About ~ Learning Outcomes

3 - 4 years: Pre-School

My classes follow learning outcomes of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Personal, Social & emotional development
  • • Create positive relationships
  • • Develop social skills
  • • Respect for others
  • • Develop concentration skills
  • • Increase confidence and self esteem
  • • Positive sense of themselves
  • • Working as a team and learning to take turns
Communication & Language
  • • Expressing themselves through imaginative role-play
  • • Listening to others
Physical development
  • • Develops coordination and muscle control
  • • Improves flexibility
  • • Works on core strength
  • • Develops creative movement
Mathematics
  • • Problem solving
  • • Repetition
  • • Exploring shapes
  • • Counting musical beats and timing
5-6 Years: RAD Pre Primary & Primary

This age group follows the RAD syllabus, Pre Primary & Primary which incorporates all of the Pre School learning outcomes as well as achieving the following;

  • • Articulate parts of the body
  • • Demonstrate awareness of positions of the body
  • • Perform with an awareness of space
  • • Demonstrate control
  • • Demonstrate coordination
  • • Demonstrate elevation
  • • Demonstrate use of appropriate movement dynamics
  • • Respond to the elements of music
  • • Perform expressively
  • • Perform a sequence of simple steps to depict a story
7 years onwards: RAD Grades

Students study the RAD graded examinations in dance syllabus. Each grade consists of 3 dance disciplines, Ballet, Free Movement & Character

  • • An increasing ability to demonstrate practical knowledge of the above disciplines with the appropriate technique, musicality and performance qualities
  • • A graduated measure of attainment against specification
  • • Increased self-confidence through the learning, memorising & performing of prescribed sequences of movement, studies and dances
  • • Awareness & understanding of working with others
  • • An appreciation through practical experience of three contrasting dance disciplines and their accompanying music

Miranda Lee Ballet class