Nancy19

Hi, my daughter has done both a couple of times. You have to pay for EYB, auditions are done in front of parents through one round. The whole rehearsals and show are over with within a month - 6 weeks. A nice experience, costumes are good and all the children enjoy it. LCB is based in London and is free of charge. The 1st audition is done, then if successful you are invited to

stay for call backs. You then receive an invite to finals if successful again, this happens a month later. If you are then lucky enough to get in you are invited back to casting. Whole experience from audition to show is from October - April. A wonderful experience, very professional. My daughter loved LCB and performing on the west end. 

Hope this helps. 

Nancy x 

Thank you. What a wonderful read. Good luck to your son and daughter for the future years!

Yes it looks to be cut in half, the audition process started in November, with first round, call backs and finals. Then casting early December, rehearsals started first weekend in January X

LCB is definitely a worth while experience. My DD has taken part in main company for last three years and is now sadly too old to audition this year. We weren't London based and it was a whole family commitment to get to rehearsals each weekend. With the new reduced rehearsal programme it's not such a big commitment, it took over our lives from November through to April. If you can make London easily, I would highly recommend auditioning. The auditions themselves are great experience, so worth having a go just for that reason, plus the chance to see Central school of ballet!!

Hi everyone, just wondered if anyone has a grade 7 RAD DVD they want to sell, before I order one from website. Nothing on eBay at the mo so thought I'd ask here.

Many thanks

Nancy X

Hi everyone. I'm now on the look out for RAD grade 7 DVD if anyone has one they wish to sell. Many thanks

Nancy X

So LCB little Lord fontleroy finished yesterday. Did anyone get to go and watch, and what did you think. I thought this years production was amazing, utterly spellbinding. Congratulations to all the beautiful dancers, my DD loved every minute of the experience and was so sad this was her last year.

Well done!! A truely inspiring story. Thank you for sharing X

Sorry for all the no's. But please do try again, my daughter got to finals the first time and had a no. But then has been successful the last 2 years.

I'm pleased to report I've just received a yes email for this year. It will be her final one so she's so excited!! Well done to all for getting this far x

Postman just been. Nothing here by post or email x

Oh really?? That's interesting. Hate to throw this about but last years 'no's' were out first!

Good luck all. This is a brilliant achievement to get this far. Last year the cast were told that all who made finals were up to standard dance wise and a lot is based upon height and look at the final audition. This will be my daughters last LCB if she's lucky enough to get in!

Nothing here either

Last years results came out on the Thursday after Sunday's finals. Hoping this year will be quicker if coming via email!! Fingers crossed for everyone x

Good luck too all auditioning. It's a wonderful experience. Too get this far is an amazing achievement. x

It's only a 'no' for now not forever X

Yes we applied online and had invite to finals on Wednesday at 1.15pm, perhaps it's just a case of postals still waiting. Good luck to all x

Wonder if they are working through the list by age or alphabetical order! We are 'T' surname and my daughter is 13 if that helps. x

We've had email inviting my daughter to finals on 15th. Received it today about 1.15pm. Good luck to those still waiting X

Well done to all that auditioned today, they said there was a huge amount auditioning this year. Hopefully results are sooner rather than later! Fingers crossed for all x

To be fair this sounds an adequate amount of dance for a young girl. I'm a fan of of quality over quantity, what she's already doing, topped up with summer schools and workshops should give enough to help with both technique, musicality and performance. X

Well done to your daughter and all the others auditioning today. I'm interested to find out if results are via email so keep us posted. My Daughters audition not till text week. Fingers crossed for you all X

Around 5 from each group x

Hi, the girls all dance for the first part of audition, the parents are then invited in and they call out the numbers of the children they want to stay for the second part of the audition. If your number isn't called you are then free to leave. After the second part you are free to leave and will receive a letter in the post about a week later, either saying its a no or inviting you to the finals. After the finals you then get another letter offering you a place or a no letter.

This was the procedure for last few years, although this year auditions are at a different location and I think corosponce is now via email rather than letters. Good luck for tomorrow. It's a lovely audition experience X

Gowiththeflow lol ???? X