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I found a handy video on You Tube by a lovely lady from Grishko (might be Amanda Somebody?) and I used dental floss (not joking).

Has anybody heard yet? We are waiting for JA results. Postman has been today, but nothing yet. Last year, we had a letter on the Wednesday of the second week after the finals.

Thanks to all of you for your replies.

I know she is young to start pointe work, but I'm confident in her teacher's belief that she has the strength. She has been working on specific exercises to build strengh for the last few months.

She won't be doing an awful lot to start with, as I think there are only about 3 pointe exercises in Inter Foundation, the exam for which she is unlikely to take for about a year. She'll be 11 by then too.

Thanks for all of your tips :-).

Thank you for all of your replies.

I haven't asked her teacher's advice yet as I thought I woukd ask on here first, Ja Sm. Her teacher was a RBS student, and always got hers at Freeds.

DD has very narrow, "banana" feet :-). We always have to buy Capezio narrow fit satin shoes, or Freed narrow fit canvas. Anything else we've tried so far is just too "pouchy" looking, and she rattles around in them. She also has swayback legs, which I'm told affects the choice of pointe shoe. I understand that pointe shoes fit entirely differently from flats, so everything I know so far is probably irrelevant, lol!

I guess it's good to look at them in front of a mirror to check the fit too? I understand from other threads that Freeds don't have mirrors, which seems odd...

I think we will be going in several shops :-).

Hello everybody :-)

Dd (aged 10, RAD Grade 4, Inter foundation) is about to start pointe work after Easter.

I did pointe work very briefly when I was young, but my shoes were a poor fit and I want her to avoid the pain I had.

Do any of you lovely people with bags of experience have any tips on buying pointe shoes or where to shop for them?

We are in London every weekend for associate classes, so I was thinking Freeds, but am open to suggestions.

Many thanks.

Hello, my dd did NYB this year, which was fabulous, and got a yes from LJB this week. Three other girls at NYB (that she knew of) were already on the LJB programme, and loving it.

Purple, my dd's audition was Thursday at 11.30.

My dd was trying for y5 :-).

So sorry, Purple and Alfred. Hugs to you both, and your dc's.

Definitely in good company, Purple.

Hope the ice cream did the trick. Chocolate was the chosen cheerer upper here :-).

And congrats on your Advanced status, Alfred (bows low, with flourish).

Thank you, Alfred. I can't "like" as I've reached my quota...

Any news for your dd, Purple?

No for us too. Hugely disappointed dd, but she'll be ok once she's over the shock. She did get into NYB this season, so I am hoping that will soften the blow.

Good luck everyone still waiting, and hugs to you and dd, MAK.

Need some hoovering done, Purple?

I see what you did there, Alfred ;-).

Oh my, I am so bored/frustrated/wound up that I just resorted to tidying my bedroom.

Like a teenager.

I even went round the edges with the nozzly thing on the Hoover.

Desperate times...

I just hope it's today for all of us. I'm now so highly caffeinated I can't think straight!

Well done to your dd Amos :-).

A "dangling member"?? (Snort). I'm sorry-my maturity level goes through the floor when I'm under stress.

Definitely. This group has a lovely, supportive feel, with a big dose of humour chucked in. Necessary at times like this!

I feel your pain, Purple. Two tried from dd's dance school, and the other one (a boy) already has a yes. No pressure...

Any London dd's heard, or are they all boys so far? Huge congrats to all your boys with offers.

Yes, they might be doing it in order. My dd was Thursday, 11.30. My friend reckons they are doing all the boys first. I can't stand this much longer!! Aaarrrggghhhh. Just want to know.

Apparently there were about 60 boys this year, and yes, my friend's DS auditioned on the Tuesday. Has anyone with daughters heard yet??

Waiting for London too...I have heard of a friend's DS who has an offer for London this morning. Fingers crossed for all of you still waiting.