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    Graduates 2021

    in Doing Dance

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    1 hour ago, cotes du rhone ! said:

    school with a Trinity Diploma and 2 A levels. They both were given student finance for their University Degrees. One was Dada, one not. I was told by Dds school that it would be her first time applying for student finance/a loan and the Trinity Diploma is not a full degree and is funded differently. They said that every pupil that had graduated and gone onto University education had gained funding. Not all health related courses. 
    I will let you know how we get on with Dds application after 1st April ☺️ 

    Thank you 😃

     

    29 minutes ago, Chamomile said:

     

    Hi, just thought I should add that I also managed to gain student funding for my university degree having had a DADA and completed my Level 6 Diploma. I’m also a law student, so not a healthcare based degree! 
    Just be really careful whilst applying and be sure to declare your qualifications correctly. I personally had absolutely no problems and was granted all the necessary funding I required 🤷🏼‍♀️. As far as I know all of my fellow schoolmates have been just as successful with a plethora of degrees.

     

    Thank you also.

     

    This is good to know, especially in the current climate. We aren’t at the graduation year yet but always good to have other options just in case.

    Graduates 2021

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    Thank you for the advice 2dancersmum. That’s interesting as I was under the impression that from reading this forum that student finance would only pay for a second degree/ higher education if it was related to a health professional role. Maybe that has been the case in the students that Cotes du Rhône was talking about?

    Graduates 2021

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    2 hours ago, cotes du rhone ! said:
    3 hours ago, Justkeepsmiling said:

     

    Both mine had Dadas and obtained the Diploma. The school has said that because they never did the extra modules to turn it into a full degree and the Dada funding isn’t student financed, different pot, they are entitled to funding. Every student that has left the school after 6:3, whether Dada funded or self payers have obtained student finance at University ☺️

    Thank you 😃

    Graduates 2021

    in Doing Dance

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    2 hours ago, cotes du rhone ! said:

    Having a Trinity Diploma level 6 still allows you to apply for student finance etc so you can go on and do a Degree at university. So if anyone is panicking about further education, don’t, you still have options post vocational training x

    Does this still apply to student finance if they received a DaDA?

    Professional Dance Options for 18+ students

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    Brighton Academy have started up a BA degree with ballet as the main focus. They took some second and third years from another ballet school that closed and can’t be mentioned on this forum. I think they are offering a first year from Sept 2021 but you would need to check that out. 
     

    Have you thought about any that offer Dance and Drama Award funding? They are means tested and dependent on your parents’ income, you may get some help with living costs. KS Dance in Warrington or Northern Ballet School in Manchester have options to study ballet as a main subject with other dance styles included. 
     

    I hope this helps 😃

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    Books about ballet and famous dancers

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    A series I would recommend is the ‘Ballet for Drina’ series by Jean Estoril (although they are fiction, not autobiographical). I remember borrowing them from my school library as a teenager and loved them. They are out of print now but you can get them from Amazon, second hand. 

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    The Royal Ballet back on stage, 9/10/20

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    Finally got to watch it today after all the technical issues. ROH - you are forgiven 😂 What a performance!!! Absolutely brilliant from start to finish! Loved Akane Takada - exquisite!!! Also loved Anna-Rose O’Sullivan and Marcelino Sambe - such joy and fun in their dancing - amazing!  Other highlights were Don Q and Elite Syncopations!!! Fantastic!!! Just wish I’d been in the audience. 

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    Questions about Upper School auditions

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    I think most schools ask you to declare any injuries and the dates that they occurred, on their application forms from what I can remember. I even remember summer schools that my dd did asked for them too. I know that Northern Ballet School in Manchester ask for a medical form to be completed by your G.P. and sent with your application form. I’m not sure how they affect their acceptances / offers though.

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    RAD APP on a laptop

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    You may be able to connect your computer to your TV with an HDMI cable to get a bigger screen. Not sure about getting the app onto a computer though - not sure if it’s transferable to a laptop. My dd only used it on an iPad. 

    Vocational Training Funding

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    Hi. I’m assuming this is for someone who is aged 16 +? It depends if the course is a degree course or a level 6 diploma. If it’s a degree you apply for student loans for fees and towards living costs to student finance of the country you live in. The living cost loan is higher due to living in London. If it’s a diploma course then you can get help with this through a DADA. Have only experience of degree course so not sure about the application process of a DADA other than knowing that they are awarded by the schools to the most talented applicants.

    Rbs summer school 2020

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    Posted 52 minutes ago

    Dear All

    I have just received an email from the RBS summer intensives team asking me to confirm or decline my DD's place on the RBS Summer Intensive 2020. At the end of the email it congratulates her for getting a place. 

    Last week we received a 'wait list' place and so I was somewhat surprised by the email and delighted of course. However, I thought I had better just call the Intensive team to double check before I broke the news to my DD. They told me it is simply a computer generated email sent to everyone placed or on the wait list. 

    My DD is extremely fortunate to be in a vocational school. If we were reliant on RBS outreach opportunities to support local ballet schooling this would have been a really horrible let down. I thought I had better share before anyone else was as confused as me and thought wrongly it was an offer.

    I still feel very let down. 

    Good luck to everyone who has a place and good luck to those waiting like we are. xx

     

    Have just seen this on another thread x

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    Tring Park sixth form auditions

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    Hi have no experience of vocational school degrees but I’m speaking as  a parent of a child who was living away from home at University. Student Finance England, or whichever country in Great Britain you are from, will give you all the information you need. There are maintenance loans available for living costs as well as a loan to cover course fees. The assessment for this takes into account the parents’ household income and benefits in kind, and the student is awarded a maintenance loan based on these figures. Even with two reasonably good salaries coming into our home, our child qualified for the minimum maintenance loan which was about £4000. It all helps!

    One thing to consider is that some of the degree courses’ fees are higher than the maximum course fees for student loans, so there may be a top-up of fees required too. Good luck with it all; it’s a financial nightmare!

    Shoe repairs

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    If there is a Timpson’s shoe repairer nearby they should be able to fix them. I had to have a similar elastic/buckle repair done on a pair of sandals and they did a great job of fixing it.

    RAD Genee competition finalists announced

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    On 10/08/2018 at 17:25, toursenlair said:
    51 candidates from 13 nationalities have been whittled down to 14 finalists, all set to compete in the Genée Final to be held at Hong Kong City Hall on Sunday 12 August. This is the first time in ten years that so many have made it through to the Final.
     

    2018 Genée International Ballet Competition Finalists

    • Lily Carbone aged 15, Australian, trained by Juanita Moore at Classical Coaching Australia
    • Breana Drummond, aged 17, New Zealander, trained by Marie Walton Mahon at Tanya Pearson Academy
    • Caitlin Garlick, aged 15, Australian, trained by Karen Ireland at Karen Ireland Dance Centre
    • Monet Hewitt, aged 16, New Zealander, trained by Joye Lowe at Philippa Campbell School of Ballet
    • Sophie Higgins, aged 16, Canadian, trained by Tania Brossoit at Pro Arte Centre
    • Chloe Jackson, aged 18, British, trained by Heidi Landford at Atelier Australia
    • Michaela Louw, aged 16, South African, trained by Natasha Ireland at Carstens Ireland Ballet School
    • Lucy Malin, aged 18, British, trained by Jonathan Barton at Ballet West
    • Soraya Nathasya Dwinandry, aged 17, Indonesian, trained by Maya Tamara at Namarina Dance Academy
    • Enoka Sato, aged 16, Japanese, trained by Annette Roselli at Annette Roselli Dance Academy
    • Lucinda Worthing-Shore, aged 15, Australian, trained by Marie Walton Mahon at Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching
    • Jordan Yeuk Hay Chan, aged 16, British (Hong Kong), trained by Yui Man Cheung at Jean M Wong School of Ballet
    • Joshua Green, aged 17, Australian, trained by Karen Ireland at Karen Ireland Dance Centre
    • Basil James, aged 16, British, trained by Faculty of Tring Park School

    The Choreographic Award was also won by finalist, Joshua Green. The judges felt that his solo A Man's Sentiment (choreographed by Richard Causer) demonstrated the highest standard of choreography within the Dancer’s Own category.

    After two days of semi-finals, judged by Janek Schergen, Artistic Director at Singapore Dance Theatre, Joanne Michel, Ballet Mistress for The Australian Ballet School and Chi Cao, former Principal with Birmingham Royal Ballet, the finalists now compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. In addition to the three medals, the Margot Fonteyn Audience Choice Award will also be given.

    Highlights from the Genée Final on Sunday 12 August will be broadcast live from the Genée International Ballet Competition Facebook page from 7.25pm Hong Kong time.

     

     

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