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No school guarantees a career. Try not to worry about what others do. You need to go where you think is the right choice for you and your Dd. Classical ballet jobs are hard to come by so Tring is a good option as it can provide training in lots of other genres. Their academics are good too. Some dancers decline MDS because they decide they are too young to go away.

Thank you. We keep looking for opportunities but for now at least she is able to earn a living at dancing. She can also pay for her own additional ballet classes in Paris so that is a bonus 🩰

It is tough and many company auditions want 3 years of professional experience. This is hard to gain when jobs are limited. Ballet dancers stay longer in companies too than years ago so this means less movement. Dd is currently working in Paris and dancing but not ballet. She was told by her grad programme directors to take it as there are so few jobs at the moment and she can add to her CV.

Most GPs will do them but not many will do for free. Our GP charges around £25 for these.

My Dd went to LSC and had a very good time. Very good teachers and a friendly school. Everyone has an individual timetable and because there are four strands students support and encourage each other. We know several that have gone onto classical companies, musicals and cruises. It provides good opportunities to branch out too as there are classes in jazz, tap, MT, contemporary and heels. Fees are higher but rent at Chester House is only 8-9K per year so a lot cheaper than other places. Chester House includes food too.

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Just wondered if anyone has heard back yet and what dates have been given for actual audition.

If he is a good performer and can pick up choreography quickly then Disney may be an option. They are looking for character performers, vocalists and dancers. Auditions regularly held in U.K. If he needs to train in MT first then LSC, Laines, Urdang are all great options. Good luck.

Tring and Hammond do a meet and greet session where they introduce the school. Elmhurst has a q and a with parents (or they used to. It has been a few years since we did lower school auditions). Good luck

LSC does 2 degree pathways- one at 18 which needs A levels and the other is for 16 yo- you do foundation degree for 2 years followed by top up. Dd did the latter from 16. My Dd did classical ballet but at LSC you can also choose to focus on contemporary, MT or jazz. Everyone at LSC has their own timetable.

The youth company train on a Sunday but ex members and pro dancers have joint in for the class part previously. That is on a Sunday. Yury is an excellent teacher and often coaches the professional Russian dancers when they perform at the Royal Opera.

If West End is an aim then look at where most performers train. London Studio, Arts Ed, Laines, Urdang all have excellent dance courses and their jazz/commercial are very strong. Their dance alumni are all over the West End. Most offer diploma courses at 16 and degrees at 18. You can watch clips from Move It to see their dancers.

Yes, LSC do accept older students and could be a good option.

Here is another useful page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/553625416324093/permalink/921453432874621/ . This one is for parents of aspiring professional dancers.

There are some good groups on Facebook. They are mainly US based but do sometimes discuss opportunities in Europe and U.K. Marcy North is a very knowledgeable member in this group: https://m.facebook.com/groups/parentsatthebarre/?ref=share She has a son who is a professional in the US. You can DM her for some useful information about auditions/companies. Her son runs his own platform called Ballet scout.