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3 hours ago, Minoblade said:

Does anyone have any feedback on KIBA? Purple M how has your dd found it? Is she happy? 

Replied to your other thread-departing envy. All full timers appear happy. The directors are very supportive.

I would suggest asking for further feedback about some of the comments such as ‘no natural facilities’. He must have some to be where he is now. The comment could mean numerous things from lack of turnout to lack of elevation. It is vague and your DS needs to know what to work on.

Kings is a good school but they do other genres as well as ballet. They also do singing. The directors are lovely and would probably offer your Ds an assessment, if requested.

I could also suggest an appraisal by Yuri at Bristol Russian. He is excellent with training boys/men.

Good luck.

2 hours ago, Hannah said:

Hi can anyone tell me the associate fees at elmhurst associates please

For the extended it was nearly 18 for 2 hours. I am not sure about yrs 4-6 as there is optional jazz

2 hours ago, TwoLeftFeet said:

 

Ladies, may I ask what full-time schools your girls are looking at for 16+ training?  My dd is also vaganova trained and would really prefer to keep this up.

A friend of Dd1 has been accepted at London Russian. Kings international is Russian based but also offers RAD. 

For us we still like Central

2 hours ago, FlexyNexy said:

my DD was 14 at the first intensive but Vaganova trained and asked to take her pointe shoes off while others danced without issues. Still puzzling for me.

Not saying it is the case but perhaps they thought she was younger. My Dd1 is petite and often her age is mistaken. She is also Russian trained but does RAD too as a few schools did not understand what level she was. Some schools do not appreciate that Advanced Russian is Advanced 

2 hours ago, FlexyNexy said:

She is not in UK during Easter otherwise would consider and try ❤️  

Oh that is a shame. They have done October intensives before. If that is any better?

5 hours ago, FlexyNexy said:

2017 there have been 3 groups. The classes are on larger side but that would not be so much problem for me as long as she is getting enough corrections etc. (like you would expect). Our issue was the quality of classes for 2 consequitive years now. My DD was placed in wrong ability/ age group and after few days she was coming home that she is not doing or learning anything and the class is very basic. I query that, whether they can put her to older group acording to her last exams she done, but I've been told that "maybe" they could move her for the second week as the groups are already set. I feel because she is very petite and August born, they grouped her into lower class not on level she is but her age. She was not allowed to do the pointe class because the teacher said so (despite being already advance level and very comfortable en pointe number of years). Still don't understand what was the reason behind it. So advanced Level 1 child was dancing with small children (just because she fitted into the group with the "look") it even looked odd on the recording i made during parents watching day.

That year i believe some parents even wrote to the school complaining that the program was not challenging enough. 

We decided to give it go again last year and she said it was not challenging enough and after 2 days she walked out and refused to come back. I got tired of paying for her having "fun day out". She said intensives should be intensive and she didn't feel like that about ENB SS.

She did however enjoyed the contemporary class in 2017. 

 

Possibly consider the Spring Intensive. Everyone has to be at least 14 and Intermediate as a minimum. 3 groups-14,15 and 16. All got to do pointe. Dd1 really enjoyed and it was a very high standard. Quite a few international students. She is Advanced 1 too.

She also really enjoyed the other styles particularly Flamenco.

4 minutes ago, Jen51 said:

I think the info regarding the genee is incorrect 

Sorry meant the Phyllis Beddlls Bursary. It is in the RAD magazine 

14 minutes ago, LinMM said:

I cannot see any pupil from Elmhurst who won in any category!!

I thought the overall winner was from the Yorkshire Ballet Academy?

She is at Elmhurst full time. Her mother runs YBA. She was also in the Genée and it states she is at Elmhurst and coached by Denise Whiteman.

5 minutes ago, HopelessMummy said:

That's interesting. I thought the overall winner was from Elmhurst. I recognise the name from an article. She won the Phyllis Bedells Bursary... 

She is but you could choose who you put down.

2 hours ago, Spamcat said:

2 more Bath results, my DDs 2 friends (a yr5 girl and a yr4 boy) who applied also got a no. Bath has not been very kind to the forum this year! Is there a single Bath yes?

 

I hope the rest of the results come out this week so everyone knows where they are! Good luck all still waiting. xx

From our dance school we know of 2 yeses. 1 girl and 1 boy (yr 5 and 6)

49 minutes ago, Daintydancer said:

 

 

My my girl got a short waiting list for bath!!!!! Really pleased as really thought it would be a no. Does anyone have any idea how many are put on the waiting list?? 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

Congrats on Swl. They do not put many on there.

Pilates and yoga are good suggestions and are often available throughout the Summer.

4 hours ago, TwoLeftFeet said:

Hi there and thanks for asking.  DD auditioned for one UK school and was offered a place but has decided to train for a another year before auditioning again.  She will still be 16 in September 2020 so its all good.  Her height however, has remained the same and I'm not expecting that she'll grow any more... whatever will be will be I guess so we'll just ride the wave and see where it takes us.

Well done for getting a place. Good luck for next year 🤗

Hi Twoleftfeet just wondered how your Dd was getting on?

Depend where you are. We did Wales for 2 years. Girls really enjoyed 

Cambridge ballet academy does associates. That could be an option dependent on your Central result. Mark Swan, who runs it, also offers private classes.

My dds wear black footless over and pink footless under.

Hi Leapfrog, it would help everyone if we knew your location. Then people can suggest useful schemes/teachers accessible to you. Plenty in London but no help if you are in Scotland😉

Not discussing the aforementioned schools. Just stating where winners were from and this is in public domain.

Kings International have an audition on the 23rd June. It is Barwell but not too far from Birmingham. 9 classes a term.

MIDAS had some spaces left. This is in Birmingham 

On 02/06/2019 at 11:54, EmDancer said:

am completely new to this so apologies for maybe asking obvious questions. My DD auditioned for year 7 Elmhurst Young Dancers in May unfortunately it was a no for her. She auditioned in year 6 Junior associates Birmingham Royal Ballet last year & was placed on their SWL. Unfortunately it was a no from Mid Associates Royal Ballet this year. She never auditioned for full time vocational study either at the Royal Ballet or Elmhurst. My question would be if it's worth trying to audition for year 7 full time at Elmhurst this year as noticed they put out some late audition dates for y7 as she just received a no from young dancers? And also is it worth auditioning for year 8 Royal Ballet WL as again places so limited and thinking they will have even less chance as classes already formed from full time students moving up from year7 to year 8? Thank you 

I would suggest sending in an application. Usually for the late auditions they screen from the forms and only invite if interested. I know previously they only charged the audition fee if you were invited but this may have changed. To be SWL in yr 6 is promising. Good luck.

They have posted pictures but no names. The majority of winners attend BTUK, Tring and Ballet West lower school.

4 minutes ago, Dancermum2003 said:

Can I ask a question that I hope isn’t controversial?? How can Judges adjudicate over their own pupils? I notice one if the winners attends a school that one of the Judges is Artistic Director of. I’m genuinely interested.

3 of the judges had their own pupils dancing. 

53 minutes ago, Shellym said:

Thank you, haven’t heard of it before, more local for us too!

Excellent training. We left a prestigious scheme to go there.