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  1. A social club has said it is offering ballet and other performances in a "world-class" programme of arts delivered at "affordable prices". Comedy, poetry and music are also on the bill at revamped Hockley Social Club in Birmingham. The schedule had been created with the cost-of-living crisis in mind, organisers said. The venue has partnered with Birmingham Royal Ballet, which will perform at the 900-seat site under the project. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-68215432?at_medium=social&at_link_id=5E7DDD8C-C658-11EE-810D-1A39AAF30DC0&at_format=link&at_link_origin=BBC_Midlands&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_type=web_link&at_ptr_name=facebook_page&fbclid=IwAR2FdELkq2HS0D2kIMRCphbUopyrpBNHjtVyxXFkettBVSa1fsVb1Vy8Cd4_aem_AYAeqH2Z3qyejWgPWLQdLhe9I_BSgOk1f1sFjFCEpDbs5coAV4AgDVtmzKAbtTtTRPE
  2. https://www.leighday.co.uk/news/blog/2023-blogs/abuse-in-ballet-update/ Quote: my clients and I are requesting the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to conduct an inquiry into allegations of body shaming and other abuse in ballet.
  3. I’m so surprised to hear this as feel there should be consistency! My daughter’s degree (LLB) is totally unrelated also - how annoying for your dd!
  4. Annette Nicholson’s studio is in Digbeth- a short walk from Birmingham Moor Street (5 mins more to New Street). Annette is an outstanding teacher with vast experience of working with vocational students. If I’d known about her sooner, I would have definitely had my dd train with her for the lower school years.
  5. There is also the option to complete an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) alongside A levels. This is a level 3 qualification that carries UCAS points.
  6. I agree that the dance should be the focus and of course every student is different but I do feel there is probably a limit to how much physical exertion a body can safely do in one day. My DD is of the personality type that she would have just continued to push her body in the studio and the gym if she hadn’t had to break to study. (Plus, as alluded to in the Panorama thread, a safe space away from the studio with non dancing, often very supportive academic teachers is a godsend) Of course, there is always the third, post A level graduate year to really strive for the dance goal. Elmhurst really pushed the plan B and of course none of them felt at the time they were going to need it. But psychologically, for my DD at least, when covid derailed plan A, to feel plan B was already in place helped ease the sense of panic. To be able to move fairly seamlessly to uni life, not feeling she had to ‘start over’, was incredibly important for her mental well being. This, of course, may not be the case for every dancer.
  7. It is worth noting that for many (if not all) unis, A levels needed to have been awarded in the same year (ie you couldn’t top up with a third A level studied later) This precludes the more prestigious Russell group unis who need certain grades in 3 A levels. Those operating on a UCAS points system were for us the only option - and boy were we glad of that random one-off Cecchetti exam she sat in year 10…🤣
  8. The issue is that for many they are not offended by what they hear - they believe it, internalise it and carry it as emotional baggage for many years to come.
  9. This group seems to have been removed from Facebook or perhaps just hidden? (Although a private group, it was always visible before) Does anyone have any idea what might have happened? I thought it might be a useful source of experiences to back up any future investigations. (Unless the name was unintentionally misleading)
  10. Sorry I should have clarified - those referenced in the documentary no longer teach at the school (but do elsewhere which is one of my biggest issues)
  11. More from us…(Elmhurst first hand experience) - preferential treatment/casting towards students with sponsors - Casting on the basis of costume size - inappropriate behaviour from invited choreographers (sexual language, homophobic comments, remarks about weight - taking students out of the piece if they dared to complain) - Being told by the AD that a hearing loss ‘isn’t a problem till it’s a problem.’ - teachers being told about said hearing loss and how they can help (please look at them when speaking, try not to give too many corrections to them individually whilst piano is playing etc) and blatantly ignoring it - then screaming at them for ‘not listening’ - houseparents handing out excessive punishments and making judgements about the students’ moral characters - an AD who had no idea of a students strengths and weaknesses despite leading their appraisals for 8 years I do have to say though that for us the health and well being care we received both following an eating disorder and a subsequent significant injury was exceptional. I am incredibly sad that this huge cloud is hanging over the whole of the artistic team when there are some amazing, nurturing, compassionate and dedicated dance teachers there too - the one who was always on the end of the phone; the one who cried genuine tears over the injury; the one who first referred to them as women and not girls thus validating the bodies that in the previous year they had learned to be ashamed of; the one who spent time after class helping work on corrections; the ones who never ever said an unkind word. Meanwhile, those accused have moved on to teach elsewhere and are not even in the spotlight that they created. -
  12. Panorama interviewed 50. If you listen to the radio 4 programme, Terry Hyde is interviewed who has supported many more. Luke Jennings has experience of countless others. This is prevalent and damaging.
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