Regional Exam Centre dates and locations

Central London centres

We will be holding London Centre examinations in the Summer Term at ISTD HQ and Central London venues between Sunday 1 June and Thursday 24 July.

To help us accommodate your exam request, please be as flexible as possible with your dates and provide us with least one alternative exam date on the application (if applicable for your genre).

Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades and Class Examinations

15, 21 June at ISTD HQ*

Imperial Classical Ballet
Vocational Grades / DDE (Unit 4) / Licentiate / Fellowship

24,26 June at The Place**

Cecchetti Classical Ballet
All levels

19 June at The Place**

Modern Theatre/Tap
Vocational Grades / DDE (Unit 4) / Licentiate / Fellowship

4, 5,18 June at ISTD HQ*

Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades and Class Examinations

1,14, 29 June at ISTD HQ*

Contemporary
Vocational Grades

4 June at ISTD HQ*

Classical Indian Dance – Kathak
Grades – Vocational

6 July at ISTD HQ*

Classical Indian Dance – Bharatanatyam
Grades – Vocational

24 July at ISTD HQ*

Application process and timeline:

Please email ukdanceteachers@istd.org to request an application form, which must be completed and submitted to us by 18 April.

We will contact you regarding your allocated exam time/s by 28 April.

The payment deadline for all genres is 5 May.  

*ISTD HQ studio dimensions are 9.9m (length) x 7.95m (depth). 
** The Place studio 7 dimensions are 14.3m (length) x 7.6m (width).

Regional Centres

Bristol

Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades and Class Examinations
TBC

Modern Theatre/Tap
Vocational Grades
TBC

Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades and Class Examinations
TBC

Imperial Classical Ballet
Vocational Grades
TBC

NEW: Southampton Centre (Southampton, SO31 7BH)

Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
12,13, 21 July

Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
12,13, 21 July

NEW: Scotland Centre (Livingston, EH54 6GA)

Modern Theatre/Tap/Imperial Ballet
All levels
30,31 May,1,2 June

*Please note that this is only available to teachers who have less than 3 hours’ worth of examinations.

Application process and timeline:

Please email ukdanceteachers@istd.org to request an application form.

Once we have received your application it will be passed to the relevant Centre Organiser who will collate the timetable.

The closing date for entries are as follows:

• Bristol – TBC
• Southampton – 19 May
• Scotland – 18 April

We will contact you regarding your allocated exam time/s approximately four to six weeks before the examination dates.
Payment will be required as soon as the timetable is released.

Tours

Application process and timeline:

• Applications must be made through Quest by the closing dates below. Please calculate the days you require using the new rules on exam groupings.
• To help us accommodate your request please be as flexible as possible and provide us with any exam dates you cannot do, and at least three preferred and three alternative exam dates.
• If you require more than one day of exams, please list as many available dates as possible.
• All fees and timetables must be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the exam date(s).

Scotland Summer Tour
Closing date for Central Scotland (Edinburgh/Glasgow) applications – 24 March
Closing date for Northern Scotland (Aberdeen) applications – 31 March

Scotland Central (Edinburgh/Glasgow)
2 June – 18 June

Scotland Northern (Aberdeen)
12 June – 22 June

Channel Islands Summer Tour
Closing date for Channel Island applications – 22 April

Jersey and Guernsey
23 June – 4 July

For any further enquiries please contact ukdanceteachers@istd.org.

If you wish to book exams outside of the tour dates, you will need to ensure that you have at least two days of exams in a single genre (or Modern with Tap). Please note that the dates must be consecutive, and the minimum daily fee must be met per day of exams you hold.