Royal Academy of Dance

The Royal Academy of Dance was initially established at the Trocadero Restaurant in Piccadilly, London in the year 1920. It is currently located at Battersea Square, London. The Academy is an international dance examination board which was formed with the objective of improving the standard of Classical Ballet training in London. The Academy has 13,000 members operating from 79 different countries and attracts over 16,000 participants each year. The two training programs are the graded examination syllabus and the vocational graded syllabus. Classical Ballet, Free Movement and Character Dance are incorporated in these programs.