Paleblueleotard

Tring CBA Group 1-3 uniform leotard for sale, lilac. Size C2. Comes up a bit small for age in my opinion when using the size guide on the official supplier's website - we had to send the C1 size back when we ordered it. My daughter (small in height for her age) wore it from age 9.5 - 10.5. Very good condition. Was £33.50 new. No 'lavender' belt supplied but you can buy these at various dance shops/online. Adjustable straps still have lots of extra room in case you need to reposition or re-sew (the leotards come with the straps unattached so you can customise fit). £15 incl. postage and packaging.

That's interesting to know! DD is wearing her trainers a lot more than ever before and she has complained of heel and ankle problems a lot of over the past few months, particularly after ballet classes. I had it down as growing pains but am trying to find a dance physio nearby (no luck thus far though) just in case it's caused by too much dancing (6.5 hours of ballet), but maybe the shoes aren't helping and are part of the issue. Will look into that as well.

Yes, we were hoping for year 7.

Just got an email. Sadly a no for us.

Nope. Would be good to know as we need to arrange accommodation, childcare etc.

Could I have photos as well please :-)

Ah, that's a point. Would need an mds.

Ooh many thanks for this! Will get busy with photos tomorrow! DD didn't audition there earlier this year as we have had a lot of family issues in recent months so only auditioned at one of the big ones. Oddly enough DD and I today watched the tv series (on youtube) filmed at Elmhurst 6 years or so ago about life at a dance school. She will be thrilled to give it a shot!

Could you do a sleepover at a grandparent's place for a weekend or few days in half term, so an in-between thing of familiar setting but somewhat different as you wouldn't be there?

Just got a refund from them.. obviously they were deluged with orders and couldn't keep up with it all.

Same issue here...

Thanks for all the suggestions, that's really helpful! I tried looking on a few dance-wear websites but had no success as I was obviously looking in the wrong places. I will have a look later on at the links/names mentioned and see if I can find what I saw, or similar.

My daughter went to a ballet workshop yesterday and one of the girls there had a really pretty skirt/leotard combo with sort of net/chiffon floral panels on the back and at the top of it, and also wore a wrap around floral chiffon skirt that matched it. I've seen pretty floral wrap skirts before and leotards with net panels in plain colours, but never one that worked as a matching combo as such. I imagine it isn't cheap (prob more a birthday present type of leotard ) but I was wondering if anyone has seen such an ensemble on their travels and knows where such a leotard and skirt combo might be found? Google thus far has not been helpful.

I had exactly the same issue Emilie.

I think that's a pretty wishy-washy reply from the head of the Ed Dept to be honest and just goes to show the lack of trust from the Govt in regards to parents making correct parenting decisions for their own children nowadays. IMO the current education system has many faults and incorrect priorities. Not all children are academic, and sadly the national curriculum is squeezing out a lot of arts (and PE and practical skills) content from schools which is such a shame and presents an unbalanced education. There are far more important things than school in life, and the fact that children learn at times other than within school hours or indeed at places other than school, often seems to be ignored by schools. Ballet exams are not just about ballet and are valuable experiences in their own right. They are about managing a situation than may be daunting and learning to overcome fears/nervousness when presenting oneself without a parent/teacher helping. Exams are about showing one's skills to the best of one's ability to somebody unfamiliar, remembering steps/sequences without prompting from a teacher, being professional and not panicking if the music is wrong or a shoe flies off mid dance or whatever - it's all really good experience for job interviews, presentations and so forth in the real world! It also means that when children hear the word exam in secondary school, the dancers and musicians having done exams already have the experience of knowing that if you work hard and practise, then you will hopefully do ok and (in theory) may be less inclined to panic. I don't 'ask' for permission to take my child out of school. I tell the school my child won't be there for a music/ballet exam and it's up to the school what code they choose to record in their attendance records. As a parent I feel it's my call to parent my child my way and if that means taking them out for half day twice a year of thereabouts for an arts related exam then so be it. Thankfully thus far we have had a supportive primary school and I'm assuming the secondary (sadly not a vocational one at this point, but one that nevertheless has a lot of dance as part of the PE curriculum and clubs) will support this. As for 100% attendance certificates or whatever - they are a load of rubbish and terribly unfair to children with long term health issues who will never, ever be illegible for a certificate. I have a child who has needs regular medical appointments every couple of months if not more often, and there is no way that these can be scheduled in school hours and they often involve waiting ages for availability, so I'm unlikely to prioritise school over health! Some appointments involve 1.5 hours travel one way (so 3 hours return trip not including rail delays etc) before we even include the hospital waiting time (can be a couple of hours) and the actual clinic time (has been up to 3 hours seeing several specialists in one afternoon)!

I wouldn't be happy paying for a class (and making the effort to get my child organised, dressed, hair done and driven there) where the teacher was leaving it to older children to teach. If you are paying a decent amount for classes (eg around here it's 85-95 a term on average for a class) then I'd expect a qualified and experienced adult to be taking the class 100% of the time. Also, as a paying customer, if she doesn't offer additional classes or only ones at an inconvenient time I don't see the issue dancing with more than one school.

Interesting. There has been talk of starting this where DD dances and I wasn't sure if it was worthwhile adding another class to her schedule, but might look into it. Also Hypermobile here as well, which was apparent re wobbliness/balance/strength in 'watching week' the other day.

I need to try harder with the lottery - I bought a ticket and won £5. Lovely to win, but not quite the windfall we hoped for!

We got an offer of a place so very exciting news indeed, but no funding audition sadly so she ticks some boxes but not quite enough I guess. Unfortunately we can't accept - our DD knew the score so has been ok with this... She's even more keen to try again next year though and wrote down a massive stretching/exercise plan that she intends to do daily.

That's really helpful, thanks for that info :-)

Eeek at having to say anything interview-y at the audition to the panel! That's why our DD loves ballet as it doesn't usually involve talking in front of people... Does Tring do feedback at all, if with TPA or CBA?

I think we need an upgrade from the current one at some stage soon, so I was wondering if anyone might have one they no longer need.

Thanks for the replies and also for the welcome Janet :-) This is really helpful, thanks! It gives me some starting points to chat about with our DD. I know it's almost another 8-10 months away but I thought I'd start thinking about it with her as deadlines do have a habit of sneaking up on you. Yes might try and chat to ballet teacher(s) as well if I get a chance.

Our DD wants to audition next academic year for year 7 dance at Tring and will need to do a solo, as well as the class with other applicants. She's never done a solo before - any performances have always been as class groups. What do people do about this as I have no clue at all. a) do a dance from a graded ballet class that they know like the back of their hand so no extra work needed, but the dance teachers on the panel may have seen before so maybe a disadvantage? modify a dance they have done for a performance, although as a group performanceso it may require a fair bit of modification to make it work as a solo c) let the child make something up themselves (that may or may not be correct as such or be the best showcase for their ability) d) pay a teacher to choreograph something and shell out for several 1-2-1 private lessons to make sure the dance is perfect. She only does ballet, albeit several classes week, so it's probably not a good idea to try another genre at this point I suspect. Although do people generally do another genre as they are seen doing ballet in the group audition...

Hi! I've been lurking for a while and I've been meaning to join (have a ballet obsessed DD), but I thought I'd do so tonight after seeing this topic We home educate - we're relatively new to it and are doing so for several reasons, but it's been great so far. We have always done a lot of extracurricular stuff (actually it's now 7 days a week for our HE DD!) and it often felt challenging with tired children who may have had a rotten or just boring day at school, not to mention squeezing in homework obligations. Now we HE it's a lot less stressful and DD is a lot happier having more time at home to work at her own pace and just think or create without classroom noise and distractions. We are at home for most of the time in school hours and she learns by herself (very self motivated) and/or is guided by me and we follow the curriculum more or less, as well as doing things that are not part of the curriculum but should be, plus she follows her interests too. It's great as if she wants to write a story for 3 hours, programme a scratch project for 6 hours or watch World Ballet Day being streamed live she can! After school hours DD goes to her extracurricular stuff (mainly ballet) without being stressed or tired after a day at school and gets to socialise/see other people and have a break/get out of the house which is healthy imo as well. She gets more out of ballet and the other classes she does because she's more relaxed and happy, which is another plus. School is tiring for some children when it's a thing to be endured for a large chunk of the day... There is a lot of support out there too - e.g. home education/ home schooling face book groups that are national, as well as local groups. They are a wealth of up to date knowledge if you are looking into GCSE info and how to sit them privately or various online courses (we're still primary age here so not relevant to us yet). Also there are some amazing groups or individuals who organise group trips for HE parents and children, so the opportunity to see ballets and other theatre performances (plus other exhibitions, science workshops etc) at a discounted rate is a real plus! Sadly the only day time dance classes for HE children I've seen near us are more for fun/newcomers to dance rather than for those doing grades or who take dance more seriously, but I imagine in some areas there are daytime classes around for adults that HE teenagers could go to. I think HE works really well for children who don't want to follow the herd and who are particularly able in an area(s) not covered in schools.