The Medal Test is a performance based award system, where candidates perform in front of an audience and therefore gain the necessary skills, experience and confidence required for a performance. All awards in the Medal Tests can be taken in either a solo, duet, trio, group or troupe form.

These awards are available to candidates of all ages with each Medal or Trophy having a coloured centre to show the candidate's age group. There are 15 levels for a candidate to progress through starting with the Bronze Medal all the way to a 3rd Cup.

The levels are as follows:
1 Bronze Medal
2 Silver Medal
3 Gold Medal
4 Bronze Star
5 Silver Star
6 Gold Star
7 1st Shield
8 2nd Shield
9 3rd Shield
10 1st Statuette
11 2nd Statuette
12 3rd Statuette
13 1st Cup
14 2nd Cup
15 3rd Cup

Medals, Stars and Shields
These awards can be taken in any subject, for example, Ballet, Tap, Modern, Lyrical, Acrobatic, Greek, National, Character, Song and Dance, etc.

Statuettes
These awards can be taken in either Cabaret or Classical. Candidates must perform 2/3 dances in different subjects. For example, for a Cabaret Statuette they can perform a Tap and a Modern, or for a Classical Statuette they could perform a Ballet and a National.

Cups
These awards must include both classical and cabaret routines starting with two of each for the 1st Cup and finishing with four of each for the 3rd Cup. Some subjects, for example, Disco, Speech and Drama, Modelling and Gym differ in some respects but all follow the same route of progression from Bronze Medal through to 3rd Cup.

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