ballemum
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Thank you all for your suggestions i knew about rad as my dd has done exams there but she didnt want to travel that far as gcses next year. Luckily one of the younger dance teachers at her school have said she would hopefully be able to teach her from september. So fingers crossed
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Thank you all for your suggestions i will definately check them out. I will let my dd look at them when she gets in.
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My dd uses grishkos they are hard back as she has strong feet. She has even tried the superhards and she goes through them in less than a month. She has tried gaynot mindons and she didnt get on with them she actually ended up with a bad toe in them. Can anyone advise a make or something to help it is costing a fortune.
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Grishko 2007 4.5 xxxx pointe shoes
ballemum replied to SwaybackSapphire's topic in For Sale / Wanted
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Thank you i will look into that. It is so hard to find schools that teach at a higher level.
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Hi all Does anyone know of any rad advanced 2 ballet classes around. My dd passed her advanced 1 but iur school doesnt have a teacher to teach advanced 2. I could take her to battersea but thats a long journey. We are in the west london area Thank you in advance
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Hi all, not been on here for a long time. My dd is in year 10 so has to decide about auditions and schools. She is bright at school and loves her dancing and does very well although she is not sure if she wants to do wholy ballet or performing arts in general. She recently started teaching at the school and found she enjoys this too She has been battling between performing and doing A levels. She has one teacher teliing her Alevels are more important for when she is older and last night another dance teacher not to give up on performing if its her first love. I don't mind what she does but its a mindfield out there any suggestions gratefully recieved. We are in the greater London area
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Fairies are 14/15 attendants are younger not suree but when mine did that they were 8
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Hi a big ask but wondered if anyone out there has the costumes of the five fairies in sleeping beauty. Also maybe the fairy attendants. My dds school is doing sleeping beauty in their show and unfortunately costumes cant be made.happy to buy or hire.
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Update..we went to london and she tried on a new pair of grishkos dream points with a similar back to gaynor mindens and she tried on the gaynor mindens. They think in the gishkos they were bendjng in the wrong place higher up the shank under the heel. In the gaynors the bent correctly so after speaking with her teacher and explaing why they thought she would be better of in them she said it would be ok She has danced in them twice now she said they take some getting used to but she seems happy. Just have to see how long they last now.
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my daughter says she breaks them in, in more like 4 weeks however she only lets me know at around 6-8 weeks due to becoming over expensive. She also said that the whole shoe completely softens and it feels like she is standing on a pair of soft blochs.
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She has been on pointe for two and half years she is doing 5 classes with pointe a week. As she loves her ballet I have tried to get her to cut down but she wont and her teacher lets her do as many as she wants. Yes her feet have always been strong and yes highly arched. Used to have terrible trouble with school shoes when she was little but thats another story. Thanks is nice to know im not mad doesnt help my bank balance but at least I know its not just her.
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Thank you she loves grishko everytime she has thought about changing she has said no other pair feel like those. I will ask about the super hard shank. Unfortunately she has an intensive class at rad sunday. I am going to london tomorrow so will ask and see if dd shoes can hold out so we can order harder ones. Thank you didnt know you could get harder than hard.
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Hi not been on here a while still read the post though... My dd wears grishko hard back pointe shoes. She is breaking them within 8 wks becoming very expensive. Can amyone suggest another make that might last a little longer or do you know if there is a tougher back than hard I know about gaynor mindens but her teacher doesnt like the girls wearing them as she says it doesnt teach them to use their feet properly or something like that and I dont know if they would last any longer anyway. Any suggestions welcome as at only 14 a new pair every 6-8weeks is getting expensive and she has a show in 8 weeks and im worried if I get some now they wont be ok for the show Sorry for waffling on.
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Thank you
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Im sorry not been on here for a while...can I ask when can you take the last exam in the old syllabus. My dd teacher seems to think it will run over to next year but I thought it was the last lot of exams next term. Sorry if this has already been covered
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Thank you all for your advice. My dd loves exams usually and yes she is doing lots of tests at school and is taking her option at the moment. So I yes I suppose there is a lot going on at the moment. Her dance teacher knows she wants to audition for schools at 16 so im not sure if she is starting to feel a pressure from her aswell. She has always been good at coping with a lot going on.maybe its me and im not used to seeing her when she is not.
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Hi all I havent been on here for a while but I need some help. My dd who is 14 who has always loved her dancing seems quite flat at the moment. She seems tired and teacher said she doesnt seem to be working as hard as normal over the last three weeks. Problem is she has her adv foundation exam in three weeks. Do you think it is just her age or have you any tips on foods or anything that may hèlp. Thank you in advance
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My dd had the same problem with their soft blocks and had to do her exam in them. We a friend bend them. My dd slept in them they were so hard. She changed to block and in comparasion they are amazing the back almost bends in half.i was told after I should have took them back but as it was her first pair I thought that was how they were and like her pointes she had to break them in. Can you take them back?
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My dd always goes to london and goes to dancia they are great in there and also have a feww other makes. last time went to every shop as she wanted to see if another make would be better. We went to capezio and there was a dark haired lady in there and she was great Although my dd seemed to know what she wanted the lady was very helpful and she bought the suffolks. This was only a few weeks ago but they said they are going to stop selling them so had a 30% discount. Good luck with whatever you choose
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Thank you 2dancersmum so I can relax for one more year.
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Sorry if this is the wrong question for here but is about upper school auditions. My dd is now 14 she will be 15 in october I know this makes me lokk stupid but which year does she apply for auditions. Is it later this year when she turns 15 or the next school year. Sorry for silly question and thank you in advance for any answers
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wanted.. black leather character shoes size 4
ballemum replied to ballemum's topic in For Sale / Wanted
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My daughter has grown out of her character shoes right before an exam.has anyone got a pair of size 5 that are no longer needed.
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My dd has lost her black character shoes size 4 and I need to replace them quickly as she has exams next term. I only bought them three weeks ago so was hoping someone may have an old pair no longer needed.
