SBallerina

You can try to do some yoga or pilates at home. Both will help you improve in ballet, at least it does for me. If you can't attend a class with pilates/yoga/strengthening there are DVDs to use at home from beginner to advanced.

Hi! I wonder if someone here knows if it is possible to start a full-time ballet school when I'm 18, and not 16 as many of the schools require? If so, which schools are there? I'm thinking of ballet related schools more than ballet, tap, jazz, hiphop, drama, singing etc Thank you

Thank you so much! I'll have a look

Do you know if Central takes dancers over the age of 16 to start 1st year of the vocational school?

http://www.photoboxgallery.com/ybs/collection?album_id=2000586496 Here is the exact link to the pictures. I think there are more pictures to come.

Hi! Do any of you know how the performance thing each friday is? Best regards!

I've always had the bow under the bun in the RAD exams

I'm also attending the YBSS for two weeks this summer and I wonder about the same. I do think that it is just to arrive between 2 and for on Saturday, but I can't answer you on the rest. What age is your daughter ?

I'm 17 and I did my advanced 2 exam this spring, but I haven't done my grade 8 exam yet ! Is that kind of strange ?

First of all do I have to say that I really enjoy reading all the comments. I do learn so much! My dance schools it just a regular school as many others. I have done all my vocational exams with one year between, each spring is a new exam. I did the old IF and Inter syllabus, and my school do not offer Adv found so we usally spend two years in adv1 instead of doing adv found. I did my advanced 1 exam last spring, and my advanced 2 exam this spring and I have commit it was really really hard. I haven't done my grade 8 yet though!

Thank you, Janet McNulty ! I will let you know how I'm doing during the summer school. Does any of you know what kind of different classere there are at YBSS and how the classes are ?

We have to wear a full sole silk shoe until 6th grade. I was allowed to use a leather shoe from grade 6 and up, but still with a full sole. I do not know if there are any rules for the shoes though.

I am de-shanking my old pointe shoes, which works if you don't use any pads. The shoes tend to be quite big though I don't use any padding You should try to put them in the washing machine and wear them until they are dry. Mine did mold more to my feet

I'm all new to this forum, but I'm really thankful for the comments you've left. I've got accepted for two weeks at YBSS. I'm 17 and I've never auditioned for the summer school before. I did only send the application form with pictures and a copy of my last exam. YBSS do have a waiting list.