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  1. All can say is please go and see this performance. It’s joyous, beautiful, exciting, glorious and made my 7.5 hour round trip drive, worth every minute. Thank you LACAD for your perfect review. Bravo ENB.
  2. Reduced to £30 per pair or £50 for two pairs plus postage & packaging.
  3. I have 10 pairs of Gaynor Minden pointe shoes for sale. All brand new. Classic Fit, Narrow box, high heel, hard shank (green bag). £35 per pair or two pairs for £60 plus postage and packing. See label for full size details.
  4. Me too. Im watching the matinee and evening performances on the Saturday. Can’t wait.
  5. Here is the official promotions and new dancers joining ENB for 2018/2019 season: https://www.ballet.org.uk/blog-detail/promotions-new-dancers-joining-company-2018-19-season/ Promotions within the Company: Congratulations to our dancers being promoted within the Company: James Streeter is promoted to First Soloist Rina Kanehara is promoted to Soloist Henry Dowden, Sarah Kundi and Jia Zhang are promoted to First Artist Fernando Carratalá Coloma is promoted to 4th year Artist of the Company Joining the Company: Following his recent guest performances with the Company in Song of the Earth, La Sylphide, and Akram Khan’s Giselle, Jeffrey Cirio, currently Principal at American Ballet Theater, joins English National Ballet as Lead Principal. From The National Ballet of Canada, Francesco Gabriele Frola and Emma Hawes join the Company as Principal and First Soloist respectively, while remaining dancers of The National Ballet of Canada. English National Ballet welcomes three Prix de Lausanne prize winners as Artists of the Company this year, Shale Wagman joins from Princess Grace Academy, Miguel Angel Maidana joins from Brussels International Ballet School, and Carolyne Galval joins from Itego in Artes Basileu Franca. Joining as Artists of the Company from English National Ballet School are Breanna Foad, Josué Moreno Lagarda, Rentaro Nakaaki, and Maria del Mar Bonet Sans. All four dancers performed in My First Ballet: Cinderella in spring 2017. Also joining as Artists of the Company are Rebecca Blenkinsopp from the Royal Ballet School, and Ivana Bueno from Academy Princess Grace. Bidding Farewell Following her sabbatical last season Laurretta Summerscales leaves English National Ballet, remaining Principal at Bayerisches Staatsballett. Junior Soloist Guilherme Menezes leaves to join Royal Danish Ballet following his twin brother, Vitor Menezes, who joined last year. Artist of the Company, Laurent Liotardo, retires at the end of the current season after 15 years with the Company. Liotardo will continue to work as the Company’s Staff Photographer and Filmmaker and will train as a Pilates teacher. As previously announced Principal Cesar Corrales leaves to join The Royal Ballet.
  6. So sorry I didn’t get to meet you amum/Cathy. Aileen, it was a pleasure to meet you. LTD
  7. Not sure where I’ll be yet Nana Lily and Janet as haven’t collected my tickets yet. Look forward to seeing you both. LTD
  8. I’m so looking forward to seeing this tomorrow at both the matinee and evening performances. Send me a PM if you are going and would like to say hello. LTD
  9. I'm selling 1 ticket at £37 (first circle) for the 2pm matinee, Thursday 21st September for Akram Khan's Giselle at Sadlers Wells. Message me if you're interested. Ticket can be collected at box office.
  10. Grishko pointe shoes have been sold. LTD
  11. I have the following brand new pointe shoes for sale: Bloch TMT Axis - size 4 1/2 XX - 7 pairs - £30 per pair or discount for multiples plus p&p (Bloch retail price £59.95) Bloch Balance European - size 5 1/2 XX - 1 pair - £25 plus p&p (Bloch retail price £53.95) Grishko 2007 Pro - size 5 XXX M - 1 pair - £25 plus p&p (retail price £48) Available due to DD's foot size/width changing. LTD
  12. My DD lived at QAH for her 3 years at ENBS and she was very happy there. They tend to put the ENBS students on the same floor, so that they can be together to socialise, cook etc. I liked that it had someone at the desk 24 hours, so that it was very secure. The food was excellent, although not always healthy, so they have to be disciplined on what they eat. After the first year, my DD's room was upgraded, which was fantastic and I believe that they are slowly renovating all the rooms. She had the small room, which was fine, as they are not in their rooms much. The staff are very friendly and caring of all the residents too. Please send me a private message if you need to know anything else. Hope this helps. LTD
  13. (I'm going tomorrow. I just wondered, as it's Sadlers, what time it ended please? I'm on a very very tight timeline due to engineering works. The site says approx 21.45, but Sadler's always start late at least 5-10 mins. Thank you...) The working dress rehearsal started at 19:05 and even with 2 long breaks, it was finished around 21:30. Hope this helps. LTD
  14. I was at the working stage rehearsal on Wednesday evening and wow what an evening. The first piece In The Middle, Somewhat Elevated, was beautiful danced, although for me it went on a little too long and the music was not really my cup of tea. Standout performer was Precious Adams. The second piece Adagio Hammerklavier was beautiful. The 3 couples were Fernanda Oliveira, James Forbat, Laurretta Summerscales, Fabien Reimair, Tamara Rojo, Isaac Hernandez. The piano playing was exquisite. Finally Le Sacre du printemps with Francesca Velicu as 'The Chosen One'. I was not sure how I would feel about this piece, but OMG it was so emotional. The commitment from the dancers was amazing. In short, Graham Watts Instagram post sums it up "gorgeous, life-affirming dance". LTD
  15. I don't know anything about the school but here's a link to their website and if you scroll down, it shows 2016/2017 graduate contracts. LTD http://www.hamburgballett.de/en/ballettschule/index.php
  16. My DD was a JA from year 4 and applied for WL summer school each year and never gain a place. Needless to say she was accepted into WL and spent 5 years there, gained the RBS Upper School SS award and is now dancing in one of the top companies. What I'm trying to say is that SS acceptance is by no means an indication of future achievements. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with what they've achieved already upon application, body type (well maybe a little) or if your a JA. My DD is living proof of this.
  17. Here is a link to The Royal Ballet School academic result: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/102947 There is a search function for you to use for other schools you require information for. Please bear in mind that there are DC's at vocational schools of varying academic ability, as they are taken on for their dancing potential and not on academic merit. When my DD was as WL, the brighter students definitely fulfilled their academic potential, with some students not moving to upper schools and instead, moving on to further education at top academic schools. I also felt that for the less academic DC, due to the small class sizes, the school allowed them to possibly achieve more than they would have done at a 'normal' secondary school. We turned down a place at one of the top grammar schools in the UK and felt that our DD still fulfilled her academic potential, but it was a hard choice, as you never know whether they will get assessed out of the school. We were one of the fortunate ones though. I hope this helps and good luck. LTD
  18. I'll be there tomorrow for the matinee and evening, if anyone wants to say hello. LTD
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