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Very good condition RAD "little ballerina" character skirt Blue stripes 28" / 71cm waist free postage in U.K. Message me if photo required!

Very good condition character shoes - £8 Black canvas, Cuban heel, pink elastic strap free postage in U.K. message me with your email address if you would like a photo - it won't let me upload one with this post!

Thank you for posting about this, Janet. It's definitely very interesting. Do you think it would be a good thing on someone's cv when they graduate from vocational school, having possibly decided they don't actually want to perform?

wow thanks Loulabelle! xx

Hello all, does anyone have a 2nd hand RAD Grade 7 DVD they would like to sell please? Thank you

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FOR SALE £10.50 & Free P&P For RAD grades 6, 7, 8 Very good condition RAD leotard - still in exam condition. Size 3 Worn about 3-4 times (and then outgrown)! NB This is the Burgundy colour (not the black version) Originally purchased from RAD shop: here is a link to the item. http: www.radenterprises.co.uk/rad-examination-wear/female-exam-wear/grade-6-8?sort=20a&page=1 IF THE LINK DOESN'T WORK COPY AND PASTE INTO YOUR BROWSER OR CONTACT ME AND I WILL SEND A LIVE LINK as I'm not sure the above link is working correctly! Contact me for photos Thank you!

Thanks Humfly. Early days for us, but worth starting to be aware. Good luck to your DD!

Do you need to send a different dvd to each company you apply for? That would be really expensive! or do companies not specify what they want to see on the dvd, so one recording would do for every application?

are companies that are auditioning generally looking for dancers who have already danced professionally?

thank you both! So advice would be to keep an eye out as to who auditions when, even though it's early days? DD is 2nd year vocational at the moment.

do companies hold auditions regularly each year, like the vocational schools, or just whenever they need new people? There's a couple of years to go yet for DD but it would be useful to know.

Annaliesey, no not sexual, but what Pictures and Taxi4Ballet say. I'm so glad to hear you have moved your DD. It's always hard to move ballet teachers- it's been a wrench for my DD (now at vocational school) to do so several times but has always been the correct move. If you're in Herts I can recommend a lovely teacher who is great with my DD who has Aspergers (this is not my Dd who is at vocational school but her sister who dances just to keep fit). Said teacher is fantastic with all levels, teaches at vocational schools and for NYB as well as her own little dance school. However it sounds like you may have found somewhere already. Good luck to your DD! It sounds as though she needs to have some help to become more resilient, to know what's right and what isn't when it comes to people in positions of power. What about the other kids still with this teacher though? In my view the teacher must be reported - it is a safeguarding issue. Can you contact your local safeguarding children's board for advice? this link may set you on the correct path http://www.safenetwork.org.uk/training_and_awareness/pages/lscbs.aspx just copy and paste it into your browser if it doesn't work when you click on it. All the best to you and your DD, she has a great mum who has done the right thing and sought advice about something that doesn't feel right.

"The sad thing is she says she is "used to it" or "deserves it" or she's stupid!" This sends chills down my spine- it's like she's being groomed. Get her out of there NOW. And report for the benefit of all the other kids!!!!!

That's great news - thank you! I will DM my address now. I guess a normal envelope is ok - but maybe wrap a plastic bag around it or something??! in case the sharp edge rips through the paper of the envelope? x