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Tamara Rojo at San Francisco Ballet
Pas de Quatre replied to miliosr's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
This Raymonda is definitely suitable for an older child or teenager. I agree with Irmgard and FionaM's posts above, and inspite of the flaws I realy enjoyed this production. It might also help to look at the historical background a little before going. Florence Nightingale's contribution to the war and the establishment of Nursing as a profession is fairly well known and interesting. Also the Crimean war has direct political influence on politics and wars ever since, including the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia. I don't want to start a political debate here, but the topic is worth researching. -
company auditions, why so few places...?
Pas de Quatre replied to Derin's Mom's topic in Doing Dance
Festival Ballet (before it became ENB) also had mandatory auditions to keep their subsidy. No one ever got offered a place, and the legend was that the AD visited RBS beforehand and had already made a decision. -
Don Quixote - full ballet Here is a link to Nureyev's Don Quixote, danced by La Scala, Milan. I think it is a very satisfying version. Enjoy!
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London Junior and Senior Ballet - any information?
Pas de Quatre replied to Phillips13's topic in Doing Dance
Some years ago I had a pupil start in Junior and move up to Senior. I went a couple of times for teacher observation and was very happy with what I saw. Weekly classes can be a good way of adding extra training. Every other week is fine, but if a scheme is only once a month the benefits are not so good, no matter how prestigious the name. -
Some good advice above. Just be careful not to overload with too many classes, a growing body needs at least one day a week without any classes to allow recovery time. Otherwise injuries or burnout are more of a risk.
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Hi Kitten, for RB Associates there are a limited number of places in each class. Offers are made to fill the vacancies and those they like but don't have room for at first go on the waiting list. Places do come up as some dancers may not take theirs up, for a variety of reasons. Mids often sees some movement, the dancer may have been offered a place at a Vocational school, or at another Associate/CAT scheme which suits them better. I even know of a case in a MIds class where I had pupils, of a dancer deciding that she preferred to do the sporting acitivity on Saturdays at the new Academic school she had joined for Year 7 and stopped MIds after a few weeks.
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Alas the Winter Gardens are no more. Demolished some twenty odd years ago, and a "temporary" car park ever since, while planning applications for various developments come and go!
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I started watching Creature on Marquee tv - didn't last long!
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It is nothing new - decades ago this happened to me with a German company, I was assured the contract would be in the post and possibly arrive before I returned home (pre email days). It never came and I learnt through the grapevine this was common. However at my first job in France the "in-house" stationery on which all letters and contracts were printed had as form of watermark round the four edges of every sheet of paper, "no matter what discussions may have take place, nothing is confirmed until a contract has been signed".
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Kings International is an excellent school. The principals, Tania and Cheryl are wonderful and really bring out the best in their students.
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Do let us know how you get on.
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It could be she has a shallow foot and needs a different shoe. The box of a pointe shoe is just like any box, (match box, shoe box) and has three dimensions, length, width and depth. The latter is known as the profile for pointeshoes. So even if length and width are correct the wrong profile will make it impossible to be in the correct position en pointe.
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Vienna Festival Ballet
Pas de Quatre replied to Swanwings's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
As far as I know VFB weren't receiving any funding, and survived purely on income from tickets sales. -
Junior associates worth it for newly 8 yr old?
Pas de Quatre replied to Lovelyjubbly's topic in Doing Dance
It is worth auditioning just as a "practice run". Then if she gets offered a place that's lovely, but if not it is good experience anyway. A common misconception, particularly among the children, is that as JAs they will learn harder more exciting steps. This isn't so, it is about meticulous polishing of basic technique. Still lots of fun for the right pupils. -
OK thanks I didn't know NCDS does that. Laban has something similar.
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I thought Northern Contemporary Dance School only took at 18. One of my former pupils graduates this year.
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https://www.lsevacations.co.uk/Home.aspx https://www.ucl.ac.uk/residences/ucl-summer-residences Here are links to a couple of the University sites in London who rent out the student accommodation during the Summer vacations. They are central and fairly cheap. There are others too if you search online.
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News of RBS graduates elsewhere
Pas de Quatre replied to FionaM's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Emeralds, no I didn't mean a maximum. I was not posting an opinion, merely passing on the information that stating a minimum height in audition notices is not uncommon. -
News of RBS graduates elsewhere
Pas de Quatre replied to FionaM's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
In Germany, following on from the previous posts. But this height limit is common in parts of Europe with a corresponding minimum height for men. Also in some companies worldwide. The are others who need smaller dancers so a maximum height may be specified. Always read audition notice carefully. It isn't discrimination, new dancers have to blend with existing employees and fit the costumes. -
News of RBS graduates elsewhere
Pas de Quatre replied to FionaM's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
Jane Landon who graduated RBS in the 1960s was 5ft 10ins. She was in the same year as Wayne Sleep and they were good friends according to his biography, quite a contrast! She joined Sadlers Wells Touring Company and I saw her dance several times - absolutely gorgeous. Eventually she moved to Germany where there have always been more taller dancers. In many auditions nowadays the minimum female height is 5ft 6 ins, 1.68 m.