Grade 7 Solo Performance Award

July 2026 - I took my G7 SPA and was awarded a Distinction (75/100). This is a video of my mock. Please excuse the filming. Dance - Technique / Music / Performance / Total (out of 30) 00:00 Classical - 6 / 9 / 8 / 23 01:09 Free Movement - 6 / 8 / 8 / 22 02:02 Character - 7 /6 / 7 / 20 10 marks for recall Reverence is unmarked and is teacher choreographed - what I've danced here is not the set one required for the exam. I'm Gemma, a 37 year old ballet teacher with chronic hip injuries. 4 years ago I took the full exam and scored 69/100 (high merit). 20 years ago I took the grade 7 presentation class as I would not have passed the exam. RAD Royal Academy of Dance