Orchid Country Club · Yishun
Where every dancer begins
The Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, from a first class at four through to the advanced vocational grades — taught in one studio, by one principal.
Four
Youngest age
RAD
Syllabus taught
Yishun
Orchid Country Club
Eleven
Levels to Advanced
A first class
The first time the music starts
Your child stands at the barre in a room of mirrors, and for forty-five minutes nothing else exists. There is a curtsey at the end, and they will want to show you.
It is the part most of our students still remember years later — long after they have forgotten which grade they were in.
One principal. One syllabus. One clear path.
The academy
A warm, encouraging and safe space
CSP Ballet was founded by Principal Miss Chew Su Poh, a dedicated and experienced ballet teacher with a passion for nurturing young dancers.
We create a warm, encouraging, and safe space where students learn, grow, and shine — at their own pace.
The years ahead
You are not choosing a term. You are choosing the next ten years.
One syllabus, one teacher, one room. This is roughly where a child who starts at four will be, year by year.
Four
Pre-Ballet
First positions, learned as shapes rather than corrections. They find the beat before they find the step.
Six
Pre-Primary
The RAD syllabus begins. Real vocabulary, and the first understanding of what taking a class means.
Nine
Graded
A first examination, if they are ready. An external assessment, and a certificate they keep.
Twelve
Grades 5–6
The technique starts to look like ballet — and they can see it in the mirror themselves.
Sixteen
Vocational
Pointe work, Intermediate and Advanced, and a stage they have grown up on.
Ballet classes
Five levels, one progression
A child who starts at four can stay through the graded years and into the vocational levels without ever changing school.
01
Ages 4–5
Pre-Ballet
A first introduction to ballet through music, story and play.
02
Ages 5–6
Pre-Primary Ballet
The first RAD level, with real vocabulary and the first sense of a class.
03
Primary and Grades 1–8
RAD Graded Ballet
The main syllabus years — technique, musicality and optional examinations.
04
Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate
Intermediate Ballet
The first vocational levels, for students taking ballet seriously.
05
Advanced Foundation, Advanced 1 and 2
Advanced Ballet
The highest RAD levels, for dedicated senior students.
Enquiries
Come and see a class
Tell us your child’s age and whether they have danced before, and we will suggest a level and a time.