MACKAY AUTUMN SYLLABUS INTENSIVE 2025

DATES 

April School Holidays Week 1 - Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April 2025 - Please scroll down to see full timetable.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY - Please read the Terms and Conditions here.

VENUE

Studio 53, 53 Gregory St, Mackay

ABOUT

These school holidays, the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) invites students to participate in a series of ballet classes, led by experienced RAD examiners who are experts in the RAD syllabus.

Classes focus on coaching the syllabus and improving the dancers' skills, technique, musicality and artistry. They are a great way to keep up fitness during the school holidays, prepare before RAD exams, meet new people and enjoy a special school holiday experience.​​​​

Don't miss this great opportunity to receive expert tuition from an experienced RAD examiner and improve your ballet skills.

Be quick - classes limited to 25 students each

This intensive is supported by the Regional Arts Development fund. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Mackay Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

Register ASAP and before Tuesday 1 April at 8am

Please note, students can attend the course even if they don't have full knowledge of their level yet. Students are welcome to attend as long as they can copy/follow along with the other students and don’t expect to be taught the syllabus – the examiners are coaching rather than teaching.

CLASSES

Syllabus Classes:

• GRADES: Grade 2 to Grade 5
• VOCATIONAL: Intermediate Foundation to Advanced 2
• DISCOVERING REPERTOIRE - Level 2 (class content) and Level 4 (Nutcraker Variation)

Non-Syllabus Classes:

These classes are especially for those who would like something more recreational and non-syllabus forcused, and for those who are not preparing for RAD exams. They are also a great way to improve certain technique and keep up fitness during the school holidays. Scroll down for times.

• Coppelia Entrance Solo Class
  • This is a fun class held over two days, for students from Grade 4 to Intermediate levels, to learn the Swanhilda entrance solo from the famous ballet, Coppelia. This classic ballet is set in a quaint Austrian village, where Dr. Coppélius, a doll-maker, has crafted a beautiful mechanical doll named Coppélia. She is so realistic that the villagers mistake her as being his daughter. Swanhilda is one of the most beautiful girls in the village, who loves life and her fiancé, Franz. In this entrance solo dance, Swanhilda sees Coppélia for the first time, mistaking her for a real person. Classes taught by Maria Roselli.
• Grade 1 to 3 Character Class
  • This is an opportunity for students in these levels, to learn more about the steps from the different character dances, as well as the history and countries of origin of the dances. Class taught by Julie Fleming.

Teacher Viewing

This is an opportunity for RAD teachers to observe the guest tutors, grow their own knowledge and skill, to take back into their own studios. Scroll down for times. Please book in advance, via the button on the right hand side of this page.

TUTORS

Julie Fleming

Julie trained vocationally at The Dance School of Scotland and the Royal Ballet School where she graduated from the 3 year Teacher Training Course, gaining her diploma in Classical Ballet Teaching, Character Dance, Cecchetti Teaching Diploma, National, Benesh Notation, Anatomy, Music, and Child Psychology. She has taught internationally and Australia wide for almost 30 years. She regularly tutors for the RAD Faculty of Education and is regularly invited to national and international summer schools, pre-examination intensives, comprehensive syllabus courses, award days and masterclasses. Julie’s worked with a range of students, teachers/ trainees in vastly diverse dance environments.

Maria Roselli

Maria began her ballet training in New Zealand before joining the Royal Ballet School in London where she trained there for 2 years. From 1984 Maria danced professional with the Royal Ballet Company, London, touring Russia, Japan, Germany and Australia. ln 1990 she joined National Ballet of Canada; and then the NAPAC and CAPAB in South Africa dancing many soloist and principal roles including Swanhilda (Coppelia), Sugar Plum Fairy (Nutcracker) and Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). In 2000 she retired from the stage, and ran her own ballet school in Cape Town, South Africa from 2001 – 2016. Maria has been teaching at schools in Brisbane from January 2017 onwards to children of all ages. She is also a qualified Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) instructor and has been an RAD examiner since 2022.

​TIMETABLE: Monday 7 to Friday 11 April 2025

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