ERN Workshop 2019
A very well attended ERN Workshop took place on 16 March at Sharon Viljoen’s Studio.
Newcastle, Dundee and Vryheid Workshops
Jenny Devenish gave three ballet workshops from Tiny Tots 1 to Intermediate in the Northern Natal area at the beginning of June. The first was held in Newcastle and included over 125 students from the studios of Juanré Lombard, Juanita … Continued
Pre-Grades – Tiny Tots 1 & 2 and Pre-Primary
Apart from the normal examination format, these may now also be examined as follows: Parents watching – in the exam room correctly prepared with chairs behind the examination table; ONLY IF SPACE ALLOWS. Or as per Medals on Stage. All … Continued
Updates 2019
PRETORIA MAJOR EXAM SESSION Due to the problems with students writing exams it has been decided to change the dates to 21-26 October – this is a trail run to see if it is a better option. Therefore, this replaces … Continued
Examination Certificates
Great News!!!! All examination certificates will have the following ‘stickers/seals’ instead of the examiners writing out the result Tiny Tots 1 & 2: Gold with ‘Successful’ printed on it. From Pre-Primary upwards: Gold with ‘Distinction’ printed on it Gold with … Continued
Exam Dances
Primary up to and including Grade 1: Demi-character dance. Grade 2 and up: Teachers choice of a Demi-character or Classical dance. Mimes: We encourage all teachers to use mimes in the dances. It is however optional from 2019 which mime … Continued
New Syllabus Notes
Please note that the new Grade 3, Intermediate Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced 1, Advanced 2 and Advanced Performance syllabi notes have been updated on 26 April 2019. If you have bought any of these downloadable syllabi on the DASA website, the … Continued
New Grade 3 and Grade ERN Workshops
UPDATE! It is with great regret that, due to many circumstances that were brought to the Board’s attention, the New Grade 3 & ERN workshops will NOT be going ahead as previously planned and advertised. There, unfortunately, were not enough … Continued
Major District Workshops
MPUMALANGA DISTRICT WORKSHOP Mpumalanga District Major Workshop took place in June 2018 in Nelspruit. What a privilege is was to have Lorna Haupt there with Sharon Viljoen. WESTERN CAPE DISTRICT WORKSHOP The DASA Majors Workshop for the Western Cape was … Continued
Coppelia 2018
Dancers from Sharon and Rochelle Vijoen performed a beautiful Coppelia in June at the South African State Theatre. DASA students from ages 4-16 formed part of the performances. One of the dancers who has danced with Sharon from the age … Continued