You see your acro students for an hour or two a week. Every one of them is working at a different level. How do you keep them all progressing, and keep them motivated all year?
Give them a goal. An annual exam, or Testing Day, gives every student something to work toward and a standard to hold themselves to. It’s one of the best tools I know for building stronger technique.
How ADTA Testing Day Works
ADTA Testing Day is done in house, a bit like a karate belt test. Students are evaluated by their own acro teacher or by an outside acro professional the studio chooses. That means no expensive examiner fees or travel costs.
The ADTA Testing Day Bundle, included in The Acro Circle, gives you everything you need to run your own annual Testing Day. Each exam comes straight from the syllabus and covers:
- Strength and flexibility
- Body positions
- Theory
- Tricks and partnering
- Across-the-floor progressions
Every Student Gets to Test
Not every student will become a professional acrobat or land every trick in their level. But they love acro, and they shouldn’t feel like they aren’t good enough because they don’t have their back walkover, aerial or back handspring on exam day.
That’s why the Testing Day Bundle lets you tailor the exam to each student’s skill level. Every student gets to take part, and Testing Day becomes a celebration of what they can do, not what they can’t do yet.
Where You Come In: Becoming an Examiner
Some studios want an examiner from outside the studio. They can search the ADTA Qualified Examiners directory and hire someone near them.
Examiners are acro teachers who are confident in one, two or all three ADTA levels (Junior, Intermediate and Advanced) and can evaluate a studio’s acro dancers on their technique. Because the Testing Day Bundle lays out exactly what to look for, teachers who have trained through the ADTA are well prepared to examine.
It’s a great way to add freelance income, meet other studios and give back to the acro community.
Get Listed
If you’re an Acro Circle member training with the ADTA and would like to be listed as a Testing Day Examiner, email us at office@acrodanceteachersassociation.com to be added to the free ADTA directory.
