taxi4ballet Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 I've heard of one person being offered a place about the 2nd week in September after someone else started, did a week, and then realised it wasn't for them. Can't remember which school that was though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farawaydancer Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Can I ask which school that was for? I've PMd you ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum20 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Can someone please clarify Hammond ballet, I'm reading all through the forum, and there are very mixed views in the amount of ballet they do there, - and I'm now really confused! X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 What exactly do you want to know? The timetable (& thus amount of ballet) changes each year slightly as children progress through the school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum20 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 From year 7 how many classes does the dance course have a week? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing2003 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My dd is in yr 8 and has ballet everyday apart from Saturday mornings, rad advanced 1 ballet twice a week I don't think that has changed from y7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snape Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 (edited) It seems it is mainly ballet, I only know about year 7. They have 3-4 hours a day of ballet, plus an hour of either modern, tap, or Pilates. Wednesday they do a bit less and they dance Saturday 9-12. Also do some early mornings if exams are coming up. I think all the schools have similar dance hours. Edited April 19, 2016 by Snape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum20 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Do you Know what rad ballet exam they work towards in year 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eowyn Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 They start on Intermediate Foundation, unless they have already done that grade as was the case with a couple of girls in the current Year 7. Those particular children went straight into Intermediate I believe. Exams are then taken at various times throughout the year. My dd for example did her IF before Easter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum20 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Thanks, so many questions x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 My dd is now in Year 9. In year 7 her timetable was Mon am 90 mins ballet pm 60 mins ballet 60 mins tap Tues am 90 mins ballet pm 60 mins singing 60 mins modern Wed pm 60 mins ballet Thurs am 90 mins RAD ballet pm 60 mins street/Pilates 60 mins drama Fri am 90 mins RAD ballet pm 60 mins ballet 60 mins tap On Saturday mornings she did 3 hrs of modern, creative & street/Pilates The Year 9 timetable is Mon pm 90 mins modern 60 mins singing 60 mins ballet Tues 90 mins ballet 60 mins pointe 60 mins tap Wed 60 mins ballet Thurs am 90 mins RAD pm 60 mins ballet 60 mins modern Fri am 90 mins RAD 60 mins tap 60 mins drama Sat is an hour each of Pilates, ballet & contemporary I believe that in year 10 they will no longer do drama (unless they choose it as a GCSE option) & they will add jazz & choreography. Everyone starts in Year 7 with IF (unless already taken) but the RAD is just two classes per week. Everything else is non syllabus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 The quality of the classical ballet training in lower school at Hammond is excellent. You can rest assured that when they leave at year 11 they will be at a competitive level for entry to upper schools. Some students stay on at Hammond, others go to MT courses or choose to study dance or classical ballet elsewhere. The vast majority seem to have a choice of funded offers. I do not have any official destinations figures, nor do I wish to give references that would identify individuals but I have known of students going onto other schools like Elmhurst, ENB, Northern Ballet, Bolshoi, Ballet Theatre UK, Central, Royal Conservatoire Scotland, Urdang, Rambert, Tring, Laines, Bird. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs G Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Totally agree 2dancersmum our DS was at Hammond for five years and there is excellent tuition in all disciplines there. They also found his voice and he excelled in singing and acting too. He was offered funding at everywhere he auditioned (Professional dance and musical theatre level 6 diploma ) . The Hammond training prepared him well for the auditions , he was even offered funding at one place at the audition !! . He ended up going to his first choice though .... Laine , he is enjoying every minute of it .Couldnt have done it without The HAmmond .x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowblythe Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Seconded again - my son felt he learnt more at Hammond than his previous institution - the learning style suited him and the teachers went the extra mile (or 7). My previous worries - living off site, being bussed in, turned out to be strengths as it gave him a "home" and "school" environment, and the wider range of student strengths and aspirations meant they were able to respect each other's skills without always being in direct competition for one part. And you can play football there, even as a dancer! My overwhelming impression is of a very fair school, where everyone was respected and given the chance, and parts in productions were, as far as possible, shared equally. Academically it was streets above his previous school. this is from the mother of a ballet-till-I-die boy, who has been able to continue in that discipline (and avoided street dance classes for two years, and loved his two years in bottom group tap!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballet4Boyz Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 .........the more I read and learn about Hammond - the more it sounds such a wonderful school and I'm sure my DS would love it, if given the wonderful opportunity........roll on the results - so we know one way or another !! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lema Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Ballet4boyz I couldn't agree more, it does sound like a wonderful school, just wish I'd know about it sooner so dd could have audition last year!! Good luck everyone ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum20 Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 Just a quick question can places till come available at this late stage from reserve lists, and if so what would be the reasons that places do come available ? Xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Places can become available because people change their mind as the reality of going away hits in. Some personal circumstances change - family or health issues for example, meaning that it doesn't work for the family to have a child away. I have also been aware of the financial reality setting in and a family deciding they cannot manage the cost. One person declining a place can set off a chain of events, the place is offered to the next person on the list who may have previously accepted a place elsewhere, etc etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outofmydepth Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Has anyone heard of any movement of the Birmingham RBS Mids short waiting list please? I assume there is a lot of waiting for funding before giving up places Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primrose Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 My daughter gave up a full DaDa at Laines during August as we had to secure paper work for her place at the Bolshoi ballet school. She gave up her other funded offers as better offers from other schools came in. So yes even very late offers do become available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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