Contemporary Dance Syllabus Training: new course dates revealed

New courses

Rambert Grades has released schedules for new courses facilitated online between August 2024 and February 2025. With four new courses, there are options for dance teachers and practitioners across the world to train to deliver the Rambert Grades Creative Contemporary Dance syllabi.

Included in the selection are two Syllabus Training courses for Grades 1-8 in Creative Contemporary Dance and two courses covering the Creative Dance for Early Years Syllabus, which encompasses three grades for age 3+.

UK member Elly delivering a Creative Movers class from the Creative Dance for Early Years syllabus. Image by Jack Thomson.

The first newly released Creative Dance for Early Years course will be hosted on 31 August - 1 September 2024 (Europe/Asia/Australia), alongside a later opportunity on 2-3 November 2024 (Americas/Europe).

For practitioners interested in delivering contemporary dance to students aged 7, up to pre-vocational level, we have two Syllabus Training courses. Course dates are 14 September - 6 October 2024 (Europe/Asia/Australia) and 11 January - 2 February 2025 (Americas/Europe), and members may choose to train on the entire course or select an area of the syllabus to suit their needs.

All courses may be viewed here.

Who can train to teach

Dance teachers, professional dance artists and recent dance graduates across the world are all eligible to train to deliver the entire Rambert Grades syllabus offering, from Creative Movers up to Grade 8. For early years practitioners and primary teachers, we offer the opportunity fo train to deliver creative dance with our Creative Dance for Early Years syllabus.

UK trained teacher Shaun Dillon delivering Rambert Grades contemporary dance training to his students. Image by Jack Thomson.

The training experience

Teachers are supported through a variety of ways to learn, digest and embody the Rambert Grades material in the virtual learning environment, through a blend of self-led and guided learning.

All courses are led by expert Delivering Artists, who each bring a wealth of experience from a background in contemporary dance performance and teaching. Spain-based member Sandra spoke highly of her recent training, saying “I don't think the training could be any better. It was very thorough, the instructor gave us lots of information from a learning and teaching perspective and also background information about the choreographer, dancers and music.”

Syllabus Training for Grades 1-8 is delivered over several days and weeks, ideal for busy teachers who have availability for 2-3 hours each day. The training for Creative Dance for Early Years is delivered over two half-days. All courses include all syllabus content, videos and notes and extra resources to support each teacher’s practice.

Benefits to teachers

Upon completion, all teachers receive a certificate and are able to begin teaching the syllabus and submitting students for examinations.

UK teacher Katie who trained in 2023 shared her experience, saying “This training was truly a great experience. I am very happy to be able to bring this syllabus framework to our students”. Another teacher in the region, Jennifer explained that she was delighted to “finally have the support of a professional body such as Rambert Grades to allow teachers to offer a safe space, and quality time, for children to express themselves creatively and develop their confidence and individual personalities.”

Rambert Grades offers ongoing support, with regular online Member Support sessions, email support and access to an online community of members who regularly share ideas, give advice from all corners of the globe.

Booking opens on 20 June

Booking for this course opens on 20 June 2024 at 2pm (UK) / 9am (Toronto) / 9pm (Perth). Courses range from £240-£875.

Rambert Grades membership is required to book all courses, starting from £140 per year with discounts available for students, centre (multi-teacher) memberships and for members of the Royal Academy of Dance.