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Wow it’s so easy to forget that this is a public forum especially as everyone is so caring. Harwel I hope you are ok, what an awful thing to happen. Let’s hope she gets some help.

I have messaged you.

Please listen to your child. If I hadn’t listen to my non DD last weekend I dread to think what would have happened. If they want to and need to come home let them or as others have said go and stay near by. Some children adapt and take it all in their stride others simply don’t. As others have said there is no right or wrong way but you know your child and it isn’t for ever.

They don’t acknowledge orders, DVD usually arrives 4-8 weeks after the performance.

Good luck to everyone who has non DD off to university etc. Our spare room has reappeared but the exciting the house is rather difficult, somehow it will all fit in the car tomorrow and musical DD will be off on her next adventure.

Thanks to this thread I checked our private health insurance which we have through OH work. Thankfully both non DD and DD are fully covered where ever they are whilst they are still dependants. Non DD is off to university tomorrow and DD is still at home both still financially dependent on us, so that’s both of them covered.

Have a look at foundation courses, they are one year courses but I can’t think of any that are purely ballet ( neither can DD and she is about to start applying for 18+

DD has used a sports bag from Under Armour for the last two years ( including a year at voc 6th form). It is like a tardis in the The amount it holds but as a shoulder bag it isn’t too big especially as she is tiny. We gave up on “dance bags” years ago, they tend to be expensive and not particularly user friendly. As Cara said sports bags seem to tick all the boxes.

Another proud house here of a non dancing but musical DD. After 3 years in 6th for various very unpleasant reasons DD went out on a high with her final result in Biology ( an A in AS ) The best thing is she didn’t even need to turn up to the exam because she has a unconditional based on her audition and her results from the year( only 2 A levels and one was below the minimum requirement) So a very happy house here and a spare room slowly filling up with university necessities.

So sorry to hear your news Pictures, what an awful time you must be having. There must be something they they can do or emergency cases like this.

Even if she passes her test quickly that’s a huge amount of driving to do after a full day. Personally I would phone the school on a daily basis, they must have some kind of provisions for this kind of emergency.

Sorry Only just seen this will send them now.

It should be remembered that it does work both ways, in that UK students do audition abroad. I know 2 current US students who didn’t get into WL for yr 7 but are now at US . One did get in into WL Yr9 but the other didn’t they both auditioned abroad at 16 and got offered several places as well as US.

When DD did they wore the same colour leotard for all 3 days. It’s the way they divided the groups up.

I have 2 Capezio Bratek black leotards for sale, both size Small. One has never been worn but has DDs name written on the label and the other has been worn 4 or 5 times. They are one of two styles of leotards she has to have for college but she doesn’t like this particular style. £10 for the new one £5 for the worn one they retail at £20 Happy to send photos.

DD did it last year and throughly enjoyed it and still talks about it a year on.

I spent years hiding the fact that I have a hearing loss, continued hiding it until I started wearing hearing aids. I now find it is an awful lot easier to tell people especially when I have to make phone calls. Fully understand why you didn’t say anything but push to get an appointment. Once you know what you are dealing with I promise you it will make you feel so much better. Great news about your job.

DD did it a couple of years ago, throughly enjoyed it and totally exhausted at the end of it.

DDs dance school were laying a new floor and we were lucky enough to buy the off cuts which now reside on the playroom floor.....one v lucky girl. It isn’t a huge amount but enough especially as we have wooden floors throughout the house.

Heartbreaking that’s all I can say, absolutely heartbreaking.

No experience but congratulations to your DD

DD did exactly that and is now at Vocational 6th form BUT going down the MT route because she has decided she can’t live without all her music so she will be applying for MT degrees course at the end of the year. She loves classical and contemporary but knows she doesn’t want to specialise in them. There is is no right or wrong way. Everyone follows their own path, working out what is best for them as time goes by.

Echo taxi4ballet

Food for thought, very interesting. Thank Yuit for posting.

Not sure exactly when but saw an announcement yesterday on FB