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Having a sort out. Please contact for photos. All items in excellent condition. Some items brand new. Postage £3. Bundle discount if interested. Leotards (All £10😞 Mirella - Black camisole with lace detail over bust and crossover straps at back. Size P Mirella - French blue camisole, criss/cross straps at back. Lined bust. Size P Capezio - New nude base layer camisole with clear straps. Size Small Capezio - Raspberry camisole, beautiful crossover at back. Size XS Gaynor Minden - Black off the shoulder lace. Size JNR Attitude - Peach empire line dress/skirt contemporary camisole leotard. Size XS Bloch - Black plain camisole. Lined bust. Size P WearMoi - Aqua camisole leotard with lace over bust. Size XS WearMoi - Fuscia pink camisole with lace over bust. Size (age 10-12) Tutu, Warm Ups & chiffon skirts Capezio - White 7 layer net practice tutu. Size S £10 Intermezzo - Black knitted warm up pants. High-waisted, roll top. Pink/grey stripes around ankle. Size S £15 Bloch - black pull on mesh swirl, short skirt. Size P £10 Designed by Alice - 2x floral wrap skirts, 1x black spot sheer wrap skirt £10 each New Merla Pointes/Jazz/Character/New Warm-up Booties Bloch - black canvas character shoe. Cuban heel. Size 5 £12 Capezio - black lace-up jazz shoes. Size 5 £10 Bloch - Flo Pink (neon pink) NEW warm-up boots. Adult S £22 Merla Diva Pointe shoes inc ribbons. Size 38.5, D fitting. Slightly longer shank. - NEW - 5 pairs with dust bags. £25 per pair.

Hi Pinkpip 100, Please PM your email and I'll send you photos. Thanks

Hi TwoDancers, The 2 grishko have now been sold, and also the Bloch French Navy. I can send you pics of all the other items you have asked to see if you could PM your email. Thanks

Gaynor Minden - Size S - £12.00 https://www.everythingdance.co.uk/gaynor-minden-soiree-leotard-7253-p.asp Gaynor Minden - Size Junior - £12.00 https://dancer.com/product/lace Grishko Flower Mesh Leotard - Size XS - £12.00 https://westondancewear.com/products/grishkoflowermeshleotard Grishko Grey Tank Leotard with floral mesh - Size XS - £12.00 Capezio grey bodice with long black mesh sleeves and criss cross open back - Size S - £12.00 Capezio raspberry camisole with cross over back - Size XS - £12.00 Capezio Nude Camisole base leotard - Size S - £10.00 Mirella Black Camisole with cross over straps at the back and net lattice detail over bust - Size Petite - £12.00 Wearmoi Aqua Camisole leotard with lace floral detailing over bust - Size XS - £12.00 Wearmoi Fuscia Camisole leotard with lace floral detailing over bust - Size age 10/12 - £10.00 Bloch French Navy Camilsone leotard with vertical panelling on waist - Size Petite - £10.00 Bloch Grey Camisole leotard with empore line detail - Size Petite - £10.00 Bloch Plain Black Camisole leotard - Size Petite - £8.00 Attitude Salmon/peach dress/skirt leotard - Size XS - £10.00 Bloch Pull on Black mesh Skirt - Size Petite - £10.00 Two Designed by Alice Shiffon Floral Short Wrap skirts - £10.00 each Designed by Alice Sheer Black Spot Wrap Skirt - £10 All in excellent condition. postage £1.50. PM me for further photos.

Thanks to everyone for your PM's. The following are still available: Leotards: Grishko DL1502/1M Tank sleeve with mesh Grey XS £15 Capezio Sheer black mesh long sleeves with grey bodice size S £15 Tutus/Skirts: Capezio White practice tutu (7 layer) size S £15 Pointe Shoes/Booties: Bloch Warm up Booties Fluorescent pink, size S £10 Bloch Warm up Booties Purple, size S (some fading on the black section) £5 Merlet Diva Bespoke Pointe Shoes (BRAND NEW - 6 pairs bagged with ribbons) – Size 38.5 D, hard shank, slightly longer than normal vamp & heel seam. Ideal for someone with slim, strong banana feet. £25 per pair Please PM for further details Standard Royal Mail postage for Leotards £1.50, everything else £5.00 Please PM me for photos if required

Selling the following leotards all of which are worn less than a handful of times, plus other dance kit: Lucky Leo: ‘DART’ - black spandex, full bust lining size, tank straps, size S £25 Degas Leotards: 9501A – merly soft, Viola size: 12a £20 9501A - méryl soft, Corail size: T0 £20 9501A - méryl soft, Turquoise size: T0 £20 Eleve Leotard: ‘Ali’ leotard, full bust liner, black with a low velvet back panel, size S £25 Other leotards: Grishko DL1502/1M Tank sleeve with mesh Grey XS £15 Capezio Sheer black mesh long sleeves with grey bodice size S £15 Tutus/Skirts: Bullet Pointe Skirt from America, black, Size S £10 Black classical practice tutu (8 layer stiff net) size XS from Just Ballet £20 Capezio White practice tutu (7 layer) size S £15 Pointe Shoes/Booties: Bloch Warm up Booties Fluorescent pink, size S £10 Bloch Warm up Booties Purple, size S (some fading on the black section) £5 Merlet Diva Bespoke Pointe Shoes (BRAND NEW - 6 pairs bagged with ribbons) – Size 38.5 D, hard shank, slightly longer than normal vamp & heel seam. Ideal for someone with slim, strong banana feet. £25 per pair Please PM for further details Standard Royal Mail postage for Leotards £1.50, everything else £5.00 Please PM me for photos if required

From memory, there were 3 groups of girls at finals last year- approx 15-20 in each group

I would totally agree with the other posters about Woodside and Ballet Boost

Try 'Sportscover Direct' which has been recommended by Moneypenny on another thread. They cover ballet specifically. www.sportscoverdirect.com

Woodside Dance Retreat is on Sat 25th Aug. They usually do 3 days, or you can do 6 days to make the week. It's in Kent and is residential. DD has done this and loved it.

Thanks Moneypenny. This is v helpful.

Any suggestions for brokers/companies who will insure a student travelling to an overseas Summer School unaccompanied? AXA and Post Office and a few others I've tried from the suggestions will not cover dance and/or travel without an adult.

She is astonishing! According to a recent article on Australia's ABC News, this young lady trains for 40 hours a week.

Demi pointes/Pointe shoe fitting (North East) By Sarah2203, December 27, 2016 in Doing Dance The above thread was started last year - may be of use. Sorry, not sure how to do the link properly!

Hi TwoLeftFeet Welcome to the forum! I know very little about ballet training in Ireland, but have some understanding of the education/Leaving Cert process. It looks like your DD is 14 and in the UK would currently be in Year 9. Year 10 and 11 are the GCSE years, so if you were looking to send her to a UK school, then she would most likely have to start in Sept 2018 (Year 10). There are often a few places available for year 10 - see the thread regarding breaking in to Yr 10/11! Is your DD set on a classical dance, or a broader range? You could consider schools such as Elmhurst, Tring, Hammond and Royal for year 10, which will offer a good education, dance training and there will be accommodation in a residence hall. However the audition process has already begun, and in some cases, applications may already be closed, so you would have to start now. To be honest, it is very difficult to get into a dance school in year 11. Alternatively she could complete her Junior Cert, and you could try for post 16 training in Sept 2020. There will be a lot more choice of schools available and this forum has a huge amount of info on the upper school threads. You don't say where in Ireland you are located or how much training/style your DD is currently doing, but I would try and make sure she has access to the best teachers you can find over the next 2 years - most likely Dublin or Cork in the south (I don't about the north). Could you also consider an associate scheme in the UK, where she may be able to come fly/rail over on a weekend to London, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester to access more specialised ballet training? Although there are more choices post 16, bear in mind there will be an awful lot more competition for places, so good training now is very important. If she decides to do her Senior Cert as well, then you could look at training post 18 - again a wealth of info on the site about training then. Friends who are going through the education system in Ireland, highly, highly rate it, and as a dance career can be very difficult, I wouldn't underestimate the value of good qualifications. Everyone on the forum is really helpful, so ask away if you have more questions. I hope this helps a little.

I'd recommend Lucy Haith, owner of The Body Conditioning Studio in Gamlingay, near Sandy, Cambridgeshire. Details all on her website and the number is 07957 288 759. She was the Royal Ballet company physio for a number of years. DD has been to her studio on a few occasions and found her to be excellent.

Can highly recommend this Summer School (and also the Easter course). Teaching is really excellent, and DD has learnt a lot with regard to performing.Sarah makes it fun, but they do manage to pack a lot of dancing in and the performance at then end is so lovely.

Sarah Toner School of Ballet are running 'Back to Ballet', plus yoga classes in Highbury 10am - 1.30pm Mon 28th Aug til Fri 1st Sept. The Mon is optional as it's a Bank hol. There is a website and Facebook page

Pleasure to meet you too Janet! I have to say, I was blown away by the performance yesterday afternoon in Norwich. Janet and Jacqueline have already left far more eloquent reviews than I could ever hope to write, but just to add that you won't be disappointed Fonty, and I would encourage anyone who hasn't yet got tickets to go and see it. I love the fact that NB take risks, and show different styles. The set and lighting are so clever - simple, but you literally feel as if you're in a cathedral with the huge columns, and the beautiful glass mirrored doors of Casanova's apartment give a real sense of how lavish it is. The costumes and wigs were amazing and I thought every dancer gave it their all. Dreda Blow was particularly moving. I sat in the front row, and it was great to see the orchestra, and it wasn't too loud at all - maybe different acoustics in different theatres....

Really looking forward to the production today in Norwich!

Agree Sarahw!, Mind you when we were 18 it seemed such a laugh, and I remember the old N22 Putney night bus very well! Couldn't do it now though!!

This brings back memories from over 20 yrs ago. I went to Roehampton, and at the time they offered a joint Hons degree, which was from University of Surrey. A friend in my year studied Dance & English. It was quite a small Uni back then, consisting of 4 colleges across SW London. We had an absolute ball - London on our doorstep with everything there on offer. It was expensive to live though, which you do have to factor in. She did go on to perform for a while, but she was so skilled in networking, and had a very charismatic personality, that she went on to run a highly successful business across the country (not dance related). I think the dance really helped there though! I know this is really out of date, and purely anecdotal, but just wanted to chip in for nostalgia's sake! Good luck with your decision.

Hoping to get tickets to see NB Casanova at Norwich Theatre Royal, and wondered if anyone could suggest where the best seats would be, without a restricted view. Thanks for any suggestions.

Even if sadly some students have left for whatever reason, and there are 'potential beds', they still may not fill them, and years 9-11 do not have a set number of beds for each year group. For the last 2 years I believe no-one has been taken into Yrs 9 or 10 from finals. They have taken one or two from summer school though. But be positive and if you don't try, you'll never know! Every year will be different. Good luck to everyone waiting for results.

'Nutrition for the Dancer' by Zerlina Mastin is really good. Lots of useful info, and there is a whole section on nutrition for the young dancer, as well as recipe and snack ideas. There is great emphasis on the importance of good nutrition and health whilst training. If you put her name into the search box on the forum, there are lots of references to this book, plus some other suggestions.