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I came here looking to see if anyone heard yet as it was two weeks ago today. Hopefully we will hear something soon 

2 hours ago, MrsR said:

I emailed. So impatient 😂 

😂 did you get a reply? x

4 hours ago, MrsR said:

We are still waiting too. Thought it might appear in the mail by now. Thinking I might phone as it’s been a while

I might do too. My friend just called asking if I have heard anything yet - but as they did say they would be looking at them the first week of March I’m guessing by the end of next week will we get our letters

Hi everyone, sorry if it’s already been asked before. How long roughly did everyone find out if their child got a yes or a no after the final date to audition on the email? My daughter rushed home from school today hoping for a letter so she would know if she got in or not 

TIA x

11 hours ago, Dancemomdot said:

Is there anyone who has submitted an audition video for the later audition date for the junior dance course? How long should we expect to wait to hear anything? Realistically, does anyone know if they actually take children from the second lot of auditions? We left it until the later date as we'd hoped to be in a studio by then!

My daughter had until 25th and my friends daughter too. I am not sure how long until we hear anything, or if they do give offers to anyone in the second round. Auditions is new to us so it’s a bit of wait and see. We only auditioned for the one school too - but that was mainly because it is my daughters choice of school which she loved at the open day and for me this year has been hectic enough we settled for one audition. 
I imagine we will hear something by the end of March?

Hi all, I’m just wondering how it works with final auditions. As I see most who got offered places for final audition in March has a date. Is there a second final audition too? Some of us had today’s date to get videos in and will be looked at first week of March, so if we have to wait as long as others we wouldn’t know before 13th March

There are still entries going in so not all auditions are in yet. We have until 25th 

3 hours ago, Pixiewoo said:

 

My DD isn't/ hasn't auditioned but this struck a chord with me.  At 11 DD only did ballet because she had to,  in order attend other ballet based classes at her dance school, but she wasn't bothered about it! And now at 16, although she won't be heading down the classical route, she loves ballet! 

Like my daughter. She took up Ballet to help with her figure skating and now loves Ballet and dance

Well done everyone who got offered a place. 

On 02/02/2021 at 09:34, Whiteduvet said:

Hi

 

DD has been offered a place at Tring for September (letter has just arrived!). It says though that they can’t guarantee a boarding place yet. 
 

Is this normal? Is it safe to accept a day place (we live the other end of the country)?! 

Well done! Congrats to your little one 

It’s definitely been an adventure. I’ve told my daughter that if she makes it then it’s a bonus considering how wrong things can go in a heartbeat. If she does not get in it’s not the end of the world, she can start working on her personal best in all aspects of life and any areas she feel she does not achieve great to reflect and work on. Then when the next round of auditions come in she will be more mentally prepared compared to this year. As she has started auditions this year already I believe it’s good practice to finish what you started no matter what the result may be. It’s not easy but she will feel better for seeing it through 

39 minutes ago, Whiteduvet said:

How can they award places until they know who they have applying? And children entering later have had longer to practice... seems odd. 

I’m not sure people have had longer to practice IMO. With schools closing and home school, parents still working full time and the usual dance classes being via zoom. It’s quite stressful for all and I know at Tring they’ve had their obstacles too. We had ours perfected, found a venue we could use (my house is not big enough to dance in) we just about make it on zoom lessons, then we tested positive and we couldn’t leave the house, then someone else put us as a close contact and had to isolate again. I know my friends daughter is applying too, and they had to face some battles as she has more kids to sort out plus work - but all that has taken time away from being able to practice. Getting the date rescheduled is brilliant for us parents as it still gives hope to make our kids dreams come true, but I suspect with the way the world is now and the uncertainty of everything, extending for some is probably more anxious than anything. We would have rather got it out the way but we was just unfortunate. 

1 hour ago, Bunny said:

Does anyone know what the deadline is for Tring? x

Mine is 4th Jan 

Has anyone sent theirs yet? I’ve no idea what I’m doing with it

Well done to all your kids. I’ve not been on here for a while as I’ve had so much work on and also dance schools on and then off and back on again. How is everyone getting on with audition videos? My daughter went to their holiday club last weekend and loved it. Did anyone else child go on Sunday 6th? I hope I get this video right 😬

Has anyone done their videos yet? I’m planning to get it done before the kids break from school - but I’m clueless. She has a routine but undecided on music 

1 minute ago, Whiteduvet said:

Congratulations!! How many get through the Tring screening? For year 7? My daughter really likes the look of the school. 

I’m not sure to be honest. I know of other kids at my daughters dance school and they got passed the screening too. 
we went to the open day and my daughter fell in love with it 

1 hour ago, Kanangra said:

The reference might be a character reference too - for effort and behaviour.

Thank you. I’ve spoken to the school a couple of times on the phone and both times they told me she is definitely one of the good kids. I guess they have taught many through the years they can tell who will give them grief or not. I think I just need to adapt an hour or two at home to keep everyone happy and go in the right direction. 

Thank you everyone. I think tomorrow I need to rethink our routine and make some changes. All valid points above. Academically she is great so the last thing I want is the potential new school getting a bad reference because of me

47 minutes ago, SissonneDoublee said:

Learning to manage her time will be essential to your DD as she moves up through secondary school, and this skill will serve her well for vocational training where the pressures of academic work still have to be balanced with the demands of the artistic timetable. 24 pieces of homework is actually less than one a day (Mon-Fri) since 15th September, so the school will not consider this a lot. Lots of Year 7 students find training themselves to get homework done on time difficult, but if she is genuinely 100% focused on a task (ie no TV, no texting, etc) and it is taking longer than the allocated time, she is probably going into more detail than they expect her to. It will feel less overwhelming with a good plan of when things will be completed and keeping an eye on what needs doing first according to the submission dates will help

I think you have hit the nail on the head right there. If the home work is taking longer, going in to more detail than she actually needs to. I have been helping her, so maybe she’s learning from me too. The teacher did say is she doubting herself too much? So maybe the issue is more time management and knowing when to close the book, think and then go back to it, rather than not being able to fit it all in a 24 hr day. 

I think you are right. I need to speak to the head and explain. It’s not as though she’s just started it, all her hobbies have been going on for years. I guess she has just started secondary, so they have no back ground on her. Fingers crossed it goes well, as the teacher was less than interested and if she does not do homework there will be consequences. It was mentioned she could stay behind for half hour to do it, but sadly that’s when her hobbies start and the time it takes to get her, get her ready and get to the place, and that is daily! If she stayed behind she would have to give it up

Hi,

when the school you are applying for contact their current school for a reference, is it regarding their academic ability? She’s only been there two months so I can’t think what else it could be.
Also, the school are not very supportive of her after school dance/hobbies.  When discussing home work and the amount they get and fitting it in, her teacher said well something has to give. Basically get the homework done and don’t go to dance. Seemed a bit unfair as it’s more than a hobby to her. It’s what she wants to do as a career.

Has anyone else had this from secondary school, and if so, how did you get the support in the end? 
They told me they set home work to take 20 mins, but I’ve been doing it with her and it is much longer. 24 pieces of home work since 15th September so far

I am hoping this is just secondary school, and not her individual school being extreme 

Oh dear not good. Thankfully it wasn’t a no, which is a relief as I won’t have to listen to ‘have you got a reply yet?’ phew! 

Thank you. Yes I sent it today and have a response back 

Hi all,

This might have been asked before so apologise in advance, I couldn’t find anything while navigating. 
How long has anyone waited after sending the screening information to get a response about applying to audition?

TIA