For a candidate to have access to RAD Advanced 2 they must satisfy one of the following pre-requisites: 

• have achieved RAD Advanced 1 or 

• have been given special consideration to take Advanced 2 (see below). 

Only RAD Registered Teachers can enter students for RAD exams. For a teacher to enter a candidate for the RAD Advanced 2 exam they must: 

• be a current teacher registered with the RAD; 

• have registered the school and the candidates they wish to enter. 

• Entry forms can be submitted by another individual (e.g. the school principal), but there must be an RAD Registered Teacher listed on the entry form who is employed or contracted by the school. ​

The following guidance should also be read:  The role of the registered teacher in examinations. 

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You can enter Advanced 2 in the following ways: 

• At an AEC – Approved Examination Centre  

• At an RAV – RAD Approved Venue 

• By submitting a filmed exam 

Please see our website for more information about the regulations and specifications for taking this exam: Brazil | Royal Academy of Dance - Home

If you are a dance teacher, but you are not currently registered with the RAD and/or have not registered the school or the candidates that you wish to enter please contact the RAD Brazil team by emailing mckenny@royalacademyofdance.com.br 

If you are a student who is not currently training with an RAD Registered Teacher, please contact mckenny@royalacademyofdance.com.br for advice on how to find an RAD Teacher who can help you prepare for your RAD Advanced 2 exam. 

This will enable candidates who have not taken previous RAD exams, to enter Advanced 2 without the need to have achieved Intermediate or Advanced 1 in the RAD syllabus. If they pass Advanced 2 with distinction, they will qualify to enter The Fonteyn 2025.   

Special consideration is available for potential candidates with nationalities from or those currently residing and training in any country within Latin America.

To request special consideration for a candidate to take RAD Advanced 2 exam, schools or teachers residing and training within Latin America should apply and send a video of any interested students to be approved. Applications and videos must be submitted by 10 March 2025 and will be reviewed by RAD Brazil.

To submit a request, please fill out the application form available in this page. The video can be shared in any of the following ways:​

• Uploaded within the application form available in this page.

• Uploaded to Vimeo and a link with password provided in your application.

• Uploaded to YouTube privately, and a link with password provided in your application.

• Shared via WeTransfer to: mckenny@royalacademyofdance.com.br  

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Response to applications will be given by 24 March 2025  

The video must be shot in landscape orientation and be filmed from the front. It must include the following:

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Centre Work  

1. Adage - Développés, grand rond de jambes, promenade in attitude or arabesque, penchés, battement lents  

1. Pirouettes - doubles en dehors, doubles en dedans, pirouettes finishing in attitude or arabesque. May also include posé pirouettes en dehors and en dedans singles and doubles.   

1. Petit allegro - to include batterie  

1. Medium allegro - jetés, sissones doublés, assemblés  

Female syllabus:  

5. Pointe enchaînement - échappés, retirés, pirouettes, posé pirouettes, arabesques.  

6. Grand allegro – danced with pointe shoes on - grand jetés, grand jeté en tournant, diagonal of turning steps  

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Male syllabus:  

5. Double tours - right and left, Turns in second position.  

6. Grand allegro - Cabrioles, entrechat six, grand jetés, grand jeté en tournant, saut de basque. 

Only RAD Members can take part in The Fonteyn. To find out how to apply for membership, please visit the RAD website.

The RAD has set up an Exams Bursary to create more opportunities for dancers who may need financial support to enter our exams, to reduce inequality, and to expand our exams into new, under-represented groups globally. All exams are eligible and bursaries are available worldwide.

The application process is open year-round, allowing you to submit applications at any time. However, for Fonteyn candidates, applications must be submitted by 14 April 2025. When applying, please reference Fonteyn in the exam level, such as “Advanced 2 - Fonteyn.” 

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Please use this link to apply for the bursary: Exams Bursary application