Student Qualifications & Exams

Depending on which classes pupils attend will depend on what qualifications they work towards whilst at Siobhan Victoria’s School of Dance and Drama. ​

Our Dance pupils work towards examinations with the IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association) if attending the exam lesson in the week. We aim to do at least one exam session a year where pupils take graded exams in Freestyles and performance exams in Street, Cheerleading and Freestyle. These qualifications can lead up to doing IDTA teacher qualifications in Dance. ​

We are proud to state that we at Siobhan Victoria’s School have 100% pass rate with the IDTA and have twice gained 100% honours and Distinction grades for all students taking exams. We have also taught 4 of our students up to teacher level where they have gone on to open their own schools, travelled around the world teaching and performing dance and continued to teach for us at the school. ​

We offer rewards in the Arts with IDR (International Dance Rewards) Organisation. This is in a mixture of dance styles including freestyle, cheerleading, ballet, tap, Acro, contemporary and Jazz, we also offer our singers rewards in Musical Theatre. ​

The Rewards curriculum is a chance for students to learn beyond the genre and learn about the arts in general, considering elements of the stage, putting on a performance, the importance of musicality and giving a personal response to the arts creating their own pieces. Pupils participate in reward qualifications once a year if they attend our show and reward classes. ​

We also offer qualifications with TDSC (The Dance School Company) in a mixture of dance styles, Acrobatic Arts for our Acro-Dance students and the Arts Award Programme for our Drama Students. ​

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Exam preparation / Grades

Currently at Siobhan Victorias we offer graded exams in Cheerleading , Street, Musical Theatre and Freestyle. All of these exams are with the IDTA. Pupils spend up to six months working towards their grades and when we feel happy with the pupils development we enter the school for an examination session. Siobhan Victoria’s School of Dance and Drama currently holds examinations with the IDTA (International Dance Teachers Association. We aim to do two exam sessions a year and this is only open to those students who attend classes on a Saturday. 

The exams vary in price and ability and can count towards points for University. Examinations in dance also show great skills within pupils CV when they are older, doing extracurricular qualifications can make pupils stand out from the rest.
The content of the exam may vary depending on the grade or level of the exam, some exams last 20 minutes others can last longer than an hour. 

student exams

Exam Day

All pupils are expected to wear, black leotard, black leggings, SV white top and black ballet shoes for their exam. All of which can be purchased from mother bear at any point in the year. Hair will also need to be in a ponytail for the exam. 

Prices of exams vary depending on the exam level. On the day pupils will arrive through the back exit of the School, no parents are able to stay, unless we give permission, students enter the exam room independently in groups and to take their exam no teachers or students not taking the exam are allowed in the exam room at the time of an exam it is just the examiner with the students. 

The exams can be at weekends or evening depending on the amount of exams that are taking place.