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Lisa O`Brien

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  1. That's great to hear. Forgot it was about Elmhurst. So he's dancing professionally now? Gosh I didn't realise the documentary was so long ago.
  2. Does anyone remember the name of the BBC documentary about the Hammond School that was on TV a few years ago? I often think of the young lad who was desperate to dance but had to leave the school due to a lack of funding. Just wondered what happened to him.
  3. Apologies if someone has already posted about this. The Lido de Paris on the Champs Elysees, is to close. The dancers and nearly all staff are to lose their jobs. It is of course home to the Bluebell Girls, and I know that my old school, Northern, was the training ground for lots of future Lido and Moulin Rouge dancers over the years. Out of the 'Big Three" Paris Revues; the Moulin Rouge, the Lido and the Folies Bergere, only the Moulin will continue. A sign of the times maybe, but a sad state of affairs none the less.
  4. Hello. Which country are you in? I have to say that i've never heard of CSTD before.
  5. Hi. Was interested in what you said about the turnover of staff at WL being very high. Do you mean just academic staff? And do you have any idea why this might be? ( Just thought i'd ask as it might be useful for prospective/current parents to know).
  6. The Radio Times 1973 edition with Morecambe and Wise on the cover cost ten pence. I bought the latest double issue ( to see if there was any Ballet on) and it cost £5.25. And now i've looked through it i'm sorry I spent all that money.
  7. RIP. My first ever live performance of Swan Lake was at Manchester's Palace Theatre with SWRB and Galina Samsova in the dual role. Sobbed my way through the white acts, and I remember thinking at the end of the performance that if I didn't become a ballet dancer one day I would just die. That feeling wore off me very quickly; within the following few days in fact. Wasn't that I didn't want to become a ballet dancer, but I didn't want to put in any hard work or effort whatsoever into getting there .
  8. Indeed Canary. Can't think of too many male dancers who would have strong pointe work !
  9. Never heard of Friday Rush before ( having never been to the ROH). Had to look it up. You learn something new every day !
  10. Just thought of something. I was wondering if it could be that maybe your child finds it a bit hard to remember combinations, or pick up routines quickly? If they are rehearsing for the Christmas show, I'd imagine there will be lots of dance routines to learn and memorise. They might be anxious they cannot pick up or remember the steps as quickly as some others. I struggled remembering dance ( modern) routines for a while and couldn't seem to pick up the combinations as quickly as everyone else. I was about 12 at the time I think. It was embarrassing, and I felt singled out and a bit different to everyone else in my dance class. Might not be anything like that at all. But I was certainly reluctant to tell my mum I was struggling to remember the choreography. If they have a show, with lots of new routines to memorise, and the weeks are getting nearer and nearer to actually having to perform it, thinking back to how I was; if I had been in that situation it would have seemed like my worst nightmare and I would have wanted to do anything to avoid having to do it.
  11. I'm so sorry to hear this. My son is nearly 25 and has never danced. Had the opportunity to attend a boarding school in Dublin, with his aunt and uncle ( his late father's sister and her husband) offering to pay the full ( very expensive) fees. Either go there or to the local Catholic High School. He has told me many a time since then that if I would have sent him to boarding school it "would have ruined his life". I guess we'll never know, as he went to the local school, despite my wishes at the time. " My child sobbing down the phone and begging me to drive to collect them at 10pm" sounds horrendous. For what it's worth, if it was my child and that was them, i'd be down there like a shot and get them well away from the place. But you know your child better than anyone and maybe they can cope with things better than they are making out? Things often seem worse at night, when you have more time to yourself and to think.
  12. So nice to hear an update about your DD Pups_mum. Congratulations to her. And thank you for reviving this thread. It was always a good read.
  13. My 24 year old son Sean has just come into the room from upstairs. Me; " You've heard of the artist L.S. Lowry, haven't you?". Sean; "No. Why what does he sing?". I kid you not. Sigh.
  14. Ooh er, missus. How fascinating. ( Us Mancs / Salfordians have great pride in sharing our city with the great man).
  15. I noticed on the RBS Facebook page over the last few days announcements that they will be auditioning for FT places in Italy, the Czech Republic and other countries. If only 12 girls and 12 boys are accepted at WL into Year 7, and they are now looking for those students abroad as well; this must surely be going to make it even more difficult for British students to gain a place there? If i'm reading this accurately, then this is so unfair on British children. Should they not be prioritising their own countries students first?
  16. I was just thinking about the situation my sister and her husband in Manchester find themselves in. My brother in law, just turned 60, has Alzheimer's Disease and has been living FT at a care home for the last year. They each, individually, have an Advocate that is there for them. The Advocates are completely separate from the care home/NHS/Social Services, but give Sue and her husband a voice ( especially my sister) when it seems everyone else in "the system" is up against them. Perhaps vocational schools/parent groups of students, could set up their own independent advocacy service; as a kind of go-between, between parents and students who may have a grievance and the school themselves. I hear a lot on here about how wonderful some Vocational School's house parents are. Yet others seem to be not very good or effective at all. Maybe some are like this because they too are "part of the system?" An independent Advocate, coming from neither the school nor the family might make any complaints or issues more transparent and easier to deal with.
  17. Thanks for your help Jan. ( Hoped someone would step in and sort out my mess. I'm such a goof ) !
  18. The bottom line of what you said is of course true, glowlight. But isn't this part of the problem? That if someone isn't happy at a place for whatever reason they can always leave. If it's a top vocational school there will probably be a thousand more than happy to replace them. But then what at the institution will ever change?
  19. Can you tell us which country she will be performing in?
  20. This is great news to hear about your daughter, balletbean. Congratulations to her.
  21. A belated Happy Birthday @balletbean. Hope the audition went well too x
  22. Hello. If she is looking to become a dance teacher, then don't bother with any Associates at all. They will be unnecessary and a waste of money. I should imagine a good number of years of solid classical ballet training, coupled with training in modern dance, tap etc, should more than suffice. Then when she is older, if she still wants to, she can apply to do teacher training.
  23. Hope you don't mind me telling Jan about your OBE Primrose. I know the Balletcoforum community would have wanted to know. Many congratulations from me. x
  24. RIP to one of the all time greats. ( Was she a Prima Ballerina or Prima Ballerina Assoluta) ?
  25. I'm very sad to hear this news. RIP Katherine.
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