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  1. Hi, first time posting👍🏻 My dd is auditioning next Saturday at NBS Manchester. Travelling down from Scotland. We didn’t manage to go to any of the open days so not got a feel for it. What’s the audition like ? My dd enjoys all styles of dance. She’s doing a lyrical solo for the audition. We have had 3 auditions so far and 2 offers, waiting for the result of RCS. Any insights would be great. This whole audition season is exhausting 🙈🙈for parents too. Thx 😊
  2. I know auditions only finished last week but just wondering if anyone had heard anything yet?
  3. My son has got through to the final auditions for Central and Elmhurst. He currently dances at his local dance school to a good level, and has been doing Northern Ballet Associates for just under a year, but he's up against Royal Ballet Associates, and Royal Ballet and Elmhurst Lower School. Does anyone have experience of how many non associate or lower school children get through at final audition? I am just wondering what his chances realistically are.
  4. Saw this posted, in case it is relevant to anyone: (via Facebook) Dancers, mark your calendars! Houston Ballet will be holding Company Open Auditions for the 2024-25 season on Sunday, February 25th, 2024. 🗓️ Auditions will take place here in our beautiful studios at the Margaret Alkek Williams Houston Ballet Center for Dance. Full details here: https://www.houstonballet.org/about/employment-opportunities/dancer-employment/
  5. Just wondered if anyone has heard back from central preliminary audition in Leeds two weeks ago ?
  6. Our DD has her auditions coming up for The Hammond (18th) and Tring Park (14th), I am now starting to get nervous for her, she has been putting in a lot of hard work focusing on her stretches and practising her dance that she has prepared, We are going through her song of choice for her solo song for The Hammond (that worries me as she is not a singer!!!) I don't want to put a load of pressure on her, and want her to go and enjoy the experience, but obviously want her to do well and give it 100%. What could you advice us to do with her over the next week and a half. Is there any questions that we should be asking at the auditions if we have the chance?
  7. Good Morning, My daughter who is 10 has been offered an audition for The Hammond, can anyone please offer any advice or let me know what we will be expecting. She is a ballet dancer and takes modern/jazz lessons ( she hasn’t been doing them long) She isn’t a singer so we are a bit shocked to see that she has to sing a song for the year 7 dance programme. we are stressing a little bit.
  8. We are just at the very beginning of this journey and I was wondering if anyone could advise on the best age for vocational school? Year 7 seems very young but are you less likely to find a place in year 9. Cost would be a major issue for us and my initial feeling is the later the better but I don't want my daughter to miss out if the potential is there, a big if I realise
  9. Hi, I’m 15 years old (born in September so I’m almost 16). I am in year 10 now and will be auditioning for colleges in year 11. Recently I have been attending lots of associate program auditions; I was accepted into ballet boost seniors but rejected to enb and csb. I still have my rambert audition tomorrow. I am not sure what to do as csb is my dream college (realistically. I’d LOVE rbs but I’m not sure if I’m talented enough so my dad told me to reduce my expectations, and I chose csb. I’ve done lots of research and it seems like the perfect school for me). I’m a bit heartbroken as I’m not sure what to do now, I have about 6 months before the audition for the college, and if I can’t make it into the associates, I’m not sure how I’ll make it to the college. They don’t respond with feedback either, so there’s no way to know what I need to work on in this limited time too. Does anyone have any advice? What do colleges look for? And especially csb and enb. I’ve tagged my top schools, however I will be audition for a few others, but they include musical theatre which isn’t me so I’d prefer the tagged schools. I’ve just taken my intermediate RAD exam too (literally yesterday) and have already been training in advanced 1 for a while. Thank you so much for any advice you can give, I’m a little stressed and overwhelmed right now 😅
  10. Edinburgh Festival Ballet School, founded by ENBS founder Peter Schaufuss, are acceptioning audition applications for school year 23/24. The school offers a 3 year course providing our students with a HND after the first two years and the Peter Schaufuss diploma after the 3rd year. We also offer a 4th year Graduate Company. The company will create 3 pieces a year to be performed to the public in one of our beautiful theatres, Ashton Hall or Ian McKellen Theatre. All our students are trained by international professional dancers and are taught as if in a professional company to prepare them for the professional world. Students receive individual feedback on a regular basis and learn a variety of styles relevent to the repertiore performed by companies today. Our 3rd and 4th year students have the opportunity to perform with Peter Schaufuss's ballet company on tour in Denmark and previous students have been asked to perform soloist and principal roles his most recent productions of Nutcracker and Hamlet with Ian McKellen. If you'd like to audition for the school please email admin@edinburghfestivalballet.com or go to our website https://www.edinburghfestivalballet.com/auditions to download an application form. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
  11. Anyone got any idea how long it’s usually to hear back from central prelims! Dds first audition and the post nerves have now kicked in
  12. I’ve been looking through the forum for ages and can’t seem to find a post someone put up with all the links to previous conversations regarding auditioning for vocational school. Could someone repost here thank you
  13. I haven't been on here for quite some time and hope that everyone is enjoying the wonderful world of Ballet!! I read with interest the thread " not vocational " and felt it time to present to you something I have designed purely to help UK Ballet dancers. During my years teaching and coaching, and especially after the work I have been doing this past year, I have noticed there is a gap in standard with our students here and the international ones I see. I believe a large part of the difference is a deep sense of self confidence that burns through every step thats taken to create an entirely different effect as a dancer. And like anything in life - If you believe you can perform that movement, well you are far more likely to pull it off! Obviously other factors exist but this has become a clear denominator now - upper body, artistry, dynamics and confidence! Technique can only work to its best with all these areas combined. And so I present to you The Performance Platform. An opportunity to be seen and taught by well connected industry professionals whilst focusing on performance and artistic skills. To be awarded mentorship, scholarships, bursaries and many more opportunities to inspire and ensure talent keeps training in these post covid times. Its about providing access and opportunity. The long term network created via this platfotm will also prove crucial as the dancers move through the years - alot of 'open doors' and opportunities arise through who you know and timing as much as what you can do.😉 Overall the aim is to inject a renewed sense of community in to the Ballet world where we all come together to offer the best chances for UK students and above all else to hope to instil a sense of self in to each and every dancer so they fulfill their potential. I see so much talent locked up inside unsure dancers. UK students ARE as good as international ones they just don't have the same self belief! This self belief colours everything they do and will lead to greater progress. Take a look - Gary Avis MBE and Aniya Young MBE are amidst the mentors and patrons. The uk ballet scene is coming together to help uk students.😍 www.theperformanceplatform.org.uk
  14. Did anyones DC attend the auditions yesterday? My dd did and said it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
  15. Hi - does anyone know if dancers can audition for upper schools such as Tring and Elmhurst at 17 - one year after GCSE or have they missed their chance if they don’t go immediately after GCSE?
  16. I just wondered if anyone is auditioning for Moorlands this year ? If so are the audition dates out yet ? Thank you
  17. Our 16 year old has developed an eating disorder while in the middle of auditioning for upper school. She is about to be treated at an eating disorder clinic. Will there be a record of her illness that schools and, down the road, companies will see?
  18. Daughter has auditioned to 2 stage schools and been turned down for both so far 😢. I know that’s just the industry but honestly how do you pick your child up from the rejection and frustration.
  19. Just wondering why these leotards are so sought after and why they hold their value so well? My DD had one but I didn't think it looked half as good as her grishko or wear moi ones
  20. The Royal Ballet School have just announced “exciting changes” to their audition process. I can see that the dates have been brought earlier than they were this year, but it just looks like they’re reverting to the pre-Covid system of in person prelims. Am I missing something?
  21. So, please can someone enlighten me on how to put all video sections together? i don’t want to film in one go so how do I put the videos together if using an iPad for example? Is there a handy App I can use ?
  22. Hello everyone! I am new on this forum but have found some threads very helpful so decided to put this question to all the knowledgeable people here. I have just received the Tring online audition guidelines for March 2021. My daughter is only 7 years old and starting to work on RAD Grade 2. I forwarded the audition requirements (for the video) to her teacher who said that some exercises are more like Grade 4 syllabus. Does anyone know if the video requirements are different for different age groups or are they the same for everyone? I am trying to establish if a 7 year old is expected to know such complicated content ... then we might not even try. Thank you!
  23. Hi Have found this forum really helpful as I'm a newbie dance parent. So asking after your wealth of knowledge and experience once again. Whilst my child ponders her yr7 direction and is looking to audition for various vocational schools, which the short list is now Elmhurst, RB, Hammond and Tring... lol got to love the enthusiasm! 😂 so whilst mentally going through my dance hit bank account I am wondering if we should even go to the expensive and logistics of the Elmhurst prelims as she was turned down for the Young dancers video audition? She was offered YD last year but we had to turn it down. DD is an RBS JA and her W/L prelims will be done at the MA audition. My thinking is because she got in YD last year but not this year, that maybe this signals the end of the journey with Elmhurst?? I really can't fathom all this out 😂😂 Thoughts or previous experiences please as my head hurts thinking about it now haha (DD is fully aware that it's all highly competative)
  24. Hi all, This might have been asked before so apologise in advance, I couldn’t find anything while navigating. How long has anyone waited after sending the screening information to get a response about applying to audition? TIA
  25. Hi, is anyone else as worried as I am about putting together the video audition?
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