PAA Video Exams – Performance Arts Award

Performance Arts Award Video Exam Solutions

RSL Awards is delighted to announce that PAA graded exams can be assessed via video across its suite of qualifications thanks to Live Video and Recorded Video exam solutions.

Available for all PAA Musical Theatre, Acting, Jazz Dance, and Street Dance qualifications, Live Video Exams (LVE) are applicable for schools and exam centres.

Recorded Video Exams (RVE) can be submitted by schools or venues from Premiere – Grade 8 in Musical Theatre. Individuals, schools, venues or exam centres can submit Recorded Video Exams for Acting (all grades), Jazz Dance (Premiere – Grade 3) and Street Dance (Grades 1-3).

These digital solutions are our commitment to making PAA graded exams as accessible as possible. Please flick through the tabs below to find out more about our range of video assessments.

For more information and enquiries, please contact paa@rslawards.com

PAA Video Exam Solutions

PAA Live Video Exams

RSL Awards are offering Live Video Exams (LVE) for all PAA Musical Theatre, Acting, Jazz Dance, and Street Dance qualifications. Live Video Exams are not available to individuals – applications will only be accepted from schools/exam venues.

Live Video Exams are conducted via online video conference using Zoom, between the candidates at the exam venue and the examiner based at another location. If your school is new to PAA and you are interested in Live Video Exams you will need to set up an account. Please contact paa@rslawards.com for more information.

General Guidance for Exam Venues

Full guidance will be provided on application; however, as a general guide, PAA live video exam content is exactly the same as the specifications in the syllabus, with the following conditions:

Venues are responsible for ensuring the welfare of candidates throughout the live video examination, including provision of:

An adequately sized space for the examination to safely take place, with plenty of room for all scenes, musical numbers and dance movements, appropriate to the number of candidates
Flooring which is safe for dancing on and offers the dancer some cushioning on impact, such as sprung or vinyl flooring manufactured to industry standards, which is clean and free from debris, spillages, and any other hazards. RSL Awards assumes no liability for damage to property or injury sustained by any candidate or staff member while participating in live video examinations
A chaperone, (in addition to the music operator) to be present throughout the live video examination, responsible for ensuring the physical and mental wellbeing of the candidates. Centres must ensure that all current safeguarding protocols are adhered to

Other conditions:

There must be a minimum of two and a maximum of eight candidates per live video examination, and the principal/teacher must ensure that all candidates are fully and equally visible to the examiner. Therefore, it is necessary to ensure the examiner can easily see the whole room in which the candidates will perform, including surrounding areas
All candidates must be visible throughout the examination, including moments when they are offstage. This is to ensure that each and every candidate’s performance can be seen from start to finish, including entrances and exits
To ensure the above, it is permissible to split candidates into smaller groups
The music operator and chaperone must also be visible to the examiner. They must not be positioned out of shot
Quiet, private location in a walled room
Bright lighting (day light or artificial light), ideally illuminating the candidates from their front
The room should not be highly reverberant. If there are areas/pockets of the room where audibility or visibility is compromised (e.g. due to the shape), candidates should not perform in these areas
If the dance, or part of the dance, is performed in lines, teachers must ensure that all candidates have an equal opportunity to be positioned in the front line, or downstage area, for at least part of the routine
A maximum of two non-exam students are permitted to take part in live video examinations
An audience is permitted, with restrictions - please see the guidance document for full details.

For full details on how to book your students for a PAA Musical Theatre, Acting, Jazz Dance or Street Dance Live Video Exam, including technical requirements and application process, please contact paa@rslawards.com .

Musical Theatre – PAA Live Video Exam Guidance

Acting – PAA Live Video Exam Guidance

Street Dance & Jazz Dance – PAA Live Video Exam Guidance

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PAA Recorded Video Exams

Recorded Video Exams can be submitted by schools or venues from Premiere – Grade 8 in Musical Theatre. Individuals, schools, venues or exam centres can submit Recorded Video Exams for Acting (all grades), Jazz Dance (Premiere – Grade 3) and Street Dance (Grades 1-3).

The exam content is exactly the same as the specifications in the syllabus, with the following additional guidelines adhered to:

Recorded Video Examination process
For RSL video exams to be valid, there are a number of rules that must be adhered to. It is important that candidates and teachers read the Procedure Guide relevant to the exam being taken before applying for a recorded video exam. Please download the relevant guidance from the list below.

PAA Jazz Dance & Street Dance – Recorded Video Exam Guide

PAA Musical Theatre – Recorded Video Exam Guide

PAA Acting: Recorded Video Guide

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PAA Video Exams Example Script – Musical Theatre

PAA Video Exams Example Script – Street Dance

PAA Video Exams Script Example – Jazz Dance