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  1. Following my daughter leaving The Hammond halfway through year 10 I have quite a lot of uniform for sale. P&P will be extra. 

     

    Navy Joggers £12 each

    3x 11/12 

    2x age 13

    1x small

     

    Navy polo shirts £10 each

    1x 30/32

    2x 32/34

     

    1x zip jacket 38/40 £18

     

    Navy Leotards for yr 10 & 11 

    1x Bloch Royal - Small new in packaging (nice flattering high leg) £25

    1x IDS £15

    1x Sancha sz4 £15

    1 x Capezio Studio Collection SE1018W Dual Pinch V Neck Camisole Leotard  £15

     

    Bloch Oxford Tap shoes (school regulation) new size 4 £40 (RRP £56)

  2. Claudia Dean Giselle Leo Child XL https://claudiadeanworld.com/products/signature-giselle-dusty £35

     

    Luck Leo XS https://www.luckyleodancewear.com/collections/best-sellers-1/products/aloe-almond-camellia-flight-br-best-seller £35

     

    Lucky Leo pink high neck Leo with cream trim and low back  (can send pics) XXS £35

     

    Lucky Leo Marble XXS £35

     

    Yumiko Wendy (lilac body, with green trim and light coral cap sleeves) age 14 £35

     

    Yumiko long sleeve (not sure of style name) size SL £35 

     

    Degas 9501 Mauve Meryl fabric 12A £25

     

    can send pictures of any Leo’s. 

  3. 1 hour ago, Ondine said:

     

    There's @Susan Lucas In Birmingham?

     

    KS Dance in Cheshire?

     

     

     

     

    1 hour ago, Ondine said:

     

    There's @Susan Lucas In Birmingham?

     

    KS Dance in Cheshire?

     

     

     

    Thank you, yes I was very keen on sending her to Susan Lucas, or KS, the problem is I really need her to be able to get there herself and neither are anywhere near a train station.

  4. 15 minutes ago, TwirlyWhirly said:

    Reading this thread with interest for my DS who will be auditioning for Year 10 entry rather than Y7 but question might be relevant to others and hope it will get answered here! Tring and I believe, Hammond expect a prepared dance solo as part of the audition. My DS wants to know if this is performed during the class - as in, other applicants watch each other, or whether they just go in individually to perform their solos to the panel. Hope someone has previous experience! Thanks! 

    When my DD auditioned it was done privately. She thought the audition process was the most friendly 

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  5. 20 hours ago, Streetdancer said:

    Hi, my DD has accepted a diploma place at Hammond. All I can add to what you already know is yes, the transport includes diploma students. We were told on her audition day that senior students have a separate floor in one of the boarding houses, and I got the impression that it's largely first year students who use it. My DD is hoping to move into a shared house for year 2/3 ideally. 

     

    I believe the dancewear is pretty much plain black leotard. I read that in the Diploma Handbook we were sent when she first accepted her place. 

    My DD is lower school, and yes currently Diploma students have a floor in the shared halls. However the school will not be in this building from September, my understanding is that they will be using their own building.. I believe it is Kingsley hall (a Chester Uni halls) if you google it you can find details.. 

  6. 9 hours ago, mumtotwoballerinas said:

    Do you have a child at the Hammond - I wonder if you speak from experience or hear say ?

    I have a child in yr9, there have been some communication issues in the past, however I have found them great more recently and the school is such a such a great place, don’t let people’s second hand information put you off.. happy to chat if you have questions PM me x

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  7. When we joined there were no problems re communication so it is not ‘utterly typical’ at all, I get the impression that they are doing things a new way this year with no MDS audition, so possible they are having teething problems, but hang in there it is a great school.. 

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  8. Just now, margarite said:

    My DD ( year 11) is at Hammond and took the classical/contemporary elective in year 10 and does around 21 hours of dance a week. She does roughly around 15 hours of ballet, two hour jazz lesson, three hours of contemporary and has one commercial lesson. She did tap until recently, but did her Intermediate exam and think she’s doing extra ballet instead now. The jazz/commercial elective obviously do less ballet and more jazz etc. The first three years were more mixed genre.

    I love that she’s had such an all-round dance experience at Hammond (and is currently mulling over three Dada offers 🎉).

    Congratulations to your DD, that is a super achievement.. I think having the other dance genres to support ballet is so good.. at the end of the day they all train for eventual employment. My DD is yr9 & is also choosing the classical route. I would be interested to hear where you DD chooses, may PM me, it will come round so soon for us too. Xx

  9. 6 minutes ago, OnTheMove said:

    Ah right. My understanding was the school has a theatre arts course and then a mixed genre dance course. Also they don’t do a ballet specialism in the upper school do they? Unlike Elmhurst. 
     

    I think in terms of ballet you really can’t compare the two schools. Or if you compare the other genres. 
     

    I know Elmhurst do some other genres, but the focus is ballet from year 7 until graduate year. 

    They don’t specialise in Ballet for upper you are right.. that was why I suggested looking at yr12 places gained. As I understand (correct me if I am wrong) many will not move on to Elmhurst upper school either. I do not know what the dance timetable looks like for Elmhurst, and it is possible they do more strictly ballet hours than The Hammond, I will say though The Hammond do many more than I imagined, and more than many are aware. 

  10. 22 minutes ago, OnTheMove said:

    I thought compared to the other dance schools the Hammond concentrated more on grades? I suppose it’s not a ballet school, rather a performing arts school. Hence why it’s difficult to compare Elmhurst to Hammond. 
     

    Graduate destinations are great to know. Not always easy to find out. I often see that schools use the same success stories from years ago! What is interesting is the current graduate destinations. Which sometimes seems like trying to find out top secret info! 
     

    So hard to compare schools. And often children suit different schools. 
     

     

    Performing arts and dance are run totally separate.. Hammond is dance with a ballet specialism.. from what I hear from pupil with siblings at Elmhurst, the standards are not that different. You are right it is about where a pupil is best suited & progress is often greater where you are happy. 

  11. 1 hour ago, OnTheMove said:

    It’s very hard to

    compare things like grade work, as the emphasis at the main ballet schools isn’t graded work. 

    It may be more pertinent to compare technique work and general ballet performance opportunities. 
     

    Exams are a good marker of grades you have achieved, but they are not indicative of judging talent. Just like in academics exam grades aren’t necessarily a marker of intelligence. 

    I know you can’t compare on grades.. I was just adding it is something further that could be considered… the main emphasis at The Hammond is not graded work either… but comparing technique work may be rather difficult to do. Year 12 places would be a better indicator.. 

  12. The Hammond, although a performance school puts its main dance focus on Ballet, with the option of choosing the classical route at yr10. This could be an interesting thread.. what comparison RAD level and grades are students achieving, where do pupils go 16+ and onward.. 

  13. Congratulations on the offer.. Did you indicate that you needed funding when you completed audition paperwork? I believe you need to indicate it at the time.. I just looked back at our original offer letter and it did invite DD for MDS audition. I would email school tomorrow. 

  14. All leotards in great condition and hardly worn.

     

    Degas 9501 - Lycra Mauve, size 12a - £30 plus postage.


    Grishko - V front, Red, Age 10-11 - £30 plus postage 

     

    Claudia Dean - Giselle in Coral Child XL - £30 plus postage 


    Lucky Leo - Marble Allure XXS - £35 plus postage

     

    Lucky Leo - Pink with cream trim and neck tie custom made and beautiful XXS  - £40 plus postage

     

    Yumiko - Anna Velvet sleeve,   XXS/XS - £45 plus postage 

     

    Yumiko - Wendy cap sleeve Age 11-14 - £30 plus postage.

     

    Simply Stella - Dusk Leo Child L - £25 plus postage. 
     

    PM for photographs as not able to load. 

     

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