you add up all the grade totals and divide that number by the number of grades. A=4 B=3 C=2 D=1 F=0 For example if your child received 3 A's and 4 B's you will calculate it like this: 4+4+4+3+3+3+3= 24 then you divide 24 by 7(number of grades) the average is a 3.4 which is the grade point average. =)
In RAD, you start wearing pointe shoes in Intermediate Foundation.
Depends by your grade
It can vary depending on where you live, how your grading system works and which dance school you go to. Mainly, you start pointe-work at grade 5 and carry on through grade 6, plus any more grades after that if you are still dancing.
in R.A.D grading, intermediate foundation,
On average u should know them in first or second grade !
Acutally - it depends on where you go. If you dance with BTDA for example, it goes to grade 5, then intermediate and up. If, like myself, you dance with the royal ballet school, it goes to grade 8. pointe work does not start at a specific grade. I dance with the North Wales School of Dance and really, the pointe work strats around grade 5. But the ballet teachers will only let you start if they think that you are ready (ankles are strong, point is good) You really have to work hard and pointe is quite dangerous, you can brake your ankles.
Normally Grade 4,5, or 6. Depending on whether you are strong enough to hold your wweight on your toes.
There is definatly NO CERTAIN GRADE, it depends on the strangth and tecnique the student has. Genreraly students go on pointe when they reach Intermediate Foundation but this isn't a definite limit. The student must be doing ballet for at least 3 years and doing 4 classes a week. (I am in grade 5 and have been doing pointe work for a year now, but i think it was way to early and i am causing damage to my feet. i have also only been dancing for 1 year.)
My teacher recommends going on when you start 6th grade. Teachers may vary with when you should go on. But you can always ask. But in any case you should always have experience in dance; and you must have strong ankles. I would recommend starting Pointe when you are in 6th grade. It is the just right age. Reference: I started at that grade. Hope this helps.
You can injure yourself if you are not properly trained. You should only be en pointe if you are a serious ballerina. If you are not, you probably shouldn't be en pointe. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
I think it is grade 4 on International Dance Teacher's Association. But i am not positive. on Royal Academy of Dance it's recommended grade 6 but it depends on the dancer a lot of the time
In the Royal Acadamy of Dance it is Grade 6 or above, but it depends on how strong the dancer's legs are and what they are capable of.