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, timeline and cancellation policy::
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).
Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades and Class Examinations
14 July
Modern Theatre/Tap
Vocational Grades
15 July
Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades and Class Examinations
16 July
Imperial Classical Ballet
Vocational Grades
17 July
Modern Theatre/Tap
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
12, 13, 21 July
Imperial Classical Ballet
Grades, Class Examinations, Vocational
12, 13, 21 July
Imperial Ballet
All levels
30,31 May
Modern Theatre/Tap
All levels
1, 2 June
*Please note that this is only available to teachers who have less than 3 hours’ worth of examinations.
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:
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.
Application process, timeline and cancellation policy:
Teachers who wish to cancel their examination date/s within the tour must inform UK Exams by emailing ukdanceteachers@istd.org within five working days of their exam date(s) being confirmed via Quest.
Please note that there is a £100 charge (per exam day) for cancellations made after 5 working days. Once a timetable has been submitted on Quest, candidates cannot be withdrawn or swapped for another. Refunds only apply as per policy rules.
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.
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