Caitlin_dance Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Does anyone know if the children are told on the day of they have been successful or of they are told by post/email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletsister Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 My dd auditioned last year and did the tour with them. It was an excellent experience for her and she loved it. It was a bit different last year as they were auditioning for full cast and tour but I understand from the website that this year it is taking a different format. Last year they had pre-lim audition and second round on the same day with an email recall for finals. All her results were by email. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 New dates for the 2017 Production (May Half Term). Now clashes with some of the All England Regional Finals not to mention JA auditions ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin_dance Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 I know. Not sure we are still going to try now Did you get an attachment with rehearsals on? I didn't.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 No but I think the detailed one might only come out 7 days before the audition. I did look for an attachment though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin_dance Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 No but I think the detailed one might only come out 7 days before the audition. I did look for an attachment though! Mine says "see attached sheet" but no attachment Guess I'll call tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 On the email it said something along the lines of "on 1st January" you will be assigned a group. Does this mean there is multiple company groups or am I just being stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitlin_dance Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 PB1 - not sure on the one... Sounds like there are different emails... this is mine (with no attachment contrary to what the last line states)   AUDITION SCHEDULE:  Please note, your child will be put in a group according to their age on 1 Jan 2017  Prelim Auditions (Girls age 9, 11, 13) – 30th October 2016  Prelim Auditions (Boys all ages, Girls age 10, 12, 14) – 6th November 2016  Final Auditions (Boys all ages, girls all ages) – 20th November 2016  At the Central School of Ballet, 10 Herbal Hill.    CASTING / REHEARSAL SCHEDULE: For a full list of rehearsal dates, please see the document attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 You are right. I did have that email and there was no attachment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 (edited) Oh don't worry!! I read the email wrong, I must have been up to late the night before lol Edited October 14, 2016 by Primaballerina1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Hopefully they'll resend with the attachment when you call them Caitlin_dance. The dates would definitely be helpful although I'm still working on the basis that getting a place would be incredibly unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreverdrivingtodance Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I filled out the form for this & paid the fee which has come out of our bank but have not received an email.Does anyone know what date the email was sent? Many Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 This email came on Thursday morning but I also got a confirmation email straightaway to say our applications had been received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreverdrivingtodance Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 found it in Spam! Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southerndancemum Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 We have responded to the email saying we will no longer be able to participate but not heard anything... anyone done the same and heard back yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 Have received updated schedule today and suspect we will have to do the same. Have committed to responding by COP ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum4ever Posted October 17, 2016 Share Posted October 17, 2016 We have responded to the email saying we will no longer be able to participate but not heard anything... anyone done the same and heard back yet? Same here, though I only found the email and replied on Sunday (in Spam!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) I have seen rehearsal dates on the LCB web site but no details of the times. Does anyone have any more information? Reading that people are pulling out I take it that dates and times are out. Is it the audition dates, rehearsals or show week that are making people pull out? We have other commitments on the audition dates but had planned to work around them but if rehearsal dates/times don't work that is another matter. Hoping someone can shed some light on this for me. Thanks in advance. Edited October 18, 2016 by junedancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum4ever Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 I have seen rehearsal dates on the LCB web site but no details of the times. Does anyone have any more information? Reading that people are pulling out I take it that dates and times are out. Is it the audition dates or the rehearsals? We have other commitments on the audition dates but had planned to work around them but if rehearsal dates/times don't work that is another matter. Hoping someone can shed some light on this for me. Thanks in advance. I think some people are pulling out because the performance dates have changed, now during the school half term holidays at the end of May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 (edited) I think some people are pulling out because the performance dates have changed, now during the school half term holidays at the end of May.  Thanks for this I knew the performance was to be in May but I hadn't seen the dates. Surely it is easier being in the school holidays. Do you know if rehearsal times are known yet? Edited October 18, 2016 by junedancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hello Junedancer and welcome to the Forum! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The performance was originally going to be earlier in May but was recently changed to be over May Half Term (29th - 31st). This means it is likely that people with holidays booked for that week, or who are competing at All England Regionals or have Associates auditions (or have other reasons) will have withdrawn their applications. The dates of the rehearsals have been emailed to applicants but not the times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 Hello Junedancer and welcome to the Forum! Â Thanks Janet. I have been in the wings since the summer as my DD was starting to get serious about her ballet and as she is now wanting to audition I thought I should join you all as I work through what it means to enter the world of dance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted October 18, 2016 Share Posted October 18, 2016 The performance was originally going to be earlier in May but was recently changed to be over May Half Term (29th - 31st). This means it is likely that people with holidays booked for that week, or who are competing at All England Regionals or have Associates auditions (or have other reasons) will have withdrawn their applications. The dates of the rehearsals have been emailed to applicants but not the times.  Thanks for this. I have seen the rehearsal dates and being a Sunday it looks like they might clash with number of the associates programmes as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 We have had the email with the final details, dd is in Group A. Â Unfortunately this doesn't look good for us as her friend is sleeping over the night before which has been arranged for ages and the parents have plans so don't want to mess them around. Â Does anyone know if LCB would move dd to another group of the same age? Â I think there are 3 groups for each age group...? Â So annoying how little notice they give you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Would be interesting to know how many are auditioning this year as I know many cannot make it/ have other commitments when the rehearsals are. Despite the fact they are only casting half the amount of students maybe all the "more talented children" (sorry I didn't know what other phrase to put) are not able to audition so will free up some places?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 We still plan to audition so hoping my not so "talented" dancer will have a look in! Â Does anyone know the rehearsal times yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I wondered if anyone would make a comment that the more talented children would now pull out leaving a smaller pool of more average dancers for LCB to chose from. I hope it's not the case that these "more talented" children then don't go on to make All Englands finals or get a place on the JA programme as what a shame for them, they won't be doing anything at all. At least a few of the average children auditioning for LCB will I'm sure, have a fabulous experience. Â You could of course still audition for LCB and if lucky enough to gain a place still turn it down? Don't they operate a reserve place system like NYB? I don't know. I would have thought the audition itself excellent practice for a JA audition come May next year even though the two schemes are looking for vastly different things and success in one does not guarantee success in the other. Â After all, arent the All England Finals/JA auditions quite a long time away? I guess there are a lot of very confident parents out there!! I prefer to think that it may be more the case of you can't do everything. Â The children who are more committed to the festival circuit will decline an audition in favour of competitions. The children with hopes of a place on the JA scheme will decline in favour of training. The children who are performers and love youth ballets will audition for LCB. Â good luck to everyone in your chosen route but please don't make any assumptions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 In our case PV, both of our DDs have already qualified for Group dances as well as solos for AE regionals. We absolutely would never presume to get further than the audition for LCB, however if either of them were lucky enough to do so, we would have to turn it down due to pre-existing commitments to our local school and other children. In fact, when the LCB dates were in early May, we had actually turned down the chance to be given new Festival dances as our school had, fairly, said these opportunities would be given to those dancers that could commit to Festivals taking place during dates historically used for LCB rehearsals. So now my dds are missing out on the opportunity to audition for LCB, so they don't let down their friends and school, and also missing out on Festival opportunities. I guess we all have to make the choices that are right at the time. Just because there might be a smaller number of auditionees for LCB does not necessarily mean they will not be talented ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Also, last year we had a holiday booked for a week when LCB rehearsals were scheduled. Our dance teacher was firm that our DDs should not audition just for the experience only, knowing that we couldn't take it any further if successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalviolet Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Exactly MAK - certainly tough decisions but not ones based on "talent" but on scheduling commitments and personal preference. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Absolutely, I know it was very disappointing for many (including us) when the date changed was changed but that has opened up opportunities for some too. It was certainly very clear from the communications we received that only those who could commit to rehearsal and performance dates should audition, even though the numbers clearly mean that many that audition will not be successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primaballerina1 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I'm quite confused about the company for LCB, of course we are not expecting DD to get a place as previous years she has gotten a call back but no final audition. I wonder if the actual dances will be more challenging seeing as the ballet is shorter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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