Regional Exam Centre Dates and Locations

Peak periods are the busiest times in the year, so if you can organise exams outside of these dates there will be more availability.

Please read the below notes carefully before submitting applications to the London Centre.

Examination Dates: Dancesport

Please email applications to ukdanceteachers@istd.org

Examination Dates: Theatre Faculties

Please email applications to ukdanceteachers@istd.org

Autumn Term 2020

*DDI & DDE (Unit 4):

Applications for these examinations can only be accepted if candidates have a specific reason why they cannot be entered at the Approved Dance Centre (ADC) with which they are registered.

• Applications received after the advertised closing dates will only be accepted if there is space available or if a cancellation occurs. Telephone applications cannot be accepted.
• The London Centre is designed to accommodate teachers entering Grade and Class examinations who have a total entry of under 3 1/2 hours. Regretfully entries of more than this cannot be accepted.
• Teachers may stipulate the reason for any impossible dates on their application form if necessary. We will attempt to allocate your examination accordingly, however, this cannot be guaranteed. With particular reference to Fellowship and Licentiate examinations, it is hoped that applicants will make themselves available for all the advertised dates.
• Please contact the Centre Examinations Administrator to verify dates for Professional Cecchetti exams and all National and Classical Greek exams.
• Please note: Teachers must provide their own music for Tap Grade 4 and 5, Popular Tap Tests, Tap Medals, Jazz Awards, Modern Advanced 1 and Advanced 2. Free music must be on either an iPod/MP3 player or the original CD. Copied CDs are not always reliable therefore unacceptable for exams.
• Candidates taking exams at London Centre, must only be escorted by one adult.

For queries regarding London Centre examinations or to request an application form, please contact HQ via email ukdanceteachers@istd.org

Centre address:

The Lowford Centre, Portsmouth Road, Burlesdon, Southampton SO31 8ES

With immediate effect, all entries for the Southampton Centre must be submitted directly to Sally Upton. Please see below for examination dates and deadlines for receipt of applications. Please indicate on your application whether you will be requiring a CD Operator/Pianist for your entries. To request application details or to discuss entries, please contact Sally Upton at southamptoncentre@hotmail.co.uk 

Autumn Term 2020

*Vocational exams are held on the day for Ballet with a pianist. All other exams will have a CD/iPod/Phone operator.

Please send applications 10 weeks in advance.

Faculty Key: CB = Cecchetti Ballet, CG = Classical Greek, IB = Imperial Ballet, MT = Modern Theatre, ND = National Dance, TD = Tap DanceTBC