hoglett

Glad it's not just me. I'm a teacher so people tend to think I'm really disappointed in my daughter 's desire to be a dancer. I don't help when I laugh loudly and point out that means she'll be working in a coffee shop with an occasional dance contract. Add in the fact I pay for her education and you can imagine!

No...wasn't expecting dates. Think it was 24th and 25th October, 2 in Nov ?? and think 19th and 20th of December then Feb before the performance. Don't quote me though...like I say wasn't expecting dates.

So...what did everybody think of the call back today? Am I wrong to feel positive because they told us the dates they would be needed? The wait begins. ..

DD has a call back for the afternoon slot. Had an email today to say that some have been called for both slots. Trying not to second guess but I am guessing this is good news. Lisa..sure I read it can be paid in instalments. ..still a lot I know but I'm sure it will be a fabulous experience. Beans on toast for the next few months!

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Wow. ..have been on holiday so I'm just catching up...some really interesting and useful comments on here.

Sorry in advance, I've searched on their site and they're updating their information. Is the SS held in Newark? Thanks.

Glad I'm not the only one! Sleeping,eating and going to work to pay for it all gets in the way though doesn't it?!

Have just 'liked'loads on FB. I agree this forum is fabulous . I now need to get a huge notebook to write everything down !

What a shame. ..thanks for sharing even though you were disappointed. ..it really helps the rest of us.

Going to have to start saving now as ds wants to go abroard next year! Sounds very exciting. What does this entail in reality? Do you mean abroad for Summer school...is this normal? My DD wants to dance all the time and I sometimes worry that my lack of knowledge and where to find out all the info may mean she misses some fabulous opportunity.

Vonrothbert,thanks for that. ..that's backed up by what I saw at EYB. A beautiful dancer is starting at White Lodge and she's not what you would expect RB to go for in terms of physique. Somebody mentioned in an earlier post that the teacher who made the comment about my DD seemed a little out of date and i think I agree. Thanks everybody for your comments.

Hoglett, did you get to watch on day 2? Was it any more constructive? Yes I did and yes it was more constructive. DD received a lot more positive comments throughout but I was still not thrilled with some comments made. For example - I had to ask for an opinion on her pointe work and I was told. ..'Much stronger than I thought after seeing her yesterday .'. Think there was a compliment in there! It hasn't put DD off and I think she's come away with a few bad habits highlighted. It's all ended quite well but with such negative comments,it could have gone so differently. I know that we have to be realistic and there's no point saying somebody is fabulous if they're not but frankly some of the comments were so negative and off putting they could have been very detrimental. Thanks for your interest.

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Thanks. We waited with bated breath for ages as she applied for Youth Music Theatre and several of their productions would have clashed with our holiday this year. She didn't get in which in retrospect was fabulous as she got into EYB but that meant there were several summer schools she couldn't do either due to finances and time! I'm thinking of getting a separate diary for ballet and auditions, never mind school shows!

Okay,I know what you're thinking. ..I just wanted to know when places release their dates. We missed everything this year due to holidays and I've promised DD she can go next year but I also like to book our holidays in advance. Thank you.

Plus...it may only be for a year as I think they are all reassessed each year.

Congratulations on the place. I can see why your DD teacher has felt the need to point out what she's going to miss but in the big scheme of things I would say ( and there's more qualified people on here to correct me) you should all be shouting from the rooftops! This is Elmhurst and competition is high. What does your DD think about missing the other lessons? We all know it's best to be an all rounder but I would really think hard before giving up the place. Plus,surely you knew how far it was to travel before you auditioned. Good luck with your decision.

There doesn't seem to have been any build up (yet ). Just negativity about drugs and bugs!!

As above...we're on holiday but would like to be kept informed please.

Thank you so much for all of your help. Huddsballetmum. ..that's great to hear. I'm really pleased it's working out for your daughter. Whilst I obviously didn't want my DD to get upset I do think that on the whole it has been good for her to hear some of the comments as it's given her a shake up.

Hi ,she wants to be a ballet dancer first and foremost but she/we are realistic about the chances of making it big. We joke that the reality is she'll be working in a coffee shop and occasionally get a part with some company. She is also talented at singing,musical theatre ,contemporary. ..I suppose whilst realising it's good to be an all rounder,I wanted to focus money /energy on one thing. Edited by Hoglett to correct typos.

Anna...thank you so much. ..you're absolutely right, we need to leave today with specifics that we (my DD ) can work on. It was a private and I think I'll ask if I can watch today. I'm assuming she meant body proportions because she then went on to talk about short torso and long legs. It was all very negative. ..'I can see why Elmhurst didn't want her.' Not the way to give feedback in my opinion. I think a dance physio is perhaps the next step. Thank you for your comments.

Thank you all for your comments. Yes Sarahw it was very upsetting. Was somebody with credentials who came recommended and I asked them to give an independent assessment of strengths and weaknesses so that DD had some things to work on over the summer. ..so it is definitely a snapshot. There were absolutely no positives at all which is in total contrast to what school are telling DD. Some of the comments were useful as they're more about correcting bad habits but other than that it was depressing and almost wish I hadn't bothered. DD had great attitude and won't be put off though (after initial tears)so that's good. Definitely wants to dance as a career Sarahw. Thanks for your comments Kate, dance teacher is definitely her plan b. Dr dance. ..thank you and DDtaxi thanks for sharing your story. I feel that after asking for an assessment I shouldn't be totally dismissive but I would have liked more positives. Second and final lesson today so I'm sending DD in with her notebook and she's going to ask for specific exercises / techniques to work on for everything that was mentioned yesterday. Thanks again...don't know what I would do without you all.