Primaballerina1 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Dd would do anything to have a job in later life related to dance in any way (especially ballet) and she tries to look for new things to do eg. Summer schools and master classes. I'm quite new to associates though!DD goes to her local dance school which is held in a church nearby - nothing too special!!- and her teacher hasn't suggested anything to her about associates but DD is really keen to do some. So we have signed up to RAD associates but she may not get a place! Should DD do associates anyway/audition for some? Can she attend them if her teacher hasn't signed her up to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletqs Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 You should speak to her teacher and get permission out of respect for the hard work the teacher puts in. I think the RAD associates are not done by audition. There are many associates posts on here. I believe the next one she could audition for us London Junior Ballet so perhaps contact her teacher and ask her opinion if it would be something good for her. She may feel she is not ready this time around or may rather she wait for a different programme later in the school year. Most associate schemes require a dance teachers signature. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 As balletqs says there are lots of threads about Associates. I have added the tag "Associates" to this thread so if you click on it, a list of other threads on the subject will come up. Or you can search the Doing Dance forum for "Associates". I think you said your daughter is 12 so if you are within reach of London/South East then Central School of Ballet, London Junior/Senior Ballet, Young Dancers Academy Associates and Tring Park Classical Ballet Academy are all very good. It would be worth speaking to your dd's teacher about auditioning for Associate schemes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 We are emailing her today about RAD associates as DDs school has a break in the holidays so she won't see her in person. So I will look into others too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 We have just looked at the other associates you mentioned as we live in South East London and DD likes the sound of Tring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 We have just looked at the other associates you mentioned as we live in South East London and DD likes the sound of Tring. Yes, it's a lovely scheme, and only every other Sunday so not as big a commitment as weekly schemes. Going on past experience there will be an audition in November for January start date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Glad it's only every other Sunday as dd already dances All day on Saturday!! Do you know much about Tring CBA as I have some questions to ask as I have no idea how the scheme works except for the info on their website???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Have you tried the search facility on the forum - loads of stuff about Tring and others? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Yes I have Janet. Would anyone be able to answer some questions I have about Tring CBA?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 If you specify the questions I am sure some people will be able to answer them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) We have only recently found out about Tring so I have quite a few!! How many audition each year for how many spaces? What age do they start pointe classes? How much are fees each term? Is this standard high? Is it hard to get in to? What do they look for in a dancer? What age do they accept from? Is it better to audition in November or April(I think it's April)? What grade would they expect a 12 y/o girl to be? Is it good training? How long do classes go on for? How many students are in each class? Is it too late to apply for the November audition at the start of November(as if she gets into LCB then she will not be able to do it as it clashes)? Edited August 21, 2015 by Primaballerina1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 I would suggest reading through this thread: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/9369-tring-cba-auditions-2015/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 And this one: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/9035-tring-associates/#entry120362 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Also this one: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/7790-tring-cba-question/ This one: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/5236-tring-classical-ballet-academy-audition/page-2#entry72819 and http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/7132-tring-cba-audition-november/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 And finally: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/3387-tring-parks-classical-ballet-academy/page-2#entry44743 http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/2070-tring-associate-classescba/#entry24650 and http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/604-tring-classical-ballet-academy/#entry7380 Hopefully you'll see what I mean about all the pre-existing threads!! Have a read through and I'm sure you will find the answers to your questions. :-) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Thanks Anna c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy19 Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 We would highly recommended Tring CBA, although there always seems to be less places available at the November audition, if you get a no in November do audition again in May. Auditions are a mix of ages, if I remember correctly my daughter was in an audition of 28 girls, aged from 11-13. Next group looked older and had less girls. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilac Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Tring are lovely, and once you get a place they don't remove anyone. At annual assessment you move up or repeat a year. The studios are really good and with room for parents to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) And finally: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/3387-tring-parks-classical-ballet-academy/page-2#entry44743http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/2070-tring-associate-classescba/#entry24650 and http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/604-tring-classical-ballet-academy/#entry7380 Hopefully you'll see what I mean about all the pre-existing threads!! Have a read through and I'm sure you will find the answers to your questions. :-) Blimey Anna, what would we do without you?! Edited August 21, 2015 by hfbrew 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Blimey Anna, what would we do without you?! Ha ha! :-) xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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