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Article: RAD method.(TECHNIQUE)(Royal Academy of Dance)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- December 1, 2007
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When you imagine a lawyer drafting a legal document, one of the first things that springs to mind is precision. It is with that same detailed meticulousness that a Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) trained dancer approaches his or her art. Both techniques are on time, flawless, and yet refined. Strength, expression, and polished movement are the guiding principles of the RAD, the pillars of training that characterize the traditional English system and mold dancers of exceptional quality.
ORIGINS
The Royal Academy of Dance was established in London in 1920 by a small group of eminent dance professionals. Concerned with the poor ...