Loulou

I think my Dd knows you badballerina, were you at Ballet West Summer school last year ? 

No I thought it would be at pineapple studios, not sure why I thought this, it’s was a nightmare trying to find a suitable hotel. Decided not to be in Battersea as going down the night before and didn’t want to have to find our way to Battersea at night.  I’m sure they are, you just think have they filled the final so they will be more strict ! Good luck to your dd too. 

17 hours ago, stressedbeyondbelief said:

Loulou are you at the finals in March then? My daughter is very impressed also 😊

We opted for the London audition as its much closer but regretting it now as its the very last audition on the 27/2 and think we have the last time time slot, so hoping the panel haven't had enough by then. Dd is desperate to get finals so hoping she won't be too nervous.  

My DD is auditioning this year and we went to the open day in November, we both found it very useful, we got to watch a class of each year, there was an informative talk, we were then coached to the main building for a tour and also had a tour of the liberty living recommended accommodation. I presume they will do another one this autumn , we were very impressed and my dd really wants to go. We had to register for the open day and then book once the registration opened. 

Elmhurst told us at audition they had about 400 apply across lower and upper school. 

Thanks Dancing Unicorn, Just spoke to my DD she has been told by a friend also waiting that we should hear 3 weeks before, which isn’t great as train and hotel costs will increase. The website did say Saturday 18/2, but that’s a Sunday and looks like it has been removed from the website. 

Hi

Dd has applied to RCS and sent everything via UCAS around October. We have requested the London audition as that is easier for us to get to. We have been checking the UCAS tracking site but it still shows no audition date. Just checking no one else has heard and I’m looking in the wrong place ! Anxious to hear now as getting close for booking trains and accomadation if needed, depending on audition time etc. 

Thanks

loulou

Ok great will get Dd to check her emails, she doesn’t really use email. 

Presume no one has heard yet re audition times etc ?  we are due to go down to London tomorrow night but now worried won't make it because of the snow. So thinking may have to travel down Saturday morning, so knowing the audition time would be useful.

No we haven’t, was just going to post the same , thought I’d missed it. Does anyone know if there will be one or two auditions that day ?  Just hoping our train home is late enough if there is an afternoon audition

My dd was there as well and really enjoyed it and thought it was defiantly a worthwhile experience. 

If you search premier inn Victoria there are a few near, one is actually called London Victoria. The nearest I have stayed in was Holborn which comes up as 2.4 miles away but is walkable to Covent Garden and Holborn stations and also very handy for Central if you ever need to go there, about a 15 min walk. 

Although for ENB we stayed at double tree by Hilton Chelsea 

I’ve always found premier inn the best value in London 

I’m awaiting the reference from dd school but would be very surprised if they told anyone, it’s being done by her head of year. Her close friends know about her Ballet and her Ballet ambitions , they are intersted and supportive whilst not fully understanding, so if she didn’t get in anywhere I doubt they would react either way, except I would hope to offer sympathy if dd was upset. Anyone outside her small friendship group wouldn’t know or care. Dd does a fair amount of dance at school and wants people to know it’s not just a hobby. She actually did a Ballet solo in the school annual eistedford completion just so everyone had an idea of what she does and how hard it is.I would also add she  very shy and quiet at school and only has 2 close friends. 

My DD has had to give an academic reference for Central and RCS . Her school are aware of her plans due to missing school for dance related activities and I wanted them to know it wasn’t just a hobby she was missing school for. 

Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say, they were all great and were clearly loving the experience. Hope your DD enjoyed the class on Sunday xx 

Yes ! Although she is auditioning for a couple of others as well. It was my hubby you were talking to. 

Hi 

Yes my DD was , it’s the second time she has performed with them and loved every minute both times and didn’t want it to end, there were lots of tears after the last performance, especially as she knows she won’t be doing it again as she’s going away to vocational school next year. 

At the Easter school they told us the walk from their current location and to the new one is roughly the same from liberty plaza where most of them live. No idea if this is accurate. 

It was liberty place at liberty plaza that they told us most students lived in and I think all the ones who were at the q and a. That's interesting if there's some reasonable priced in the same building , that's cheaper than liberty plaza  if on your own but not if sharing. As you say when they realise Central have 16 year olds maybe they will change their policy . Wonder why they don't stay at a herbal Hill one if closer. 

https://www.libertyliving.co.uk/student-accommodation/london/

When DD did the Central Easter school , in the Q and A they told us the accomadation in the building where they were moving was more "high end" private apartments rather than student accomadation, they anticipated most students would still be accomadated in the liberty living where they are now and thought the walk would be roughly the same. If it is to be student accommodation that would be great. 

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

Hi

Would anyone kindly be able to send me the Central audition photos please. I noted them all down from last years forms in preparation and now I need them as DD photos are being taken on Sunday I can't understand my short hand for one of them, and neither can DD, I've written " second position on full pointe " !!  Central website said yesterday application forms would be available today, but it's now saying 18/9. 

Thanks in Advance

I think the problem with arranging own accomadation for a central is most are only 16 so will struggle to rent privately. Whilst what they recommend is private it's all student accomadation in a block so presume ok with 16 year olds.