w445403

1 ticket wanted for The Cellist / Dances at a Gathering, anything considered but must be under £15, standing or Amphitheatre is fine

I'm interested, is it still available please

might be worth looking at Stageworks 2 year Audition Preparation course. It's Btec Advanced so funded and a good all round course. DS went and was offered full funding/scholarships at all the schools he applied to at 18 including being the first boy in set 1 Ballet at his choice - Urdang. There is managed accommodation for all students in shared flats houses.

About 10 years ago his ballet teacher told DS that for the panel it's like having a box of delicious biscuits in front of you and you're only allowed to chose 1 or 2. If you're not the one chosen that day it doesn't make you any less delicious, they just can't choose them all!!

(At 18 he was the biscuit everyone wanted and had full funding/scholarships offered from all auditions ……..)

Good luck to all the DC

You could look at the London Russian Ballet School we were impressed when we were looking for a school.

On ‎19‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 16:04, MrsMoo2 said:

Next question...dance belts!! So far we have gone full seat but need to look for a new one for September, tell me your little fellas favourites...👍👍👍 xx

for 13 years it's always been full seat but the last year or two have seen the odd thong back creep in - more out of necessity though!

I recommend looking at Stageworks, their Audition Preparation course prepares students for auditions at 18 and has a 100% record for placing students at all the major schools. It has ballet, jazz, commercial , contemporary etc as well as singing and acting. It's a BTec Advanced course so is funded. The students are housed in shared houses/flats and the pastoral care is good. 

Hammond have associates one Sunday a month 10-4

If you would consider her going away I can recommend Stageworks, just outside Cambridge. It does an Audition Preparation course which is funded and has accommodation. It had 100% for getting students in to further training. Some of the destinations for 2017 include Urdang, Laine, Bird, Italia Conti, London Studio Centre etc etc. My DS was offered everywhere he auditioned with funding (without doing a funding audition) and was the first boy to be in set 1 ballet at his chosen college.

He claimed housing benefit as did everyone else for the accommodation but the houses/flats are all managed by Stageworks.

Thanks for the replies, we've decided that she will wait before going to the new school and leave tap for now. 

Almost 8 yo has been doing Cecchetti for about 18 months and recently took grade 1. Today  she went to a different dance school to try  tap and modern. Ballet was between the 2 so it was suggested she take that too. It was prep ballet. After the classes the feedback was that they were all the right level for her. Her feedback was that ballet was far too easy. The teacher was lovely and pointed out that her foot turns in (also noted by current ballet teacher) therefore she should stay in prep as this would help strengthen her ankle ready for more complicated work later on.

I would find it very difficult to take her out of current school where it's all about the training, no shows, festivals or anything, but she's happy there. On the other hand she would love to do shows and perform more. She's young yet but shows no inclination towards wanting to do anything with it, doesn't 'love' ballet but enjoys class.

If she didn't do ballet at 'new' school she couldn't be on the competition team. It's really up to her but she wants to stay in current ballet class but also do competitions and I'm torn!!

Any advice as I really don't know what to think.

Stageworks do an Audition Preparation course, it's a BTec Level 3 extended diploma (=3 A levels). It's based in St Neots, just outside Cambridge and has a very good record for students gaining places in all the well known colleges such as Mountview, Laine, Bird, Arts Ed, Urdang etc

On ‎26‎/‎06‎/‎2017 at 12:53, CeliB said:

Until DS started wearing hand made shoes he swore by grishko split sole canvas. Style 5 I think. Just dance stocks them. Very arch hugging which was why he liked them so much (his arch is enormous)... also extremely hardy - I personally noticed they lasted much longer than any others he has had and the canvas feels significantly thicker. ..

We had these too and he really loved them but unfortunately they don't make then big enough for him now. Getting them from Just Ballet was so simple too.

22 hours ago, angel said:

Where is the Derby class?

At the Derby Academy, taught by Chris Parkes

There is a great class in Derby if you're ever in that neck of the woods

On ‎26‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 07:41, ArucariaBallerina said:

@w445403 , do you have experience with it?

no sorry. DS went to Cecchetti ballet school and successfully auditioned for associates but didn't go due to travel

Have you considered Cecchetti associates in Warrington?

On ‎19‎/‎05‎/‎2017 at 22:34, Dancemaddad said:

Thanks for your response w445403 that is encouraging do you know if it was recently that the dada was turned down? Just wondered if it would have already been taken into account before the waiting list was released? Thanks 

it was about 2 weeks ago I think. Hope things work out.

21 hours ago, Dancemaddad said:

Hi Everyone, my daughter is on the reserve list for Dada for Laine for Diploma and just wondered if anyone on here knew of anyone not taking a Laine dada in favour of going to another school. She was devastated when we found out yesterday and I just wanted to see if it was realistic that she still stood a chance? Thanks in advance

I think there is still movement as DaDA doesn't work for everyone.

My boy was offered full scholarship for Laine and his friend offered DaDA  which was no good for him.. We turned down the scholarship, his friend was invited to funding audition and was offered scholarship so that released a DaDA. That's just from the one school so could be happening all over .I think lots of posters have said the same thing re movement.

Good luck!

Despite spending 5 years thinking that Laine was his dream he's turned them down in favour of Urdang. It was, in the end, an easy decision for him as Urdang was such a good fit and felt right. Soooooo proud.

Well thats it all finished, 4 auditions, 4 offers. No recalls or funding auditions just outright offers all with full funding!

3rd audition done, 3rd outright offer.One more to go, perhaps he will get a full house 

He still can´t quite beleive it, he doesn´t realise how good he is !

Audition date has been put back three times, the latest to end of April. In fact they've messed him around so much they said if it was too late he could have a full refund!. Sadly that's what he's decided to do. I really want him to audition but of course it's not about me  

Many congratulations to your son. Are you able/willing to tell us where he will be going to train?

We don't know yet as  he still has Laine, Bird and Rambert. He definitely wants to go to Laine as it has been his first choice although he absolutely loved the last place.

Highest combined score for audition and fast tracked onto the degree course!!!!

I was quite upset when, after 10 years of ballet, he decided to take the MT route but it looks like he knew what he was doing. I just felt regret that I would never see him dance in a classical role but given the difficulty in gaining a place then a contract he made the decision to go for the triple threat. It seems he knew what he was doing.....

I'm soooo proud I could burst but better not as I am work