Anna C Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Very well done to your DD Stardancer, to learn the syllabus in such little time is amazing in itself. :-)) Merit for my DD which given how ill she was is great. Such bad luck that she was so poorly after all her hard work but one of those things! Onwards and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Merits in this house!!!!! 59 for me and 60 for Hannah - although I thnk I should have received special consideration marks for being over 40yrs old!.... Well done to everone else and hope you all have your results! Off to stretch class, then buy some champagne! Sxxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanther Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Hi ladies, New to this site - wish I had found it sooner! Merit for my dd in inter foundation! I am so pleased for her (although she is beating herself up for not getting distinction - very hard on herself). Congratulations to everyone and fingers crossed for anyone still waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballemum Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 hi everyone, this is the dd of ballemum.... i am so pleased to be writing to you all that i got a distinction in my intermediate foundation exam and thanks for the advice and help we have had from you all. well done for all your results and good luck to those still waiting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardancer Posted January 13, 2012 Author Share Posted January 13, 2012 hi dd of ballemum that is fantastic news i bet youre mum is very proud of you aswell as youre teacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballemum Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Congrats & welcome pink panther DD of ballemum - amazing! Stardancer - DD is now 16 and wanting to socialize more than dance, but I wanted her to get RAD inter under her belt... Spannerand pony - well done its awful when you don't feel 100% and have to dance she must be very relieved and proud! Congats to you all )))))) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Well done everyone It's such a relief to get the results out of the way isn't it. My daughter got a very respectable 68 (merit) for her Adv 1, so we're happy here (tinged with slight disappointment to not keep up her record of distinctions - but hey, the aim was to pass it ) She's just 17 and wants to be a vet, so I'm really proud that she's still doing so well with all her dancing and putting the effort in after all these years despite other (academic) commitments. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardancer Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 hi julie fab news what a star advanced 1 i no what you mean you are happy but tinged with slight disappointment as i have been feeling the same i wish my daughter had more time to learn her exam and at only 1 class a weekf for 6 months and all the holidays off it has been very hard for her but her teacher seems to think advanced 1 will be much better as there is no rush but we should be very proud of our children as some have to battle alot of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Thanks Sheilabee, and huge congrats to you and your daughter! Yes, I thought DD would be harder on herself than she was, but she said that she felt so ill she's amazed to get a Merit. She had a chest and ear infection and a perforated eardrum so it was no wonder her balance and performance was a bit off! Congrats to all who passed! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stardancer Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 hi spannerandpony congrats to youre dd bless her for being ill it always seem to happen on exam day a merit is fab how did she do it i think i would of gone to bed and given up but youre dd did not i would be proud as punch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 hi spannerandpony congrats to youre dd bless her for being ill it always seem to happen on exam day a merit is fab how did she do it i think i would of gone to bed and given up but youre dd did not i would be proud as punch Thank you! I did suggest that she could miss it but she was having none of it. We were dosing her with paracetamol and ibruprofen right up until they called her to go in - she just flopped afterwards and slept on the train. When she finally got antibiotics the GP said he couldn't believe she'd done a ballet exam in that state. These dancers are tough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 She has done brill x x Not quite got the hand of this new forum yet- keep accidentally editing other people's posts! Not sure you should be able to do that! X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 She has done brill x x Not quite got the hand of this new forum yet- keep accidentally editing other people's posts! Not sure you should be able to do that! X lol! Such power! Perhaps you are an admin by mistake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballemum Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Hi all, Im back my dd wanted to post yesterday so i let her. Incredible well done to all who have passed its amazing what they Acheive in spite of all the pitfalls alng the way. My dd was happy but it was a reminder that my other dd Didnt get to sit it because of sprained knee. Anyway well done to all xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkpanther Posted January 14, 2012 Share Posted January 14, 2012 Balletmum, many congratulations to your dd for not only passing but getting distinction. What an achievement! Will your other dd need to take the exam under the new syllabus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballemum Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Tthank you pinkpanther we are all very proud of her. as for my other dd yes she will do the exam in new syllabus But teacher only started teaching it in sept, luckily She was doing that class among thers for last term so teacher wants to Enter herfor the summer hopefully and she has lett he continue into intermediate so she stays where she shoul be So i will continue to be around on this subject for a while.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi ballemum, that seems such a shame she has to wait and take the new syllabus. As the Inter Foundation is an "optional exam" i.e. you can take Intermediate without having done Inter Foundation, couldn't she just skip the I.F. Exam and carry on with Intermediate classes? Or does she particularly want to take the exam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballemum Posted January 15, 2012 Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi spannerandpony, I agree and she would happily skip as its not her Favourite dancing anyway unlike my other dd who would do it 24/7. Unfortunately her teacher wants her to do it. She Is doing intermediate aswell so hopefully wont fall behind others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeans Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Well done to everyone for their results, especially to Ballemum for the distinction! How old is your dd, Ballemum, out of interest? Is it unusual to get a distinction in the vocational grades? Edited January 16, 2012 by Jellybeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BankruptMum Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Do most children go straight on to do the Advanced 1 after Intermediate - my daughter is moving on to do Advanced Foundation after Intermediate but I'm not sure this is the common route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I think Adv Foundation is the common route where the school is large enough with enough pupils at that level to make it feasible to offer a class. At many schools there are not enough students at these levels to warrant more than one class. Don't forget that many students leave these classes to go off to university without ever taking the exam. So often they move from Intermediate into an Adv 1 class but the younger ones amonst them may still take Adv Foundation 1st. Hope this makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interested Parent Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Just wanted to add my congratulations to you all now that your dancers have their wonderful results. And a special mention to spanner's DD who is clearly a little trooper and managed a fantastic Merit whilst being so poorly. Well done! x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingerbread Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Just wanted to add my congratulations to you all now that your dancers have their wonderful results. And a special mention to spanner's DD who is clearly a little trooper and managed a fantastic Merit whilst being so poorly. Well done! x I agree - a Big Well Done from me too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BankruptMum Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 I think Adv Foundation is the common route where the school is large enough with enough pupils at that level to make it feasible to offer a class. At many schools there are not enough students at these levels to warrant more than one class. Don't forget that many students leave these classes to go off to university without ever taking the exam. So often they move from Intermediate into an Adv 1 class but the younger ones amonst them may still take Adv Foundation 1st. Hope this makes sense. Perfect sense - thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhodaKuc Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Many congratulations to all youngsters who have passed their exams. And an extra special well done from me to you Sheilabee (from one mature dancer to another!!). Good luck to all for the journey to the next level too! Best wishes, RK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well done to everyone for their results, especially to Ballemum for the distinction! How old is your dd, Ballemum, out of interest? Is it unusual to get a distinction in the vocational grades? Not unusual to get distinctions in Inter Foundation and Intermediate (my daughter did in both, as did most of her friends - although the inter group at our school this year got more merits than distinctions for the first time) - but does get a lot more difficult to get them in Adv 1 and 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixGirl Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 We've been reading this thread whilst anxiously waiting for results here too. DD absolutely thrilled to get distinctions for both Advanced Foundation RAD and Intermediate ISTD (both taken in the same week - she was really worried she was going to get them mixed up in the exams!)....very proud of her!! Well done to everyone else for a fantastic set of results too!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballemum Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Hi jellybeans, My dd has had just turned 12 when she did exam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 16, 2012 Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well done everybody, so many talented dancers out there...if only we could turn the clocks back 25yrs, hey Rhoda K? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhodaKuc Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Well done everybody, so many talented dancers out there...if only we could turn the clocks back 25yrs, hey Rhoda K? Absolutely - 25 at least! Though according to my boss "in my real grown-up, outside ballet life" we are all 21! At heart anyway and definitely when in the dance studio! RK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 We've been reading this thread whilst anxiously waiting for results here too. DD absolutely thrilled to get distinctions for both Advanced Foundation RAD and Intermediate ISTD (both taken in the same week - she was really worried she was going to get them mixed up in the exams!)....very proud of her!! Well done to everyone else for a fantastic set of results too!! Wow, that is excellent! Many congrats to her! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelixGirl Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Thank you so much!! She is a little bit older than most of your incredibly talented DDs and has had some set-backs over the past couple of years, so she is really pleased to be getting back on track again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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