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Aileen, I am sorry but I must admit I do not agree in the slightest , I feel that the soloist/favourites are not necessarily the best, many dancers in the 'corps' as I mentioned before far outshone the soloist and main parts , I followed where the previous graduate placements have been and the ones that have seemed to 'peak to early' don't end up with a job at the end of their training. Sorry if you take this offensively , but I feel strongly about this as I don't won't my DC to experience this kind of favouritism, my friends DD who is currently at a vocational school has been sobbing down the phone as a result of this unjust favouritism. It is uncalled for as she worked her absolute hardest , and come the end of year show you can't see the results of all the dedecation on her behalf.

Yes I saw the lower school show, my did DC enjoy it

I also felt there was too much 'versitility' For a purely Classical ballet school, obviously company's these days need versitility but no to this extreme

I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the performance however I personally feel that some if the corps de ballet shone beyond some of the principals ....

I went to Elmhurst for an induction day for my DC, The show seemed ok ,however the same students kept appearing in main parts which made me a tad fed up , anyway I also heard that there was a year 11 performing in a year 9 piece which had me slightly confused :S but overall my favourite piece was Benedictis danced by year 11.