT each day
Location:
Available Online?
No
Who’s it for?
RAD students studying the Vocational Graded Classical Ballet syllabus and preparing for an exam
Fee:
Members £220 for the week
Non-members £245 for the week
Contact:
Enjoy expert coaching of the RAD Vocational Graded Syllabus, with experienced tutors at our purpose-built headquarters.
This Intensive course is held over 5 consecutive days and covers syllabus barre and centre work followed by pointe work and variation coaching for females, as well as virtuosity and variation coaching for males and offers the option to join a Pilates class each day.
Combine with a Pilates class to help strengthen your ballet technique.
Content
9am – 10am and 1.15pm – 2.15pm
Pilates stretch and conditioning
10.15am – 1pm
Morning syllabus sessions: RAD Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate
2.30pm – 5.15pm
Afternoon syllabus sessions: RAD Advanced Foundation, Advanced 1 and Advanced 2
Venue
Royal Academy of Dance
188 York Road
London
SW11 3JZ
Event eligibility
Students aged 11 years and above, studying RAD Intermediate Foundation to Advanced 2, with a thorough knowledge of the complete syllabus, including their chosen variations.
Exam entry
Students attending the Summer Intensive have the opportunity to be entered in a special exam session to take place between 23 August – 31 August 2025, at the RAD headquarters.
Please enquire with exams@rad.org.uk for further details. Exam entries must be completed before the 30 June.
Faculty
- To be announced (Intermediate Foundation & Advanced 1)
- Ruth Henry (Intermediate & Advanced Foundation)
- Hilary Clark (Intermediate & Advanced 2)
- Wendy Jardine (Pilates)
Why choose Pilates?
Pilates benefits Dancers: in fact, Pilates benefits every body.
So, what is Pilates?
Joseph Pilates was a man who created 34 moves in a system he called ‘Contrology’ or ‘Conscious Movement’. He worked with ballet dancers, often injured ones, who then took their understanding into their companies. And so, Contrology became an important discipline within these companies.
Why do Contrology aka Pilates?
Wendy grounds her teaching of Contrology in his moves, and everything she teaches is underpinned by robust scientific studies and understanding. She works the full body in every session by cueing you through flowing Pilates moves, often in discrete parts. With Wendy, you’ll discover every muscle group, and know how to maintain strength, while dancing with control and flexibility.
Pilates will show you any imbalances you might have, and the result will be that you become super aware and able to heal, giving your body balanced strength, literally from top to toe. You will feel and control the training you give to every body part. You will progress, because your body continually adapts and is fluid. You will access every part of your body, from the deepest layers outwards, and this is true whether you’re feeling fabulous, a bit stiff, or recovering from an injury. We are all fluid, and Pilates will heal you from the inside out.
As your knowledge develops, and your body adapts, you’ll perfect your tone and master the moves with a complete understanding of the why, how, where and what, and be fully aware of how it relates to ballet. Your training will enhance every moment of every ballet move. With this knowledge, dancers consciously call upon their muscles in their training and performance, which takes their technique and work to another level.
You will also learn how to use your breath – this tool alone enriches life skills, core and emotional connection, exam technique, and is deeply calming. Pilates enriches the body and mind.
You will find your body is balanced, stabilised, and aligned in every session, and you will take that knowledge into your everyday life too. You will always know how to maintain strength and flexibility in all that you do, without any stress or strains, and you’ll be equipped with the wonderful knowledge of how to consciously relax every muscle, easing body and mind. You’ll be life-ready and dance-ready with strength, awareness, and calmness, from the inside out.
Booking process
- Places are limited in each class and secured on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Payment is required at the time of booking.
- An automatic email will be sent via the booking platform CVENT to confirm your registration and payment were successful.
- Please quote the CVENT order no/ticket reference when contacting the RAD with any queries related to your booking.
- Please ensure you have read the Terms and Conditions, which includes the RAD’s cancellation policy.
- When a class is fully-booked, a waiting list will be activated. The Learning and Participation Team will contact you via email should a suitable place become available.
- After the closing date, you will receive an additional confirmation by email, detailing registration times, suggested dress, and all other relevant information for the course and venue.
- For all queries, please email participate@rad.org.uk.
Please ensure you check the ticket details carefully. If the ticket you wish to book appears sold out, please apply online for the ‘Waiting List’ ticket. The will contact you should a suitable place become available.
Please ensure you have read our Seasonal Courses Terms & Conditions carefully before you apply. You will need to confirm your acceptance of these terms when you register your place.
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Please note, in the event of injury or medical emergency during the activity a qualified First Aider from Royal Academy of Dance will provide necessary treatment and assistance to the participant. Please see our Terms & Conditions for further information on this.
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