Dance Proms 2016

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Register for Dance Proms 2016!

Are you a student or teacher with the IDTA, ISTD or RAD?

 Make 2016 your Dance Proms year and enter now for your chance to perform at one of the world’s most iconic venues, the Royal Albert Hall, on 30 October 2016.

Dance Proms is inviting entries from dance teachers around the world for the 2016 showcase of young dance talent at the Royal Albert Hall, London. From Ballet to Ballroom, Hip Hop to Jazz – whatever your style and wherever you live, enter at www.danceproms.co.uk.  

 

Hurry – registration is open until 6 May 2016.

Members of the IDTA, ISTD or RAD are invited to film and submit a short dance piece, which features dances choreographed by themselves or their students in any dance genre, either as a solo, duet, or group performance. A variety of acts will then be chosen by an esteemed panel of professionals and through a public vote to perform live at the Royal Albert Hall in October. 

So whether this is your first time registering or you’ve entered before, we want to shine a spotlight on you and your students and this could be your year!

 

Dance Proms finale 54 photo by Elliott FranksDance Proms 2015 1828 Jayne A Coleman Academy of Dance photo David Tett

 

   About Dance Proms

Dance Proms is a collaborative partnership between three of the world’s leading dance organisations, the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD), the International Dance Teachers’ Association (IDTA), and the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) along with the Royal Albert Hall.

Dance Proms is designed to showcase the high standards of dance and dance teaching of the partner organisations and their members, to raise standards and increase participation in and appreciation of dance around the world.

Last year, nearly 500 dancers from the United Kingdom, Austria, Italy, and Norway lit up the Royal Albert Hall for the fifth annual Dance Proms.

Hosted by So You Think You Can Dance star Matt Flint, the evening showcased an array of dance styles, from Ballet and Tap to Jazz, Kathak and Latin. The acts were interspersed by a moving performance by Dance Proms Patron Lukas McFarlane and his dance company UnTitled, the pas de deux from The Nutcracker performed by Royal Ballet Principal Nehemiah Kish and First Soloist Yuhui Choe, and Matt Flint’s entertaining tap-off with one of the performers.

The finale was choreographed by Craig Bartley, which saw all 500 performers dancing in the arena of the Royal Albert Hall and prompted a standing ovation from the audience.

 

About the partner organisations

The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is one of the leading dance examinations boards in the world. Formed in 1904, today it is a registered educational charity and covers the full spectrum of dance examinations on a truly global scale. ISTD dance teachers are highly experienced in teaching children and adults in a variety of dance styles ranging from Ballet to Ballroom, Salsa to Tap, and Classical Indian Dance to Latin American Dance. 250,000 of their examinations in a variety of dance forms are taken each year. With over 7,000 members in more than 50 countries, the ISTD provides a range of syllabi, courses and events across the globe. For more information about the ISTD, visit www.istd.org. To find a dance teacher in your area, visit www.dance-teachers.org.

The International Dance Teachers’ Association (IDTA) is one of the world’s largest examination boards, covering the full spectrum of dance examinations on a global scale, with over 7,000 members in 55 countries. The objectives of the Association are to promote knowledge and foster the art of dance in all its forms, to consult, to maintain and improve teaching standards, to offer a comprehensive range of professional qualifications in all dance genres, and to provide and maintain syllabi and technique in all dance genres to train dance for the profession. For more information about the IDTA, visit www.idta.co.uk.

The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is one of the world’s most influential ballet education and dance teacher training organisations. The RAD promotes knowledge, understanding and practice of dance internationally, and seeks to accomplish this through promoting dance, educating and training students and providing examinations to set standards and reward achievement. RAD exams are designed to motivate and encourage students of all ages and levels of ability through a systematic measurement of progress and attainment. Last year, over 230,000 young people entered RAD examinations worldwide. For more information about the RAD, visit www.rad.org.uk.

The Royal Albert Hall, built to fulfil the vision of Prince Albert, has been in continuous use since it was opened in 1871 as a multipurpose building to host music concerts, dance spectaculars, exhibitions, public meetings, scientific conversations and award ceremonies. It is a registered charity held in trust for the nation and is considered as one of London’s most prestigious performing venues. As a charity the Royal Albert Hall is dedicated to giving access to all by running a thriving Education and Outreach programme working with children, teachers, young people, families and community groups.  For more information about the Royal Albert Hall, visitwww.royalalberthall.com.

 

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