Foreverdrivingtodance

will it come today????????????????? feeling less hopeful as time has gone on! Who is the group 1 for is it age or ability???? If you auditioned in Group 1 are you trying to get a place in Group 1???

What happens if they all want to carry on?? does that mean there will be very limited places apart from Group 1 who will be a new group?

seriously the wait for the letter is agonising!! I am so impatient!!!

That's actually really good advice! not sure where my mind was going think its the stress of waiting to hear from Tring!! I think thinking about it term by term is a really good idea! I am such a planner going with the flow is not easy!!!

Yes she really wants to go for it so will look for a new dance school in the week.Just having a major wobble about it all.She is very bright & wants to do the 11+ when in Year 6 & there are good grammar schools around here.Her brother is doing well at one.She is cleverer than he is but her heart just seems to lie with dance.Feel a bit like the impact of all the travelling on the family with these courses. & feels like in might be an intense childhood but its what she wants to do! We are waiting to hear from Tring but popped into toilet there & there were stickers for helpline for Eating Disorders on door!! what with all the scary warming up people & just how competitive it all is, it just makes you wonder what you are letting yourself in for if you go down this path. Daughter weirdly has the perfect figure for all this not sure where she gets it from & seems to be able to eat whatever she wants but they seem so innocent I just don't want to cause her problems later in life. Also places where you get assessed out seem scary then what do you do if asked to leave?? Not sure why I feel so anxious about it all.She would love to go & board somewhere at 11.She is quite a quiet child but has an inner confidence but not in a showy off way. Just seems a world off rejection! I guess maybe you just have to leave it to fate to see if she gets in these places

She did get offered YDA so it is just hard to know what to do, this is all new to us!!! ballet is what she really loves.Just she has made good friends etc at her dance school but are these Associate places the way forward if you really want to pursue it.might look for another school for in the week.We auditioned for Tring & she is trying for Royal Ballet.I just have no clue about all this!! think we were quite late to it all!

She is 9 years old. Has done Grade 1 ballet & Grade 2 modern.She started at 6 years.did a bit from 2-4 1/2 years.

would you give up your Saturday dance school which is 1 lesson ballet, 1 tap, 1 modern & 1 strengthening class 9am-1pm.My daughter loves ballet & it seems to be what she wants to pursue.

Is the YDA Associate course one worth pursuing? if offered a place is it worth giving up our regular Saturday dance classes.I know its meant to be in conjunction with your normal lessons but my daughters dance school only teaches on a Saturday.Any advice appreciated

Out of interest, how many do they take in each group for the Associate course??