Pas de Quatre
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How does the fit compare to Grishkos which seem to have a longish vamp?
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Congratulations to all those with places, and commiserations to those who didn't make it this time. And it really is just this time. There are many dancers who were late bloomers and went on to be successful when they got older!
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Several years ago DD and many of her Associate friends were on the reserve list. One or two got places and the rest received a letter in mid May saying that there was unlikely to be further movement on the list. (Luckily DD had already accepted a place elsewhere.)
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There were some articles in the press a few months ago about how praising children for being clever or talented often backfired and seemed raise anxiety as they felt they had no control and could never match up to expectations. The conclusion was that praising someone for their effort had a more positive effect e.g. you have worked so hard you really deserve to succeed.
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We are back to the old saying, often attributed to Ulanova - to succeed you need 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration! Of course you need the talent to begin with, but after that it really is a question of putting in the hours of good training.
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Great - reminds me of the balloon dance. If I have time later I might try to find it online and post a link.
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Yes I really enjoyed this programme. Matisse's Dancers is one of my favourite works - the energy of the dancers in the circle is amazing - although it was only shown briefly as the programme was about his later work.
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To get back on track - I think the children's bodies we are teaching now are very different from those in previous generations. The car culture and protection issues (rightly or wrongly) mean younger children do not spend the same hours walking to school, playing outside, climbing trees, etc etc. So they have not developed the muscles and resilience that used to be commonplace. We cannot turn the clock back, but I have noticed how there are more injuries at all levels these days. However, floors in some schools are also to blame. Cold and draughty church halls may not have been ideal in the old days, but at least most people were dancing on plain wood. Unfortunately nowadays some schools just lay dance flooring on plain concrete or tiled floors - so it looks like a well equipped studio, but will lead to injuries.
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I have had direct experience of Eastleigh - with pupils there and also before it moved there from Poole. The teacher is exceptional, as good or better than those in London!
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Actually I think they are unlikely to offer London places to candidates if there is a centre nearer their home unless there is a very strong reason why they cannot get to the closer one. All the teachers are lovely so it doesn't really make much difference which centre a child attends.
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DD and other pupils have done this and thoroughly enjoyed it, to the extent that they went again in other years. I honestly can't remember about the age range, but if your DD is the right standard I am sure she will have a good time.
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What's a bleep test?
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Have you looked at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, they have lots of classes in the evenings as well as running a CAT scheme.
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Schools have total discretion over who receives an MDS. The schools in the scheme are allocated a certain number of them which can be awarded from Yr 7 upwards. If one becomes free the school can reallocate it to a pupil in any year. Some schools with MDS also have DaDa in 6th form. An MDS can be continued into 6th form, however, often the school decides to award a DaDa instead so the the MDS can be used by a younger pupil. These awards are tied to the school/organisation and I don't think they can be carried from one place to another. Of course the new school may decide to give one of their own MDS awards to that pupil.
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To balance the discussion, I know a dancer from USA who graduated from RBS Upper School a few years ago but was warned there would be problems with work visas.. Ended up with a good ballet job, but not an EU country.
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alwaysbroke, sometimes what people say is the unfortunate truth, not that they are trying to be horrid. As far as I know, dancers from Northern Ballet School tend to go into commercial work such as cruise ships rather than ballet, no matter which course they are on. There was a member who posted here a couple of years ago about the reality of her dd's audition journey looking for jobs. If you do a search - probably under Northern Ballet School you might find it.
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I have had pupils as JAs and accompanied them and others to JA experience days. The teachers are always kind and encouraging. The lessons are taken at a very slow pace, with lots of exercises sitting or lying on the floor to show the children which muscles they should be using. The children are not learning lots of new complicated steps!
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Ballet and Dance on BBC TV
Pas de Quatre replied to Josephine's topic in Ballet / Dance news & information
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This is the thread for Upper School auditions so that is what I am talking about. However, in many ways the same applies to younger ones, a professional eye can see many things very quickly.
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Someone posted elsewhere about how in professional auditions people are cut during barre after a few exercises, and so on throughout the class. I suspect that the equivalent happens in these auditions. A trained eye will be able to assess physiques, turnout and flexibility during the barre. So although no one is sent out of the audition many may well already be a "no".
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Please everyone and I don't want to offend anyone, but can we have correct English usage! I would expect the panel to be disinterested - it means impartial. But it is very sad if they appear uninterested! Yes I agree concentration can make people appear grim. My pupils reckon that examiners marks are often in reverse proportion to how happy they look. i.e. smiles = low marks, grim = high marks!
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As the new Artistic Director is still employed abroad, it is unlikely that he can make it to London for the Preliminary auditions.
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The reputation of the company and the school is very high, so it should be good!
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I would second what hfbrew says. DD has done classes with Paul Lewis too and loved them, I have observed classes with Jay Jolley and I have taken a teachers' seminar with Mark Annear, They are all fabulous teachers and know what they are doing. That they are men is irrelevant to the audition process.
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One factor that hasn't really been mentioned is that many of the overseas dancers don't attend ordinary academic schools. Originally due to geography, in USA and Australia the nearest academic school might be hours away, home-schooling is considered to be much more normal than it is generally in UK. Claudia says she was dancing all week, many hours each day, and doing school work at the weekend. In the UK it is usually the reverse.
