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2 hours ago, Piccolo said:

And what about regular Orthodontist appointments? Treatment can go on for a couple of years... The waiting room is inevitably packed full of teenagers between the hours of 8.30am and 4.00pm on week days during term time. 

 

If my message is that YES, some things do justify skipping school, then so be it!

My eldest was born with a cleft lip and palate and had an underbite which is associated with having the palate closed as a baby as it can restrict growth of the upper jaw.

She had to miss Monday afternoons every 5 or 6 weeks to have her braces adjusted, we tried to get the latest appointments and she often had to miss Maths(which was her weakest subject ) but the Orthodontic clinic was only held on Monday afternoons. She had braces on and off from yr 8 up to yr13. 

School were ok about it but at the same time children who have 100% attendance from year 7 to 11 are invited to breakfast with the head teacher on their last day.

It's good to offer  incentives but there have been a couple of students who have lost siblings in the past couple of years and obviously needed time off. It seems very unfair that their attendance record is 'tarnished' because of a death in the family.

Now my daughter is year 7 I'm a bit worried about asking for time off for her to attend the EYB audition. She will only miss one lesson after lunch but her school is one that likes parents to send children to school even if they're unwell.

6 hours ago, daughtersdance said:

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! 

The 'Scum' comment is another name for the S** newspaper. Lots of people prefer to use that term because of the way the paper treated the Liverpool fans and also the phone hacking. Sorry for going off topic!

@sugarplummum my daughter was at a dance school where the assistants  would 'teach' the ballet class unsupervised, they were unqualified and one was a year 7 teaching primary !!

The teacher didn't want to put my daughter in for the grade 1 exam when she was aged 9 and a half. After this we resolved to move her but she didn't want to leave her friends. One day I said she could have her ears pierced if she would move dance schools, she said YES straightaway! 

On 22/03/2018 at 02:45, smallbythesea said:

I also second Peter and Shannon Parker. Not sure of the age, but there's also chantry school of contemporary and balletic arts in Grantham.

Chantry is from age 8 upwards, second Sunday in month 11.30-1 but they can also do modern class straight after.

https://www.chantry-school.org/pre-associate-programme.html

So I had my order delivered today. I only received one of the items I ordered despite getting an email last night informing me both items had been shipped.  I have rang them and they said they are behind with refunds. The printed invoice states the two items were ordered. Very poor service.

1 hour ago, Dancing unicorn said:

Hi all

I think the fleece all-in-one you’re referring to is the Sansha Gaby fleece! Dancique in Birmingham do sell them (bought one for dd at Christmas). They (Sansha not Dancique!) had a problem with manufacture of them a while ago (top seam had no give in it - this seems now to have been rectified!) 

On the website there are two varieties of Gaby fleece being discontinued. It seems they replaced the one made with polar fleece with another style which is just fleece. I posted for polar fleece as it's the smoother of the two. I hope they will be ok for DD because it's not worth returning them.  I will be out of pocket with the posting and handling charges.

11 hours ago, Pixiewoo said:

Thank you for that.  DD loves her current one, but it is getting small, so I've ordered the next size up! I was tempted to buy the next size too .... but who knows if she'll like it then!?!

Ended up buying quite a few bits ... as if you spend under £25, you get a £3 handling fee on top of £5 something postage! 

I have ordered one extra petite and a petite. I should have paid more attention to the charges, but they were such a bargain I did it in a hurry in case they sold out!

@Confuddled

Sansha are discontinuing the fleece warm ups so the prices have been heavily reduced.

https://london.sansha.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Gaby

Taxi has been very supportive to myself and DD for the last couple of years. As a parent with no background of dance I didn't have a clue how to go about looking for a good dance school.

Taxi's support and advice has been invaluable to me xx

No longer needed!

Must be new syllabus.

@confuddled, they are closed on Mondays.  

17 hours ago, Confuddled said:

Aha, and it's on sale, too! The sizing chart looks a bit odd - it has 130cm for the 10-12 year old one, when most street clothes are 130cm for an 8 year old. Does it really come up that small? 

 

Thanks, all! That's given me a lot of ideas of the sort of thing to look for.

Were you looking at the Sansha website? I thought they were on sale and was going to buy one last week. By the time I was ready to checkout all these extras had been added on and it came to over £22 

Derby Academy of Dance has adult classes. It's Cecchetti but I'm not sure if the adult classes are non syllabus. Some of the website info is out of date. It's best if you contact the school  by phone or message

http://www.derby-academy.com

There is an RAD school in Derby I'm not sure if they teach adults,  

http://cgdta.co.uk/timetable-of-classes/

I take my daughter to a lovely school in Burton for RAD. 

I'm after a fleece all in one, type with shoulder straps, to fit 10-12 child. I don't mind if it's a bit bobbly! Any colour except pale pink.

I don't mind if it's something specific but this one has stumped me. If I find a scarf in a nice print I could perhaps make a little batwing  top...

Thank for those suggestions, tie dyeing is a great idea!!

Thank you!! 

Can I have some advice about Bloch warm up boots?  DD is Shoe size UK 3-4. Should I buy Small Adult or XL Child? She doesn't wear pointe shoes.

Please be patient, it's  a long post!!

I'm struggling to find something that complies with the this. 

"Lion King Section) ALL Feel free to wear what you like in this section as long as it fits into the 
orange colour scheme - this can go to beige to dark orange to light orange, but not yellow or red! 
We are going with african tribal feel for this as well so feel free to add aztec into it, scrunchies, 
harem pants, that sort of thing!"

The teacher says prints or patterns are fine so anything aztec or tribal . I have looking for jumpsuits but they are thin on the ground this time of year. If I can't find anyhing I'll have to get some beige harem pants from eBay.

I'm really struggling, in my mind's eye I know what I would choose but it's the wrong season!

Can anyone help me out, my daughter is aged 11, very slim 4 foot 10 but 11-12 clothing is too big. She wears 3a lycra leotard but size 2 in a cotton Bloch leotard.

Thanks for reading this!

To fit size 4 please. 

We took our 11 yr old to watch Ballet Black in Derby last night. They were incredible, hopefully they are coming back next Autumn  😊

Were you previously at DMU? Glad you've found a course that suits you better.

If you truly want cheap as chips budget accommodation there's hostels. I stayed at St.Christophers Inn Borough High st for one night in May. The bathrooms are very very clean, towels included. The other guests in the dorm were backpackers and they were quiet as mice. 

My daughter said her bed was uncomfortable but I slept really well. It was about £27 each, I think that was with continental breakfast added on. 

You can hire lockable crates that fit at the end of the bunks for valuable luggage. Children can also stay as long as they're in the same room as their parents. 

https://www.st-christophers.co.uk/london-hostels