Royal Academy of Dance
The Royal Academy of Dance Worldwide Group (short RAD or Royal Academy of Dance , both abbreviations are registered trademarks) is an organization that publishes educational guidelines for teaching classical ballet , offers ballet courses and holds exams for ballet students and teachers. With almost 13,000 members, it is the world's largest organization of its kind.
history
In 1920 Philip Richardson, editor of the Dancing Times, invited some of the greatest figures in classical dance to London with the aim of improving "the poor quality and poorly organized state of dance training in Britain at this time". 5 guests of honor represent the predominant country-specific ballet techniques and schools:
- Phyllis Bedells (England)
- Lucia Cormani (Italy)
- Edouard Espinosa (France)
- Adeline Genée (Bournonville School, Denmark)
- Tamara Karsawina ( Imperial Ballet School , Russia)
A few months later the Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing was founded and an initial curriculum was presented to the public. In 1921, the first elementary level examination took place, followed by the intermediate and advanced level exams in the following years . In 1936, shortly before his death , King George V became the organization's patron, after which it became the Royal Academy of Dancing . Since then, the patronage has been taken over by the incumbent British Majesty. In 1997, the Royal Academy of Dance and The Benesh Institute merged , an organization that deals with the written fixation of choreographies using the Benesh dance notation (see Choreology ).
present
The Royal Academy of Dance Worldwide Group consists of both a registered non-profit organization and a commercial division (Royal Academy of Dance Enterprises). The RAD currently has around 13,000 members in 79 countries and has 36 country offices with a total of 5,898 teachers registered. Around 250,000 students worldwide are taught according to the curriculum of the Royal Academy of Dance.
Individual evidence
- ^ The Royal Academy of Dance (ed.): A Brief History Of The Royal Academy Of Dance. URL: Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 1, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Retrieved July 18, 2009) "It was their concern for the poor quality and badly organized state of dance training in Britain at the time that led to the emergence of the Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain."
- ^ Royal Academy of Dance (ed.): Homepage of the official website. URL: Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Retrieved July 18, 2009) "Royal Academy of Dance Enterprises is a company incorporated in England No. 2773495. It gifts its annual profit to the Royal Academy of Dance® a Charity Registered in England ".
