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For Sale (hardly worn!) Tring Park Sixth Form Grey Skirt from Billings & Edmonds Size: 26" waist, 21" length (was 22" long but we took it up 1") £10.00

Hi tutugirl My DD is currently Tring Grad year and has a flat. I will pm you.

I too would second the recommendation of Judy Breen. My dd trained with her for two years and is now in her third final year of training at full-time vocational school. For Jazz, Modem & Tap though you would have to look for a separate school. Drusilla Duffill in Burgess Hill or Rox or A2 Arts in Hove are good.

Another British girl won Silver last year too. Lucinda from ENBS.

My dd has a NUS card & the discounts available are fantastic .... CoOp, Superdrug, New Look, Asos, plus many restaurants, including Prezzo which I believe is 20%! Can't believe ENBS won't just send a simple email.

Chrysalis have a website if you want to find out more about the company (chrysalisdancelondon). If you look through the dancers profiles, it says that several of them graduated with the Trinity Diploma & are now studying for a BA(Hons) in professional practice at Middlesex University.

I work in a sixth form college and I know that the UCAS deadline is mid Jan, but the college's own internal deadline is much earlier than that, in November I believe. This is to give the college time to check through all the applications, meet & discuss with students, write references etc. This process is extremely time consuming. Hence why the students need to have some idea where they want to apply early in the autumn term. For Oxbridge, medical & veterinary applications, the deadline is much earlier still.

And PM me Taxi. My dd would like to know. She was friends with your dd at last year's BTUK summer school.

I don't think you need to worry too much about the result when at the lower RAD grades. And in her next exam (Grade 3) she could well achieve a distinction once again. It's more important when they get to the higher vocational levels of Intermediate, Adv1 & Adv2 when a distinction is required as an entry requirement for certain competitions, ie Phyllis Bedells, Genee etc.

Billyelliott - my dd has done a lot of daily commuting from the Sussex coast to London for various summer schools and it costs an absolute fortune if you're travelling in the peak early morning. The cheapest option, if you decide not to stay up in a hotel, is to buy a weekly season ticket.

So do I Jade! When my dd started at upper school, I never ever realised they'd get through this many & never took all this expense into account.

Endless pointe shoes, uniform, practice tutu, other dance clothes (for asssessments, cups, shows etc), travel costs, spending money for socialising, NUS card, student railcard, medical insurance, school trips, exam fees, books, chiropodist & other essential medical appointments (not covered by insurance) .... list is endless.

Same here Moneypenny

Changing the subject slightly to student accommodation in Tring, does anyone here on the forum have experience of getting private flat accommodation in Tring? My dd will be going into third graduate year in Sept so has to start looking for a shared flat, but to date my experience with the local estate agents there has been quite negative! One agent was adamant that 'we won't get a shared flat' because all the landlords are no longer willing to let to students on a shared rental basis! Another said we might, but it will be difficult with over 2 people and landlords will only let out at last minute if they don't get anyone else. I have a gut feeling this is going to be a nightmare. Has anyone any first hand experience of this? Has this been the case in previous years or is this something new? If it is the case that the landlords are all changing their policy, then I can see the school having a big problem on their hands.

To get a rough idea of student accommodation costs in London, you could look at 'Liberty Living' and 'Student Castle' websites. I know a lot of ballet students stay at this type of accommodation. Maybe Urdang students do as well, I don't know, but would give you an idea of costs.

Yes, I agree. It would be far kinder if they could just let everyone know at the same time. When my dd auditioned, a friend of hers got an email offering a place on 28 March (it was a Thurs eve just before the Easter weekend, I remember that evening well!). My dd eventually got a letter on the following Sat (nearly 10 days later) offering reserve place. A few others she knew also got reserve letters that day & some got no's. It was the longest 10 days ever!

Fantastic news for your eldest dd Regattah and so pleased to hear that younger dd is making a recovery. Hope she continues to make good progress and the docs establish what caused it.

Congratulations to all the yes's and my heart goes out to all those of you who are still frantically waiting to hear. It's horrible. I think the way Central give their results out is brutal. It was exactly the same when my dd auditioned 2 years ago. They sent out a batch of 'yes' emails - perfectly timed just before the Easter weekend, so that those who hadnt heard were left hanging and knowing that they would't hear anything for next few days. These students were given 7 days to accept/decline & pay deposit, then after that the second round of yes offers were sent out. Following that, those on reserve list and the no's got to hear by letter sent in post. It appears that they are still doing the same. I really sympathize with those still waiting to hear.

Or even this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3tRg7qMclgMJ0ZY4HBrjQQS/2015-dancers

This is on the BBC's website. It highlights all the finalists and their individual profiles http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4Rrt5xz5RdSR2kVjgnwPN4T/jenny-hackwell?fb_ref=Default

I believe it's public knowledge about which is the student from Tring, as it was posted on their Facebook page. Also, ENBS were pleased to announce on their Facebook page today that their 3rd year student Archie Sullivan was a category finalist.

Yes, sixth form students are allowed to travel to London at the weekends, providing of course they're not missing any lessons on the Saturday (ie optional RAD/ISTD classes) and their parent has signed the consent form allowing them to do such things. All new students get sent a form before they start. Many students go into nearby Aylesbury or London for shopping or for social engagements. Their houseparent has to be kept informed though and they must sign in & out of school.

Harwel, if your ds is at Tring, you will get to see him dance in class on the last day of summer term. Parents get invited to Founders Day where you can watch class.

My heart goes out to all the WL year 11's and their parents this week. It must be an absolutely terrible week for them all, even the ones who have got places at US as they have now got to live and train with their friends who have received the devastating news that they haven't got in. I do think WL must prepare them for this in advance though, as the year before last when my dd was auditioning everywhere, WL students were at all the finals of auditions at other schools and also many were at some of the open days. I can't remember exactly how many got in US that year (think it was 5 or 6 girls), but the ones that didn't, then got places at other schools.