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@Pups_mum...not insensitive at all. Thank you. 

Birmingham very easy..only 30 minutes on the train. Yes, just been looking at BOA. I think she's worried there might not be enough ballet there from girls she's spoken to. 

Just now, Picturesinthefirelight said:

Given what you’ve said about her aspirations I think so. It’s the same level of course as if she’d stayed at her old school and she’ll have more options at 18 than are available at 16. 

Thanks. Steelworks looks too far...2 hours on the train. Any other recommendations in our area 😏 She doesn't want to go to Burton college. She wants a dance school. 

4 minutes ago, Picturesinthefirelight said:

If she is interested in a funded Level 3 diploma then Steelworks in Stoke on Trent might be do-able on the train. 

Thank you. This looks really good. So...are you suggesting that she might be better to do a Level 3 at 16 and then look elsewhere at 18? 

On 22/09/2019 at 14:50, Lusodancer said:

My DD is like yours, not a lover of MT or singing. To paraphrase BJ she would rather be 'dead in a ditch' than take a job that requires singing. She loves ballet and is good, but she is also strong in contemporary and technical jazz. However her teachers schedule a unit of singing classes as a back up and suggested that each student in their vocational school , which is principally aimed at producing company dancers not MT,  apply themselves to finding that one song that they could produce for audition if absolutely necessary. So my DD has not yet quit in that regard...still searching and experimenting for HER song, but others in her group have really found a hidden talent they never knew they had.

Luckily for these students, the full time three year vocational course , 16+ is aimed at strengthening ballet technique and artistry(Russian methodology), contemporary, technical Jazz, Commercial, Character, and stage craft.. to produce artists fit for company audition, plus an ancillary teaching ARBTA diploma . So it is a broad palette of skills acquired. The students get backstage experience, participation in international competitions and professional/semi-professional performances , intensives, but above all else a personalised teaching program designed to address corrections and development.    The name of the school is Kings International Ballet Academy if you would like to visit. It is in the Midlands in a calm village close to good transport links. It is affordable in comparison to prices that I have seen from comparable establishments in London. The students live with host families or share private rented accommodation for a fraction of London prices. They grow up fast and independent. My DD does her academic studies of A levels evenings and weekends with the private tutoring service and  to return to the theme says she will fall back on Psychology or teaching not singing to pay the bills.  She was always a strong dancer but has made great progress there and is happy. What can I say.

It is worth contacting them for their Open Day. They are attracting interest from various groups of pupils outside the original model and seem able to adapt the programme to accommodate.  

I hope this helps.

Hi, Do you know if there is any financial support available at Kings please?

Just now, Picturesinthefirelight said:

Oh gosh I remember your other post now. Your poor dd and her year group have been dealt a rough hand. It could have been us (dd is in year 13) so easily. 

Yep, absolutely awful. We're just trying to make the best of a bad situation and get on with things. It's very difficult though-she was so fortunate to go to a school she loved and she's had to watch the majority of her year group head to the school where the dance school went and I couldn't afford the fees for there. Xx

Thank you all again. As I've said I'm a single parent, I was widowed 7 years ago so I literally have to make all the decisions single handedly. Plus we're just getting over the unexpected closure of my daughter's school- academic and where she danced all at the end of Year 10. So additionally I've got the  pressures of trying to get somebody to take her on to finish her BTEC Dance Level 2 and I'm homeschooling for her GCSEs. So you can see just why I genuinely appreciate the time you've all taken to reply and give me the benefit of your experience.  Thank you sincerely. I'm going to sit and reread all of your responses before carrying out lots of research on all of your suggestions. Xx

Thank you all for your very comprehensive answers. To answer some of your questions-

*Funding is vital -single parent here

*She likes singing just doesn't want to go down the Musical Theatre route

* She doesn't particularly want to go down the performance route more teaching and choreography

Thank you all again -going to look into all of your recommendations. 

Hi there, Can anybody point me in the right direction of where to look for post 16 dance options. DD doesn't want to do musical theatre and not just ballet. We're trying to avoid London. Thanks in advance. 

My daughter attended Abbots Bromley school which closed this summer. She's about to go into Year 11 and was partway through doing a BTEC in Dance. She didn't get a place at the school where the dance school moved to and I can't find anywhere for her to complete her BTEC. I obviously don't want the past year to have been a complete waste of time and money. Any ideas please. We're based in Derbyshire. 

Hi there, does anybody know of any associate places that concentrate on jazz and contemporary for a 15 year old. We're in the Midlands.  Thanks .

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3 hours ago, Heart of Dance said:

Hi there 👋🏼

Did you find the answer to your question above Hoglett ? Or any info as to how they would have any places left to offer to those in an overflow audition? 

As I too feel confused about it.. audition offers from the 28th April have all been sent now, leaving little if any places left, 🙁perhaps? 

No I didn't get any answers and like you I do question just how many places are left and I also know that when my DD wasn't offered a place two years ago we just got an irritating  'we don't enter into correspondence ' reply. So in my opinion, they can easily audition students when essentially there might not be any places. My DD has withdrawn her application as she's actually accepting an associate place at Kings International Ballet Academy. Good luck to your DC.

Thanks @Loulou x

Do any of these places that you're talking about above have open days and when do they tend to be please? Thanks.

Brilliant news. Congratulations! !

Just dreadful...DD was taught by him at Opes...genuinely lovely guy. Feel so much for the ballet family at this very sad time. 

1 minute ago, dancertaxi said:

We have both given up 

 dd said this evening she gathers it's a no as they didnt email when they said they would. 

 

If I get the courtesy of an email that would be good but as cinderella starts next week I m guessing this Fri/sat/sun will be show prep stuff. 

 

 

 

 

Oh no...that's so annoying.  Have you checked your spam?!

11 minutes ago, dancertaxi said:

Thanks hoglett.  

 

I m not hopeful now as she said today and I havent heard. 

 

Its fine dd prob has too much on anyway so would be a juggle. 

 

Next time will be a definite try and attend the audition as thats what dd likes. 

Hey...don't give up just yet but what will be will be.  

Fingers crossed @dancertaxi.

Congratulations Purple M...what have you decided to do re accommodation if you don't mind me asking ? 

1 hour ago, Mummy twinkle toes said:

There were around 12 in dd2s class and then there were more later on. They did say they have auditioned previously.

Thanks for that. Did your DD enjoy it? Wonder how many they'll take? 

Does anybody know how many were at the Associate audition today?  Thanks ☺️

So DD is a 'party guest' and something else that she can't remember - 'they wore a puffy dress and lots of feathers'

? ???

Anyway, she's come home very happy. 

Has anybody got experience of Cinderella in Hollywood? 

Knee update- MRI shows it's a 'fat pad impingement.' Anybody have experience of this?  Fabulous news is that it doesn't require surgery and is improving.