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Annual Review & Report 2012/13 ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE Annual Review & Report 2012/13 Royal Academy of Dance Annual Review & Report 2012/13 CONTENTS Chairman’s report 02 Chief Executive’s review 04 RAD leadership 06 The Trustees 10 The Academy 12 Examinations 14 Education 16 Continuing Professional Development 18 employees in UK and Republic As the professional membership body for 122of Ireland Membership 20 dance teachers, we will inspire and empower Student Activities 22 Step into Dance 24 dance teachers and students, members and Benesh Movement Notation 26 employees and representatives The Philip Richardson Library 28 staff to make innovative, artistic and lasting in international111 offices RAD Enterprises 30 contributions to dance and dance education Annual General Meeting 32 throughout the world. Summarised financial statements 34 freelance196 examiners Key performance indicators 36 Overview 37 At a glance 38 Statement of the Board of Trustees’ responsibilities 39 freelance teachers/guest lecturers 300 Independent auditor’s statement to the Trustees of Royal Academy of Dance 40 Group consolidated statement of financial activities 41 mentors 350 Group and charity balance sheets 42 Accounting policies 43 Scholarships, awards, bursaries & fundraising 45 practical teaching supervisors 200 Corporate governance 47 Offices 49 100tutors Our highlights of the year are produced in full in a separate publication, Your stories – Our highlights, created in conjunction with this Annual Review & Report. Photo: Evan Li; Cover photo: David photo: Tett Evan Li; Cover Photo: 02 Royal Academy of Dance Annual Review & Report 2012/13 03 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT The year under review has seen an almost unparalleled Along with our successes over the past year, we have level of activity at the Royal Academy of Dance. Our also experienced some disappointing financial results colleagues at Battersea Square have worked inventively associated with how we introduced some very necessary and tirelessly to put on some of our most memorable new syllabi. Consequently, we are presently re-evaluating events, thereby delivering on a multitude of projects our business model for bringing new syllabi to market. ‘The year under review has seen an almost to support members, students, teachers and our Further, your Board of Trustees has asked management wider communities. to review our Strategic Plan for 2015-2020 in order to unparalleled level of activity at the Royal address this issue and also consider alternative means Of particular note was the 2012 Genée International of raising revenue through our range of products Ballet Competition, held in Wellington, New Zealand. and services. Academy of Dance, as staff have worked to It was a huge success artistically, seeing the introduction of a new ‘Dancer’s Own’ section, which will now be a In our last report I suggested that we faced a ‘challenging put on some of our most memorable events part of future competitions. Just as importantly, it was a and exciting future’ and this is still very much the case. triumph for our New Zealand membership whose Alongside our achievements over this past year, we have fundraising efforts surpassed all expectations in terms of also had to operate in a straitened financial landscape and to deliver on projects to support our their sheer enthusiasm and the money they raised for where cuts and downsizing have become the norm. But the event. The fact that three of the five awarded medals despite this we have managed, in no small part thanks members, students, teachers and our went to local dancers also shows that ballet in New to our senior management team, to retain staffing levels Zealand is in rude health and has a bright future. and the scope and quality of our work and thereby deliver to the expectations of our members. wider communities.’ Closer to home, our Faculty of Education held a conference in April in London on Dance and Lifelong Wellbeing. This I must also pay tribute to the loyalty and understanding was the culmination of their work on a report, which of our staff. With their support and the guidance and looked at ways to enhance health and wellbeing, and to expertise of our Board of Trustees, I am confident that promote social inclusion through dance. The conference the coming year will see our financial position strengthen brought together experts in dance, health, community arts and our reputation grow even further as a world leader and education to explore the ways in which dance can in dance education and training. enhance lives – especially for older people. 2013 also saw the beginning of mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for our teaching members. As you know, our primary goal is to produce the best dance teachers in the world and this scheme allows them to stay up to date with the latest developments and to increase their knowledge and skills. To the best of our Kerry Rubie knowledge, this is the first such scheme in the world for Chairman dance teachers and its development and implementation is indeed a credit to our Faculty of Education. 04 Royal Academy of Dance Annual Review & Report 2012/13 05 CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW In his foreword to this report, the Chairman has outlined I am particularly pleased that we have kept pace with the some of the many achievements of the year in review and I development of new media. Our Facebook activities and would like to mention a few of our other successes, such as our following on Twitter are growing rapidly and through the spectacular 2012 Dance Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, these channels, our relationship with our members has a and the work of the Step into Dance project (now with 200 new immediacy as we are able to respond to requests ‘Despite our present challenging financial London schools taking part in the programme), and their and feedback faster than ever. With our membership rousing Step LIVE! event at Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Ever now exceeding 14,000, this facility will become more and position, all of this paints a picture of mindful of our mission to uphold the highest standards more important. of professional and ethical conduct in our dealings with students, members and the public, our new Code of Internationally our work continues and our influence an effective, successful and influential Conduct for members and Code of Professional Practice increases. Students from around the world continue to for teachers were published during the year. study on our Faculty of Education and Benesh Institute organisation. For this I must express my programmes, with no fewer than 30 countries represented On a very different note, the Barbie Ballet Weekend, a in the year under review. Their success was recognised at promotional event in partnership with Universal Pictures, ceremonies at the University of Surrey in April and the thanks to our Chairman, to our Board of was held at 27 RAD schools across England and Scotland. University of Surrey and RAD Awards Day in July. Set up to encourage newcomers to ballet, the event saw Trustees and to our loyal and dedicated over 500 young dancers between 3–8 years of age take Despite our present challenging financial position, all of this part in the expectation of a chance to dance in front of our paints a picture of an effective, successful and influential President, Darcey Bussell. The competition also attracted organisation. For this I must express my thanks to our staff and members around the world.’ a significant amount of coverage for the RAD in the UK Chairman, to our Board of Trustees and to our loyal and national press. dedicated staff and members around the world. I believe we can be justly proud of our achievements and of the Customer feedback helped drive RAD Enterprises’ decision progress we have made. I am confident that we will emerge to expand their portfolio with a range of new products to from this testing period stronger and even more effective support our syllabi. These included innovations such as an and successful, and I believe we have every reason to look ‘app’ for smartphones and tablets to complement the new to the future with optimism and confidence. Advanced levels for launch in September 2013. This year also saw work begin on the new RAD website, due for launch at the end of 2013. Across the organisation we began to assess the needs of each department and the developers were briefed on how to provide a better Luke Rittner experience for our website visitors, with improved Chief Executive navigation and easier access to information. Alongside this we also began planning for the development of a ‘global database’ which will eventually enable RAD offices around the world to share information and to allow the processing of online payments and course bookings. 06 Royal Academy of Dance Annual Review & Report 2012/13 07 RAD LEADERSHIP 1. 2. President Darcey Bussell cbe Chief Luke Executive Rittner Darcey Bussell was born in London and trained at The Luke Rittner took up his appointment as Chief Executive Royal Ballet School. It was here that the late Kenneth on 1 September 1999. Previously he was Secretary MacMillan noticed her exceptional technique and in 1988 General of the Arts Council of Great Britain (1983– gave her the leading role in his ballet The Prince of the 1990), Communications Director for Sotheby’s Europe Pagodas, causing her to move to The Royal Ballet from (1992–1998) and in previous years has run the Bath 1. Sadler’s Wells Royal Ballet after only one year. In 1989, Festival. He was also Founder-Director of the on the opening night of the show, she was promoted to Association for Business Sponsorship of the Arts (now Principal, at the time the youngest ballerina to be given Arts & Business).
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