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  1. The UK male candidate Thomas Badrock trained at the Dance School of Scotland in Glasgow before he went to Central.
  2. Swanprincess so pleased to hear you had a good first day. My daughter doesn't go until the middle of August but she is reading your posts with interest. Apologies I tried to reply to your pm but apparently didn't do it correctly and was told by the moderator my message couldn't be sent. Will try again!
  3. Congrats SP that's lovely news! I hear Misty Copeland is going to be a guest teacher during the NYC ballet intensive which would be a bit of a treat. My DD is also going to NYC to dance on one of the Joffrey programmes this summer and like you is incredibly excited to be going. She has opted for the Joffrey Experience course which is contemporary one in the last 2 weeks in August. Have to say I have taken advantage of the opportunity to organise a holiday for myself & my husband as we haven't been to NYC before. Lots of excitement all round!! Hope you have an amazing time and let us know if you end up chosing NYC
  4. I think it is entirely appropriate that WL receives this level of scrutiny...it is after all held up to be the "pinnacle " of classical ballet training in the UK if not the world?
  5. I have a lot of sympathy for the OP and others with children at WL who have survived several years of rigorous assessment procedures and yet have been unsuccessful at securing a place at US. In my view it is not at all unreasonable to expect a better acceptance rate from a school that supposedly takes on those children with the most aptitude for a career in classical ballet. Yes children's bodies will develop differently and some children's aspirations may change but fundamentally if this was a business questions would be asked by its shareholders regarding the final output/results from the school.
  6. Apologies for my ignorance but what exactly is South Asian dance and why would it have been chosen as one of the genres for this competition as opposed to for example tap or modern or jazz or indeed any number of any genres?
  7. Again it is not helpful to say you have more admiration for one child than another. Any child who gets into upper school has done exceptionally well. But please don't underestimate the personal sacrifice of children who have gone to vocational school at such a young age.
  8. I don't think it's helpful to speculate over whose fire burns brightest. I have a DD at vocational school and she busts a gut to maintain her academic standards whilst contending with a very full curriculum of dancing classes during the week. I'm sure the fire burns brightly for all of them Re fouettes en pointe - my DD's friend has applied to a number of summer intensives in the US this year and as part of her video audition had to film herself doing 16 fouettes turns en pointe - at age 14. And having never been taught them at vocational school yet, she still managed to do it! I actually sat and cheered after she had finished! Very best of luck to all auditioning it is a challenging and emotional roller coaster.
  9. There is also a summer course run by the Royal Conservatoire of Dance in Glasgow - 1 week with accommodation available. I've posted the link here to the corse aimed at those age 15+ but there are also courses for 13-14 and 10-12 year olds. http://www.rcs.ac.uk/shortcourses/modern-ballet/#course_introduction
  10. The other british candidate appears to have sparked interest from some of the companies with at least one contract offer as I understand it based on Ballet West's facebook post.
  11. Off to Move It for the weekend with DD. It's our first time but she has been very focussed on which workshops and seminars she wants to attend so we have a very full day planned for the saturday with a more relaxed approach to the sunday to allow us to watch more of what's on stage and browse through the exhibitor stands. Based on the comments on wearing comfortable shoes and limited chances to sit down I have signed myself up to a number of seminars so at least for a portion of the day a seat will be mine!
  12. The contemporary variations were wonderful! Particularly enjoyed the Solo for Diego choreography. Different dancers stood out for me in this round from the classical round. Would not like to be a judge! As you say Lottie time to get some work done then back to the screen to watch the 17 & 18 year olds. Pastel lovely to hear your feedback about Harrison. It's even more exciting to watch when you know someone competing!
  13. Am sat glued to my computer, coffee in hand(!) and loving every second. Missed the group A girls but saw the group A boys do their classical variation. Lee Harrison from Australia stood out for me. Now looking forward to watching the Brits when it resumes at 11. We know the girl from Ballet West in Scotland so will be cheering her on as well as your son CeliB. I fear not much is going to get done in the house today as I am loathe to tear myself away from the screen!
  14. Enjoyed yesterday's coverage. Really like the boys' contemporary solo we saw being coached and fascinated how very very differently the boys dance it! Great to see your son finally CeliB and also our candidate from Scotland introducing herself even if we haven't managed to see anything of her dancing yet...the luck of the draw I guess depending on what's happening when the Live stream starts. Planning to be glued to Friday's coverage!
  15. The Advanced 1 course in Stirling has been cancelled as well. I tried to book DD on it today. Apparently only a couple of dancers had signed up for it. Guess there just isn't the demand for it in Scotland! Shame because DD is sitting the exam in March along with the rest of the students in her class but I don't think the RAD corse was advertised in the school.
  16. DD is gearing up to sit the new Advanced 1 exam at the start of March having sat the new Advanced foundation syllabus at the same time last year. Have heard nothing but positives from her about the syllabus. Interestingly though the school have taken the decision not to teach the classical variation. Good luck to everyone sitting exams in the old syllabus before the end of the year!
  17. Something that may be worth considering is that students end up with a BA hons degree at the end of their three years at Central
  18. DD recently sat the new Advanced Foundation exam as part of a pilot for the new syllabus. She absolutely loved the syllabus and although she said it was very challenging the whole class seemed to really enjoy it and received good results. I don't think she has begun work on the new Advanced 1 syllabus yet as the focus is now on preparing for the end of year show but once she does I will ask her how she finds it in comparison to the Adv foundation work.
  19. Also Wells ballet are running an october coaching week aimed at students studying at intermediate and advanced level - check out the website www.wellsballetcourses.co.uk/‎
  20. I believe Urdang run their pre audition course in the October break but it's for ages 14 and up I don't know if your daughter will be 14 by then. It includes ballet, jazz, singing and acting and culminates in a mock audition.
  21. Thanks drdance....yes it is something a bit different and special...even more special if she gets a decent result lol!
  22. Thanks chaperone! She did this as a follow on from Intermediate.
  23. DD is, as I type this, sitting the new Advanced Foundation exam. She is part of a pilot for the new syllabus which isn't examinable until January 2015. They started learning the syllabus in August/September 2013 so it feels scarily fast to me but she is at vocational school so they have had the opportunity to fit in extra class time in the run up to the exam. She has very much enjoyed the new syllabus although it is challenging and the level of pointe work is a considerable step up from Intermediate. They are also being filmed in their exams so that the footage can be used to help train examiners ....no pressure! Fingers crossed it goes well today...am waiting fore a text to tell me she has finished and hopefully that it has gone ok!!
  24. My dd was told by her JA teacher that her knees were not the ideal "construction" for classical ballet ie because they were not sway back or even straight. Roll on two years and her current teacher at her vocational school has advised her that she needs to learn how to cope with her sway backs! Confused? I am lol!
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