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Oh dear so sorry. This is not how it is supposed to be posted, could one of you with the skills delete or tidy up. Apologies for the mess!!

You may like to turn the volume down a little……. An absolute must watch…… even if you do not like ballet….. really!!!! Absolutely brilliant. I don't think Tchaikovsky had this choreography in mind when he wrote " Swan Lake ." How could anyone imagine the performance you are about to see. With a population of nearly 1.5 Billion, the Chinese had to locate one great dancer .... and they did. Her partner is not too bad either A friend sent me this link . Not sure I like it but it certainly is amazing! What do others think? [/url http://www.nzwide.com/swanlake.htm =

We had a normal small envelope for RB SA's yes, you cannot see through it as I had to leave it all afternoon for my daughter to open whan she got back from school! Such torture!

It a yes for my DD for London SA's yeah!! I am so very excited and happy for her. We really didn't expect to hear until next week!!

Hello, my daughter is in group 3 and her audition starts at 2.30pm/2.15pm registration. She is 13 years old. Does anyone know are groups allocated by age. We are looking forward to seeing the school. Does anyone know do parents tour the school whilst children are auditioning. Also would the audition children is they didn't actually have any beds (year 10 Sept) just wondering how this all works. Might see you there 'along for the ride' mum. Then again I could know you. ballet world really quite small!

Just thought I woud update you on my daughters foot, and wondering if any of you knowledgable people have experience of this. After seeking a second physiotherapy opinion (actually first was an osteopath) it seems she has severs syndrome which is apparantly very common. I think it sound a lot worse than it is and it does make sense to me now. I think it confused me that the problem got worse during the summer when she didn't dance very much but now appreciate that the wearing of flip flops could have made the problem worse. Basically it is to do with the rapid growth of the heel bone causing swelling and tightening of the tendon. This creates tension where it attaches to the heel. Eventually, the tension causes the area to become inflamed and painful. Fortunately, the condition is not serious. It is usually only temporary although could last for two years and will stop when daughter stops growing. daughter is quite a late developer and at thirteen and since the summer(when problem started) has had a massive growth spurt. She has been advised to wear supportive footwear, orthotics in shoes and basically self manage condition and stop dancing if pain gets bad, we will continue to rest, ice and apply topical anti-inflammatory as necessary. Today when we had appointment it didn't hurt but after a very full examination the pain did seem to originate from the heel which we hadn't really established up until now. Just thought I would share our experiences with you. Not sure how she is going to self manage not overdoing it with auditions and exam next year but fingers crossed!! at least it will get better and isn't too serious.

Just a quick update. My daughter felt that her exam went well. her foot behaved itself. we used movelat a couple of times and just before the exam. It made her feel more confident anyway. We are ging to seek a professional opinion next week. Thank you all for your advice.

As my original post said, I will seek professional advice as soon as possible.What could I do in the meantime. Obviously I am completely aware that these are other peoples experiences and may be completely different to my daughters problem. I have been given some advice on where I may go for that professional advice. It has been interesting to have feedback on what has worked for other people. It also helps us to ask the professionals the right questions and make informed decisions. It is also really nice to share worries and concerns with other people who understand how upset our dancing children are when they cannot give their best to what they have been working so hard for. I am learning so much about this new world and am really grateful to know there are people with similar experiences both positive and negative.

Thanks everyone for advice. My daughter has been looking at her symptoms on line and thinks it is ligament or tendon-she says it feels like it needs 'stretching out' when it starts hurting. she takes her dancing very seriously and has auditions for RB SA's early next year so we need to get this sorted out. The problem seems to go away and then come back. Any recommendations forgood physio/injury specialists in the Bournemouth/Poole area where we live.

Thanks Primrose, we will see how it is tomorrow but it is something that seems to come and go. She has been practising at home which I am sure does not help! Ibuprofen gel might be a good short term measure. Then we must try and get to the bottom of what the cause is. This is her first complaint of any sort of injury so I guess it is important to try and find a good local physio. I guess if it gets worse we can always postpone exam.

My daughter is complaining about a pain when she dances on the right side of her right foot underneath the ankle bone. It generally feels worse when she is jumping but comes at different times when she is dancing. She has had this pain on and off for about 3 months and keeps thinking its getting better but then gets worse again. We have decided that we will book to see a physio asap. We have a problem that she is due to take her RAD intermediate exam this thursday. So she would just like to know if anyone can offer any short-term advice.

My daughter has been given waiting list for the 3rd year running. She has never been offered a place from the waiting list. Can someone tell me if all MA's who apply get the waiting list if they do not get offered summer school. Would be good to have an idea how many dancers are on the waiting list..

Thank you so much for your reply Celb. It is actually the National Youth Ballet that I was talking about, I keep getting them mixed up. The EYB does not seem to be doing anything close enough to us in the future (we are on the south coast). Thanks for your reply it is all so confusing. There is a lot out there but sometimes difficult to know best what to try for!! It seems like this forum is a great way to find out.

Hello everyone. This is my first time posting having spent lots of time reading all your interesting posts. I have a dd who is looking to do more ballet. she is a RB MA. She are looking at auditioning for English Youth Ballet or something similar. could anyone tell me a bit more about the audition procedure, standard of ballet etc. Dd is 12 years old. she is not doing very much pointe work at the moment and we were wondering if she would be expected to dance on pointe.