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  1. tabitha
    I think the fact that they have only taken on 2 graduates out of 10 contracts is very disappointing, especially when other companies such as Royal Ballet, BRB and ENBS seem to have no problem taking on graduates straight out the UK schools and so it can't be an issue of standard or experience. And I know lots of graduates from across the UK schools auditioned at Northern this year but weren't successful.
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    I agree, but Northern Ballet has a graduate scheme AND apprentice positions. And bearing in mind that the graduate scheme is filled by students who have already completed their (usually) 3 years of training, you would argue that they should be ready for a corps position given that they have done an additional year. At the very least you would expect them to achieve an apprentice position. I am not one who thinks that companies should necessarily take from the affiliated schools, but bearing in mind that Northern Ballet Company runs the graduate programme itself (not a separate school) it seems disappointing that more from the graduate programme are not taken on either into apprentice or corps positions and also that the destinations are not published at all.
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    Harwell, I was just posting a similar post. They don't seem to publish any information about where the graduate programmed participants go. Link to the NB press release yesterday: http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/12948-press-release-northern-ballet-announces-promotions-and-joiners-for-201617-season/
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    Yes it was a generalisation based on my impressions / recollections - I wasn't aware that all posts had to be 100% accurate and backed up by empirical evidence. I have had a quick look at the last 3 years and for comparison looked at Royal Ballet as well and proportionally the turnover is much higher: Northern Ballet (around 40 dancers) 2016/17 10 joiners & 9 leavers 2015/16 10 joiners & 9 leavers 2014/15 12 joiners & 6 leavers Royal Ballet (around 100 dancers) 2016/17 11 joiners & leavers tbc 2015/16 7 joiners & 7 leavers + 2 sabbaticals 2014/15 12 joiners & 6 leavers (joiners include new apprentices taken on in year but do not include them again in the subsequent year if they are taken into the company as this would double count them)
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    Always such a high turnover of dancers at this company; an average of 10 leavers / joiners every year seems very high for a company of this size, with many of the leavers having only been there for one year. And only 2 out of 10 joiners are from training, the others are coming from other ballet companies.
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    I think it is just so tough to get a contract that you take what you can get, and not many have a choice of company or country. Reports are that it has been even tougher this year, with fewer contracts than usual around. Sadly doesn't look like it has been 100% employment record this year either. Any news on other schools? I believe it was the ENBS graduate performance yesterday and it is usually printed in their programme.
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    Their are large numbers of non-EU dancers in European dance companies from all over the world and these companies are very used to sorting out visas for them. I am sure that British dancers will be accommodated in the same way following exit and we don't even know what arrangements will be negotiated yet. I personally know of some Japanese and American dancers in Germany who had no problems getting visas. In most people's experience, the hardest place to get a visa is the USA.
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    I'm not sure it will be as bad as people may be thinking. There are large numbers of non-EU dancers currently employed all over Europe and not being part of the EU has not prevented them from being employed successfully by EU companies e.g. look at the current members of the Royal Ballet and ENB, many of them are from outside the EU.
  9. tabitha
    People keep saying that choice of dancer tells us about the vision for the company. So what DO the recent promotions tell us then? I for one am still as much in the dark as ever with O'Hare's decisions.
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    Just a reminder that this event is taking place this coming week-end.
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    Ah, so they are. I clicked on the other post and just read the date at the top which I assume is the press release date of 9th June - but it does say 2017! http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/12788-grand-audition-2017/
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    Gosh, June 9th seems very late in the year?
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    Really surprised at Heap as she only seems to have done a couple of performances of one soloist role this year (Myrtha) - not seen her do any other non-corps roles. Could say the same about Calvert as well - just a couple of performances as Hermione? And as someone has pointed out - promotion for Hayward without a tutu principal role. Seems like O'Hare is willing to take risks with his decisions.
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    Oh my gosh - are they serious? It says to send details to the director of ballet - who exactly is that at the moment?
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    Very poignant timing as 118 is where the final year Upper School students have lived for a number of years until they moved them all elsewhere at Easter this year.
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    I am staggered that you would judge a dancer's technical ability on their ability to execute 32 fouettés. They are just a party trick and give no indication of anything much.
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    Sadly we seem to have swung too far in favour of 'leg machines', especially in Europe where a lot of the company ADs are also modern choreographers and seem less interested in creating characters for their new ballets, but more interested in extremes of movement of the body.
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    If this is true then it is clearly inside information which is not appropriate for sharing on this forum. These are real students whose lives shouldn't be discussed here.
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    Advice and representation is provided the industries involved. I can't find it now but I can remember reading the actual transcript of the evidence provided and all the major ballet companies were represented. It means that they can hire foreign dancers and provide them with visas without too much red tape. We may have a lot of ballet dancers, but not necessarily at the elite standards required for companies such as RB, BRB etc. which is very niche.
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    Here's a link to the full list - scroll down and you'll see ballet dancers: http://www.visabureau.com/uk/shortage-occupations-list.aspx
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    What I don't understand is why it is so difficult for British dancers to get Visas to work in America on the grounds that you have to prove that no American can do the job, but foreign (non-EU) dancers have no problem getting a visa in the UK as ballet dancers are on the 'shortage occupation list".
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    Marianela has British Citizenship.
  23. tabitha
    Doesn't this always happen in Germany when the AD changes? I seem to remember that there is something in employment law in Germany which allows a new AD to sack all the dancers and start again?
  24. tabitha
    Most people's taxable income is the same as their gross income. Superannuation refers to certain public sector pension schemes which operate like a salary sacrifice scheme i.e. Pension contributions are made before tax and therefore do not show on your pay slip or P60 as 'taxable' income and therefore needs to be added back on to make your gross income. Only worth worrying about if you work for the NHS or similar public sector scheme.
  25. tabitha
    I think I must be the only person who liked the music. I thought the music was incredible and more than dramatic enough when it needed to be, with real quality and depth. I also loved the sets.
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