LexBallet

I can’t attach them so will try by PM.

Hello,

My daughter is selling

1) a pale peach with lace shoulders Ballet Rosa leotard. Lined. Size S (25£ p’+ PP)

2) Collective Dancewear sage green with yellow abd green flowers. Lined. Size S (15£ + PP)

Can send photos separately.

Teaching is excellent. Accommodation is very good  is in twin en-suite rooms or twin rooms with shared facilities. All on one campus with canteen and studios. Some activities for kids but if they take the full schedule of classes there isn’t much room for more than dinner and a movie.

Hello and thank you so much for your reply.

It’s great to hear from you that you feel it’s a very rounded school. We are absolu aware that odds of gaining places are very slim, but are initially looking at it as a summer intensive that gives her a different perspective to the British ones and European ones and to experience the teaching styles. so with the summer course three classes a day is about 4.5 hours? Seems plenty to me if they are working at a high level and did your daughter board during summer? If so did they then keep them selves entertained and have a chance to see Toronto?

As for the main school, in the tiny hope she got a place, I have a few questions:

- how big are the years groups/classes

- how are job prospects viewed

- do most dancers manage to graduate or are many assessed out

- what does a timetable look like at age 16ish (year 11) in terms of hours on academics/hours dance and hours of classical versus contemporary

Sorry to bombard you but across the pond is all completely new to us.

thank you so much.

best wishes,

alexia

Hello, would anyone have any experience of the summer intensive/audition for full time and the full time programme for 15 year olds. Curious to find out if it’s a month worth doing?

thank you

4 hours ago, Ruby Foo said:

RBS yr 11 students have gone to destinations such as NBA, ESB, Joffrey, NBS Canada,  Boston Ballet School, Rambert, San Francisco Ballet School, ENB, Kings, Masters of Ballet, Basle Ballettschule to name but a few. Some have returned to their home countries Australia/ Brazil etc to continue training. Some do private training.

 

 

That’s interesting. 
Any insight to why Elmhurst isn’t in there and/or thoughts on best UK upper schools (of course it’s very individual) for a classical bias with contemporary?

Hello,

Is it true now that year groups are on average 30 now at Elmhurst? I’d love some insight into that if anyone currently has a child in upper school. How does that work?

thank you

This is very useful reading. Thank you.

For those with current and very recent experience of Elmhurst Upper, I’d very much appreciate trying hearing more about:

- timetable (dance hours per day/what dance etc)

- performances and competitions

- general atmosphere (though v subjective)

etc

Trying to get as full a picture as possible 

thank you 

That’s interesting.

Does that then mean a self-financing student has greater chance of getting a place? 

Hello,

i couldn’t find a thread about ENB, so hope ok to start.

Would love to hear recent experiences of the summer intensive (level, teachers, class size etc) and also any feedback on the main school.

in context my 14 yo daughter been offered SI (currently at voc school in France).

thank you 

I’m looking to buy these second hand for my daughter (just to use for thé summer) so any reasonable condition. Thank you

Hello, what’s the waist size and length please? Thanks

8 hours ago, sarahw said:

Bought for a summer school and either never worn or barely worn.

3 different shades of blue ribbon

I can email photos.

Postage at cost

Hello, how tall is your daughter who wore this? I can’t currently measure mine as not back from boarding school. Thank you (and is the waste an accurate size?)

DD lucky enough to have two weeks at the RBS summer Intensive this year. One of the questions is whether you want them to be ‘observed’ for full-time education. It then goes on to say this doesn’t replace an audition class but gives no further info (and I got the same answer when I asked directly). Could anyone shed any light on how this works (we hadn’t previously applied via video as financial situation was different). Thank you

Thank you for your really useful responses. All makes sense to to rational adult, but feels like the ultimate ballet démotivation to my poor daughter. She needs to ask why...I know. 

Probably a question for the ballet teachers on this great forum. My daughter is baffled and refuses to ask her teacher, but after a year of doing double pirouettes or more en pointe, she’s been asked to do only one. She’s confused, frustrated etc. Anyone have an insight into why this might happen? Thank you (in the meantime we are still telling her to just ask...!)

Thank you very much for your replies. It’s very helpful to hear that it is quite normal to just have to work it out yourself and get permission. My daughter is at Rosella Hightower and we thought that the complete silence about intensives may have been particular to the school/the French system. Thank you

I’m curious to know what support is given to children already at vocational schools to apply for summer intensives. Are the schools supportive, do they recommend which ones to go for, do they help with the photos/auditions? Or is it very much the case that now you are here we prefer you to work with us?

thank you

Hello,

would anyone have any recent feedback and insight into the PNSD in Cannes? I’m particularly looking for insights into their full time training (quality of dance, how past students do, pastoral etc) and not the summer intensives.

thank you

Hello, im very new to this and have some questions which I hope you may be able to help with.. I’m wondering which are the best summer and indeed Easter intensives that are non selective, and the best selective?  For my 11 dd. 

Also has anyone any experience of Rosella Hightower in Cannes, both their intensives and full-time training?

thank you