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balletboy6

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  1. by the way what is Cecchetti ? :-)
  2. Thank you for all the helpful feedback, i have found it a great help, it really is refreshing to talk openly about my son's ballet for a change without being judged :-) over the last 2 years i have phoned around every ballet school local or within a reaonable distance to us to see if they had a boys only class but didn't even come across a dance school with a boy in it.... i have surfed the net looking for summer schools, day courses for boys but all seem to start from the age of 8 years.... i find the whole thing very frustrating and can see how easy it would be to throw the towel in :-/ we are based in East Sussex and happy to travel into London over holidays for easter/summer schools but nothing is available....rad have a boys only course and it looks great but they also only take from 8 years.... My son is currently working at istd grade 1 at his dance school, his dance teacher puts them in classes through ability rather than age, in my son's theatre school it is based on age and i know that my son is working at a lower level in his class pre primary/primary, i have spoke to them and they are not prepared to move him up as they feel it wouldn't be fair on the older children working at level 1 having a 6 year old in there class, due to this i don't know wether to continue with the ballet classes there as i feel they are holding him back and not beneficial to him.... my son is very competitive, hence why we are opting to take exams, we feel he needs something to work towards and like football , gymnastics he loves the fact he gets certificates or medals at the end for all the hard work. my son has never danced with another male dancer which is such a shame, i really do think this would be a great boost to him to see that he isn't the only boy on the planet to take ballet lessons, i am amazed that the likes of rad are not offering opportunities to younger boys as i imagine between the ages of 4-8 years a lot of boys quit due to peer pressure :-/ if anyone does have any info on groups, summer schools, ballet schools etc that may be suitable please let us know :-)
  3. Oh dear where do i start lol :-/ my son has been taking dance classes for 2 years, he takes ballet, modern and tap, he also has singing lessons, and loves his gymnastics and football lessons.... he took a keen interest in dance and singing at a young age so i took him along to a theatre school, he then asked to join a ballet class which I wasn't to happy about as it was all girls and no boys, i instead opted for private lessons for him which he took for a few months and really enjoyed, his dance teacher then suggested he take part in a ballet summer school which he loved, he was the only boy but that didn't seem to bother him. he then went on to join in the group lessons after and he still attends them up to now, we now face the problem that his ballet lessons are held at his school, a lot of the children in his dance lessons attend his school and my son is aware that he's the only boy, he has had to listen to many comments over the last year from parents and children asking why a boy has ballet lessons and he is now at an age where he is aware of the remarks, he hasn't asked to stop the group lessons but i feel its time to pull him out as i dread the thought of him being bullied over his ballet lessons and don't want him to be forced to quit something he enjoys due to ignorant peoples opinions,,,, this is the reason we will opt for the private lessons, he will still continue doing group ballet lessons at his theatre school which is out of our area once a week as its more acceptable there for a boy to do ballet........ it was me who suggested rad to my sons dance teacher as i was told that was the better of the two,,, she didnt agree but told me she could put him through rad if that was what we wanted as she was able to teach both, she is also an examiner for istd so i assume she knows what she's taking about.... anyway thats how it is, it would be a lot less easier if my son was just interested in football like his older brothers, it would be a lot cheaper too, but its his choice and he loves his dance, how long he continues with ballet who knows? but if he quits i want it to be because he wants too, not because he's forced too, i imagine a lot of boys give up ballet at a young age due to this reason which is a shame :-)
  4. my son's dance school teaches istd, he also takes a ballet class at his theatre school which is istd,,,we have decided to take him out of the group lesson at his dance school and go down the one to one route in september, his dance teacher is happy for him to do rad or istd....
  5. Hi to everyone forgot to mention that i am new to the forum :-) my son's dance teacher prefers istd but is happy to do rad if we choose to.....it has also been suggested that we do both,,, getting a lot of mixed messages as to which is the best option :-/ julie,,,, bizarre isn't it my son's only 6 but already been offered 2 opportunities of casting for professional theatre, there are roles out there for young children who have the ability to act sing and dance. its comes down to whether you choose to send them or not, personally i decided against sending my son as mentally i don't feel he's ready :-)
  6. Hello there my son aged 6 is due to start taking his ballet exams, we have the option of taking rad or istd, not really sure on which is the best route to go down, his interest is musical theatre so looks like this is the possible route he will head down. would be very grateful of any help in making the right decision .... thank you :-)
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