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I recommend for auditions that she wears a simple style, they don't tend to like leotards that have loads of lace or patterns on them. This is what I was told at an audition course. Good luck to her!

I'm a fan of roch valley simply because they are the only ones that I can find without that weird bit of extra gusset material sewn in which I find really uncomfortable in other pairs I've tried. Does anyone else find this? If so have you found a company that does them without the gusset thing as the only ones I can find are from roch valley and the only place I can seem to get them is one of our local dance shops?

Thank you all! <3

Thank you both @Kate_Nand @Jane for your suggestions. Any ideas on where to look for summer jobs?

Hi guys, After having a talk with my Dad today about money and how much the next three years of my degree are going to cost I am left with the worry of where I'm going to find the money to pay for it all. I will have the fees and maintenance loan but that doesn't cover all the costs that I will face and my parents aren't going to be able to pay for it all as money is very tight at the moment, this means that I need to find the money myself. I currently don't have a job due to having dance so many days a week including A Level all day on a Saturday and allowing myself time to work on my A Levels. I would like to find a way of earning money to pay for the costs related to my course but I don't know what to do. I won't be able to have a job when I'm at school as I'm going to Ballet West so there isn't anything around their to get a job with. Basically, I need advice on how to earn the money and if there is any way that you think I can be earning whilst studying. It's getting to the point now when I'm really panicking about what I'm going to do. Thanks and I hope that the responses will also be useful to others on here starting or at Upper School.

Absolutely love this book! I got it for my birthday a few years ago and read it so quickly, I was constantly reading bits out to my mum too!

Okay cool, thank you for all your help!

@Anna C Okay thank you! I'll probably get a large then or an XL in that. Thank so much for your help, do you have any experiences with their leotards?

Hi guys, just wanted to say congrats to everyone with their news! If anyone is starting at Ballet West in September please message me as I've set up a facebook group chat so we can all get to know each other before we go <3

Hi guys, hoping to start a facebook group for people starting at ballet west in September as I am going to be and I think it would be great if as many of us as possible could talk beforehand. Message me if you are. <3

Hi all! So I am hoping to get some stuff from the Sansha sale and I'm not sure what sizes to get. I am planning on getting one of their Gaby warmup all-in-ones and some leos. I am a size 6 or 8 normally in clothes but also very tall at 5'10" ish - any advice as to which size would be best for me to order? Thanks! If anyone else has any Sansha size question please use this thread to ask each other as I don't think there is a thread currently on it.

Ahh yeah - I totally understand. I'll have my fingers crossed! <3

Thank you, well done to you too! Let me know if you do then, hehe yay! Ahh I'm so excited! <3

@Balletaddict I've got an offer from them too and I'm accepting it so will be interested in what people respond to your post with. Also, let me know if you end up accepting as I'd love to start up a facebook group if there isn't already one. <3

I definitely recommend looking at London Studio Centre as they only take people from 18 posts a levels. I am kind of in a similar situation - I am currently in year 13 and auditioning for schools to hopefully start them in September when I am 18. Starting at a school that takes from 16 when you are 18 isn't a bad idea at all, you will be maturer than the other people there and you won't really notice the difference of being 2 years older as I feel like when you dance you dance with so many different ages in classes that you don't see people as different ages. I'm not sure if that makes sense at all but basically find the schools that she likes the sound of and go for it as age shouldn't be a barrier!