invisiblecircus

I agree with Pictures, the school should be doing it for you, however I am sure it i possible to get one independently. It has been a long time since I worked in the UK but I seem to remember I had to have one for each county that I worked in. I used to teach some classes at an arts centre and they organised it for me. This certificate also covered me for school in the same county but when I started working with a youth dance company in a different county I had to have another check (which also covered me for schools in that county.) Maybe it's changed now. I'd be pushing the school to organise it for you though, after all, they're benefitting from having you teach for them.

My Dad recently visited me and brought me some Cadbury's Dairy Milk bars. I noticed that they're now just 95g! I think they were 200g before, or at least 100g. When my Mum visited me a couple of months ago she brought me a box of Cadbury's Roses (do you see the common theme here? ) and I see that not only the wrappers have changed but the chocolates too! Sad to hear that chocolate oranges have also changed!

It feels as if it has been going on forever! And STILL a whole month away?!

Contact the examining body. They should have details of all the centres willing to take external candidates.

I went to a vocational school and the girls were taught tours en l'air and pirouettes from second! We had mixed classes most of the time but did these even when there were no males in class IIRC. In fact, as someone who started ballet relatively late, I had always had a problem with pirouettes but had a major breakthrough when doing them from second!

Wow, how shocking! I'm glad you got home safely after all that, I'm sorry you had such a bad experience!

It's more important to some schools and companies than others, but a physique is either suitable for a classical career or it's not. There is a range of physiques within the parameters of "suitable" and obviously this range is much narrower than in the general population. Additionally, some physical qualities are preferred over others but because a complete package is required comprising numerous elements, a dancer with a less "ideal" physique might be chosen over another if she better in other areas.

That statement has been on their website for a while so I assume it refers to previous years. If the new season starts and there are graduates from this year who wanted a contract but didn't get one, then maybe they will reconsider keeping it on there!

To be fair, there are still auditions going on so I think it's too early to say that the 100% graduate employment hasn't been upheld. There is still time for this student to get a contract for next season if that's what they're aiming for.

It's strange that the school you've just left have never heard of YDA but if that's the case, why do they think it won't be as good as you're hoping?

Are the tights nylon? If so, they need a different kind of dye than cotton would. I've never tried dying them but I'm wondering if some sort of machine dye would do the trick. If you can't get a light enough pink, maybe use a quarter dose.

I think it depends on the institution. I'm a bit out of touch as I've been living out of the UK for a while, but a PGCE is usually required to teach in a state school, although it might be possible to teach dance as a freelance specialist (I have done this as a maternity cover without having done a PGCE or any other kind of teaching qualification.) In the past, no specific qualification was needed to teach in further education colleges although relevant experience such as a degree in dance was expected. I think FE colleges are now moving towards having all their teachers do PGCEs, but it may be possible to do this on the job. As far as I know, there is still no legal requirement for teachers in private schools to hold any specific qualification, but in reality, most do.

Congratulations to everyone! Sad to see Simon Acri won't be staying in the UK.

I'm curious too! I think RBS publish a list at their end of year performance which is on 9th July if I'm not mistaken so hopefully we will have more news then. I'm interested to know how many RBS graduates got contracts with BRB. When do ENBS, Elmhurst and Central usually release info? Good luck to everyone still job hunting. It's tough out there!

The programme has only been running since 2014. It is open to outsiders as well as RBS graduates although 2014 was the only year in which non RBS graduates were accepted into the programme. Last year, not all the dancers who completed the programme were accepted into the company, although the ones who were not did obtain contracts elsewhere. Nice to see that everyone got full contracts this year!

The Bucharest National Opera House (BNO) is looking for male and female dancers with a strong classical technique for Principal, Soloist and Corps de Ballet, for the 2016 - 2017 Season. The audition will take place on Friday, 1st of July, in the BNO’s Ballet Studio (3rd floor) and will consist in a full ballet class studies (from 10am to 1pm). The Bucharest National Opera House has an amazing classical, neoclassical and contemporary repertoire. In order to be invited at the audition, dancers must send C.V., photos and a weblink/ video recording of recent work to directia.balet@operanb.ro. http://www.operanb.ro/en/stiri/auditie-balet-2016

I don't know which school this lady's daughter went to, but there are some schools which will only accept 16 year olds into the first year so your dd is only "too old" if she wants to go to one of those schools. There are several vocational ballet schools that accept 18 year olds into the first year, so your dd still has some options if that's what she's aiming for. I disagree that it's about how old you look. Some schools just have a policy of not accepting anyone over 16. The schools who take older students don't care what age you look, they care about talent and suitability for their training programme and ultimately, a career in dance.

I wore pointe shoes the same size as my street shoes. My flat shoes were a size up.

The prize winners' destinations have been published as follows: 1. Yu Hang - Royal Ballet School 2. Maddison Young - Houston Ballet 3. Vincenzo Di Primo - Royal Ballet 4. Leroy Mokgatle - Dutch National Ballet Academy 5. Laura Fernandez - Will not use her prize as she has been hired by the Marinsky. The 5th Scholarship has been attributed to Seu Kim from South Korea who will go to the Royal Swedish Ballet. 6. Junnouke Nakamura - Canada's National Ballet School 7. Dingkai Bai - Royal Ballet School

I was (am) also 5' 9", a little under 9st (not any more sadly!) and have size 6 feet. I also was not hard on pointe shoes as I have not got strong arches. My feet were not the best for ballet, but for pointe shoe preservation, they were good! There are obviously other factors involved in how long pointe shoes last, the amount of use the shoes get and the shape/ strength of the foot being the most obvious, but weight IS a factor.

Birmingham Royal Ballet had male dancers en pointe in Beatrix Potter. As to whether it's easier for girls, it is easier for people who are smaller and lighter which girls usually are. Even then, many girls get through shoes very quickly, especially at professional level. I imagine that men would destroy shoes even faster. I think the main reason that men don't usually dance en pointe is that in the classical repertoire, the male roles are all about virtuosity and supporting the women in pas de deux and their training is geared towards that.

It's £6,975 per term for day pupils, plus another £200 per term for the Legat programme. The fees are listed on the St Bede's Website under admissions. Not very easy to find to be fair.

According to their website it's £11,087 per term for full boarding, plus an extra £200 per term for the Legat programme. The fees are comparable to other boarding schools, it's just that there is no funding help available in the form of DADA etc.

What was she auditioning for?

f you can't afford to go to the school, then it sounds as if you have no option other than to remove them. As to whether they can get enough training locally to be in a strong enough position to apply for vocational school at 16, it really depends on where you live and the quality of the local dance schools there. You might also think about whether there are any reputable associate classes you can get to. Presumably, your child was attending ballet classes locally before going to vocational school. What kind of provision does that school offer for students studying for vocational exams? (Syllabus work and exams aren't necessary but since you're in the UK, your local school will probably offer them.) Some schools only offer one class per week for each grade. That's not going to be enough. You'll need several classes (which might include non syllabus or the opportunity to take class with the grade above or below) and ideally some associate classes as well. If you do a search , there are few threads on here about training abroad. I don't know if that would be something you would consider, it's a huge decision, especially for a young child, but the fees are often much more affordable than in the UK.