vole Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Does anyone know when the letters come out for applications to royal ballet summer school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Early april according to the email acknowledgement, so now-ish I guess. I cross checked the thread from last year too and it was early April . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Mind you , not sure if covent garden dates are different to WL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Thank you . My dd is post watching! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooziedoo Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 My dd is also getting very impatient! I think they said results would be sent by email not post, so keep checking those emails .. and best of luck to all those waiting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Haha... Not only checking post but emails too now! Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Yes my DD too is checking email every 5 minutes! Good luck to all who are waiting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 How do they select for WL summer school, I understood it was first come first served, maybe not? My grandaughter applied in 2012, 2013, and got a place in both years, and is presently waiting along with the other applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 They select by looking at the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 The process is a bit hit and miss in my view. My older DD got short waiting list the year she applied and only got to go because someone dropped out days before the course started. She auditioned for school in the January following that and got into school. Little DD has been on short waiting list twice now so not holding my breath. The people/person choosing may be different this year though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Hi angel, may I ask you why you think that people choosing this year could be different? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Because Miss Stock who used to pick the kids herself doesn't work at RBS anymore, Zacharovitti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Oh, thank you afab. I didn't think it was miss Stock in person to choose the kids! That means that now mr Powney is the responsible to pick them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 It depends on how they do it. I know it used to be Miss Stock as I asked how the chose the kids and was told that Miss Stock did it all by herself and was amazingly fast at it because she had the expert eye... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Uhmmm......let's see what happens this year then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 No news here yet......does anybody know? Last year the "waiting list" letter arrived on the 2nd of april..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 just heard from one pupil this morning and she has a place for week 1 at WL Summer School, so pleased as a reserve last year, one very excited pupil! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Did she hear by email or letter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooziedoo Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Dd has been offered a place (by email) for Week 2, she is over the moon! Best of luck to all the others on here. x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusster Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi all. DD got onto "selected waiting list" not sure what that means but we are going to accept it and hope a place becomes available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 My daughter got accepted from priority short waiting list last year, but she went to Prague international master classes instead. I presume it's the younger children who have been contacted so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie2011 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Just got the email this morning and my dd has been offered week two of white lodge summer school. I haven't told her yet as she isn't here but I know that she will be sooooo excited!!!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishballetmom Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hello from Ireland, just de-lurking here to say congrats to everyone that has heard yeses and waiting list!! My daughter's teacher recommended her to try for the WL Summer School this year and we have applied and are waiting anxiously!! She has been constantly asking me since last week if I have heard anything. It looks like the yeses and and wait lists have gone out so I am not holding out much hope for her. We hadn't even known about the summer school in December and realize that it very unlikely to get a yes, but I just wish we'd got our no/yes/maybe email soon, now that I know they are coming out, the suspense is killing me and she will be home soon to start stalking the email herself!! She is only 11 but told me at 9 she wanted to dance professionally lol. Living out in the west of Ireland it is hard to get opportunities for more than a few hours of ballet a week but her teacher is excellent and she has completed her RAD 3 exam with an 87 at age 11...I think this might be behind the norm of ages and levels, but she is loving her dance and is hoping for a good message today.... Cross your fingers we may have the luck of the Irish later, though I do think it is unlikely, it isn't a no till the email arrives!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snape Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Selected wait list for us as well, oh well. Didn't think she would get that, our pictures were awful!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hope it's good news irishballetmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Selected waiting list also for us......a bit disappointed as we were in the same position last year but nothing happened after that....does anyone know how that works? Are there rankings? Are we allowed to know our position or at least how many children are on the selected waiting list? Congratulations to all the yes's and good luck to all the others waiting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 DD2 was on the waiting list 3 years ago and they told me there was no ranking and no position given and that when someone drops out, they try and find a similar person (age, level,...) on the waiting list ! Good luck with the waiting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishballetmom Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Well it was a no for us here, but it was lovely that her teacher thought she had the "look" and talent to at least give it a try!!! I think it will be a hard road for us here for her to get the hours of training that make a classical ballet career possible, but we will continue to support her passions and her dreams, there is always teaching or other dance related careers if her big dream doesn't happen!! There is a former ABT soloist doing a summer intensive in the States in my parents town and she has given DD a scholarship to do a two week intensive with her so now we are excited about being able to do that!!! That studio is five minutes from my parents house (I am American married to Irishman!) and it sounds amazing as they have group outings planned after most days of the intensive after their hours of dancing and the maximum students taken are 20 so she will learn a lot! I have been stalking this forum a lot and am just not sure if she will ever be able to get into the UK ballet schools (not any to go for here in Ireland) but I have had a wonderful time following the DDs and DSs journeys here! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theodore Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi irishballetmom, Don't feel too down hearted it's a very hit and miss affair. My DS applied for WL summer school in 2012 and did'nt even get waiting list. 8 months later he auditioned for yr7 and was offered a place. I too am married to an Irish man from Bray County Wicklow. Have a fab summer, the summer intensive sounds great. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Well done and commiserations as appropriate to all! ;-) And welcome out of the lurking shadows Irishballetmum - hope to hear lots more from you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Selected waiting list here too, we can't complain though as she was accepted last year and the year before that. Congrats to all the ayes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 We received an email this morning offering my dd a week 2 place.....very happy girl here. Good luck to those waiting to hear and to those on waiting lists. Happy Easter holiday to all as well :-) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zacharovitti Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Thank you Afab....as always your answers are a bit of light into the darkness! It's all so unpredictable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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