tomuchtallent

Hi moomin

When I sit in frog it's very good and my box splits is quite good without any excersize,great if I stretch over a month or so.The problem is when standing at a bar!my first position is about 90% and my 5th is just not worth talking about.when doing grande plié my turnout looks very good with my knees facing the sides.I just can't stand in positions!! So annoyed!

I am approaching 40 and would love to start ballet classes again soon.I haven't taken a real class for 20 years.My flexibility, posture,arms,coordination are still roughly the same. My major problem is turn out,it is completely non existent!When I was young it was quite good but now it just don't work!

In fact it is terrible!My question is,will it get better over time or is it to late to change?

How does the year 7 audition start?do they start with a bar or something else?do they let them warm up before?what excersizes do they do in the centre?do they have to hold the stretching for a long while?what's the most demanding thing they ask for?are they allowed to touch the students? for example checking feet or flexibility.

Just a few questions that I thought people might be interested to know.

She also told me that when she was at the Royal Ballet School she would often see Magot Fonteyn  and in between class and rehearsals Magot would go home to care for her husband who was in a wheelchair.  

im not a great writer but i have to tell this great story.

This summer my dds ballet teacher took a break for a month and a lovely mature lady stood in for the lessons.

After one of the lessons we got talking and when she found out i was British she started telling me  how she 

became the first ever Turkish girl to gain a full scholarship to attend the Royal Ballet School in London.

Here is one of the stories

In 1948 Dame Ninette De Valois opened the first ballet school in Turkey.My dds teacher was only about 5 when she gained a place in the school and had never seen ballet before,neither had any of the other students who were chosen.

When the students were in their teens the school decided to put on Swan Lake but didnt have any principle dancers for the main roles. Margot Fonteyn and another male star where asked to dance the parts.

My dds teacher and her best friend were the 1st soloists.Their teacher who was British was extremely strict  and warned them that when they take a bow at the end,not to dare stand in the same line as Magot Fonteyn or they would be beaten!!

Anyway,as the performance ended the teachers were in the wings watching, and the girls stayed a row behind Magot Fonteyn and her partner.All of a sudden Magot and her partner looked behind them and took the girls hands for a bow at the front!

The teacher was so mad she came on stage and pulled her to the wings and started  beating her!Magot Fonteyn looked to the wing and saw what was happening and went to pull her back on stage.Neither of them would let go of her arms and she was half on and half off the stage!Well,she new she was going to be in big trouble so she pushed her teacher away and went on stage and  took a very long bow with Margot Fonteyn!

Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks Janet, and yours xxx

Just ballet, i will call tomorrow, thanks

Natalia Kremen ballet school.Natalia gives private lessons.She is based in Kensington I think.Natalia was dancing with the English national before opening her school a couple of years ago

just ballet,

i will be placing a order tomorrow for a few bits.I really like the degas leo and want it in black and white,can you get a white one for me?i looked on your website but only a few colours available.Its for a child 10 years old.

When you see the order from Turkey you will know its from me xxx

Oh, just tried to go into the website but its not letting me!hope theres no problem?will try tomorrow.

Is it only a passport photo with the forms or do we need a portrait photo the same size with the poses?I know on the form there is a place for a passport photo but in the list for photos they say a portrait photo and ballet poses?

its not the same as the ja leotard but has a bit of a shine to it.Not sure if that ok?but it looks lovely

whats peoples views on a white leotard for year 7 audition?

Francesizzi,

I just looked on their website for the new forms but it's still saying they will be ready soon.Am I looking in the wrong place?I have been checking regular as we are waiting patiently for photo information.

Anybody out there thinking of auditioning for a year 7 place in November?.I think the later audition would be better for my dd but we have decided to get it over and done with early!

My dd will be auditioning for year 7.How time flies!seems like yesterday that I joined the forum and spent some great evenings reading about everyone's audition experiences.I don't feel my dd is quite ready but I can't stop time!

Is there any videos on YouTube?

All4dancers

Hope you daughter has a wonderful time here in Turkey!it's baking,but I'm not complaining.Lived in Turkey for 8 years now.

I know a great ballet teacher who had hardly done any ballet but has been teaching for 15 years.She also creates lovely choreography and ballet variations.

Always do what's best for your child,so if you think that the teacher would have a problem,don't tell her!

I suppose a good adviser would be handy for looking for schools abroad.Maybe a DVD could be made and the adviser could apply to lots of schools abroad that suited the student and the school.I would love to know about more training abroad and then have someone to do all the paper work for me.Not for the English schools though, I think I could manage that!

Thanks for the videos i really enjoyed watching them and it has helped me alot as i might be making one soon for my dd.I have posted videos of my dd on here and she is under 14!She has given consent and they are public on youtube so for me i cant see that there is any difference watching here or on youtube.

Billyelliott, my dd is the same!she about level 6 violin.We seem to fit everything in fine.she also plays piano,singing,gymnastics,swimming along with all the dance.I promise that it has nothing to do with me,she makes her own mind up and is so focused at what she is good at and likes.So you can have your cake and eat it!for now anyway.

My dd is 10 and has hair down to her bottom.She can do her own bun very well.So if she went to vocational school would they still ask her to cut it?

Just wanted to share a fun dance that my dd performed in recently.The dancers are 9/10 years old and only dance for a hobby and the boy only started dancing this year.

hope you enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=vk9IgoVDeV4

My dd has done ballet for 6 years and does grand jetes and she is 10, but it hasn't cost much.