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  1. Lifeafterballet
    Half way through ???? Good luck to all our Dd/Ds ????
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    I think that with the Saturday commitments, RAD etc, full time vocational students will find it hard to attend. And they have to have permission too ! Can't see a lot of them being there, I my opinion.
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    Oh and the more you earn the more you pay !!
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    What is included in the MDS varies from school to school. Dds school includes a uniform allowance, dance and day wear, BUPA cover and a music lesson etc. I know others at other schools have to pay separately for certain things. The finance dept at your Dds school may be able to help you. I know we had lots of questions. It's an anxious time. Good luck xx
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    The girls wear what they are comfortable in ! Dd wears M&S nude pants and has just progressed to thongs ! There are no rules x
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    Don't forget you have £682 uniform allowance on the MDS. We kitted dd out with everything she needed at the induction day and still were able to get things for the following year at the end of the summer term. It goes a long way before they start wearing lots of pointe shoes or soft blocks.
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    She did amos73 thank you x She is now at vocational school and has just made me smile with a quick message "❤️" . Says it all really. I feel it's about love and luck ! And you need a bucket full of both x
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    When my dd auditioned for a year 6 RBS JA place, at the suggestion of her teacher, she was only doing one graded ballet class a week. She couldn't do the splits, achieve flat froggie, bend double or have practiced any of the exercises discussed on here. She lined up with the other 21 year 5 girls and I wondered what we were doing there ! They chose 2 that day, my Dd being one of them ! I still don't know what she did in that audition. It remains a mystery to me. When I watch her dance now I see her love of dance, maybe that was it ! Good luck to all your little Dds and Dss ! Enjoy the ride x
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    The MDS uniform allowance is £682 per year. My dd is not heavy on pointe shoes so has never gone over. We have always managed to buy the next years leotards to finish it off. If you don't use it you lose it ! We get dds pointe and soft blocks elsewhere and send in the receipt to Elmhurst to claim it back. I feel that the allowance goes a long way in the early years ! A majority of the girls wear Bloch Zeniths soft split soled canvas available from the school supplier. No sewing required ????
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    Bad poor grammatical error / habit JulieW !! I love them !! Lol !
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    I believe there is a discount for 2 children in an MDS ! None for an MDS and a DaDa !
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    Hi, it is your gross income ! Pre tax etc ! No concideration of any outgoings but a deduction in the total of approx £1900 per other dependent child ! There is a grid on the Gov. uk website that gives you an estimated contribution ! The calculations for contribution are down to the penny ! We were not far off in year 7 with our estimate ! It is the travel etc that catches you out !! ????
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    Have sent you a pm x
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    Each of the BRB dancers introduce their class and talk about what they had been working on ! There is a theme / ballet ! Last year was Romeo and Juliet !
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    They call it a sharing of work ! It lasts about an hour and a half. The last 2 years it has been organised by Marion Tate.
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    The emails seem to be individual ! So I imagine they just ran out of time !! Hoping for good news for you tomorrow xxx
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    I have heard of a few that haven't heard yet !!
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    There is a lovely photo of all the auditionees on the YBSS Facebook page.
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    My Ds was successful and had the most amazing time ! They were fantastic and even let him take company class for the experience !
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    Apologies ! It's the same article as above ! Poor reception in the Orthodontist Department today ! Lol !
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    http://new-adventures.net/news/our-thoughts-on-british-dance-training And the there is Matthew Bournes New Adventures employing 97% British trained dancers.
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    Upper school results are out ! An expected no for my Ds ! Onwards and upwards ???? Good luck to all x
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    Boys and girls yesterday ! All girls today ????
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    The Elms sleeps 43 ! That's divided between 6.1 and 6.2 ! I guess the number in the year group depends on how many require boarding ! Greater than a 3:1 ratio of girls to boys too I guess !
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    "Don't cry because it ended, smile because it happened" Terry Pratchett (think that was it !) the very best of luck to all the year 11's auditioning for schools, whether it's their own or another, there will be heartbreak and happiness !
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