Happymum

Do you know of any SS or workshops taking place at the very end of August? After the bank holiday? Not sure Drdance if Midas is that late or a bit earlier?

Moneypenny Was it 25 entrances in her group/level or all together? I just discovered it is Wed and Thursday, not weekend, so there might be a problem with my work etc. Does anyone know if it is in the morning or afternoon and how many hours a day? Will call them on Monday but would be great to know asap how it has been organised previously

Sorry if the title isn't clear, I didn't realise there are 2 different competitions. I'm interested in Genee dance challenge if anybody has done it before

Genee dance challenge in Cardiff ( don't think she stands a chance to be chosen to go to Antwerp) but it's still good experience I think

My DD's teacher just told me that she'd like my DD to take part in the competition. My DD is of course very excited! Would anyone like to share their experience with me please?

Just received the message from Hammond that their SS dates are: 28th Jul till 1st Aug. Residential cost: £320. 28th is Monday. Does anyone know if residential DC can arrive on Sunday 27th? Can't see how we could do it otherwise...

Thanks for reply re: summer schools for 10 years old. I did contact Hammond with some question about their school but didn't receive a reply other then I'm now on their emailing list. So I'm sure someone on thd forum can let me know what kind of SS Hammond is. Are the lessons more in jazz / musical theatre or classical ballet? Is it taking place usually at the end of July or later in August? Do they accept whoever apply first or do we send photos. And how much did it cost last year? Thanks for help! There is no info on their website.

Can I ask here what UK summer schools are for 10-11 years old? I know of YBA, YBSS, Sussex SS, RBS WL, Midlands ballet Theatre and ballet Cymru (not residential) Are there any other schools available?

Great news! Lots of best wishes for your DD!

My son goes to boys only class (south Wales) non syllabus, age range from 8 till 12 ( only because there are no older boys at school at the moment). Im sure they would love to have an young adult dancing with them! And then you won't feel intimidated, no girly giggles etc you would be an inspiration! Maybe there is a boys only class somewhere near Where you are. And the RAD and other boys only workshop are a good idea. Good luck!

For my DD it's : 1. Sleeping till 9ish 2. in her PJ till 12:30 (!!!- honestly this happen today, and when I gave her her lunch she said "oh I didn't have my breakfast yet (!!!) 3. Loads of Pilates and feet exercises/streches. And for me - I'm very happy to spent afternoons and evenings at home for a change :-)

Sorry LinMM, the clip is titled "ballet boy 23" so should be easy to find if you type this in "search" window... Try again, it's very interesting. I don't know how to post a link :-(

I just came across a short film on you tube (from 70s? 80s?) showing an audition to RBS (if I got it right, it's not in English) and a physio assessment at about 1:40. I just wondered if this is how it still looks like? All these measurements etc. Sorry, no idea how to post a link but if you search "ballet boy 23" on youtube you should be able to find it easly. I thought it might be interesting to watch.

I'm sorry Bedeidi, it really is a long journey for you. Are other JA classes better? Maybe you'll be able to get place In Birmingham or Totnes? I wonder if it's just a temporary change or permanent new venue...

I can't find the website, can you help please? details and tel no etc? Thank you

Not sure but I always thought they are hold at Birmingham Hippodrome? But we also love Karen so will just follow her to Bath :-)

Sadly for as it will be 1h and 36 mins according to my GPS. And yes, not much to do comparing to the old venue. Now Birmingham JA's are closer, 1h20mins

I think my question really is - is it worth going to WL SS ( if accepted) or are the other schools better and cheaper? Sorry don't want it to sound bad for all those applying

I'm confused and I'll be grateful if you could help. My DD wants to audition to WL next year and wanted to do SS In July. Then I found out that at SS classes are very busy, not a lot of personal corrections etc, not many hours of training daily comparing to other summer schools, not great evening activities etc. And it's the most expensive SS from all my DD could do this year. So we had a talk and decided to do different SS, more hours daily etc and cheaper so maybe extra cash left for additional 1-2-1 training before auditions next year. But! Her JA teacher strongly recommends that she applies for WL summer school, her normal ballet teacher insist that she is going and even wants to help financially so not sure what to decide. For me and my DD good training is the most important thing, but do you think ( or even know?) that if she wants to audition to WL she should try to get to their SS?

Hi Balletmummy, I did try to look out for a girl in pink jumper but we didn't meet. I hope that your DD did enjoyed the workshop. As you probably noticed my DS ( he was the prince) did really enjoy it, even a bit too much in my opinion! Hope we meet one day ( is your DD thinking of JA auditions?).

Hi Balletmummy, my DD is older, she'll be in the 9-11 years old group at 2:45, but my DS will join your DD at 12 :-) ! And I'm taking his friend as well. I guess I'll be the only parent with two boys :-). My DD did RAD workshop before in Birmingham and London and also liked it.

Anybody going to RAD workshop in Birmingham Hippodrome? My DD and my DS are going, thought we may meet other balletco members :-)

Were the classes very busy? Do you remember how many children in each group?

Not sure if that will make you feel better but my DD's exercises take over an hour if she does everything! So she can't do it every day but most of the days, sometimes all exercises, sometimes just a few of them. What you may try is do 5-6 exercises one day and other 4-5 next day. Let's say just once a day but 20-25 repetitions. As I know a bit about exercising etc feel free to PM me. But definately tell DD to do her exercise, and I think it's a part of being a dancer!

Exercises DO definately make a difference!! With feet it's like with other parts of your body. If there is weaknes or muscles imbalance you may correct it by performing a proper exercise(s). I corrected my flat feet and weak ankles thanks to exercising. My DD had been given exercises by physio about a year and s half ago and orthotics and there is a big improvement! And also remember that one of the first exercises children I given by RBS JA's teachers are for their feet! Yes, it might be hard for your DD to remember about it but my DD does her exercise every evening. You may find it easier to put it all together in one longer session instead of 3 tomes a day. Results will be the same ( if not better) but physios sometimes think that it's easier for children to focus on if for just couple of minutes more often then. My DD prefers to do it differently.