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  1. MamaFrosty
    Similar for autistic children. My daughter has autism and dance has been the absolute best thing for her. She’s determined to make a career out of it and I worry how her autism will affect her chances but for now it makes her the happiest I’ve ever seen her so we take each day as it comes.
  2. MamaFrosty
    Didn’t want to read and run, I hope this half term sees them settle a bit more. I can only imagine how much of an adjustment it must be for everyone. Sending lots of love to you all! I guess the thing to remember is that there isn’t just one path to following a dream - they clearly have the talent to pursue dance if they want to, so if it all does become too much I think it’s important to see it as an option explored - they can always go to a different school, continue to work hard at their dancing and try again in a few years. I do hope they settle and find their feet though, sometimes it just takes the right person to say the right thing at the right time and I hope they find that x
  3. MamaFrosty
    We weren’t in a position to afford it either last year, plus we didn’t feel that 11 was the right age for our DD to go. She wanted to audition but ultimately understood our reasons (she was incredibly disappointed though!) She’s starting Central associates next month, having a weekly private lesson with her dance teacher and will do Easter/summer intensives. If she’s still keen in a few years we’ll revisit for year 10 when she’s had the chance to grow and develop. If it’s meant to be then it’ll happen, lots of successful dancers don’t go to vocational school at 11. You just have to do what is right for your family at the point of making the decision, everyone’s situation is different and there are so many different routes!
  4. MamaFrosty
    Also following as I have an 11 year old with small hands, long hair and a perfectionist streak!
  5. MamaFrosty
    My daughter had a private lesson with Camille and loved it. She’s also been offered a place on her associate course but she’s just accepted a place on the Central associates and financially we’re not able to do both. She chose CSB because she prefers in person but it wasn’t an easy choice!
  6. MamaFrosty
    I’d say go for it, my daughter was in a similar position, auditioned and got a place and absolutely loved it - it’s her favourite thing that she’s done. I don’t think it’s hugely competitive to be honest, and the audition video isn’t especially challenging. We heard pretty quickly after the deadline too so it’s not a long wait like JAs!
  7. MamaFrosty
    We were in your position last year and decided not to go down the vocational route at this point. Our circumstances are slightly different in that we’re starting to pursue an autism diagnosis for our DD (after many years of hitting a brick wall with school!) so we didn’t feel that it was the best time to be putting her through auditions etc. We also looked at the success rates of children who started at vocational school at 11 and decided that we’d stick with a combination of classes with her current dance school, associates and private lessons and we’ll look again for year 10 entry, when she’s gone through puberty and has the maturity to understand what choosing dance as a career entails. We discussed all this with her and she agreed that 11 is too young for her to be away from home when so many other things are changing!
  8. MamaFrosty
    My DD was 10 and did Malvern last summer for her first residential. I think Covid impacted what they were able to do in the evenings possibly (they weren’t allowed to go swimming for example) so she was at a bit of a loose end sometimes - if I’d thought, I’d have packed some games or something for her to do! Snacks were helpful as well. Then it was dance clothes, regular clothes, toiletries, towel and plasters for sore toes after all the dancing! She’s going to Moorland summer school this year and we’ve had a list of what to bring already so hopefully you’ll hear from MBS soon.
  9. MamaFrosty
    I haven’t needed to change centres but every time I’ve emailed they’ve been really responsive and helpful x
  10. MamaFrosty
    I think it’s 1 in 10 as an average around the country. I could be totally wrong, but I’d imagine that London and Birmingham (for example) would have a higher number of applicants than some of the other centres, meaning the chances of getting a place there are slightly lower - I guess they could offer second choice places to the kids they want though and it might not make that much of a difference! I think if I’ve learned anything from the last couple of years, it’s to try not to read too much into anything, try not to refresh emails too obsessively and to make sure our kids know that there’s not one single route to success, lots of people take different paths. Their happiness is what’s most important! I hope all the little ones auditioning have a great experience and it just fuels them to keep working at something they love doing.
  11. MamaFrosty
    We haven’t heard anything from wait list x
  12. MamaFrosty
    I’d be interested to know how many schools will take this up too, a lot of budgets are tight and spending money on school sports is often reserved for in person provision to free teachers up for planning time - if this is online then that won’t work and a lot of schools will feel that there are better things to spend the money on. I could be totally wrong though! Teachers (and TAs!) often buy resources out of their own money because budgets are so tight unfortunately.
  13. MamaFrosty
    We found the only thing that really helped during a run of performances was a hair mask for damaged hair and sleeping in a loose plait. Her hair is very fine so we have to do the same in summer when she’s swimming in the sea or in a chlorinated pool a lot. Now she uses an Aussie deep conditioner once a week for maintenance and we only use a small amount of gel for classes because she hates her ‘wispy bits’ (which she’s unfortunately inherited from me 😂)
  14. MamaFrosty
    They called me when I sent an initial enquiry, the dates didn’t work for us so we didn’t end up applying. The rehearsals are 3 days in May half term (the first Sunday and Monday, then the last Sunday), a catch up weekend in the middle of July, a week’s intensive at the beginning of August then final rehearsals and performances at the beginning of September. We’ve not had any experience of the company personally so can’t comment on that but they seemed very friendly on the phone!
  15. MamaFrosty
    Eek, ok. I’ve just checked and I definitely emailed several times to check they had her application with no response so hopefully it’s all fine (and keeping fingers crossed they’re lenient if not since I did my best to contact them!)
  16. MamaFrosty
    I was wondering if anyone else has applied for this year? My DD decided that’s where she wanted to go before Christmas so we got her application in a few months ago and didn’t hear from them. Did anyone else that applied get a confirmation that their application was received? I’ve tried emailing a few times but haven’t heard - keeping fingers crossed they got it!
  17. MamaFrosty
    This is us - my DD isn’t ready to be away from home so we didn’t even think of applying for vocational and we’re sticking to associates. I know it’s a huge long shot but I’m hoping the kids who’ve been offered vocational places take them and a Mids place comes up for her!
  18. MamaFrosty
    Waiting list for Mids here, she’s really pleased 😊
  19. MamaFrosty
    Congratulations and enjoy - my DD just did Swan Lake with EYB and had the best time, she still wakes up every morning and says ‘I wish I was still doing EYB!’
  20. MamaFrosty
    I’d definitely emphasise the achievement of doing an exam after such a strange two years! My daughter had a similar experience, she did an exam a few weeks ago and despite knowing the syllabus inside out she came out really shaken and had apparently messed up. Sadly, it sounds like her examiner was less understanding but that in itself was a good lesson! We’ve just told her that it’s been such an odd two years, with so much disruption to their learning, that just going in there and giving it her best was a massive accomplishment. We’re waiting on the results but I hope we’ve done enough groundwork that if she doesn’t get the grade she’s hoping for then she won’t feel disappointed in herself.
  21. MamaFrosty
    They only ask for a headshot at Malvern, it’s non selective so there’s no need for photos/videos
  22. MamaFrosty
    My daughter, who was 10 at the time, did Malvern last summer. She’s applied for Moorland this year, but there’s also Tring and Hammond for residentials and lots do non residential summer intensives too.
  23. MamaFrosty
    My daughter joined BB in September and absolutely loves it, as said above they get placed on ability not age. Her teacher is amazing - the right level of encouraging and challenging - and she’s learned a lot since starting. I’d say go for it if she’s keen, there’s nothing to lose!
  24. MamaFrosty
    We applied when it was video submissions in May 2021 and heard within a few days. She then started in the September. Good luck, my daughter loves her classes!
  25. MamaFrosty
    I emailed EYB because my daughter has a ballet exam on the morning of one of the rehearsals so she’ll be late - they were extremely understanding. We’re currently trying to work out what to do about her associate classes because two clash with the rehearsals (and she’d be really late if she did them) so we may do one and arrive late to EYB and skip one associate class. It’s only five weeks of rehearsals though so I’m more inclined to make sure she’s at those and then picks up the associate classes again afterwards.
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