threeleftfeet

Thank you, I am very proud. I am thinking of all the people with 'no' letters too and hoping they can look forward to next years audition ( like we probably will be). This forum has been such a help over the past few weeks, reading everyones posts it makes you realise you are not the only ballet mum around with the same worries!!

For Manchester. That's maybe why we've already heard because her audition was the beginning of may.

These experiences are all great! Thank you. I've just told my daughter the news (got the letter this morning and she's just got in from school) and she's so optimistic! ???? She'll only be year 4 in September so plenty more time to re-audition!

The waiting is over for us, although actually it isn't! SWL! Anyone any experience of whether anyone ever gets offered a place? Another round of speculation starts....sorry!

Hey katycustard!, blood, sweat and tears, nice work!! Now it's welcome to the wait...we've already been waiting a month!... I love the sound of floral street, much more glam than here up north! Good luck and well done for getting through it. I forgot to mention my previous post that I did the whole thing with a half potty trained, terrible two, toddler for company too! Some of that was quite desperately embarrassing!!

Hi! I'm new to this. My daughter did her audition at Manchester in early may, it's a long wait for us! KATYCUSTARD, I replied to a post you made on another forum but I'm going to try to post it here for all these ballet mums to see... My daughter was very nervous as soon as she saw all the other girls (lots of which were showing off their extreme bendiness - v off putting for a not v flexible child!) but as soon as she went off with the teacher I could see her relax and she came back having had a wonderful time. Before they are taken off, the JA official person comes and introduces the panel (her and two others), pianist and teacher (5 in total) and explains that all the children are good dancers, otherwise they wouldn't be there etc etc, but only a few get in etc etc, then they are whisked away.... the following is what I gleaned from her on the way home: -they stand in lines which alternate and take it in turns to dance -they do stretches such as the froggy one on their backs, touching toes while sitting and box splits , and some others I think -a couple of exercises having taken off their shoes and socks -very basic exercises in centre and some at the bar (which threw my dd a bit because she hasn't got to bar work in class yet) -we don't find out the results until July they didn't have to dance alone at all or make up a dance to an unheard piece of music at this audition. Like I said, my daughter thoroughly enjoyed it, and is realistic about the outcome but she says she'll know exactly what to expect next year..... Good luck to all those left to audition!