Ready to take an Acrobatic Arts Examination?
Taking an Exam is an excellent way of allowing our dancers to recognise their recent hard work in class and to feel a sense of achievement.
We also hope they will enjoy the excitement of the exam day with their class mates and that the experience will help prepare them for success in their future lives.
Exams will take place locally (venue and time to be confirmed) around 14th-20th July 2019.
Exam Etiquette
Groups of around 6 dancers at a time are expected to line up outside the classroom door, and wait to be welcomed in by the facilitator.
Dancers should greet the examiner and the facilitator at the beginning of the exam.
During the exam, students can expect a class setting with the facilitator directing the class and the examiner making notes throughout.
Dancers should perform the skills asked of them while remaining respectful throughout the exam.
Following the exam, dancers should thank the examiner and the facilitator before leaving the classroom.
Exam Attire
Girls: Students are required to attend examinations in LA Dance Acro set uniform (black leotard, shorts and black or tan footless tights. Hair must be neatly tied back in a low bun or french braid, no fringe.
Boys: Students are required to attend examinations in LA Dance Acro T-shirt black shorts or tights. Hair must be neat and out of the face.
*Dancers should be free of all jewellery (necessary medical jewellery permitted)
*Dancers should appear neat and tidy
Bonus Skill
The dancer will have an opportunity to demonstrate one Bonus Skill.
This should be a skill that is safe for the dancer to perform, and shows off the dancer’s unique or advanced abilities in a particular skill area.
This skill is worth 5 additional points on the exam.
Marking Scale
The 28 required elements, exam etiquette and grooming will be marked as either 'Incomplete', 'Fair', 'Good', or 'Excellent'. The exam will be graded as 'Retry', 'Pass', 'Commended', ‘Highly Commended', 'Excellent' or ‘Distinction'.
Successful students will receive a certificate to commemorate their achievement. Students who receive the grade 'Superior' will also receive a custom Acrobatic Arts medal.
All students will receive a report card complementing areas of excellence and suggesting areas for improvement.
All exams are marked against the standard for the level and skill being performed.
Acrobatic Arts Adjudicators receive extensive training and are required to attend update courses to ensure consistency throughout the program. The Adjudicator’s mark is final.
Each skill is marked out of 5 points:
Incomplete 0 Fair 1-3 Good 4 Excellent 5
Retry 0-75 Pass 75-96 Commended 97-107 Highly Commended 108-118 Excellent 119-129 Distinction 130-150
The accumulation of all points determines the grade:
