Tinkerbell

Thank you 

Yes, they have decided to leave the place in recent headlines, they have no choice! 
Yes the Uni that was accredited to the said school have stepped in and are trying to make a new course for the students but we are not sure who would be teaching and what level of dance they would be receiving.
I know of at least 3 that have now decided to take a completely different dance route.

It's been the worst week ever, trying to get new schools where they can carry on with there BA (Hons) degree, and said school have not been in contact to offer any help with it. 

Its been the principal who has called me today she was very helpful, 

Since I posted this thread my DD has been offered a place

Bird have offered her an audition but to get the audition material that they require within 3 days is near impossible,

we still have a 7 hour car drive up to the Highlands to empty her accommodation asap xx

2 hours ago, DancingShoes said:

Northern Ballet School are also advertising that they have places on both the classical and jazz courses x

Hi thank you.. yes this is an option but she doesn't really want to pursue ballet anymore, I believe one of my daughters friends from her current Highland school is going to KS x

thank you, we believe Northern Ballet School Manchester is DaDA funding and we would not get anything to help, so its too expensive x

4 minutes ago, drdance said:

Sorry to hear your DD has been affected by all of this. I don’t know anything about the college itself but I would always be interested in the destinations of their graduates, and the percentage of each year group who get jobs (or who go into further training). 
 

To me it looks like a very commercial course preparing dancers for work in cruises, entertainment industry etc so that might be a consideration ( and a potential change in focus from her previous course?). 
 

I also always encourage any parent or prospective student to find out about student wellbeing, healthcare, physio/sports therapist, counsellor/psych support and to check out all

policies and procedures thoroughly. 

Hi thank you for your reply, she has been ballet vocational trained for 7 years now but is wanting to change direction hence why she is looking at EPA x

Hi, I'm looking for some help please.

Has anyone got any reviews on EPA academy of performing arts?  https://www.epa-academy.co.uk/

I'm in a situation where my daughter is collateral damage to recent events in the Scottish Highlands with potentially no school to attend in September or finish her degree,

she is very interested in the above school as one of her teachers in Highlands is head of dance.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

17 minutes ago, Sheila Beelam said:

Hi Tinkerbell

All great advice on hardening, airing etc above. If you get time in 1/2 term and can get to me I’m Cambs/Lincs/Norfolk border (Wisbech). We have Grishko (6 styles) Russian Pointe (6 styles) Gaynor, Merlet (5 styles) F.R.Duval, Sansha, Bloch, Freed and Capezio, all under one roof  

we do ask people to book appointments, but you can do that on our website. 

Best wishes

sheila x

PS manufacturers say the average life of a traditional pointe shoe is around 15hrs....!

Hi thank you for your reply 😊

please can you send me the shop address and I will see how far away you are.

or maybe private message me your phone number to call you.

if manufacturers say the average life is 15 hours them 10 / 14 days doesn’t sound that bad 🤔

20 hours ago, balletbean said:

Hi. I would definitely have her feet/shoes checked by the teacher. I appreciate you have had your DD’s Pointes fitted by Bloch but you may well find that another brand is more suitable for your DD’s needs and abilities. Try Dancia Int’l if you can. It’s only across the road from Bloch London. The shop stocks many brands so enables a one stop shop. Pointe shoe shopping can be a challenge as you cover a lot of pavement back and forth searching and comparing. 

Is your DD at vocational school or after school dancing? Every 10 days does appear rather excessive for any pupil going through Pointe Shoes. 

Defintely worth a refit/rethink. 

But whatever she does end up wearing, 

asuggested. Ensure shoes are air dried between use incl ouch pouch or whatever liners are used this simple process extends the life of shoes. 

 

Good Luck. 🙆‍♀️

Hi

We cant go to dancia as its too far to travel she just happened to be in London at the time of the fitting.

yes she is at vocational school 6th form it think its the sheer amount of dance she is doing now that is the reason for them not lasting as long,

as she has been using the same brand of shoe a while now.

Thank you for all your help xx

4 minutes ago, Bluebird22 said:

Check with her teacher! I checked over a pair this week and I have my strong suspicions the shop is deliberately selling the student shoes that are unsuitable for her feet, thus speeding up the speed she gets through them. Her mum has noted that each pair she has purchased has been significantly more expensive than the previous pair. 

She had these ones fit by bloch in London and we bought 3 pairs 

she is going through them faster because she is doing a lot of pointe work at school now, I just wondered if there was any way to prolong the shoes life a bit 

please will someone help me ...

My Daughter is going through pointe shoes like no tomorrow, last pair lasted 10 days!

please can someone tell me which product is best for hardening them to prolong there life a bit longer.

we have tried pointe glue but bottles are so small we wondered if there were other options out there.

thanks in advance xx

One of our forum members (Frangipani) will darn shoes for you for a fee. :-)

Please can you point me in her direction as I can't find her in searching the members 

Thanks in advance

My daughter is a year 7 student at Moorland International Ballet Elite too.
She absolutely loves the  school,  
The ballet training is fantastic with excellent teachers, due to small class sizes my daughter is getting the best possible ballet training available.

http://moorlandballet.co.uk/

Black 2 metre long portable ballet Barre £80

X3 Large dance/gym mirror each one is 6ft x 4ft  £225 

PM me if interested .. x

We haven't heard anything either  

Looks like it will be Monday / Tuesday now.

  (me looking through the letter box for the postman !!)

Have just heard of another RBS JA boy I think from Bristol JA 's who will be coming to Elmhurst in September yr 7 !

Congratulations

Hi Billyelliott.. Can you tell me if this boy was at the extra audition on Wednesday?

Are the results letters out ?

We are waiting for our Yes or No letter too.... Wish the postman would just hurry up !!

Well D day has arrived we are here at Elmhurst DD auditioning for a year 7 place only 4 girls and 1 boy here for year 7.

Good luck to each and everyone of them

Happy DD in my house, Also just got a yes for the audition