hoglett

If you are a member of AA you can get discounts at a range of places ...can't remember for the life of me where but it's worth checking.

So...my maths is rubbish but surely today is 3 weeks since the first audition?

1 hour ago, RavenGirl said:

Sorry hoglett! I didn't mean to raise hopes!  Have been trying not to keep checking,  as feel chances are probably low but then can't help but wonder, especially (as you say) for forward planning if there is eventual nice news! 

 

Half wondered if posting might be the dance-mum equivalent of lighting a cigarette at the bus stop - and then the long-awaited bus suddenly coming along. Seems not!! 

Crikey - you did it again 

5 minutes ago, RavenGirl said:

Gosh, not sure whether all this waiting builds or extinguishes hope! 

You had me excited momentarily then ...thought this was the start of yeses and nos!  It's a long one isn't it?  Especially as some of the intensive days are supposedly in the October half term.

Off to check emails again

And still we wait...

8 hours ago, Dancemomdot said:

Has anyone heard anything yet? I know it's only Tuesday but I keep checking for emails!

Nothing here. The wait continues...

7 hours ago, Bluebird22 said:

Any idea how many they are taking? Or whether everyone gets to attend the audition class or are they whittling it down in the technique class? 

 

Well done to your DD

 

 

Thanks!

65 comes to mind.

They haven't said there will be a cull after the technique class. DD has audition call back 1 and then call back 2 to attend - not sure if that's the same for everyone??? 

Yes, DD has a recall this weekend.

1 hour ago, Karen said:

If you put a VIP flag on the contact, the email will pop onto your phone front screen without you having to keep going in! Good luck. 

Really????  Why do I not know this! ?  Thanks :-)

7 hours ago, Lemongirl said:

Getting a bit nervous now!  We are driving dd up tomorrow morning.  Any tips for helping her with the initial few weeks and what to do if she's homesick??  This is all so new to me.

Head of boarding responds quickly to emails  :-)

Waves bye to chance of retiring ever!

Are you sure it's her hair stuff? My DD gets those spots  admittedly,  more on her forehead and my beautician thinks it's wearing make up and dancing that's causing sweat spots. She advised a mineral make up. Good luck for school!!

Sorry to tag my question on the end here but I think there are some links. I wanted to know which was better GCSE Dance or Btec and if DD has the opportunity to do both  (at separate schools) is this advisable? Thanks

8 minutes ago, Snowflake said:

These are so pretty, we bought some gorgeous nutcracker themed decorations last year from Tesco, of all places, so will be adding these to our Christmas tree collection 😂 thanks for sharing Xxx

The Range had a lovely ballerina decoration last year.

Wow...they're gorgeous Pictures.  Thanks for sharing :-) 

DD loves the peppermint foot products from Body Shop x

What a well written, detailed review Arucaria - very useful. Glad you enjoyed your two weeks!

Welcome - I don't know but I'm sure there's plenty on this forum who will be able to help.

Love Lily here too.

1 hour ago, SheDances said:

Well, thanks to this thread, I have amazing news! We received a funded offer but from elsewhere so am in the position of turning down NBS so hopefully someone else can benefit there. If I hadnt joined this forum and had the benefit of your experiences I would not be saying this! I don't want to out myself or my daughter but thank you to all the contributors here and good luck to others seeking help. You're amazing xx 

That's fantastic news - you must be so relieved and so proud!  I know it seems trivial to say but things often happen for a reason even if you don't know what they are at the time!  You must be so excited. Congratulations! !

5 hours ago, ponklemum said:

Exactly what balletmum55 says, my dd (9) is there this week too and is loving it. 

Mine too!  Loving it.

On 7/19/2017 at 22:40, Jijoploolop said:

Interesting? ?

So how did your DD get on?

Sorry for my ignorance but are we saying that this is a noteworthy associate programme then? 

Moreexcited. ..the fees are for the whole year. 

Does anybody know when the students will find out their roles? Do they have emails over the summer or have to wait until September?  Thanks in advance.

On 5/22/2017 at 08:33, BlueLou said:

So, where is everyone going this year, apart from RBS and YBSS? Dd (15) is at Northern Ballet in Leeds and Ballet West in Scotland (weeks 2 and 3). Really would have loved to have done Central and/or Rambert as these are her 1st choice schools for applications this Autumn, but dates/accomodation/logistics proved too challenging for us! 

Opes...first ever residential and excitement is building.

Thank you everybody so much for all of your advice - it is much clearer now about where she can apply and when.  The other thing that I find is it's much easier to have difficult conversations along the lines of - you might get in and not be able to go because of funding - when I say that we're having this conversation because of advice from this forum.  It's more like people who know are saying it than just me!  I find it so difficult to have conversations with many other parents - dancing and non dancing as I just know that they are looking at me and thinking - she's deluded!  We know it's tough, she doesn't want to be the next Darcey Bussell, she is just passionate about ballet and is prepared to work hard to get where she wants to be and we're prepared for the knock backs along the way.  I think that we have a plan b, c and d now.  We don't need to audition for a couple more years but for all the reasons mentioned I knew that we needed to get organised.  I have now got a notebook with all the names mentioned and everything that you've said so we can see the wood from the trees! 

Thank you all so much for sharing your expertise and experiences.