WORKSHOPS AND CPD COURSES

What is Continuing Profesisonal Development?

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) allows you to develop your knowledge and skills whether you’re a dancer, a teacher running your own dance school, a choreographer, an arts administrator, or simply interested in dance. We offer a variety of activities and content, from webinars and in-person workshops, to longer events that allow you to network with other dance professionals from around the world. Our dance CPD sessions are open to everyone, members and non-members alike.

Participating in CPD can improve your knowledge and skills, open up new career opportunities, and increase your confidence and professional credibility. We recognise that dance CPD is personal to you and your situation, so we let you tailor courses to suit your situation. Whether you want to develop more knowledge in injury risk reduction, keep up to date with the latest legislation, discuss teaching strategies with fellow teachers, or focus on developing your leadership and resilience skills, you can create your own dance CPD plan.

Our dance CPD has two strands: professional, and personal development. We believe to be at the forefront of dance teaching, you must also take care of yourself. Our activities focus on your craft: knowledge of classical ballet technique, the ability to break steps down for your students into manageable pieces, and teaching them how to enjoy movement and dance to the best of their ability. Personal development focuses on you not only as a dance teacher but also as a person:

• How can you maintain a work-life balance?
• Can you meet a dance teacher’s demands in the 21st century?

By participating in dance CPD, you take control of your own career development.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS AND CPD COURSES

Exploring Musicality 

In this practical workshop, participants explore and discuss different interpretations of the term ‘musicality’ with particular reference to the learning and teaching of dance, and in particular the learning and teaching of ballet.

Date: Tuesday, 16 December 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Common Injuries in a Dance Environment – from a Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon and Physiotherapist’s perspective

This half-day interactive workshop focuses on common lower limb injuries and anatomical issues which occur among children aged 2.5 to 15, typically observed in a dance environment.

The workshop will be delivered by an experienced paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and a physiotherapist.

Date: Monday, 2 Feburary 2026
Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Venue: Paediatric Orthopaedics & Scoliosis Clinic, 72 Queen's Road Central, Central

Easter Intensive Student Course 2026

Enjoy expert coaching of the RAD Intermediate and Intermediate Foundation Syllabus levels, with our experienced overseas tutor.

This Intensive Student Course covers syllabus barre and centre work followed by pointe work and variation coaching for females, as well as virtuosity and variation coaching for males.

Each level will run for 2 consecutive days, with an additional half day for revision, in which attendance is optional. All courses feature live piano accompaniment.

Date: 3 April - 7 April 2026
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

PAST WORKSHOPS AND CPD COURSES

Safeguarding Children in Dance November 2025

This is a half-day interactive workshop conducted by Save the Children (Hong Kong) in which participating teachers will gain more and enhance their understanding of Safeguarding Children in the dance teaching environment.

Date: Thursday, 20 November 2025
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Venue: 618 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok

Examination Feedback Seminar November 2025

This 3-hour in-person workshop will cover the collective feedback from examiners who have marked the Hong Kong RAD examinations between October and November in 2025.

Date: Thursday, 13 November 2025
Time: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Venue: Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui

Techniques for Developing Adage and Allegro CPD Course

This one day workshop, is divided into two components focusing on Adage and Allegro. The workshop is designed for trainee, early career, and mid-career ballet teachers, as well as those seeking to refresh their knowledge and skills.

Date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Y-Square, Chai Wan

Techniques for Developing Port de bras and Pirouettes

This one day workshop, is divided into two components focusing on Port de bras and Pirouettes. The workshop is designed for trainee, early career, and mid-career ballet teachers, as well as those seeking to refresh their knowledge and skills.

Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Y-Square, Chai Wan

Solo Seal Award (FULL)

Solo Seal is the RAD’s highest level of examination. Candidates will perform three contrasting variations, in front of a panel of judges, designed to meet the stylistic and movement demands of today’s top choreographers and directors.

Date: Sunday, 2 November 2025
Time: 3:00PM - 5:30PM
          (NO admission from 2:50PM)
Venue: The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Wan Chai

Examination Feedback Seminar June 2025

This 3-hour in-person workshop will cover the collective feedback from examiners who have marked the Hong Kong RAD examinations between May and June in 2025.

Date: Friday, 13 June 2025
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Venue: Dance Studio, Kwai Tsing Theatre, Kwai Chung

Silver Swans® Workshop 30 May 2025

This one-day workshop introduces experienced ballet teachers to Silver Swans®, with a focus on safe and inclusive practice for adults and strategies to maximise their experience.

Date: Friday, 30 May 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Silver Swans® Workshop 29 May 2025 (FULL)

This one-day workshop introduces experienced ballet teachers to Silver Swans®, with a focus on safe and inclusive practice for adults and strategies to maximise their experience.

Date: Thursday, 29 May 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Creative Approaches in Teaching Character Work: Russian, Ukrainian and Hungarian Styles (Grades 1-4)

This one day workshop explore the styles, techniques and movement vocabularies (steps) found in the Russian, Hungarian and Ukrainian character dances as presented in RAD syllabi. Through creating training exercises, choreographing free enchaînements, and discussing ideas with others, participants will gain a greater appreciation of the different artistic and technical aspects of each character style.

Date: Saturday, 19 April 2025 (Public Holiday)
Time: 9:30AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Kwai Tsing Theatre, Kwai Chung

Syllabus Strategies: Focus on Grades 4-5

A one day workshop in which participating teachers will gain an understanding of how to teach the Grade 4 & 5 syllabi. Learning activities will focus on creating appropriate development exercises to encourage an accurate interpretation of the criteria used in the mark scheme of the examination.

Date: Friday, 18 April 2025 (Public Holiday)
Time: 9:30AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Kwai Tsing Theatre, Kwai Chung

Advanced Foundation: Focus on Variations (Female)

A half-day practical course in which participating teachers will gain a detailed understanding of the steps and movements of each of the Female variations at Advanced Foundation level.

Date: Thursday, 17 April 2025
Time: 9:30AM - 12:30PM
Venue: Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui

Flexibility for Dance: for varying ages and abilities

This one day workshop will address safe and effective stretching / flexibility training for dancers of varying ages and abilities.

Date: Friday, 4 April 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Iso Fit Pilates Studio, Central

Safeguarding Children in Dance (Cantonese)

This is a half-day interactive workshop conducted by Save the Children (Hong Kong) in which participating teachers will gain more and enhance their understanding of Safeguarding Children in the dance teaching environment.

Date: Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Venue: 618 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok

Common Injuries in a Dance Environment

This half-day interactive workshop focuses on common lower back injuries and anatomical issues which occur among children aged 2.5 to 15, typically observed in a dance environment, from the perspective of an experienced Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Date: Monday, 20 January 2025
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Parker House, Central

First Aid Workshop for Dance - Child Elementary First Aid

This half-day workshop focuses on the first aid management and prevention of children accidents. The Child Elementary First Aid (CEFA) is offered by Hong Kong Red Cross. This workshop mainly focuses on the first aid management and prevention of children accidents.

Date: Tuesday, 3 December 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Venue: Hong Kong Red Cross, Tai Kok Tsui

First Aid Workshop for Dance - Child Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

The Child Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CCPR) workshop is a half-day workshop that will focus on CPR skills and choking management skill for children.

Date: Monday, 2 December 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Hong Kong Red Cross, Tai Kok Tsui

(Zoom) Examination Feedback Seminar November 2024

This 2-hour workshop (via Zoom) will cover the collective feedback from examiners who have marked the Hong Kong RAD examinations between October and November 2024.

Date: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Time: 10:30AM - 12:30PM

Discovering Repertoire Level 2 and 3 (Female)

This one-day practical studio-based course will provide ballet teachers with a good understanding and knowledge of all the Female development exercises and variations from Discovering Repertoire Levels 2 and 3.

Date: Monday, 28 October 2024
Time: 9:30AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Tung Po, San Po Kong

First Aid Workshop for Dance - Child Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

The Child Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CCPR) workshop is a half-day workshop that will focus on CPR skills and choking management skill for children.

Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Hong Kong Red Cross, Tai Kok Tsui

First Aid Workshop for Dance - Child Elementary First Aid

This half-day workshop focuses on the first aid management and prevention of children accidents. The Child Elementary First Aid (CEFA) is offered by Hong Kong Red Cross. This workshop mainly focuses on the first aid management and prevention of children accidents.

Date: Monday, 23 September 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Venue: Hong Kong Red Cross, Tai Kok Tsui

Core Stability for Young Dancers

This one day practical workshop will focus on core stability along with modifications for safe and effective practice in working with young dancers.

Date: Wednesday, 18 September 2024
(Public Holiday)
Time: 10:30AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Iso Fit Pilates Studio, Central

Safeguarding Children in Dance

This is a half-day interactive workshop conducted by Save the Children (Hong Kong) in which participating teachers will gain more and enhance their understanding of Safeguarding Children in the dance teaching environment. The leaning activities will focus on the identification, prevention, and safeguarding of children from harm within the dance environment.

Date: Monday, 26 August 2024
Time: 11:00AM - 2:00PM
Venue: 618 Shanghai Street, Mong Kok

(ZOOM) Focus on Class Awards

This 1 hour webinar focuses on the Class Award format, with the aim to provide RAD teachers with guidance regarding how to prepare and present their students for this type of assessment. By looking at what a Class Award is, what work is presented, and how marks are awarded, teachers will also gain a better understanding of when a Class Award might be an appropriate option for their students.

Date: Thursday, 25 July 2024
Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM

Examination Feedback Seminar June 2024 Hong Kong

This 3-hour in-person workshop will cover the collective feedback from examiners who have marked the Hong Kong RAD examinations between May and June in 2024.

Date: Sunday, 16 June 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Kwai Tsing Theatre, Kwai Chung

Silver Swans® Workshop

This is a one-day workshop introduces experienced ballet teachers to Silver Swans®, with a focus on safe and inclusive practice for adults and strategies to maximise their experience.

Date: Thursday, 6 June 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Silver Swans® Workshop

This is a one-day workshop introduces experienced ballet teachers to Silver Swans®, with a focus on safe and inclusive practice for adults and strategies to maximise their experience.

Date: Wednesday, 5 June 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Exploring Musicality

In this practical workshop, participants explore and discuss different interpretations of the term ‘musicality’ with particular reference to the learning and teaching of dance, and in particular the learning and teaching of ballet.

Date: Monday, 4 March 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Syllabus Strategies Focus on Grade 6, 7 and 8 (Female)

A one-day practical course in which participating teachers will gain an understanding of how to teach the Grade 6, 7 and 8 syllabi, focusing on the female work. Learning activities will focus on creating appropriate development exercises to encourage an accurate interpretation of the criteria used in the mark scheme of the examination.

Date: Monday, 19 February 2024Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PMVenue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Inside the Exam-A View from the Examiner's Table

This half-day course takes an in-depth look at the examination process in general, and at the RAD marking criteria in particular. The course includes practical information about the way that an examination is run, and also gives more detail about what an examiner is looking for when they watch and mark an examination.

Date: Monday, 22 January 2024
Time: 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

Introducing RAD Online Exam Entries and Refresher

This workshop will provide attendees with a full understanding of the RAD Online Exam Entries system. An explanation of the terminology used throughout the system will be provided.

Date: Friday, 19 January 2024
Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District

(ZOOM) Examination Feedback Seminar November 2023 Hong Kong

This 2-hour workshop(via Zoom) will cover the collective feedback from examiners who have marked the Hong Kong RAD examinations between October and November in 2023.

Date: Monday, 20 November 2023
Time: 6:00PM - 8:00PM

Basic Anatomy

This full-day workshop will take place at a professional Pilates studio called Iso Fit on Wyndham Street, Central. The studio offers a full range of and most up-to-date Pilates and GYROTONIC® equipment.

Date: Monday, 23 October 2024
(Public Holiday)
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Venue: Iso Fit Pilates Studio, Central

Focus On Variations: Intermediate

A one-day practical course in which participating teachers will gain a detailed understanding of the steps and movements of each of the Variations at Intermediate level (both male and female).

Date: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Time: 9:00AM - 16:00PM
Venue: Xiqu Centre, West Kowloon Cultural District