Pointeshoesarethedream

Just now, MissEmily said:

Hope there’s some more happy news today! I’m on my way to read a certain email to a certain little ballerina via a balloon shop!!!

This has just brought tears to

my eyes. Enjoy! 💐

5 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

Well done to your DD for getting the reserve list for Tring. Did she apply for Royal and Elmhurst? X 

Thank you. Yes she did. She reached the semis for Royal but unfortunately didn’t get to finals for Elmhurst. We were at Hammond finals so still waiting for that result 🙈. 
 

We’ve done them all 😁. Hence the rollercoaster! 

2 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

Elmhurst results will be next! X

Good luck to all those waiting 🤞🤞🤞

DD is on the reserve list too. She didn’t take it well as she wanted it so badly but in the long run I think it will all work out for the best. It was a fabulous school but so far away for us that it really felt as though we’d be sending her properly away. I’m sad for DD that she didn’t get the news she wanted but relieved in a way. 
 

It feels as though we have come full circle having received an offer earlier and then going through the audition process to come right back to where we started but I’m so pleased we’ve done it as what I felt was right in my heart turns out to be the place that DD will be 😁We can now plan ahead and look forward to September. 
 

Good luck to all your wonderful children. The resilience they have to go through this process with the knock backs and offers along the way, they will all be stronger for it. Exciting and nervous times ahead for us all I’m sure.
 

Good luck to all having to make decisions  Trust your gut feeling 💐

Hope everyone got the news they wanted. 🤞

10 minutes ago, Ottobotto said:

The wait is painful I agree. But always best not to overthink or try to second guess these things! What will be will be so today, all the mum's enjoy your well- earned non-ballet-focussed mother's day! It's been a stressful year ☺️x

You are so right. Happy Mother’s Day everyone 💐

Just now, SJBallet said:

Thank you x

48 minutes ago, BalletBoyMum1 said:

I love your edit ... random emoji 😂

😂

22 minutes ago, balletboy8 said:

Thank you. The letter asks for a reply by 29th March 🙂

Thank you. I really appreciate you responding. Good luck with your decision making and congratulations again. 

It’d be a quick turn around for anyone that receives letters on Monday then! Which reinforces I think that they might have done it differently  this year and the yeses are out and the rest will follow after Tuesday. 

10 minutes ago, BalletBoyMum1 said:

We're still waiting for the letter too. When was the earliest funding yes or no letter received ... was it yesterday? 

Yes I believe so x

5 minutes ago, NotadanceMa said:

Tring don’t wait for acceptance and then send some more, they send all out Yes and No at the same time. 
My friend got her letter the Monday after our Saturday letter.

it will be Royal Mail that’s the delay. 

Thank you. I hope so although finding it hard to stay positive knowing that 3 yeses have been issued already (2 on insta!) 

23 hours ago, balletboy8 said:

Yes, DS was offered funding - MDS 😃 Fingers crossed for you all 🤞

Congratulations 🎉 

No post yet for us either! I hadn’t dared read this thread since yesterday! But there’s more of us in the same boat than I thought! 
 

Fingers crossed we all hear Monday, although we won’t be home until late so I can’t stalk the postman. 
 

I wonder if they’ve issued the yeses and then are waiting to see if they’re accepted before sending the next lot? The wait is horrendous and I don’t know if thinking this makes it worse or better 🥴. 
 

@balletboy8Do you mind me asking when your deadline to accept is? 

8 minutes ago, MissEmily said:

@SJBalletOh no! Let the obsessive post checking commence!

Sorry 🙈😁

6 minutes ago, MissEmily said:

Tring said two weeks and Elmhurst said 10 days, but that would be a Saturday…

DD said that they said at Tring maybe a week but if not allow 2 hence the constant asking already but I’ve said it’s more likely next week. Although I looked back to last year and I think they were a week. 

It’s going to be a long week. DD asks me every 10 mins if the post has been…. This started on Wednesday 😬

4 hours ago, Waverley said:

Sorry I can't help with that as my DD is in a younger group. 

 

Can I ask if anyone knows anything about the junior group and what it entails? How much dancing do they actually get to do etc? Are the juniors just on stage for a few mins realistically?

 

It looks like fun and I'm sure DD would enjoy it but it's a long way from us and would involve quite a lot of expense going down for the performances on top of the actual residential costs so I want to have a think about whether it's worth it or not.  

 

DD did the initial zoom audition without us knowing much about it so I'd like to find out a bit more before committing to going to London for the final audition. 

Nothing to offer in relation to NYB but I read this and thought it said ‘DD did the initial zoom without us knowing’ I just thought how crafty and then read the rest of the sentence 😂. 
 

Congrats by the way. And to everyone else. 

8 hours ago, Ballerinamama said:

@SJBalletI just want to say that your posts are always so postive and uplifting! Despite you own child’s news, you have always been so lovely and congratulatory to others. I just felt I wanted to mention that to you. 

Thank you 💕 if we can’t support each other we’re not much good are we x

They’ve said they’re having an open afternoon at the boarding house so to visit if we like but welcome to arrange an alternative time if we prefer. 

31 minutes ago, Ballet Power said:

Me too. Do we collect them after the musical theatre class and if there’s a large enough gap we could go to the boarding house then take them back for their physio slot? 

I don’t see why not. It says to have a picnic in your car doesn’t it but it also then says the Hilton is close by so surely you could go to the boarding house instead. 
 

We only have an hour to wait so will have lunch and then go to the boarding house after physio. 
 

Quite interesting to see exactly how many will be there on Monday x

1 hour ago, Mum to a boy dancer said:

If I remember rightly last year after the MDS were given out some kids were given a 30% fee reduction. 
 

It would be better if it was 70% 😁

We’ve received our itinerary for Monday. Good luck everyone x

6 minutes ago, MissEmily said:

Girls too. We received our heart-stopping email just before 5 yesterday and she has to be back at 08:30!

Oh wow! That is just the most amazing news. Congratulations 🎉 x

Can the dancer dance in them first? That sometimes loosens the satin! 
 

The last pair of Bloch I darned a month or so ago were horrendous as the satin was so good tight it kept splitting. I had to go under the satin (what was left of it) at an angle to get it to hold. One side was much worse than the other.
 

I’ve got a pair of Bloch Lisse to darn this week but they’re going back to the dancer this eve as they are needed for class and I’m hoping that will help a bit.  

1 minute ago, BalletBoysDad said:

It was a ‘yes’ for my DS. We are naturally over the moon. Yesterday was a strange and overwhelming day as we processed the wonderful news whilst feeling genuine disappointment that friends along the way hadn’t got the results they wanted, but have all done immensely well to get finals not just at WL but at other vocational schools too. 

Congratulations 🎉 exciting times! 

10 minutes ago, Ballet Power said:

Anyone had details of Monday yet? 

I rang today and they said they are finalising it and are sending out shortly. 

8 minutes ago, Julsgalaxy said:

Woweeeee…. I can’t quite believe it but DS has got a yes for WL for yr7😃 I’m in shock I think and he’s overjoyed 😃

I hope there’s more good news for you all today xx 

Congratulations 🎉 x