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Hello, I have a 7 year old son who would like to audition for EYB in Aylesbury. My much older daughter has done EYB several times in the past but the last junior audition she attended was was too long ago to remember! My son is  in G1 and will just have turned 8. My question is will he know enough ballet content to keep up at the audition? I know the age range is 8-11 but there will be a huge difference in ability at that age. Thank you.  

I wonder if anyone can give some advice please. Does any one have experience of London Boys Ballet school based in North London. I am interested in sending my 7 year old son for for a trial there. Thank you 

Congratulations to those who have been offered 6th form dance. My DD decided not to apply in the end. Hope the funding audition goes well for those who have gone through. 

Thank you for all your replies. It’s wonderful to get some inside knowledge. Tring is particularly attractive as it fairly local to us and our dd equally wants to do A levels at this stage. I agree that the fees are eye watering, , much higher than most good private academic schools in Hertfordshire! 

Hi, I wonder if anyone could answer a few questions for me please. I have searched the old threads but haven’t found what I was looking for. My dd is interested in auditioning for the dance course and is currently in year  11. 

She is pretty academic and we want her to do 3 A levels alongside- is this actually doable? I find it hard to comprehend how you can give 100 % to either area, there are only so many hours in one day. 

We live within driving distance but it would be complicated to get her there. Do you think boarders settle in more than day girls, would they feel excluded? If you are a boarder are you able to come out during the week to attend other classes elsewhere as long as you are back at a certain time? 

Are there lots of new starters in the 6th form or do the majority come up from the lower school. 

From the website it says the audition dates should be published in September but I can’t seem to find them. 

Lastly I have looked at the funding information. Am I correct in thinking that Tring can offer a 10% scholarship plus a further bursary which is no longer means tested if your income is over £90k. 

Sorry for all the questions. 

Thanks 

Thanks to everyone for your recommendations. My dd has now been diagnosed with a small labral tear!!!! Has anyone else had experience of this injury mending itself with rest and rehabilitation rather than  going down the surgery route! 

Hi everyone, I wonder if anyone can help please. My daughter has injured her groin

and needs to see a specialist dance physio. We would normally see the brilliant physio  team at Tring Park where she is a CBA student. However they have broken up for the summer. Does anyone have any personal recommendations for us please. 

We live in Hertfordshire but London or anywhere within a hours travel would be ok. Thanks so much. 

I see they have released some new venues 

to audition at earlier this week. Has anyone had a response from there applications yet? The deadline was Monday so still a bit early I imagine. 

It was a wonderful performance last night. 

I am absolutely amazed how professional it looks after only 10 days rehearsal! My DD thoroughly enjoyed being a big friend and had so much fun with the other girls in her group. To be honest ballet isn’t her main thing and I have never seen her do so much pointe work. It was a delight to watch!  Well done to everyone involved. 

Wishing all the Coppelia dancers a wonderful opening show. It has been quite a challenge getting them there this week!  I’m sure it will all be worth it. 

Glad you enjoyed the run through. I couldn’t make it today but am looking forward to watching on Saturday. Let’s hope the imminent bad weather won’t prove troublesome! 

Congrats everyone. My DD was cast as one of Swanildas friends last night. She really enjoyed the experience and meeting some new people.  I have never seen Coppelia before, will she be a friend for both acts? 

My dd was also in the scholarship group but I am afraid I can’t remember her audition no now 😂. Lets hope they secure a venue for rehearsals soon! 

My dd auditioned last night and was offered a place. She was also fortunate to be called up for the scholarship group. We haven't done EYB since Sleeping Beauty in Aylesbury 2012! 

We still haven't had the results of the assessments for CBA which will determine what spaces there are in the different groups. 

We missed the deadline this year! Has anyone been lucky enough to get an audition? 

Parent taxi, thanks for all that very helpful information. DD had a fabulous day and made it the finals so was delighted.

She would love to do it again. How did your DD get on? Frustratingly we never managed to watch grade 6.

We are there for the first time in grade 4. Not sure what to expect really?

My dd is also at Tring this week. She has done many residentials there over the years but this time the timetable definitely has less ballet on it. It suits her as she loves contemporary and commercial. So on watching day I won't be watching ballet which will be quite odd. She is having a fantastic time though and is exhausted.

We are very glad to hear EYB is coming back to Aylesbury.

My dd has done EYB and NYB before and I would say actually preferred the EYB experience.

Congratulations- what a nice surprise. What no was she? My dd said little a girl from CBA won the scholarship. Must have been your dd.

My DD and her friend auditioned in the junior section and thankfully both got in. Just wondered for those who have done Swan Lake before what are the roles for 11 year olds? Also did anybody else audition? We had a nightmare getting there due to a huge traffic accident. This will be my DD's second EYB and she is really looking forward to it.

Would Stevenage be at The Gordon Craig theatre? Great venue and really close. Annoyingly the last ballet dd did with EYB was also Sleeping Beauty in Aylesbury 2012!

My dd was also in the junior section last night but as I haven't spoken to her yet have no idea how it went! She didn't have a costume and I did get a last minute call yesterday expressing her concern! I tried to reassure her that it didn't matter and they were focussing on the dancing ! Hope there were others in the same boat? She is having a blast though and at the last minute decided to board from yesterday. I am really looking forward to watching the production.

DD has an audition in North London on Tuesday so we have to come into London. I need to buy her some white satin ballet shoes for NYB. I have had no luck locally and the ones I ordered online just don't fit! Can anyone recommend a good shop with a wide range if stock we could try ? It needs to be near to Marylebone as I might not have a lot of time. Thanks