EXAM SCHEDULE
WEEK 2
PLEASE BRING ME A NAMED BLANK CASSETTE TAPE TO RECORD YOUR MUSIC
WEEK 3
COLLECT YOUR TAPE AND GRADE LIST. GO THROUGH THE LIST WITH THE MUSIC AND PUT A CROSS BESIDE THE BITS YOU CAN'TREMEMBER - BRING THE LIST TO YOUR NEXT CLASS FOR ME TO GO THROUGH.
WEEK 4
CHECK THE BOARD FOR THE THINGS YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR EXAM - ASK SOMEONE AT HOME TO TEST YOU ON THE NAMES ON YOUR LIST SO THAT YOU KNOW WHICH IS WHICH.
WEEK 5
CHECK ALL YOUR ARM POSITIONS IN THE MIRROR AT HOME AND PRACTICE LOTS OF JUMPS EVERY DAY - DOWNSTAIRS! ASK SOMEONE TO WATCH TO TELL YOU IF YOU ARE POINTING YOUR -FEET - STRETCHING YOUR KNEES AND LANDING WITH A DIAMOND AND A STRAIGHT BACK!
WEEK 6
PRACTICE YOUR SOLOS SO THAT YOU CAN DANCE THEM WITHOUT A MISTAKE. (IF YOU DANCE WITH A PARTNER, GRADES 3 UPWARDS, PRACTICE WITH HER). ASK ME IF YOU MAY GET YOUR SATIN BALLET SHOES. KEEP PRACITSING THE JUMPS!
WEEK 7
BE ABLE TO DANCE YOUR SOLOS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE AND ASK ME TO CHECK YOUR BALLET AND CHARACTER SHOES (PLEASE KEEP SHOES IN THE BAG YOU GET FROM JULIENNE' S AND DO NOT WEAR THEM AT HOME. LET ME SEE THEM BEFORE THE ELASTIC IS SEWN ON IN CASE THEY HAVE TO BE CHANGED.
WEEK 8
BE ABLE TO SMILE AS WELL AS DANCE SOLOS IN FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE - NOTICE WHERE YOU ARE LOOKING WHEN YOU ARE DANCING. EYE FOCUS!!! YOU GET EXTRA MARKS FOR PRESENTATION.
WEEK 9
NEARLY THERE! ON THE LAST REHEARSAL BUT ONE BEFORE YOUR EXAM WEAR YOUR NEW BALLET SHOES WITH OLD SOCKS OVER THE TOP - PLEASE DO NOT WASH YOUR HAIR FOR A WEEK, OR FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN BEAR IT BEFORE YOUR EXAM - IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT UP IN A BUN. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ALL YOUR BALLET THINGS READY TOGETHER INCLUDING ALL YOUR HAIR PINS, GRIPS, JEL, NET AND ELASTICS THE NIGHT BEFORE - GO TO BED EARLY.
EXAM DAY
CHECK YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WILL NEED AND ARRIVE EARLY! AT LEAST 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE TIME ON THE EXAM LIST - REMEMBER, THE EXAMINER LOVES DANCING, OTHERWISE SHE WOULDN'T BE THERE - SHE WILL BE SMILEY AND WOULD LOVE TO GIVE YOU DISTINCTION!!! DANCING EXAMS ARE LIKE A PERFORMANCE AND ARE TO BE ENJOYED!!!
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