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She’d just started

Quite right - almost. Julia hadn’t even started as a 9 year old JA when she was cast and was still 9 when she made her debut in October 2005. Johan Kobborg had seen her in The London Children’s Ballet’s ‘The Canterville Ghost’, and tracked her down

Thanks Lee, As you can imagine, I’ve got the odd photo …… 😉

For those who remember La Sylphide

Not a lot of injuries, but one big one - snapping her ACL in rehearsal in February 2020 and out for 18+ months after surgery and rehab. Her first major role on returning was Myrthe.

It’s very good and the cast includes dancers, at least one of whom was at the RBS and another at the ENB

I thought she did very well Nikki

I’ve sent a pm

And he was very watchable in the recent run of Sleeping Beauty. He always looked as though he really enjoyed being on stage and watching the dancers in Act 3.

Yes, definitely Akane and Luca

A sticky label would only work if they were handed in. Mine were not handed in.

…. and don’t spend too much. Sadly, we all, at some point, have lost a pair.

Yes please

N’don’t forget N’ella?

Pleased to see this photo in today's RB 'What’s on in May' email sent to all subscribers …

D37👍

Hi Amanda, I’ll pm you if it’s still available

I hadn’t seen that before. All three now First Artists 😀

I'm not sure who’s Lilac ……. but if I had to guess at Crystal fairy …..

I’m going on Monday 15 at7.30

My daughter went all the way through WL. We live in London and we brought her home every Saturday and took her back very early on Monday morning (occasionally Sunday evening) apart from exceptional occasions. It wasn’t until the last year or so we agreed that she could spend the odd weekend at school. Some children did suffer from homesickness in the early years, and the school was very happy to make different arrangements. One girl would go home both at weekends and on Wednesday evenings. WL understood that different children had different needs. We were always positive, we never suggested that we regretted her going away to school (although it would have been lovely to have her at home) and she never appeared to be homesick or anxious about boarding. Good luck to your daughter. I suspect that if she believes that you’re happy for her to board but also that you’re always there for her, it should work out fine.

Interesting to read the majority of posts in this thread about the athleticism of various male dancers and minimal mention of female dancers. Even before I had any particular connection with ballet, when I just went to enjoy a performance, it was the grace, co-ordination and the choreographic symmetry of the female dancers, which entranced me. David Drew, doubtless being over modest, told me (and others) that when he joined the company his principal job was to support his female partners. So, great though it is to watch all the guys jump and leap about the stage, I’m not sure that that’s what ballet is all about 🙂

It’s a magic fairy tale @Fonty. The cast see her as she’s supposed to appear to them. We, the audience, see her for what she is - a fairy ….. (No general posts please about Odette not appearing as an actual swan, Dr Coppelius believing Swanhilda is a mechanical puppet, Giselle rising from her grave …… )