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Our faculty consists of fully-qualified and experienced Royal Academy of Dance ( RAD ) Registered Teachers, including the 1st RAD Examiner from Singapore. The calibre of our teachers is reflected in their professional appointments. A nurturing environment, safe dance practice, appreciation of music and development of self-confidence are amongst the hallmarks of learning at our ballet school. |
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 Ms Tan Eng Ai Principal RAD RTS 
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Ms. Tan Eng Ai was the first Singaporean to be awarded teaching diplomas from both the RAD and ISTD Dance Examination Boards, and was thus the first ballet teacher in Singapore to achieve Registered Teacher status with these leading UK-government recognized dance-awarding bodies in England. She has more than 40 years of dance teaching experience in Malaysia and Singapore, and has produced and choreographed for all the concerts by our ballet school. Besides teaching and preparing students for the annual examinations, Ms. Tan coaches trainee-teachers towards their professional teaching examinations and qualifications. Among the ballet teachers whom Ms. Tan has mentored over the years are Teo Ching Ching ( Vice-Principal & RAD Examiner ), Vanessa Dewi Harijanto ( Instructor ), Lesley McCallum ( now teaching in Australia ) and several other teachers in Singapore and Malaysia. Ms. Tan is currently appointed as a Mentor and Practical Teaching Supervisor by the RAD Faculty of Education. As a RAD PTS, she assesses the classroom teaching of trainee ballet teachers who are enrolled in the Certificate of Ballet Teaching Studies ( CBTS ) distance-learning programme. Ms. Tan is honoured to be awarded Life Membership of the RAD, on account of her continued service & dedication to the Academy. |
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 Ms Teo Ching Ching Vice Principal RAD Grades Examiner
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Miss Teo Ching Ching is a RAD Examiner. She holds a Master of Arts ( MA ) degree in Dance from UCLA and a Bachelor of Arts ( Honours ) degree in Dance from the University of Buckingham. She was awarded UCLA Fellowships and National Arts Council ( NAC ) Overseas Arts Bursaries towards her post-graduate studies in the USA. Miss Teo achieved qualified Registered Teacher Status with the RAD and ISTD, & has diplomas from both examination boards. Her choreography has won Gold and Silver Awards at the Singapore Youth Festival ( SYF ) Central Judging for Dance, in the category of International Dance. She has created dances for concerts staged by University High School in West Los Angeles, Palais Dance Studio, Methodist Girls School ( Primary & Secondary ) and Paya Lebar Methodist Girls School ( Primary.) Miss Teo choreographed and performed in professional productions by the Singapore Lyric Opera ( SLO.) Appointed as the first RAD Practical Teaching Supervisor ( PTS ) in Singapore in 2001, Miss Teo had assessed the practical teaching of trainee-teachers working on their RAD & university-validated teaching qualifications. She has been appointed as a Tutor for the RAD Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies ( CBTS ) programme since its launch in our region in 2005. Miss Teo has assessed trainee ballet teachers in South-East Asia in their distance-learning studies. She has also conducted Intensive Study Period ( ISP ) for CBTS students in ASEAN. Miss Teo has lectured on Dance Science at the LaSalle College of the Arts, and currently lectures on Dance Pedagogy. She has also been an External Assessor of Ballet. Miss Teo is delighted to be appointed as an Approved Tutor for the new RAD Grades 1 to 3 ballet examination syllabus. |
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 Ms Vanessa Dewi Harijanto Instructor RAD RTS
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Ms. Vanessa Dewi Harijanto is an experienced & qualified RAD Registered Teacher (RAD RTS) and holds the Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Dance Education degree validated by the University of Surrey. She was four years old when she started her first formal ballet lessons with our Principal, Ms. Tan Eng Ai. Under Ms. Tan's guidance, Vanessa achieved excellent results of 'Honours' or 'Distinction' for all her RAD Grades ballet examinations, from Primary level to the Grade 8 Award. Vanessa passed her RAD Advanced 1 Vocational Examination in 2005, & has also been examined in ISTD Imperial Ballet & Modern dance. Following her RAD Elementary Examination in 1995, Vanessa assisted Ms. Tan with some of her ballet classes. After obtaining a degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore, Vanessa was keen to continue her education in dance & dance teaching. She achieved her RAD RTS under Ms. Tan's mentorship. Vanessa has professional experience as a dancer, in 'The Merry Widow' ( 2004 ) production by the Singapore Lyric Opera. She is concurrently an Instructor for the RAD Ballet Programme at PLMGS Primary, under the overall direction of our Vice-Principal, Miss Teo Ching Ching. |
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 Ms Tan & Miss Teo with OKH Dance Scholarship Class pupils |
Palais Dance Studio has been a venue for the RAD Summer Schools, since they were first offered in Singapore in 1989. Some of our top pupils have won awards for 'Outstanding Potential', 'Outstanding Dancer' and 'Significant Improvement' at the Summer School. In the year 2000 RAD Summer School, 7 pupils
of Ms. Tan and Miss Teo were Palais Dance Studio is the
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