The red shoes

Ours too!! It was so exciting … the whole PDD ! But those double double tours were something else !

Has anyone got any experience of this? Looking at Schools in Germany and USA for Ds but will be 14 at the time of entry. How hard is it to get a Visa if at all possible? Welcome anyone’s experiences or advice .

Yes they can!

One of the schools has indeed agreed to let their students watch it i when it airs if they feel they want to with staff, counsellors etc on hand to answer any questions they may have and support them .

They always used JA’s and YD’s from Elmhurst however the year my dad did it in 2019 they did an open audition and nearly 500 hundred rocked up to the auditions! They should do that every year !

This is a tricky one … but at our vocational school we were told no more than two weeks, rest MUST be included and then a conditioning programme set by the school. I happen to agree with this and don’t think it’s wise doing endless back to back intensives. The body needs rest to grow plus most growth spurts occur during these summer breaks so again puts unnecessary risk on the body . Also you risk burn out from an already packed summer term going into multiple courses. Yes these courses are enriching, you learn, you make new friends etc but can’t replace daily class/ conditioning . it’s finding the balance. Please don’t feel under pressure to follow the crowd as each child’s body is individual. Some really great advice on here

Yes it’s Edinburgh

Anyone know why these centres are closing for RBS JA’s? Read about it yesterday in their newsletter and curios

Quality over quantity . If your DD has a great teacher then that should be enough along side her JA class . Please don’t fall into the trap or under pressure of filling her week with various ballet classes with multiple teachers. I know many children who were accepted into vocational ballet school just attending JA’s and their once a week ballet class .

A yes for one of my students and a no for the other ! Hard when that happens 😔

Still nothing for my students

Have you heard anything yet? I had two pupils audition and they’ve not had anything back yet 🤔

It was merely a suggestion as to why a certain week might be oversubscribed.. only a suggestion. I rarely comment on here these days for fear of being lynched or offending anyone unintentionally… Please don’t take what I said the wrong way or twist it into something it was not . I will not be lead into any more discussion regarding it.

I am sorry you misinterpreted what I said, no harm done though 😊

Yes this is what I was trying to say .. thanks for clarifying 🙂