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❗ [updated 10 October 2021] Additional Precautions In addition to the announced updated Health Protocol 1-2-3, and mainly to better protect our unvaccinated young students, we are adding this precaution for now. Please do NOT come for class if unwell or, if students or anyone from the same household tested...

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An extensive video production and filming event that involved every student and dancer in the entire school as part of our extension programme. At Elevate, we strongly believe in a holistic and comprehensive curriculum. Actual filming was done on both Saturday & Sunday, 05th & 06th December 2020, with 30...

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Hong Kong Challenge Cup Dance Competition (Video Filming) – December 2020. Congratulations to all students who participated despite all difficulties, challenges and a roller coaster year. It is a year where we didn’t manage to travel overseas for competitions, but instead year 2020 has been a year of online competitions...

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Breaking Free – A Video Production Showcase. An extensive event that involved every student and dancer in the entire school as part of our extension programme. At Elevate, we strongly believe in a holistic and comprehensive curriculum. Actual filming was done on both Saturday & Sunday, 05th & 06th December...

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Brought to you in partnership with Sassymama. Full article here. Posted on 06 August, 2020 | By Sassy Mama Does Dancing Really Lead to Better Memory? Elevate Dance Academie Shares 5 Long-term Benefits of Dance Could dance give your kids good posture, better discipline and even better grades? Read on as Elevate Dance Academie...

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Our 2020 RAD candidates finally completed their video-exams on 22nd & 23rd July 2020 due to the worldwide escalation of COVID-19. We’re glad that everyone persevered and did their utmost best despite the many circumstances, circuit breaker, lack of practise and abrupt delay. We’re proud and delighted with the outcome....

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Modern emerged in the 19th century when ballet had previously dominated the dancing world, receiving its widespread success in the 20th. It is a style of dance that emerged as a reaction to the strict rules of classical ballet.  According to historians, modern has two main birthplaces: Europe (specifically Germany) and...

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Ballet has embraced many cultures and traditions, and evolved. Across the globe, many companies, vocational schools, techniques and methods have been established with differences in characteristics and style. In this article, we will discuss some of the techniques widely used in the world. French Technique The French technique is the...

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Ballet spans over centuries and continents. It has years of experimentation and artistic inspiration to establish its unique methods, techniques and styles. Ballet started with court ballet before evolving into opera-ballet and the comédie-ballet, and later the classical ballet which is widely spread today. In this article, we will discuss...

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    In 1909, the Russian ballet moved to France, where the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev (1872 – 1929) rooted in Paris and toured throughout Europe, the United States and South America. It was recognised as the most influential ballet company of the 20th century where it transformed the...

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COVID-19 Safe Management Measures

❗ [updated 10 October 2021] Additional Precautions In addition to the announced updated Health Protocol 1-2-3, and mainly to better protect our unvaccinated young students, we are adding this precaution for now. Please do NOT come for class if unwell or, if students or anyone from the same household tested

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“Breaking Free” – A Video Production Showcase 2020

An extensive video production and filming event that involved every student and dancer in the entire school as part of our extension programme. At Elevate, we strongly believe in a holistic and comprehensive curriculum. Actual filming was done on both Saturday & Sunday, 05th & 06th December 2020, with 30

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Hong Kong Challenge Cup – Dec 2020

Hong Kong Challenge Cup Dance Competition (Video Filming) – December 2020. Congratulations to all students who participated despite all difficulties, challenges and a roller coaster year. It is a year where we didn’t manage to travel overseas for competitions, but instead year 2020 has been a year of online competitions

Read More »
2020 elevate breaking free 11 scaled

Breaking Free – A Video Production Showcase – Dec 2020

Breaking Free – A Video Production Showcase. An extensive event that involved every student and dancer in the entire school as part of our extension programme. At Elevate, we strongly believe in a holistic and comprehensive curriculum. Actual filming was done on both Saturday & Sunday, 05th & 06th December

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Does Dance Increase Your Brain Power?

Brought to you in partnership with Sassymama. Full article here. Posted on 06 August, 2020 | By Sassy Mama Does Dancing Really Lead to Better Memory? Elevate Dance Academie Shares 5 Long-term Benefits of Dance Could dance give your kids good posture, better discipline and even better grades? Read on as Elevate Dance Academie

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RAD Video Exam – July 2020

Our 2020 RAD candidates finally completed their video-exams on 22nd & 23rd July 2020 due to the worldwide escalation of COVID-19. We’re glad that everyone persevered and did their utmost best despite the many circumstances, circuit breaker, lack of practise and abrupt delay. We’re proud and delighted with the outcome.

Read More »
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History of Modern – How did Modern start?

Modern emerged in the 19th century when ballet had previously dominated the dancing world, receiving its widespread success in the 20th. It is a style of dance that emerged as a reaction to the strict rules of classical ballet.  According to historians, modern has two main birthplaces: Europe (specifically Germany) and

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Ballet Techniques and Methods

Ballet has embraced many cultures and traditions, and evolved. Across the globe, many companies, vocational schools, techniques and methods have been established with differences in characteristics and style. In this article, we will discuss some of the techniques widely used in the world. French Technique The French technique is the

Read More »
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Ballet Styles

Ballet spans over centuries and continents. It has years of experimentation and artistic inspiration to establish its unique methods, techniques and styles. Ballet started with court ballet before evolving into opera-ballet and the comédie-ballet, and later the classical ballet which is widely spread today. In this article, we will discuss

Read More »
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History of Ballet – How did Ballet start?

    In 1909, the Russian ballet moved to France, where the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev (1872 – 1929) rooted in Paris and toured throughout Europe, the United States and South America. It was recognised as the most influential ballet company of the 20th century where it transformed the

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