Royal Academy of Dancing
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| Abbreviation | RAD |
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| Motto |
Latin: Salus et felicitas "Health and happiness" |
| Formation | 1920 |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Purpose | Examination board - dance education and training |
| Headquarters | 36 Battersea Square SW11 3RA |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′29″N 0°10′32″W / 51.474681°N 0.175654°WCoordinates: 51°28′29″N 0°10′32″W / 51.474681°N 0.175654°W |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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12,337 |
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Official language
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English |
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President
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Darcey Bussell |
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Chairman
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Guy Perricone |
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Chief Executive
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Luke Rittner |
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Artistic Director
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Paula Hunt |
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Main organ
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Board of Trustees |
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| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing |
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is a UK-based examination board specialising in dance education and training, with an emphasis on classical ballet. The RAD was founded in London, England in 1920 as the Association of Teachers of Operatic Dancing, and was granted a Royal Charter in 1935. Queen Elizabeth II is patron of the RAD, and Darcey Bussell was elected to serve as President in 2012, succeeding Antoinette Sibley who served as President for 21 years.
The RAD was created with the objective to improve the standard of ballet teaching in the UK and, in pursuit of that goal, a new teaching method and dance technique was devised for the Academy by a group of eminent European dancers. The RAD is one of the largest dance organisations in the world with over 14,000 members in 79 countries, including about 7,500 who hold Registered Teacher Status. There are currently about 1,000 students in full-time or part-time teacher training programmes with the RAD, and each year about 250,000 candidates enter RAD examinations worldwide.
RAD exams are recognised by the national qualifications regulators of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, with selected exams also carrying a UCAS tariff towards university admission. The RAD is also a validated awarding body of the Council for Dance Education and Training. The RAD works in partnership with the International Dance Teachers' Association. Royal Academy of Dance is charity 312826 registered in England and Wales. Royal Academy of Dance Enterprises Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the RAD, which sells Academy branded merchandise, with all profits being gift-aided to the RAD.
On 18 July 1920, Phillip J. S. Richardson, then Editor of Dancing Times magazine, organised a dinner for eminent dance professionals at the former Trocadero Restaurant in Piccadilly. The diners included five special guests, representing the principal methods of ballet training in use at that time.
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