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  1. Wigglybunny
    Thanks Sarahw. Yes, fingers crossed he just wants to be like everyone else! He's only 11 (12 in sept), so although he's big for his age, he's not hit puberty properly yet. xx
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    My DS has several dance belts all lovingly purchased for summer school last year, but he hates wearing them - to he point where he lies about it and wears nothing. However he's off to voc school in sept and they are on the uniform list. This is going to sound like a very, very odd request, but the 'scare stories' people mentioned...there aren't really any other older boys at his current school for me to get him to talk to and I really, really, really don't want to have to google! ? Like one of the previous posters, I think I might die talking to his teacher about it! Could anyone send me a description of what *might* happen if you don't wear one that I can use to persuade him? Feel free to DM if it's likely to make others squeamish. Sorry - I did say it's a really odd request!
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    Thank you everyone and well done Mummysboy's DS xx
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    As DS now knows, I'm very, very proud (and in absolute shock!!!) to say that he has been offered a place at WL for Y7 in September. Good luck to everyone still waiting. xxx
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    Y7 boys emails have just arrived. I'm not prepared to say how DS did as I can't tell him until I pick him up at 6.30. But best of luck to everyone awaiting their results. xxxx
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    DS loved the day on Thursday. But as others have said, his previous nonchalance has been replaced with 'I really, really want to go'. Which in turn now means that I am worrying about the results, because it means the chances are it's a 'no'. To top it all, my DH has decided (without consultation with me!) that today is the day we change our broadband provider...so a new router *should* be arriving today and provision *should* change at midnight. But the email says it may happen any time in the twenty four hour period....and it just so happens we will be waiting for an email at that time, so thank god I will be at work tomorrow and weds!!
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    Just kissed my biggest baby goodbye and good luck...he's off to school today and then his dad is taking him down to London straight after school, by which time I won't be back from work and picking up other DC, so I won't see him again until they get back after the finals tomorrow. Apparently his dad is his good luck charm, so I have been banished from the day! I thought I was being all nonchalant about the whole process until it all became very real this morning!! Just wanted to wish all the prospective y7 boys tomorrow and then the girls on thurs and Friday all the very best with their auditions. It will be an amazing experience whatever the outcome. xxx
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    Sorry to hear that, ArucariaBallerina. As I understand it, associate places are allocated following finals, so there is still a chance. xx
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    Well done to all DC who have got yesses to finals and commiserations to those who have received nos. My DS is one of the lucky ones through to WL y7 finals from the Birmingham auditions. He is currently a JA in B'ham, too and has been since year 4, so I am intrigued to see who else from B'ham is through. Feel free to pm. xx
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    Never, ever, ever use fabric softener! DS's white socks and leotards stay white much longer now we've realised.
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    Your DS sounds in a very similar position to mine. With the way the timetable works at his dance school, he can only make 1 ballet syllabus class a week (I can't really say why, as I think it may be obvious to anyone else at his dance school who I am!) but is having privates (including a gym class) at times we can fit in. I'm not too worried, tbh. At JAs on sat, his teacher said this year is pretty much preparation for the auditions, so I think they will go in well prepared. From what I've heard and read, I think most schools are looking for potential and teachability, along with solid technique and enthusiasm, rather than specific syllabus work. If he gets in to voc school, great, if not, we can worry about exams etc later. With senior school entrance exams this year too, I don't want to pile any more pressure on than necessary.
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    I love this thread, as DS really struggles to 'do' faces, as he says he feels stupid, to the point where the more he is asked to smile, the less likely he is to do so! Any ideas gratefully received.
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    DS did white lodge this summer for a week. As he's only 10 it was his first experience of residential summer school and he absolutely loved it. Apparently the best bits were meeting friends from all over the world ("particularly the French girls" - I haven't asked why - may be best not to!) and the food (particularly the scrambled egg!) He had an absolute ball and watching the classes on the Sunday was fab, although the younger ones in particular were clearly exhausted by the end of the morning. DS loved being in an all male class, too and watching him in class was different than any class I've watched him in before. He was so much more confident than usual. We asked him why the friends he made were so special and he said something along the lines of 'because no matter where they were from in the world, they got me and we found the same things funny and for the first time, I felt like I fitted in.' The dancing and teaching was clearly fabulous, but for me, that was reason enough for him to go. He's off to Tring in a few weeks, too, so it will be interesting to see his comparison x
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    I only have limited experience with observing the class of JAs my y5 ds attends, but they tend to be slightly more varied than the girls. DS is tall, very slim (but fairly broad shouldered), with long neck, legs and arms and bendy feet. There are/were a couple of boys of a similar build. Others are much shorter/smaller. They all seem to have similar proportions, however. Sorry...I don't think this much help!
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    My ds is week 1, WL too and is currently a JA. He's 10 and in yr 5 currently. I know he's a boy, but am sure he would like to make friends too. xx
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    What great stories! Ds was a very hyperactive toddler and did stagecoach from 4. But he kept asking if he could have dancing lessons. I ignored him for about a year and then eventually googled to see what was available locally. I just rang the one at the top of the list and he started the following Friday. I remember taking him to watch a ballet class the first time and he sat on a stool at the side of the room swinging his legs until the teacher asked him to join in. He literally flew across the room and has never looked back. I'll never forget the teacher's face when she was doing 'good toes, naughty toes' with them sitting on the floor...I thought he had done something wrong, but it seems she was impressed with his feet! He stayed to do modern, then later tap, jazz and musical theatre. He's been a JA for the last few years and who knows what the future holds. He is passionate about singing and musical theatre as well as ballet, so it will be interesting to see what (if anything) he decides he wants to pursue.
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    Thanks dsallaboutballet. Congrats to your son, too. How old is he? Mine is just 10.
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    My husband took ds to his JA audition as our youngest was born literally days before. Ds loved having his dad there so much that for future auditions he wants his dad to take him. (It helps that dad has been somewhat of a lucky charm!) I think it's great that dads take their children too and personally, he probably stays much calmer than I would, so a winner all round! Hubby refuses to do festivals, tho...
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    Hello everyone. I've not been brave enough to post before, but ds has just got a yes for white lodge week 1!!! So excited and proud I could burst, but am on my first day of a masters course with a whole bunch of strangers so I can't tell anyone. (I'm not sure they'd 'get it' even if I did!) Well done to everyone who has places/wait list and I hope those who don't have places don't feel too bad. And a massive thank you to everyone on the forum who has unknowingly answered all my unasked questions and kept me sane so far!
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