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  1. I think being honest about affordability is vital. I know it's tempting to think about pursuing all sorts of things to make it financially possible ... remortgaging, downsizing etc .... But the reality is that you would be putting an awful amount of pressure on your child to fulfill their dream. How could they tell you if they change their mind a few years down the line when they know how much you have sacrificed for them .....? PS (I know you haven't mentioned doing this - but it's a risk worth thinking about in advance for anyone in your situation)
  2. A few years ago now, but we also found email replies to be rather .... lacking! I think the emails do get read though - it's just the replies that don't seem to happen.
  3. I was so sad watching this. And absolutely astounded at her ability to pick herself up and keep going to the end - she's only 15! That takes something - bravery? Fear? I don't know what kept her going, but it was something unusual. At 15, I'm sure most would have skated off the rink or frozen.
  4. I do believe that, for many, a non-dancing career combined with amateur dance activities is perhaps more satisfying and fulfilling than dancing professionally would have been for them.
  5. I read "do f" as a typo for "don't" .... which would then make sense? (Tho I may be wrong!)
  6. Hi - Prob not the best place to observe this but frustrated cos my response on the Year 7 wanting to leave thread fails to save and post to the forum .... is there a glitch/bug or something going on with the function?
  7. @Whiteduvet In my own experience, gut feelings I've had in similar circumstances about my children have usually turned out to be reliable - I think parents are possibly able to tune into non-verbal cues when things just don't seem to add up, so it isn't such a surprise when everything seems to take a u-turn. I'd also just add that 11 years old is really 11 years still-very-young ....
  8. Thanks - that's really helpful. Simple examples are a lot easier to picture than abstract possibilities!
  9. Yh, I know - that's why I was asking Ballet4Boyz if they'd mind sharing info about their specific example of how it works for them 🙂
  10. Just for info ... does he pay the weekly cost for accommodation in the holidays too (so paying 52 weeks per year), or just in term time?
  11. Yes! I love this. Is there a danger that this will be lost, do you think? (If future generations of dancers - and audiences - are more concerned with leg height than line?)
  12. I wonder if perhaps programmes like "Dance Moms" have changed the background though .... although I agree that factors still work against parents risking making complaints at vocational school level, there's possibly more of a defensive knee-jerk reaction to parents making complaints now ... a "them and us" attitude to holding parents at bay ...?
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