Balletmum22 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 White hand towel? Had no idea they needed one...Do they need to take a mat too? Ot anything else? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum55 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Def need a mat or towel. We were Birmingham and most girls took a mat as there are a lot of floor exercises. There were only a couple that took a towel instead. I think you'll probably find that each JA teacher has their own preferences about a lot of things xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird22 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Balletmum55 did your DD enjoy her first MA session? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspendl828 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 11 hours ago, Pixie said: White hand towel? Had no idea they needed one...Do they need to take a mat too? Ot anything else? I'd no idea either but some other newbies turned up with one.....don't know how they knew to! I went on a dash to Sainsburys to buy one for me and everyone else who didn't have one. When I got back and handed the towels into class I found that DD had been given a piece of A4 paper to lie on instead!! Definitely no mats in our class. We were actually advised to go Sainsburys for the towels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspendl828 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 ....Forgot to say, they also need a file with a clamp for their papers - not a ring binder style. No hole punches wanted. Didn't have that either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 15 hours ago, lspendl828 said: She then pointed out that some mums had to get the needle and thread out to shorten them! Thankfully ours was fine. I know what I'd have said to that! I don't sew. 5 hours ago, Bluebird22 said: Balletmum55 did your DD enjoy her first MA session? I hope she enjoyed it too. Was today her first session? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum55 Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 6 hours ago, Bluebird22 said: Balletmum55 did your DD enjoy her first MA session? It was last week and sadly she had a horrible bout of tonsillitis and was just not well enough to go and was still asleep when the class would have started! She was absolutely gutted but thankfully she's over it now and will be there with bells on next week 💗 Xxxx Thank you for asking xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum22 Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) Is there a JA class (year 4) in London next Saturday 30/09? Edited September 23, 2017 by Pixie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Yes there is a boys one so should think the girls are there too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Sorry my mistake - only 5s and 6s in my dc's class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise81 Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) Hi everyone! Just wondering how all the rest of the new JAs are getting on? My daughter is loving it so far, despite the 6.30am alarm every Saturday and no break til Christmas! Still not worn her skirt or character shoes which she is dying to put on!!!! Edited October 21, 2017 by sunrise81 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMum83 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hi, does anyone have a child that is currently a Junior associate that also does dance festivals? Just wondered how you find it and whether you have spoken to RBS about it? From what I understand its kind of looked down on to do the festivals, so I presume it's not a good enough reason to miss any sessions. So far my dd has put royal over festivals and hasn't missed any sessions, however becoming increasingly difficult when she is now in groups and has duet partners etc, Any advice or similar experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SissonneDoublee Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 We prioritise JAs over solos, but duet/ trio over JAs. It seems to be what most do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspendl828 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, SissonneDoublee said: We prioritise JAs over solos, but duet/ trio over JAs. It seems to be what most do. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 A's always came first right through for us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 JA's always came first for my son and daughter. We were fortunate that groups at our local festivals were always scheduled for late on Saturdays or on a Sunday and we didn't enter with duets if there was a risk of a clash (or we covered the cost and gambled on the entry). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMum83 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 On 27/02/2018 at 21:42, lspendl828 said: Same here. What is their reaction when you say you are missing due to festivals? I’m presuming even if they were understanding they probably wouldn’t allow it more than twice in the year? Good to hear similar experiences Which centre do they attend? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lspendl828 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 So far, the only clash between JAs and festivals has been with her solos - so we missed them (and went to JAs) and arrived at the festival for her other dances later in the day. I must admit that had I felt the need to go to a festival over JAs, I doubt if I would've been open about that to the teacher. Our teacher is very old-school and would definitely not approve. Thinking about it as I write this, I think I'd sacrifice duets for class - it's only group dances, where I wouldn't want to let down so many other girls, that we would do the festival over JAs. For us though, we've only ever done groups once so extremely unlikely to happen again. DD goes to the Manchester centre. Good luck with your conundrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 A thread has been started for JA 2018: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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