MissEmily

https://institut-stanlowa.com Some of the teachers are from the Paris Opera Ballet School.

The audition for MAs is the same as for White Lodge. In 2022, it involved: Standing facing the front, back and side Pliés Tendus Battements lents Relevés Sautés in 1st and 2nd and changements Galops with spring points Temps levés Runs to arabesque Autumn leaf improvisation Stretches Reverence Hope that helps! It’ll be interesting to see if there are any major changes to the audition content with the new Artistic Director…

This is what Christopher Powney said he was looking for at 11: Bright-eyed, Focussed Attentive Smart Pick up corrections Physical attributes* Spark Likes to perform Embodies music Co-ordinated *He did not go into this but all vocational schools will be looking for: Proportions (ideally long limbs and neck) Naturally, healthy lean build Turnout from the hips Highly arched feet Girls should ideally have the first two toes the same length Straight (or hyperextended) legs Straight back (no scoliosis) Flexibility (or the potential to achieve it) Sloping shoulders Hope that helps dispel some of the mystery!

One was offered for Bath yesterday too. What a lovely start to the summer holidays for them all and your daughter @DancingMatilda !

@balletboy My pupil is going into the Year 4/5 class in Eastleigh. Miss Cooper is WONDERFUL.

@oceanspirit From a teacher’s perspective, I would not take away a JA’s festival solos or duets (if the festivals clash with JAs it’s unfortunate but maximum one other person is negatively impacted) however I would not have them in group dances if we were committed to festivals running over weekends as, understandably, JAs would need to be prioritised and it would be impractical, disruptive and unfair on everyone to have to call extra rehearsals to respace/ rechoreograph groups every time they clashed.

@Ruby FooThats so lovely; thank you!

One yes, one no for my pupils this year. So hard.

@Angelina17 The short waitlist for JAs is genuinely short and there were roughly 14 children from across the country in my Year 4 pupil’s online JA class this year, facilitating plenty of one-to-one feedback. The classes were excellent. Sadly, it did not lead to a face-to-face JA place for this pupil this year but she got a lot out of the online classes and has plenty of other opportunities to look forward to this year so all is not lost!

They’re really keeping us hanging this year! 😰

Class examinations are aimed at recreational, once-a-week students whereas graded examinations are more rigorous and can lead to a vocational pathway if desired. The teacher goes in with the children for class examinations whereas graded examinations are more formal and the teacher is not allowed in. As the grades progress, you can earn UCAS points. There is a national/character dance element to class examinations but graded examinations are purely ballet. It is harder to achieve a Distinction or Merit in graded examinations and the free work element contributes to this. It is not a problem that your daughter’s dance school “only” offers class examinations (it requires a large school with an extensive timetable to offer both) but it probably means it is orientated more towards recreational students doing ballet for fun/ exercise than for anyone preparing for a career in dance or wanting to pursue it more seriously. I’m sure your daughter will enjoy preparing for them with her classmates.

Welcome to another day of heart stopping moments every time our phones buzz 😂

@dance5678Yes, I am one of those teachers. There is a massive developmental and physical difference between a child who turned 7 in August and one who turned 9 in September and at the moment both those children would be in the same section. And due to the two year All England cycle, the same children will always be the youngest/ eldest.

If it follows the same pattern as previous years, it’ll be the week of 10th June when we hear.

One of Sander’s adults here 👋🏼 @mum5678 @Angela Essex His Summer School is exceptionally good but as referred to above, it’s aimed at vocationally training students so the standard is very high and demanding. Ballet by Isabella does two levels of Summer School specifically for adults which are very much focused on improving technique. The RAD does an adult Summer School which is every evening for a week. I did it years ago and there was a really lovely atmosphere. Again, there are multiple levels to choose from. Was just typing about Chelsea Ballet when @LinMM posted in far more useful detail! The other thing I’ve enjoyed doing is building my own Summer School by taking a week and attending multiple lessons a day at Danceworks. You could perhaps complement those classes with the Royal Ballet School online video classes which are excellent and/or Sander Blommaert’s Ballet on Demand/ Camille Bracher’s Ballet Base. If I think of any more, I’ll post again, but definitely go for it!