TinyNEDancer

Hi

We are having a tidy up of my daughter’s ballet drawers and have the following for sale:

Wear Moi Erell Sky (pastel) blue with floral detail leotard - age 8-10 (quite small fitting)

https://www.planetdance.com/MobileDetail.php?Prod_ID=3010378&VariantID=3082133&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvb75BRD1ARIsAP6LcqtKHWiAbXDFwmOpO24JwRsmm95X27XAjzyfYdg9Vl29nVP3njqzEswaAgXvEALw_wcB

AND

Wear Moi Lagune Sky blue floral mesh skirt Age 4-8
 

Worn a handful of times. No signs of wear. Gorgeous set!

£30 for both, including postage 

Capezio Double Strap Leotard - Black. Child Medium. 90% cotton, 10% Lycra. Barely worn.

£12 including postage

Plume spandex Strappy Back Leotard - Dusty Rose (P53C). Worn a handful of times but due to the material and colour looks slightly worn but no bobbling.

£7 including postage. 

can send photos of any. Thank you 😊 

7 hours ago, SJBallet said:

Hello. We submitted our video quite early so got told DD had a place but don’t know what class and haven’t received any enrolment forms or anything. 
 

I thought today we might have received it all today but we haven’t had anything yet. 
 

I wonder if because they’ve had so many they’ve slipped the 3rd July date? 

Hi @SJBallet, which centre have you been offered a place at? Do you know which group your daughter/son is going into? I might be able to help if it’s the same one as my DD, otherwise someone else might be able to. Also, they’re really good with admin and responding to emails so if you send them an email with your question I’m sure they’ll respond ASAP. We did get an email from them on Wednesday with my DD new group on, saying that they were exceptionally busy at the moment, so that might be why 😊

Let me know if I/anyone can help with anything! 

21 minutes ago, Katia05 said:

Still waiting for results from March before the lockdown, so slow!! 😅

Oh no!! That’s such a long time! 

2 minutes ago, Katia05 said:

Anyone else still waiting for RAD results from the session just before lockdown? Hard to know when we'll hear! DD took her Grade 7 in the last week before they cancelled all the rest of the exam visits... Hope we don't need to wait until September!

My DD got hers last Wednesday, she took her exam about 3 days before they cancelled them. I hope you get your DDs soon!! 

On 22/04/2020 at 21:50, Pups_mum said:

I think it is going to be quite challenging for all the examining boards once things get back to normal as there are only so many examiners and there will be lots of schools wanting sessions.  Plus of course many examiners are also teachers and will have their own schools to get going again. That said, I imagine there will be a bit of a delay before the demand for exams hots up, as those who were ready to take them before the lockdown are bound to need some proper lessons to get back up to speed first - there's a limit to what can be achieved online. Plus what would have been the next cohort presumably won't  be ready, so maybe it won't be that bad actually. It might be more be everyone pushed backwards rather than a big bulge in numbers. I am sure all the boards will do their best to get things sorted as soon as they can.

 

We are beyond the dance exam stage but my son has missed music exams this Spring. He is only a recreational musician so it isn't the end of the world, but I had hoped he would get his grade 8 before he finishes school and that's going to be very difficult now. 

I know these things are trivial in the great scheme of things but it is still disappointing for the young peopls affected. And actually I think one of the things that the lockdown has demonstrated is just how important things like the arts and sports actually are to our well being, both because we realise how much we miss them when they are not there and because people are clearly helped by them in times of stress. All we can do is keep up what practice and tuition is available and hope that things improve soon I guess. It is such an unprecedented situation it is impossible to know what will happen!

Yes, that’s all so true. 
 

It’s such a strange time for everyone. It’s the limbo situation that has the most effect I think. Especially when we’re all used to being so busy and so ‘planned’ with our children and their interests. 
 

I hope everything works out ok for your children 🤞🏼

On 23/04/2020 at 21:50, Knh said:

We are in the US so not sure if our experience is relevant to those who are in the UK, but my DD luckily took her exam on 3/9, a week before we entered shelter in place, and received her results on 4/13 from her dance studio. They said that the certificates and scorecards will be delayed. 

I think it’s different in the UK, and even regionally across the UK! Really pleased you have your result. I hope you’re all keeping safe and well in the US. 

On 24/04/2020 at 19:57, balletgremlin said:

We're definitely not going to get our school's results next week - the RAD have just emailed saying they've received the videos and will get an examiner to look at them soon.

argh! I hope you don’t have to wait too long!!
 

13 minutes ago, Loulou said:

She took the exam in Glasgow, yes she got a distinction which she is extremely happy about, thanks

Ah that’s amazing! Well done to her 👏🏻

2 hours ago, Loulou said:

My dd did her adv 2 on 13/ 3 and her school called her with the result on Friday last week.

 

 

HTH

 

Oh that’s also interesting - thank you! Are you in the South, Wales or NI? The results I know of so far have all been in those areas. I hope that it was good news for your DD😊

2 hours ago, balletgremlin said:

Last I heard, results were coming out next week, Tuesday if I remember correctly.

Ooh interesting, do you know where you saw this? Thanks! 

1 hour ago, balletbean said:

Hi. Not sure this will be helpful and how it will affect examination results. 
 

RAD HQ announced yesterday that they would be closed until September.  😢. 

Ah thank you 😢🙃. That makes sense. I just had a tiny ray of hope when I heard that some schools had received some results... what will be will be I guess. She could just do with a semblance of normal/what life used to be like this week 😌

Morning 

I hope everyone is doing ok?

Has anyone heard anything regarding the RAD spring exams? Some of them did go ahead (physically) before they were stopped Mid-March, and I know some ballet schools were able to submit via video. Has anyone heard whether results will be coming through at the start of May, as is usual? Or will the students receive them when life returns to ‘normal’?

I fully realise that it isn’t that significant with everything happening right now, however there are some young ballerinas keen to know (!), so I wondered if anyone knew the answer? ☺️
 

Thanks so much!  

2 minutes ago, HowMuch! said:

Another vote for Starlite here. They were the only ballet shoes that reliably fitted my DD’s narrow feet (with the added bonus of them being incredibly cheap! 😂). I’m not sure about their satin split sole, but the leather ones were quite small so perhaps order a few sizes. 

Ah this is beginning to look reassuring, phew! I’ve ordered 3 sizes. At this rate all my capital will be in satin ballet shoes 😂

Yes, I’ve ordered some Dancewear Central, not Bloch though, everywhere I’ve checked says size 2 as smallest. I ordered those in hope, but they’re just a bit too big. Lovely material and potential though! Thank you! 
 

The quest continues 😀

8 minutes ago, Anna C said:

I’m just wondering if @Sheila Beelam has any ideas? 

Oh yes, any further ideas are very welcome!

28 minutes ago, Mumofballetmaddaughter said:

Hi TinyNEDancer

 

I'm not sure if these would be any good for your daughter. They don't do half sizes until 1.5 but the description states they are snug so might be suitable for a slim foot. 

Just to add that I've no experience of these personally though. 

Here's the link which hopefully works!

https://www.dancinginthestreet.com/Catalogue/Dance-Shoes-Dance-Shoe-Accessories/Soft-Ballet-Gym-Shoes/Starlite-Ballet-Shoes/Starlite-Flexi-Satin-Ballet-Shoes-Split-Sole

Thank you! I’ve ordered a choice of sizes in these ones. I’ve also ordered some Roch Valley ones. Someone suggested that the cheaper ones might be narrower. 
 

So that’s 3 pairs I have at home, 5 more pairs on order. Let’s hope one of them fits 🩰

13 minutes ago, Anna C said:

Do they have to be split sole?  You may struggle to get split sole Bloch prolites in child sizes whereas the full sole satin Prolites come in all sizes from children’s size 7 upwards.  

Hi all

Does anyone have any advice on split sole satin ballet shoes for a very skinny footed child. They’re for EYB and so need to be satin. She’s only a 13.5/1 in ballet shoes. Bloch (who supply her Elmhurst satin but full soles) don’t appear to start until a size 2. We’ve tried the So Danca ones but they seem quite stiff and wide. 
 

Help please!! 🩰 

Thank you so much 😊 

Ballet Boost are/have started an associate programme in Newcastle under Lyme. They have a programme running in Hull (& elsewhere) at the moment. We can recommend that, as well as Elmhurst 🙂

http://www.balletboost.com/bba/

On 01/03/2020 at 14:33, Tikijnr said:

Can anyone tell me what time the junior London sessions are? Wondering if it's worth auditioning. Thank you x

I’m not sure, but the times might be on the website. If not I am 100% sure they would tell you if you contacted them. It’s such a friendly and professional company. 

2 hours ago, HowMuch! said:

Thank you. She’s just got up and is full of excitement! 

Fantastic!! Go for it!! Have a lovely day xx

I hope your DD is feeling much better tomorrow, wishing her all good thoughts @HowMuch! 

3 hours ago, Loulou said:

My dd received the full senior scholarship and apart from having her photo taken on audition day and having to complete an email questionnaire about her ballet experience there was no extra expectation, in fact, I’m fairly sure it wasn’t mentioned during rehearsals at all. 

Thank you so much @Loulou 😊

At one of the most recent auditions (end of last year) there were 3 half scholarships awarded, rather than one full and one half. Well definitely for the Juniors anyway. 
 

On this, does anyone know if this makes any difference/has any impact at all once they start rehearsing? My DD was awarded one and is due to begin rehearsals soon. I think she’s slightly apprehensive that there will be some extra expectations. I’m not sure there will be but it’s best to be prepared! 

Hello, if HopelessMummy doesn’t want this please can we buy it @Farawaydancer?

Thank you 😊