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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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    I hear the MDS results are out ! ???????? to all x
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    It was a letter posted yesterday !
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    Yes Tring ! It's not all doom and gloom ! He won't get into Oxford or Cambridge either ! Lol ! We will be patient and wait ! It's tough but I've been here before with Dd and the disappointment ! It all turns out as it should in the end ! Good luck to your Dd x hope you don't have to wait too long x
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    It's reserve list for a DaDa for my Ds ! Onwards and upwards ????
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    No ????
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    When Dd did Elmhurst year 7 finals there were approx 37 girls ! 3 groups ! 2 with year 7's and one with 7 and older in ! All alphabetically arranged ! The WL offers had come out the week before but there were girls at Elmhurst finals who had accepted places at WL ! They offered 13 places that year ! The number varies year on year. Good luck to all those attending next week ! My Ds has finals on Thursday ???? can't believe we are putting ourselves through this again !
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    Chaperone, we were at the boys funding audition in the morning and were told to give them up to two weeks but hopefully it would be sooner ????
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    Hi, we were in exactly the same position as you 4 years ago ! Dd only did one ballet class a week and her teacher suggested she audition for RBS and Elmhurst Associates ! We had tears also after the audition ! But she was offered both ! We knew nothing about this world and sort of got swept along with auditions for full time training not really knowing what was involved ! Some children had been doing the associate classes for 3 years and were well prepared for it all ! Dd is now in her 3 rd year of vocational training ! It's tough but she wouldn't change it for the world ! Other parents and forums are a great source of information and support ! I'm pleased our associate journey was short as this gave Dd an opportunity for other sports and hobbies before she gave it all up for ballet ! I don't know anything about the Hammond but can help with audition info etc ! Now doing 6th form ones with Ds ! Another experience ! Lol ! Good luck to your little dd ! Just enjoy the ride ????
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    Ds 's school offer GCSE dance over 2 years and one year as well as A level dance ! On Thursday evening I sat through a sharing of work that was 60 dances long ! Ds gets told constantly that he is too balletic but has really enjoyed the variety of dance offered ! Older Ds has done gcse and A level PE ! Apart from ballet being his chosen sport ! There is no dance in it at all ! Although some PE teachers feel themselves qualified enough to grade his ballet performance pieces !
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    Our experience is quite the opposite ! Dd did one ballet class a week until she was 10 and would not be at vocational school if it wasn't for her dance teacher firstly pointing out to us that she wasn't bad at ballet and encouraging us to audition her for associate classes, at year 6 entry, and then supporting us all through the audition process ! My Ds, also her pupil, has finals for his 2 favourite 6th forms. He has only been doing ballet for 4 years ! I wouldn't have ever known about the ballet world if it wasn't for her help. The dance school has many pupils in associate schemes and there are children who also do classes with other dance schools if the classes they want are not available or the timings aren't right ! IMO it is difficult for teachers to show recognition of achievements without it being interpreted as favouritism by some ! Most parents and pupils will celebrate and enjoy the children's successes others will never speak to you again ! They are no loss !
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    I hear the letters are out ????
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