MamaFrosty

All sorted - it’s because she’s only down to audition for Mids and the semi finals/finals are for white lodge. I do wonder whether that’s scuppered her chances for Mids because they won’t have seen her since November when they’re making their decisions but it’s not the end of the world!

Me too - it’ll be what it is but it’d be nice to know either way! 

Not in junk or in any other folder. I guess I wait til Sunday and email if we haven’t heard by then! 

Any other y7 Londoners not heard yet? Trying not to read too much into it!

I’ve got the audition date down as the 28th? 

We’ve had no information about times etc so far 

My 11 year old is auditioning tomorrow, but she’s got her RB Mids audition on the 21st so not sure what we’d do if she gets through to finals. I guess cross the bridge if by some small chance we come to it!

The more threads I read like this, the more inclined I am to not do the auditions this time round and wait til she’s 16. The thing that means this isn’t an easy decision is because the girls she dances with do it very much as a hobby so there’s no real benchmark of what the other girls her age with the same aspirations are like. She does a couple of associates but she’s very new to those so we’ll see how much of a difference they make in her. She does work at home on her own but it’s not the same thing as being with other like minded kids who are as driven in her weekly classes. She’s not the most resilient of kids though, and we highly suspect she has autism which makes the social and emotional side of things much more challenging so I don’t think she’d thrive in a boarding school environment. It’s a really tough position for everyone to be in! 

Does anyone know much about how many bursaries Moorlands offer please? 

We’re not sure what we’re doing yet but I’ll follow this post with interest! 

On 03/08/2021 at 23:36, WhatsThePointe said:

There is also a Facebook group for associates where 2nd hand uniform is sold..I will message it to you.

Could you message it to me too please?

Pictures would be great thank you!

I was wondering if anyone has any of the Ballet Boost uniform for sale in 8-10 years please?

I got the email at 4:30pm yesterday. It had the dates listed but didn’t specify how long or the times. I’d assume they’d be a similar length to last years’ classes though which I think were something like an hour/90mins. I emailed to ask if it was possible to be put in an afternoon session and they replied (very quickly, I was impressed!) saying that they’d be morning sessions only x 

No I emailed to ask because I wondered if we could request to be in a later group. But they’re all going to be in the mornings. It’s a shame but she’s better off having longer, regular, in person classes than giving that up for 12 on Zoom ☺️

We’ve had the email confirming dates and the link to sign up. Unfortunately the classes will be in the mornings which will clash with her Ballet Boost classes so we’ll have to decline 😔

Not yet. I think places (for in person and waiting list) had to be confirmed by today so I guess they’re working out who they’ve got, whether they can offer out any waiting list places and how many online classes they’ll be running 😊

My daughter did the Easter one and had a great time, really welcoming and nurturing. She’s joining their associate programme having done it because she enjoyed it so much x

We confirmed our place on the waitlist and registered our interest for the online classes and had a reply saying that they’d be in touch if a place became available and with more info about the zoom sessions. This was for year 6 London x

I’ve just seen London Children’s Ballet are also doing a summer school too x

My 10 year old is going to Malvern Ballet Seminars in Rutland this summer but that’s residential. I think Ballet Boost do a non residential, that’s in London x

SWL London year 6 for us, I’m so pleased for her! 

We have to confirm (or decline) a place on another associate course by the end of the weekend - I’m pretty sure the timings would clash so doing both isn’t an option and it seems better to go with the one we know has accepted her than hold on to what seems to be a very small chance. It’s a little frustrating but what will be will be.

Those numbers are interesting, it’s such a shame boys places still aren’t as coveted  - I know there’s a discrepancy between the number of boys and girls that do ballet but I hadn’t realised how much!

We uploaded via Google drive so have no idea if they’ve been watched or how many times, but we did another video audition and sent it a different way which means we can see if it’s been downloaded and it’s excruciating! Looking forward to just knowing either way now, hopefully not too much longer. 

She’d love that, thank you! It’ll be her first residential and I think I’m more nervous than her 😂