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It's a rollercoaster ride!  My dd was a RBS JA and got a place at Elmhurst yr 7. If she wants to persue the ballet route, all you can do is audition for both schools and see if she gets offered finals.. if it's a 'no' then she's had a nice day out doing a ballet class at a vocational school. If it's 'yes' then she'll go through to the final auditions and then see what happens. 

 Some get a no to year 7 and yes to year 8!

45 minutes ago, Tutumuchmum said:

Does anyone have a full list of schools funded by dada ? 

Just put into Google

gov.uk danceanddrama awards

Has KS dance always been on the Dada list or is it new for this year?

Bodyworks and Urdang have disappeared. 

On 18/04/2020 at 22:45, Jane said:

We understood that to mean at institutes that offered different level courses eg Laines offer a degree or Trinity diploma,  you couldn’t apply for funding for both courses. 

Ok thanks. 

Please could anyone explain what this means from our Dada application 2020/21?

Does it mean you can't have a Dada and a student loan at the SAME TIME? 

So, therefore it would make sense that students can get the student loan after the Dada?

I have youngest DD on MDS and about to have oldest DD on Dada (yes, people do feel sorry for me😂)   I am so interested in what happens if they change their minds!

"If you hold a DaDA, you cannot apply for a Higher Education (HE) student loan. Students who 
may also be enrolled on a HE degree programme alongside the TCL diploma course are not 
permitted to access HE student support as well as being in receipt of Dada funding."

1 hour ago, helbow345 said:

Congratulations to you both!! I remember the overwhelming relief when my daughter was offered her DADA there.  My daughter is currently in Y2 she absolutely loves it.  Feel free to message if you need any help or assistance.

Thanks 😁

On 01/04/2020 at 11:17, DancingShoes said:

We've just had an email offering my dd a DaDa for next year at NBS. A welcome piece of good news this week 😁

Nbs in Manchester?  If it is please pm me as my daughter has a place too 😊

A Dada offer from Northern ballet school, Manchester!   

It was her favourite audition!

I am so happy for her 😁😁

Degas 9501 in Coral  (Coralis)

Size 12A

Worn a couple of times, bought from Just Ballet.

£30 including postage.

😂 ok thanks!

Thanks for your help ballet bean. 

Also can you remember the medical form? Is it a 'fit to attend an excercise class' or ' to whom it may concern' form? Or something else?  I went to the doctors to ask but the receptionist was confused as what to charge me as she'd never come across it before. 😔

She also said it could take up to a month to process unless I pay an extra £15 !

I've emailed the college to ask if I could send the form on later but haven't heard back yet.

4 hours ago, balletbean said:

Most of the NBS pupils stay on Accomdation provided by UniteStudents. About a 4/6min walk from the school. Flats vary in size (amount of bedrooms) communal living room/kitchen space per flat . Many offer bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms or smaller flats provide shared bathrooms. Each flat is allocated for NBS but the overall building houses uni students. Staff are fantastic and very caring especially when students are unwell and conduct ‘welfare checks’   Prices vary depending on flat size. Average is about £146pw. Incl all heating water electric WiFi and an ad hoc cleaning of communal living room/kitchens. Laundry washers and driers are in the basement. Students download the Unite App and add credit to their laundry. All machine operate using a smart phone. No cash.  Apologises can’t recall how much each wash is. Even though I’ve done enough of them when I’m there!! 😂. The pupils tend to double up share a load once a week as the machines are commercial size. As well as their overall general dislike of domesticated jobs. 😉. 

The app also provides updates incl parcel delivery and maintenance requests. Unite also offer 24/7 maintenance and security with reception covered 8am-6pm approx. Additional costs really relate to food. Aldi at the Arndale is popular but about a good 15/20min walk away. Asda is walkable but requires a taxi ride back once laden down with shopping. Plenty of other ‘express’ stores around. Incl numerous chemists. Plenty of GP’s also in the area with a walk in centre about 8mins away in the A&E dept. 
Travel costs are negligible as the pupils are within walking distance of everything. Pupils that haven’t already do acquire a Student Rail Card in the 3rd and final year to reduce travel costs for auditions especially those in London even though many are held in house. 
 

1st yr pupils can apply singly and the Unitestudent Staff will place them all in one flat or pupils in other years who have applied at ‘EarlyBird’ rates but maybe have a bedroom unallocated will have a 1st yr join them. Boys and girls can be mixed but generally only if the rooms are en-suite. 
ie This yr one 6bed flat has :-

4x2nd yr pupils and 

2x 1st yr international pupils. 
 

Previous yr the 5bed flat was all 1st yrs. 

 

Initial costs to set up require a deposit (returnable at the end of rental that can be transferred from one yr to the next so refund is at the end of 3rd yr). 
They do provide furniture for living room and bedrooms. 
Also Cooker fridge microwave toaster and kettle. Everything else the pupils have to provide for themselves.
 

Staff replace furniture items and white goods when ever required. Incl the odd lumpy mattress. Very helpful. 

 

At the end of the summer term it’s the big pack up. As they all move flats each Sept. maintenance and summer students take over during Jul/Aug. There are multiple companies that offer survival rates for two month student storage. At an additional charge will even collect and return their belongings in-time for the new term. A service invaluable as it avoids having to take everything home. Pupils do tend to acquire so much!!!   
 

Except for the odd pupil who commutes from home all other pupils reside in properties provided by Unite Students. Mainly between the two addresses in Chester St. 
 

ps. Oops no idea why quote is placed mid post. 

Hello ballet bean my older d/d is wishing to audition for NBS this year. Can I ask if the rent in Unite would be for the academic year or 52 wks of the year? 

Oh yes! They had a class with Celine Gittens from Brb, fabulous!.

My older d/d did it 3 years ago when she was 15 and from what I can remember they all arrived on the Sun afternoon and the timetable started on the Mon morning. They all stayed in Elmhurst accommodation, which is very safe, my daughter shared a room but I think older ones had single rooms. Not much happened in the evening tbh, they had a talk with members of BRB in the Elm theatre one evening and maybe a disco another evening? Mostly they seemed to be in bed early cos they were all tired much to her disappointment! 😂

But she thoroughly enjoyed the summer school and made friends from all over world.

Does your dd go to a Istd school?

The Istd Ballet Awards is a type of competition my dd and a few other girls did before heading off for the auditions. The top 3 in her category that I know of went off to vocational school. 

At Elmhurst lower school they do RAD on a Saturday morning.  Why would anyone want their child to do Rbs Ma's on top of all that?! 🙄

My d/d has been at voc school from yr 7. She suffered so badly from homesickness I really thought we were going give her place up. But she's just gone into yr 9 and all I can say is that she has learnt to cope with it now.

I brought her home most weekends because it was better than having her crying on the phone all wknd and we felt so guilty.. Luckily we live an hour and  half away, but it still takes up a lot of time and petrol. If she stays a wknd now she's bored but not tearful. Even though she loves ballet and enjoys all the school has to offer she still doesn't like boarding.

I always wonder if i've done the right thing and if the stress is worth it ? 🤔

Elmhurst extended associate leotard by Freed.

Bought new from Dancing Boutique

Teal colour, size 3, ruched front lined, comes with belt.

Good condition ..£10

Hello balletmum 20 .. Welcome to Elmhurst!  My daughter is in current year 8. She says none of her year group are in advanced 1 as they are yet to take their intermediate exam. So my guess would be the advanced foundation class? But it's only a guess, I don't really know. It's going to be a big year group, approx 30 with the boys she thinks!

Feel free to pm me if you want to x

My Dd1 got on this scheme, she was 14.5 at the time. Unfortunately she hated it and felt ignored by her ballet teacher so I gave back her Mds place after a few weeks.

She was used to being busy all Sat afternoon with classes at her normal dance school and a higher level of ballet. She didn't like all the rest breaks and felt it made the day drag on and was frankly bored.

They admitted on the phone they didn't know where to put her ballet wise. Think she was too young for the highest level class from what I can remember.

Luckily she was accepted at Elmhurst associates mid term so at least she got good ballet training there.

 Some students from there get accepted into dance colleges especially from the street dance scheme,  i just wanted to share our experience. 

My dd1 can also kill pointe shoes in a few hours! She is 16 and non vocational but has these super bendy feet,  lovely to look at but not for my wallet. She has gone through lots of Grishko's, she tried all the Gm's at Dancique but the fitter said no, not supportive enough.😑  So we came away with Russian pointe which lasted about the same as Grishko. However the shoe that has lasted the longest for my daughter is...Capezio Airess in firm or maxifirm ordered in at our local pointe fitters. Sewing in the ribbons is a challenge though as they have a suede lining. But definitely the longest lasting for her.

3 hours ago, Nicola H said:

 
possibly because the school doesn't have a problem with  chavvy but with means  / nouveau riche  parents  who  want to break the rules solely for hoildays ...  ( or even chavvy without  means  thanks to the  super  soaraway Scum and the 10 pound holiday promotion ) 

How rude! 😱 I'm obviously a "super soaraway chavvy Scum" mum then as I've taken my children on the so called £10 breaks when they were younger! 

Sold

Degas pale blue leotard style 9501 age 10.. bought for lower school finals, very flattering on.

Very fitted with high cut legs and quite low back with Degas logo.

Gorgeous leotard just now too small.

Sorry not able to upload a photo on my phone.

Pm me for more info, maybe i could email a photo if interested?

£20

I have a 10 in pale blue bought from Just Ballet . Its beautiful on, very fitted and high cut. Worn for 2 final auditions and maybe couple of times after. 

She was age 10 and above average height. 

I could try to send a photo if interested.