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  1. Does anybody know when the Dada income scales are likely to be available for next year? At the moment it says 2018-2019. Does it often change? Also is it correct that child benefit would stop?
  2. Hi everyone, thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm 'happy' (not quite the right word!) to hear both sides to the story, the negatives as well as the positives. I do feel worried about it. In terms of independence she's able to cook, knows how to make a very quick meal when she's tired, do her own washing, sew her own pointe shoes etc (not that she always does these things but she knows how to!) But I worry more about being isolated, what she would do if she was ill, who she would talk to when she's had a bad day. Lots to think about over the next few months!
  3. Thank you for the links Alison - just having a read through them now
  4. This is exactly my concern. Thank you for your honesty.
  5. This is something I hadn't thought of so thank you for raising it. Do you think this is particularly dance related? Even if she suddenly had a change of heart and decided to do A levels she would go to a local college as her school doesn't have a 6th form.
  6. Thanks everyone for the replies and private messages. You’ve been a big help
  7. I would be interested in hearing experiences in training (particularly away from home) at age 16. I am especially looking for information that is not always easy to find on the website such as - accommodation options -accommodation costs -hidden costs -how did your child adapt to moving away -any concerns about safety -if the course was mixed age groups (eg some starting at 16 and some at 18) how did this work? At the moment we are trying to narrow down options and get a general feel for how things work so I'm not asking about any particular schools, all information would be welcome. Thanks in advance 🙂
  8. I’m not sure if they take children as young as 7 but northern ballet in Leeds have a free open day every year before the auditions. Parents can sit and watch. It’s friendly and your daughter will feel like she’s just taking a class but you would be able to see what sort of standard it is.
  9. http://www.peakphysiotherapy.com/conditions-we-treat/dance-injuries/ Hi this isn't a personal recommendation but I do know of someone from my daughter's school who has seen this lady and been happy with her advice
  10. We live in the north so we usually book train tickets a few months ahead. Because of this she can’t decide on a class in advance but there’s usually one she can do while we’re in London. She’s done jazz / lyrical style classes, I don’t think she’s done ballet as we don’t go often. Last summer she did an adult class and she was one of 4 teenagers in it. The adults were definitely more advanced but they had no issues with the teenagers being there. They all just got on with the class x
  11. Thank you. We’ve not heard of this but will have a look
  12. When my daughter has done an occasional class at pineapple they haven’t had any problem letting her join in. They just check she’s happy with the level. There have always been some teenagers in the classes. Standard tends to vary in open classes anyway x
  13. Thanks for sharing your experiences. we hadn’t really looked properly at Laine, performers etc. Partly due to the cost and partly because of how hard they are to get a place. Laine and the Hammond both sound ideal for what she is looking for though. I don’t have any background in dance so it’s very hard to know what to do for the best! Anyway, thank you all of you for your help and suggestions. We both appreciate it 🙂
  14. Thank you so much for this. Yes, definitely a minefield! We did go to some open days in year 10 to try to reduce time off school in year 11 but there is still so much to organise and think about
  15. Hi Anna, thanks for the suggestions 🙂 She likes singing but has never had lessons - she's happy to consider a dance course with singing but definitely wants it to be dance focused. She does like SLP, she took some children's classes there a while ago and said it had a nice atmosphere.
  16. Thank you Bluelou and Canary, very helpful. Such a lot to take in. I have a feeling year 11 is going to be very stressful!
  17. Hi everyone I wondered if anyone could share any information about the following 3 courses please which are on my daughter's list of places to audition? She is hoping to audition for a year 12 place starting sept 19. She loves ballet but is not of the standard to audition for a classical ballet course. Therefore, we are hoping for a college that is more general / jazz focused but where she can still take regular ballet classes. The difficulty is finding somewhere that is of a good standard but where she won't feel out of her depth with ballet. 1)KS dance - I've read a lot of positives about this course but we aren't very familiar with it. 2)Chantry dance - again, not familiar with this but someone on this forum kindly suggested we look at it. Course content sounds ideal and the fees seem very reasonable. 3)Northern ballet, Manchester. Any comments about the audition, expected standard for year 12 entry, accommodation and pastoral care for 16 year olds would be very helpful. Also, with regards to KS dance does anyone have any information about fees / bursaries? Any other suggestions gratefully received. I want to start narrowing things down a bit as it's becoming difficult to keep track! Thank you x
  18. Sorry only just seen this. Thanks very much for the suggestion x
  19. Thanks very much Sarah. It’s all so confusing! She has a list so I will see if those are on it (I think northern ballet is) - I’ve said we need to narrow it down over the summer holidays so we can make a plan x
  20. Hi apologies for going slightly off topic. Can anyone tell me about the standard of year 11 ballet? My daughter has this school on her list to audition for next year (for year 12 entry 2019). She's in a difficult situation because her strength is in jazz but her passion is in ballet so she wants a school / college to incorporate both. I'm wondering if the ballet might be a bit beyond her and it would be a waste of an audition. (she is still mainly dancing in flats and her basic technique is good. She does do pointe work but it is difficult for her). Thanks x
  21. Thank you all for the suggestions. We will look into them all 🙂
  22. Hello again My daughter and I are continuing our research for Sept 19 entry. She is looking for a dance course which includes ballet but is not entirely ballet focused. One thing I don't think we've considered in enough detail is a btec / A level course locally with the aim of moving away at 18 rather than 16. Can anyone recommend any 6th form / colleges in the Leeds or Manchester area that offer a good dance course (possibly Liverpool but that maybe a bit far). Ideally with good transport links and close to a train station. Thank you x
  23. I've had a good look at the website and I think this type of training could suit my daughter. A good standard of dance training but with teacher training alongside. I think it's unlikely she will get any long term work as a dancer so my feeling at the moment is that she will go into some kind of teaching or other dance related work. Unfortunately although Manchester city centre is a feasible daily commute, anything outside might be a bit too far. I'm going to look into the travel options.
  24. Thank you - this wasn't on our list so I will have a look
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