BlueLou
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What warm-ups / extras do the cool tweens wear?
BlueLou replied to Confuddled's topic in Doing Dance
Haha! I have suffered the indignity of bumping into stuff in the darkness! Now I go online - can see everything clearly and there always seem to be good offers š -
I don't think there's a rule on photo quality, but I suspect the vast majority they get would be proper printed photos. You want to show the applicant off as best you can - every little helps!
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Northern associates do not have to attend the summer school. The CAT students do, but I'm sure an exception would be made in their first year if they had prior commitments. There are approx 30 in a class. They are strict on attendance and I expect you would be in danger of being 'assessed out' if your attendance fell below about 90%. Every applicant gets an audition. At 12 I think your daughter would be intermediate, which is 9-1.30 on a Saturday - ballet, pointe and contemporary. Rennaisance do not have a summer school. They are a bit more flexible regarding absences. Classes on alternate Sundays in ballet and jazz with an optional singing add-on. Everyone gets an audition - and it's free! My dd has done Northern Associates, CAT programme, and Rennaisance - happy to answer any questions!
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I donāt think weāre allowed to talk about it. Iām sure an admin will be along shortly to clarify!
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What warm-ups / extras do the cool tweens wear?
BlueLou replied to Confuddled's topic in Doing Dance
You donāt have to stick to dance shops or traditional dance brands for warm-ups. Dd likes to wear joggers from Pink (Victoriaās Secret) or Hollister, and Ivy Park clothes from Top Shop (hoodies, joggers, shorts, crop tops etc ā¦ā¦). -
Me too! Congrats on a successful start. We start on 8th Jan at Rambert! Have applied for 5 schools in total, so it's going to be a busy few months. No way am I attempting 'dry January'!
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Dd has a prelim for Elmhurst US on 10th January. Anyone any idea what the format of the day is likely to be? Would love to know likely start time and duration so that I can sort accommodation (if necessary) and transport. Also curious to know any details that anyone can share of the process - type of class (or classes), pointe, types of exercises, group sizes, that sort of thing.
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And itās free! https://northernballet.com/academy/open-days
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This looks interesting. Rambert 2 - a new opportunity for 'early-career dancers' - touring performances combined with an MA in dance, and paid a bit too! Auditioning in Feb 2018. http://www.rambert.org.uk/explore/news-and-blog/news/worldwide-talent-search-opens-rambert2/
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The talk is before the classes now. Talk at 1.15pm, audition starts at 2.30pm. Iām surprised they are looking at solos and doing physio checks after a preliminary audition, but I suppose the more thorough they are with the first round the fewer people will be recalled, which means fewer people below the watershed wasting time and money on a second round, so no complaints
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Anyone any idea how long a Rambert preliminary audition lasts?? The email explains that the end time is very difficult to predict as some are asked to do solos or interviews or physio checks, so they advise not making any plans for the rest of the day. But we have to book a train to travel home that day, so with a 2.30pm start time what would be the latest finish??
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We have spent so long looking at courses and colleges, application forms, photos, audition dates etcā¦.. that Iāve only just got around to researching finance! I had (stupidly) assumed that some form of bank loan would be available for diploma students who didnāt qualify for Dadas. We knew a degree course would be financially better, but thought a diploma would be doable somehow. Apparently not! Have applied for 5 courses, but 2 of them are now looking considerably less viable. This is all very trying. So glad my other daughter wants to be a school teacher ā¦ā¦.
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A related question, rather than an answer (sorry Balletbean!). We were wondering about funding for those colleges which do not offer a degree, so you canāt access student finance for fees. We would not be eligible for any sort of Dada or means-tested funding, but could not afford (typically) Ā£17k a year fees plus living expenses. Presumably you can get some sort of career development loan, but would banks be happy to loan tens of thousands of pounds to a 16 year old aspiring dancer?? And presumably the repayment terms are less friendly than student finance - i.e. it has to be paid back in full regardless of earnings??
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Odd question, but any idea why they arranged them by height?? Or what sort of range there was? Dd is very conscious that she is a little taller than āidealā, being 5ft 7 (and at 15 possibly still growing).
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Iām no expert, but my understanding is that neoclassical is a touch more modern than your traditional tutu stuff, ballet with a touch of contemporary thrown in. Have a look at Rambert, RCS (degree in Modern Ballet), and maybe Chantry.
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Thankyou! Yes, she is at Northern CAT. And they are very supportive and helpful. Too much stuff to do backing up at the moment, but I know that we'll get through it and hopefully one day we'll look back at plenty of good memories of this year! Half term now - time to catch up a bit, and rest š.
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School and training. Applications, coursework, mocks, auditions, GCSEs. Not liking year 11, and it's only just getting started. How do we make this work??
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I think the trick is to stay a couple of miles away from where itās all at. We have stayed in The Hilton Double Tree in Islington (very handy for Saddlers Wells) and next week we are in the Crown Plaza Kingās Cross (handy for Central). Both are a lot cheaper than similar hotels in, for example, Covent Garden. Itās only a short tube ride, and I really like the tubes (Iām a bit of a geek like that - I actually want to go to the tube museum in Covent Garden whilst dd is busy dancing on next weekās trip ).
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Same here - ddās school is aware of her plans and the extra-curricular demands involved and are therefore more understanding when her homework is late or she has to miss after school events. Also, I have already made them aware that she will probably need to miss some school days this year to attend auditions. Havenāt gotten around to applications and references yet - thatās a job for half term. We do have the photos ready though
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Haha - we posted exactly the same thing at the same time! Can you delete mine please Jan?
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According to Facebook, Harris Beattie from Central won, and also won the audience choice award and the choreographic award. First dancer to win all 3 šš»šš»šš»
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Donāt know about a poster, but I have bought dd the Royal Ballet calendar for her wall for the last couple of years and that always has plenty of male dancers in it.
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Northern Ballet film snippet of company class this morning (15th September)
BlueLou replied to BlueLou's topic in Doing Dance
They posted another live clip on Facebook later in the day as well - a PDD rehearsal for Little Mermaid -
Northern Ballet live streamed 10 minutes of their company class this morning. Itās on their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/northernballet/
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Just checked the website - they are āluxury student apartmentsā, starting from Ā£265 pppw, which is pretty reasonable. However, they say they only accept over 18s. Maybe they will change that policy when Central move in downstairs! http://purestudentliving.com/our-properties/paris-gardens#1-3-bed-apartment The ācurrentā accommodation I was thinking of is literally a stoneās throw from the front door of the present Central building, but would be a bit of a walk to Southbank. Itās not actually a Liberty Living, just something similar. Maybe thatās not the one where most students currently stay though. http://www.herbalhillstudios.com/
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