lspendl828 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 We've had nothing with the itinerary for finals day at Elmhurst either. However, we have already booked the train and a hotel. I think you ought to book your hotel, balletjack. From what I've picked up here, the day roughly runs from 9 til 4. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Anyone had any results from the Leeds CSB audition? Dd got a ‘No’ and is gutted! Wondering where to go from here. No other auditions planned as funding for auditions/travel and the courses themselves (if she was accepted) is a big issue for us. Not sure that she would get a DADA as they seem to be only for exceptionally talented children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Anyone else still waiting for Leeds CSB result?? Dd's 5 friends have all had emails (some yes and some no) today but we've had nothing yet. It's going to be a long night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My dd’s email came through before midday. Maybe check your spam folder BlueLou... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Believe me - I've checked every folder! Everyone else's seemed to be around lunchtime. Maybe it's because dd was one of the higher numbers, so if they are working through the list in numerical order ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 My daughter was number 20. Don’t think that’s the reason you haven’t heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Hello Ballet12345 and welcome out of the lurking shadows! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Thank you 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie2011 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Bluelou we received my daughters email before lunch. I would call them tomorrow morning. They may have just made an error and overlooked your daughters email. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletlife4me Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Are upper school results out for Royal ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Just heard about a boy who auditioned for MAs only and been offered a finals audition for WL. Good luck! Edited February 14, 2018 by junedancer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 15 hours ago, Twoballerinas0004 said: Bluelou we received my daughters email before lunch. I would call them tomorrow morning. They may have just made an error and overlooked your daughters email. Emailed Central - got a very quick response - she’s through to finals 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie2011 Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Great news Bluelou. We will see you there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 23 hours ago, Ballet12345 said: My daughter was number 20. Don’t think that’s the reason you haven’t heard. The number is usually related to age, eg youngest No1 etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 I think they were in height order Vonrothbart, with number 1 being the smallest. My dd would have been one of the youngest there, having a summer birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrothbart Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Well they must have altered it then, as my GDD was always No 1 with her birthday being Aug 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos73 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 12/02/2018 at 14:43, Skintdancemum said: Out of curiosity , Has Anyone had the email from elmhurst with final timings on it yet ? My emails from them seem to go missing , received last years final details the day before ! 😱 An email came yesterday - if you didn't receive one best to contact them! Good luck for finals 🍀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowblythe Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 On 13/02/2018 at 15:22, Ballet12345 said: Anyone had any results from the Leeds CSB audition? Dd got a ‘No’ and is gutted! Wondering where to go from here. No other auditions planned as funding for auditions/travel and the courses themselves (if she was accepted) is a big issue for us. Not sure that she would get a DADA as they seem to be only for exceptionally talented children. How old is your daughter? If she is 16, and contemporary is your chosen style, she has time on her side. Have you looked at Chantry's post 16 programme? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Hi Meadowblythe - she will be 16 in June but hasn’t done very much contemporary. I think would prefer ballet. I haven’t heard of Chantry. Will look into that thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siconne50 Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Has anyone had an email for Elmhurst sixth form final audition day, timings etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressedbeyondbelief Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Have you tried Rambert closing date is march? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 I haven’t Stressedbeyondbelief. I will suggest that to dd. Worried that to try again and get another ‘no’ would knock her confidence completely, but yet how will she know if she doesn’t try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meadowblythe Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 To be blunt, if you can't cope with "no," then possibly any form of dance (or arts) related career is going to be difficult. It really does go with the territory. I also think, personally speaking, it's worse for the parents than the children. I would do anything to take the hurt and pain away but all I can do is be there to offer hot chocolate and assure them that not getting xxxxx is not the end of the world. This applies as much to my musician daughter as dancer son. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Fair point meadowblythe I do know that the dance world is a very tough one and to be honest so does dd. I think as a parent you want to protect them from the disappointments of life, never mind the added stress/expense/juggling etc just to get to the audition! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLou Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 How many ‘nos’ has she had, if you don’t mind me asking Ballet12345? Even the dancers who get yeses usually have their fair share of nos too! Most of dd’s friends are applying to at least 5 colleges and all of them would be very happy with just the 1 ‘yes' at the end of the day. Keep going - and good luck! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Just one BlueLou, but she has only applied for one school. We don’t live in GB so any audition involves flights, hotels as well as the normal fees for auditions. The cost of these is dictating what she has applied for. Also getting time off work for mid week auditions is virtually impossible. It seems the odds are stacked against her 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stressedbeyondbelief Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Try Ballet West Scotland- I think they do ongoing auditions on dates that suit both parties. Also KSD in Warrington, Cheshire. Northern Ballet in Manchester?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 7 minutes ago, Ballet12345 said: Just one BlueLou, but she has only applied for one school. We don’t live in GB so any audition involves flights, hotels as well as the normal fees for auditions. The cost of these is dictating what she has applied for. Also getting time off work for mid week auditions is virtually impossible. It seems the odds are stacked against her 😢 Auditioning is not cheap, but then nor is full-time training. Then if you manage to get through your training, auditioning for company contracts can be a horrendously expensive business, once you factor in flights and accommodation costs for what can sometimes be a 10 minute audition. I take it you don't have any full-time upper schools in your home country? Some schools hold auditions abroad; ENBS included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Thank you stessedbeyondbelief I will look at all of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 No Anna there aren’t 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skintdancemum Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 7 hours ago, amos73 said: An email came yesterday - if you didn't receive one best to contact them! Good luck for finals 🍀 Thank you and good luck to you too . I will drop them an email to check thanks . What year are you auditioning for ? We are year 8 x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Ballet12345 said: Just one BlueLou, but she has only applied for one school. We don’t live in GB so any audition involves flights, hotels as well as the normal fees for auditions. The cost of these is dictating what she has applied for. Also getting time off work for mid week auditions is virtually impossible. It seems the odds are stacked against her 😢 Do bear in mind that some schools will accept videos at least as a preliminary "audition" from overseas applicants. I suspect you may have left it too late for most schools this year, but you've little to lose by ringing round and asking if it's a possibility. As others have said, you need to cast your net as wide as possible. Whilst there are of course some students who gain fully funded places at their first choice schools on their first auditions, they are few and far between. Even those who have attended the most sought after lower schools tend to apply for multiple upper schools. The competition is intense and there are no guarantees for anyone, so it's best not to put all your eggs in one basket. It's definitely worth trying elsewhere. A "no" from Central isn't necessarily a predictor of what will happen elsewhere. If you read the stories on here, both regarding upper and lower school auditions you will see just about every possible permutation of results, as all the schools have subtly different approaches and requirements. Talk to the schools you are interested in - video auditions maybe or an option or they may be prepared to be flexible and see her outside of a standard audition day. That way you may be able to keep your costs down by going to several places in one trip. If they say no, you're no worse off than now, and at least you will know you have tried all possible avenues. I hope things work out for your DD in the end. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justkeepsmiling Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Thank you so much for the sound advice Pups_mum, and indeed everyone who has given me advice. I will look into the DVD options...hadn’t really anticipated just how much of a rollercoaster ride this is! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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