worsethanclueless
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Anyone looking to sell on a YDA Associates white embroidered leotard in 10-12 (https://dancique.co.uk/products/yda-associate-girls-skirted-leotard-white?variant=22860870983) and/or Sancha Warm-Up in XP (https://dancique.co.uk/products/yda-sansha-warm-up?variant=43640554132)?
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Thank you!! Thats all v helpful x
Dd has been joining the Zoom classes already and is loving them. The teaching is amazing even now (so my expectations for Sept are high!) and they really seem to have thought things through meticulously - I'm very impressed with everything I've seen so far.
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Does anyone have a dd at YDA Associates? Mine is joining this Sept and I'm looking at uniform. There are some optional items- warm up and tracksuit and I'd like to know whether most kids wear them? If they do I'd like to get them but don't want to waste money if most don't use them.
And any tips on other things for a YDAAC newbie much appreciated!
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Congratulations to all! Sadly a no for dd but it nicely makes the decision for me on her YDA offer. I suspect their approach will be better for her but I know she'll be disappointed not to have got the offer from the JAs. I'll have to think of a way to break the news gently...
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18 minutes ago, Macy1 said:
In the auditions they are given numbers based on date of birth. Potentially they’ll do that here too but I would expect them to look at them in batches for each centre
Makes sense - my dd is young for her year and our video was watched early on, even though we sent our link quite late.
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I *think* they started with London (if it's by venue) as ours was watched v early on. Can't really work out whether they are going by venue though? As first I thought so, as I assumed that they must be going with whatever structure they had for auditions initially, which is venue based obviously, but then realised they must have put loads of staff on furlough so maybe that becomes irrelevant.
Not that I'm overthinking this or anything 😆
Dd has an offer from elsewhere and is really enjoying her interim Zoom lessons with them and the longer this takes, the more I prevaricate about the best thing to do whatever the outcome, partly (mostly) because I just like to make a decision and move on ... the uncertainty is killing me 😬
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What centre did you apply for @Ed_DanceMum?
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There's a YouTube video floating around on this forum somewhere, with Natalia Osipova talking about ballet training as a child and starting on pointe at 6 - and she seems fine right? I'm not saying it's a great idea - I have absolutely zero ballet knowledge and am just a curious outsider, just to be clear - but how did she get away with it and what would have happened had it gone wrong? Hope I'm not hijacking your thread and that answers to this will be useful to you glowlight? And good luck with the novel! How exciting!
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Vimeo does give you audience analytics but I'm not sure whether a. It's massively accurate b. What it means if they've watched a lot or a little (nothing to compare to) and c. Exactly what all the various figures mean 😆 So I'm not putting much store by anything but I'm dead impressed that they've got onto these so quickly.
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Anyone else spotted that their videos have been watched?
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1 hour ago, Dancingsantosisters said:
Oh really ?? My daughters hasn't but suppose its still early days yet. Where did you both apply for ? Just wondering if they're viewing them per location ?? Xx
Also London - so yes, maybe London got onto their's first? Just checked and they watched it on Saturday, so they're obviously doing all they can to get through them asap.
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Yes - ours was viewed on Sunday I think so they're working hard to get through them all!!!
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London. Good luck everyone! Xx
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We put ours on Vimeo so it will at least be obvious when they view it because if there's a view showing, it can't be anyone else - at least I hope so. But I can't believe they're going to sit down and watch every single one from beginning to end. I mean it would be amazing if they did, but they'd be there til Christmas!
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Guessing this is a very old post but I would be interested in the ydaac leotard if you still have it?
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Thanks Confuddled - I'll get in touch
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4 hours ago, Confuddled said:
Hope it’s not too late, but the Master Dance Programme at Ibstock Place School sounds like it might be just right. It’s Saturday afternoons, in Roehampton. Run by Mary Goodhew, who is amazing, and takes children from 7 right up to older teenagers (they split into Juniors, Mids and Seniors).
Thanks Confuddled - sounds great. I can't find a website giving info on how to apply though- do you have any details?
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Thanks so much for all your help everyone. Amazing to have so much knowledge available on this forum.
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44 minutes ago, swanprincess said:
LRBS have Saturday classes for students aged 5 upwards!💜
Sounds good and walkable from where we are. Anyone know the differences between the Russian system and others? Pros and cons?
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44 minutes ago, margarite said:
I know YDA have a couple of bursaries for full time, not sure about the associate course though. No harm in asking? My daughter was an associate there for two years and is now at vocational school so it was money well spent, but it was a stretch sometimes!
Thanks margarite - I might give them a call. I have heard glowing recommendations, it's just the financial side putting me off.
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6 hours ago, Mummy twinkle toes said:
Masters of ballet teach on Saturdays. Olga is a fabulous teacher. Lots of her girls are ja’s, she has some at WL too.
Brill thanks! Will look them up.
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3 hours ago, amos73 said:
It sounds like what you are talking about is an associate class. So JAs is the junior associate class for royal ballet school, central have an associate scheme, as do Yda and Tring (their associate scheme is called CBA classical ballet academy). There is also London junior ballet on a Sunday at Artsed in Chiswick. Associate schemes will be more than just a class, they will be comprised of a ballet class but also some kind of body conditioning and learning some rep even. As such they tend to be 2/3 hours long. All of them will require your daughter to audition but royal is accepted to be the hardest to get into because of the numbers applying for that being so high. I don’t know what they all cost but they will all be reasonably expensive (isn’t everything in ballet!) If your daughter thinks she might be interested in ballet as more than a hobby getting into one of these schemes may be a good starting point. Good luck!
Thank amos73 - I think that's her teacher's thinking and I'm keen for her to do more although not sure about it as a career at this stage - she's only 8! Sadly the London Junior Ballet (which looks great) is Sunday when we're already full. We thought Tring might be a bit far out and I couldn't find a Saturday class for her age group at Central but maybe there is one? Finding the site hard to navigate so I could well be missing something if anyone knows differently? Which leaves YDA (I think - happy to be corrected!) which is nigh on £1k/yr which might push our budget a bit too far, sadly. Unless there's any chance of assistance? Anyone know?
Very frustrating that we can't make the others work but as she's just keen to do more ballet, any other good quality class would do, I think? Very happy for people to weigh in and give their own views/experiences though. I'm a complete newbie to all this!
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7 hours ago, LinMM said:
Is this Franziska Rosenzweig holistic ballet....as far as I know those classes are not for children!
I would have thought RAD classes may be appropriate but they are over in Battersea.
Ah - it says beginner under 12 with authorisation - but is that misleading? I.e. not for an 8 year old? RAD don't seem to do non-exam classes for her age and stage but maybe I've misunderstood - otherwise perfect as we're v close!
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Oh never thought of private lessons - will ask. Thanks.
Great Good News story
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