Grades 1-8 in Creative Contemporary Dance Rambert Grades

Eight pioneering grades

Progressive contemporary dance training grounded in the professional dance industry.

Across the 8-grade framework, this syllabus was developed by some of the most relevant and exciting voices in contemporary dance in the UK, including material from renowned choreographers. The ethos that surrounds and informs all aspects of the syllabus is grounded in nurturing the individual’s voice. Students gain transferable skills and knowledge in contemporary dance which enables them to unleash their creative force and own their individuality.

Each examination in this syllabus is comprised of three strands: Technical, Performance and Creative.

Technical Strand

The Technical Strand equips dancers with a wide understanding of technical dance skills enabling them to move safely and efficiently.

Our Teachers are trained to support each student as an individual to explore their full potential, learning to build and expand their knowledge in all elements of technical skills, mastering floorwork to complex leaps.

Performance Strand

Connecting dancers with current choreographers allows students to experience professional dance seen in theatres.

For the Performance Strand, every dancer learns a solo created by a renowned choreographer. Encouraging personal interpretation rather than reproduction, this strand seeks to celebrate and embrace the skills and understanding that each person brings to their performance of the material.

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Creative Strand

Students gain the skills to investigate a creative task in group settings and develop improvisation skills.

The Creative Strand encourages open interpretation through a stimuli-centered process. It is shaped by the student’s understanding of the world, influenced by their questions, heritage, and personal experiences. This approach culminates in a personalised movement score that favours creative process over product.

Train to teach this syllabus

Syllabus Training is delivered online. We welcome dance teachers, graduates and professional dancers from across the world to train throughout the year.

Training for teachers covers all three strands of the syllabus and provides an insight into our extensive teaching resources and supporting materials.

Syllabus Training programmes are conducted online over two phases. Teachers are supported to digest and embody the Rambert Grades material through a blend of self-directed and guided learning, across various mediums.

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