Open days & auditions

The best way to find out what it’s like to study at the Royal Academy of Dance and whether this is the right choice for you, is to come to one of our open days and experience it for yourself.

Come and visit us in our new home! Our open days are fun, interactive and informative. Not only will you find out more about the programme of study you are interested in, but you will get to experience it too.

• Your Open Day

  Presentations and questions

  Find out everything you need to know about studying your chosen programme, and the career choices it offers, at our careers fair session. Programme Managers and Registry staff are on hand to answer your questions. If you can’t make one of our open days, you can join us for our virtual open days – keep an eye out for them via social media to ask questions and enjoy them from the comfort of your own home.

  Join in classes

  Take part in practical dance classes and see what life is like first-hand as an RAD student.

  Take a tour

  Tour our building and explore the dance studios and study facilities.

  Meet students and staff

  Chat to our staff and students over an informal lunch.

  Watch our on-site students at work

  Get to see our students in their day-to-day classes by watching a ballet or performance class.

  RAD tours

  We welcome visitors to our headquarters, and offer tours (subject to booking). These are run between 10am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. They begin at reception with a staff guide, and last approximately 45 minutes.

• UCAS and higher education fairs

  UCAS and higher education fairs

  We travel across the UK to attend UCAS exhibitions and careers fairs and have staff on hand to answer all your study and career questions.

On-site auditions for the BA (Hons) Ballet Education and Postgraduate Certificate in Education: Dance Teaching (with QTS) programmes will take place at our new building in London.

If you have any questions or concerns about how the auditions will be conducted, then please email faculty@rad.org.uk.