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Hi all thanks for the replies and advice. i have decided to stick with the junior audition as DD is only 11 at the time of audition....the last thing i want is to put her forward for the senior audition and she feel uncomfortable as she doesnt know the steps. and therefore not enjoy it. to be honest sometimes talking to other ballet moms at the school i kind of get swept along with what they are saying and with the whole ballet scene....and what my daughter should and should not be doing at this stage...ive decided not to push her...she wants to do the junior one so that is exactly what she will do...im rambling now...have a good weekend all xxx

can't thankyou enough for the replies..that is so helpful to me...i was worried that if i sent her for the junior audition..if she got picked when the casting is done they might say she should have auditioned for the seniors as she would be 12 by then...this site is so wonderful for a novice ballet mom....daughter is a lovely little dancer but had a rejection for the mid associates..so i thought this would be a good experience for her..ive heard nothing but good reports about the EYB..so fingers crossed....a bonus is that the child knows on the day ....all that waiting for the associates response was pure torture,,lol....thanks again everyone and anyone that might put a further reply on xx

Hi all,im hoping someone can offer me some advice...my DD wants to audition for the EYB Swan lake..ive noticed on the application form it says junior 8- 11 years old and senior 12-18 year olds...well my daughter is 11 at the time of the audition but 12 only 3 weeks later..so would be 12 if she was lucky enough to be picked at the time of production...she is currently studying grade 6 and has only just gone on pointe...are the seniors expected to be on pointe as they will have a larger part in the production i preume?.....i dont know what to do for the best...should i let her audition for the juniors or seniors ?? could anyone offer any advice. are the 2 auditions a vast difference in abilities ??

letter arrived, DD was unsuccessful for a mid associates year 8 place in Birmingham..she is upset but said she will try again next year

is it true that the yes letters come before the no letters ?? im really pleased to see all the yes's and waiting list offers so far today...unfortunately we have not received a letter...shall i wait until i get a deffinate no in the post or prepare my daughter tonight ?? any thoughts

anyone heard from Birmingham ??

that is such wonderful news..im so pleased for you and you're daughter....congratulations xx

so tempted to phone them and ask when the letters are being sent..because if its not for another week or so at least my mind can have a rest !! lol..lol

oh really...i dont know how the system works as im new to this..but surely the exisiting associates would be told first..looks like we wont get a letter after all this week then..

it is agonising..no letter again today..when they said we wouldn't hear til the end of March, they really meant the end didn't they !!! lol im really hoping we hear tomorrow or saturday, my daughter is texting me every lunch time to see if the letter has arrived, i'm trying to manage her expectations but i know she will be really disappointed if she doesn't get offered an associate place..keeping everything crossed for her

to all those waiting for the associate yes or no letters that are hopefully due out the end of this week....is it just me or does this week seem to be the longest in history ????!!!!!

Hi all, im new to this site and to ballet in general really, my 11 year old DD only started taking ballet serisouly about 6 months ago and was asked to audition for the mid associates in Birmingham..one of the other 'mom's at the dance school has advised that there will only be 1 or 2 possible year 8 places as most of the other places are taken up by existing year 7 mid associates who will move up...can anyone confirm if that is how it usually works, unless someone leaves for whatever reason there will be only a few spaces ??..im keen to gain more knowledge and am also wondering if anyone knows when we are likely to receive a yes or no letter..thanks