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  1. 49 minutes ago, Shellym said:

    Hello all, I’m new here and new to all this!  My DD auditioned for young dancers and we’re eagerly awaiting results for a year 6 place too.  How many times can you check your email in one day???  Not very hopeful and dreading dealing with the disappointment if it’s a no. 

    Feeling your pain on all counts. Never had so many pointless emails it seems 😂 I feel like it’s going to be Friday maybe? They said before half term.  She is away with brownies from Saturday so at least if at a no I get time to prep...😅

  2. @Spamcat strange they were slightly different. maybe because there were more boys in her group. This week is going to be painful I have to say. At least it’s a diversion from the waiting from RBS I guess 🤦🏼‍♀️..also waiting on a job interview I went for. couldn’t be more waiting if I we tried 😂😂 

  3. Yes Spamcat she did - She loved it again- she was pretty descriptive - said they went in, warmed up in a circle, did some centre work all in first and second position, plies etc. She said they had to lie on their back and get their leg as close up to their face as poss. No splits, cobra, frog on back. She said they did stand in some positions but didn’t take their shoes off at all. Two improvs - one dancing round the room, one with arms. ‘The lady was taking notes and they had people’s photos’. she said the teacher was ‘more strict but nice’. Sounds completely different to RBS. More dancing. she started talking about her two chances to apply for both schemes again next year so is ready for disappointment but I think just wants it desperately. Amazing school I thought! 

    Anyway!

    Sorry everyone for that brief diversion - annnnnd back to RBS 😅...💁🏼‍♀️

  4. 6 hours ago, Spamcat said:

    Astrid we are in group 2, she is in now. But her friend (a boy) who we are with is in group 3 so we'll be hanging around.

    Lovely to meet you and your lovely DD today, lots of luck to you and your friends little boy and good luck for next week! x

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  5. Evening everyone 

    DD had her elmhurst audition today.

    She said they went in, stood in a circle, did some skips to warm up, then they did some centre work. She said this was in first and second position. Plies and pointing toes..No barre work. They didn’t take their shoes and socks off at all. They did froggie on back, cobra and had to lie on their back and get their leg up as near to their face as poss. They did two bits of improv, one where they danced round the room and one where they just used their arms. There were 21 in her group. They said they want to get the results out before half term. Hope that could be of help to some of you! Seems very different to RBS! 🙃 xx

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  6. 10 minutes ago, PutYourBooteesOn said:

    Are you back for another round of audition Astrid? I thought DD had already been?! 

    Yes she has 😅 today was for elmhurst associates. We are definitely done now! 😆 just in car on way home and logged in to give DD description of the elmhurst audition 😁..

  7. 53 minutes ago, Spamcat said:

    Astrid we are in group 2, she is in now. But her friend (a boy) who we are with is in group 3 so we'll be hanging around.

    Well I’m in a pink top and a leather jacket so do say hi if you see us..lols ballet co blind date 😂 good luck to your DD!!

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  8. 12 hours ago, Spamcat said:

    My DD who is auditioning in Bath on Thursday for a yr4 place is also auditioning for Elmhurst tomorrow so is very excited at the moment! Will be interesting to see if the audition is similar to RBS.

    Same here spamcat! on our way to Birmingham now. We are group 3 🙃

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  9. 11 hours ago, Ms Sunshine said:

    My heart broke a little every time she were a no. My dd was not bothered in the slightest. Just keep thinking of new things to do and new adventures to try! 

    Wow  Ms sunshine what an amazing resilient little DD you have, and congrats to her on her achievements! amazing! 

  10. 21 minutes ago, CrazyDanceMum said:

    Hi everyone, my dd auditioned at Eastleigh for a yr 5 London place this year purely because of the potential clash with All England. Would have preferred to go to London but would have been a risk that she'd have to choose between the JA and all England. 

     

    Seen a few comments regarding the reverse frog position. Not heard of this exercise before but dd said one of the judges pushed her legs down further. Apparently there was only one other child they did this to. Not sure what to make of this but hoping it's a positive sign. Has anyone had previous experience with judges being hands on?

    My daughter said a man came and gave her a correction when she was doing this. I  asked what and she said, he moved my leg..and asked ‘ can I do it like this’ if that makes sense? 

  11. 12 hours ago, Bunny said:

     

    Hi Astrid! Oooh was there really? I suppose more kids means more staff to assess them doesn’t it.

     

    Im trying not to overanalyse but it is so hard when they’re so desperate for a place isn’t it! 

    Yes there was another gentlemen there I didn’t recognise. I say recognise like I’m some sort of expert 😆 

    I have already come to the conclusion we haven’t got a cat chance in hell looking at some of the talented kids there that day, but my goodness I love the analysing? It’s so fascinating to me...

    we had about 25 in our class. they lined up in four groups of 6 and a couple of the groups had an extra in. 

  12. Hi Bunny! Yes this makes sense to us too as my DD said ‘the man’ asked her to correct something (I think she meant Mark) and she was an odd number. Although there was three on the panel at ours I think? The plot thickens.. 😅 

     

  13. In my limited experience I can vouch for what balletmamatotwo says above. It was very different to the insight day from what I can tell. They first half seems to have been lining up in front of the panel in different positions and stretches. It was also done in bare feet. The second half was skips, gallops, jumps and a bit of improv. Whatever they did they all loved it because every child came out flushed and smiling! I’d say we got our money’s worth just having the class - DD is happy with that, she said it was the best class ever..🙃

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  14. On 08/05/2019 at 12:08, Waverley said:

     

    Just out of interest, as I've never come across that movement before, how far would you expect the foot and lower leg to fall? I'm not intending to try it (!), just curious. 

    Oh you should try it! 😆 Me and my husband and my father in law who was  round at the time all had a go 😂 turns out husband finds it hard to move it down very far at all, FIL goes about half way where as mine drops quite a way. It feels a bit weird! A new fascinating fact I have discovered about myself..DD found us all ‘embarrassing’ and refused to partake😅

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  15. 20 hours ago, Creakingstool said:

    My DD attended auditions today in Manchester, group 2 for a year 6 place.

     

    There were about 18 girls in her group and I believe 3 groups in total today. Not sure if these are a mix of children auditioning for year 5 and 6, I think it must be as it says ages 9 and 10 today and then ages 8 and 9 tomorrow.

     

    She really enjoyed the class, had a huge smile on her face when she came out and of course would love to get a place. Long wait for the results now :)

    Glad it went well creakingstool! 

  16. 3 hours ago, Pas de Quatre said:

    Sorry to contradict, but froggie is the opposite, feet together and knees out. The movement Astrid is talking about is quite different. The dancer lies on their tummy, legs straight behind in parallel.  Bend one knee so the toes point to the ceiling or more, then allow the foot and lower leg fall out to the side, so in effect the leg is turned in. Repeat with other leg. It measures the looseness of the hip socket which indicates available turnout.

    Yes Pas de Quatre this was it - she said it was the ‘opposite of froggie’ 🙂 

  17. Here’s a question for more experienced ballet mums or teachers - what is the exercise where they lie on their fronts and have to sort of put their knees together and move their lower legs out to the side (if that makes sense)? Have never seen this before and wondered what it was for? they did it in DDs class. She hasn’t done it before either. 

  18. 5 hours ago, Creakingstool said:

    Thanks @Astrid and your DD for that information. I'm feeling a little nervous for my girl for next Weds, it sounds like a really nice day though :)

     

    Glad she had a great time, good luck :) its a long wait from these early auditions isn't it.

    I was so nervous! DD was really nervous too. But everyone was lovely. The mums were lovely, the teachers, they all came out on cloud nine. It really is just a lovely day out. We went for sushi before and got a smoothie after..we have two other DCs so it was nice to just spend time with her for a bit 🙂

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  19. 17 hours ago, Dancing unicorn said:

    Astrid - what a fabulous observant little dd you have! Which class was that 9.30? All I've  heard is that she really enjoyed it! Now the wait begins!! 😁

    She has been re enacting it today 😂🙈She was in the 2pm class. There was a class after hers at 330. She is 7 (May birthday) and they all looked similar height. The class after they all seemed much smaller! So many talented little DDs. Golly it’s such a wait isn’t it..😬 

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  20. Well we have been and done it! It was fantastic - she came out and said ‘I LOVED it’. I don’t know what they do but all of them came out bouncing off the walls with excitement! 

    DD has now hit a post exciting day crash, but before she did I managed to get a fairly detailed account of what happened for anyone interested! In summary:

    They were given numbers and lined up in order. I think it was in age.

    Mark Annear (I think) gave a little talk about how he would love to take them all but it will only be a few, but just to enjoy it.

    they all went off.

    DD then says they went it and did a quick warm up. Skips and gallops. 

    Then they lined up at the barre, took off their shoes and socks and took it in turns in groups of 6 to go and stand in front of the panel.

    they stood in parallel, to the side, in first position and sitting down with legs stretched out and feet pointed.

    then they went back to the barre and did some barre work.

    they then did some stretches - frog on back, NO SPLITS, a version of a cobra type thing..they did a version of ‘dolphin’ in yoga where they life their front and legs off floor. They had to also try and lift their heels off the floor as far as possible while sitting with legs out in front.

    they did skips  and gallops across room and a thing that DD described as ‘gallops, spring jumps and landing in an arabesque’

    they has to pretend to be something under the sea, while kneeling.

    She said she got a ‘massive correction’ when lying in frog which she then did and they said ‘good’

    thats it!!!

    she said everyone was about the same apart from one girl who was the ‘best she had ever seen’ 😂

    There were so many girls - have zero expectations br we had a lovely lovely time!

    GOOD LUCK

    @Dancing unicorn hope it went well for you! 

    xxx

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  21. 5 hours ago, PutYourBooteesOn said:

    She had a fantastic time, thanks. she thoroughly enjoyed it and felt she’d done her best, all we can ask of them, isn’t it.... just the long wait now!

    @Astrid good luck DD for today. 

    @Dancing unicorn hope today goes well for your student! 

    Thank you! And good luck to you too glad it went well 🙂 xx

  22. Good luck to everyone auditioning, we have ours on Friday, we could possibly be one of the first centres? still can’t quite believe we are doing this (😅) but I’ll let you all know any info I can get out of DD afterwards! I’m more bothered than DD who is delighted she is missing a day of school for ballet..

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  23. On 18/04/2019 at 09:32, TinyNEDancer said:

    Astrid, creakingstool, anyone else who has sent in the application and photos for Elmhurst - have you sent them in the normal post or have you sent them recorded delivery? It seems a bit unusual popping them in the postbox, not actually knowing that they have been received, unlike an email or an online application form, but I guess this is the system that has worked for years?? 

     

    I just need to get it sent now I think 😆

    I sent mine normal post, the woman in the post office was quite adamant it was two stamps..I was too scared of her to question so just went with it, and I got a reply from Elmhurst a couple of days ago by email? Just a standard response saying that they would be in touch with my time and more info. So it looks like it got there and the photos were ok 😁. It didn’t take long to get my email from them..

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