Ballerina_girl

7 minutes ago, The red shoes said:

Pinky and toes is all in the hypermobility check. If they have hyper extended elbows/ knees. If they can bend their thumb to reach their wrist etc. These are standard checks at all ballet school auditions. 

ahh ok. Thanks for the info. I’m a total newbie to the ballet world. So I’ve no idea! 

3 minutes ago, PetitJeté said:

I really have no idea if it’s good or bad, but I’m glad your dd reported the same! I presume the physios just check what they’re told, and report back, and they wouldn’t be the ones making the final decisions. I can’t get any more out of her, as she keeps getting cross with me. I don’t want to overanalyse! 

they do get cross don’t they! I got a lot out of my DD about the audition but when it came to the physio she didn’t have much to say she says they checked her toe, her pinky finger??? But no one ‘gently handled her’ as mentioned in the letter although it did say ‘May’ maybe because of Covid they are limiting as much as possible and only checking areas of concern? If so I think fingers and toes were priority in ours as that’s what she mentioned! I’ve no idea how much they can tell about the body from watching them dance. I will no doubt start over analysing! 

1 hour ago, PetitJeté said:

Well dd said the ballet teacher was lovely, but she thinks it’s going to be a no on the basis the physio didn’t ask her to do much, in comparison to the other girl in the room. We’ve said she shouldn’t read much into it. She is a JA, so I wonder how much they go on what they know already. Anyway, what will be will be! She’s tired, I hadn’t really thought, but of course they haven’t been in a studio for months! 

it didn’t sound like they asked my DD to do much either! Is that a bad sign then? My daughters not a JA but then she’s never had injury’s of any sort so maybe there wasn’t much to check! I asked if there was a turn out machine and she didn’t remember this happening either as some of the boy mums had mentioned 

Hope everyone had a great day today and good luck to the others tomorrow. The cyclists are wild down there there’s loads of them and they go so fast. We saw the deer and had a lovely day. My DD enjoyed it so much 

Good Luck to everyone auditioning today and over the weekend! Have fun! We are heading down now ready for tomorrow so exciting it’s finally here 😀

18 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

We are there Saturday! I’ve got my DD some treats for in the car on the way home after the audition, I think I might take myself some too 🤣

I think that’s a good idea! Good Luck to your DD for Saturday we are so excited here 😍

1 minute ago, BalletBoyMumma said:

Awww. 🥺 Lots of hugs needed. 

 

Weloveballet - can you print it? It was the email we printed and DS handed in, I didn’t show the text. If you can’t, screenshot the email just incase and it’ll be fine - we found phone signal a bit sketchy up at WL. 

thank you that reassures me then if you showed the email not the text, I’ve printed it off along with all the other print offs needed today, I just don’t understand why I didn’t get a text, but you’ve put my mind at rest thank you 😀

10 minutes ago, Raquelle said:

Thank you! My DD is so emotional...its a lot for them after months of being locked down x 

Glad you got sorted! Not what you need at all. Definitely have a glass of wine. I’m still stressing about not getting this text through even though I know email is ok, would of rather had both, will try it again tomorrow as we are Saturday. We all deserve drinks when it’s all over and done with 

6 minutes ago, BalletBoyMumma said:

Email is fine.  

Thank you 😀

I’ve just done my daughters Covid test recorded it I’ve had an email but not a text yet? Is an email ok? 

3 hours ago, TwirlyWhirly said:

Huge good luck to all the DDs out there going to WL finals over the next few days. Enjoy it, take pictures and remember it for the amazing experience of the day! 😁

Thank you! Good Luck everyone! 

38 minutes ago, Bunny said:

That’s the one

Thank you! 😀

Can anyone confirm please this is the correct place to record test result? 
 

https://www.gov.uk/report-covid19-result

Just had health questionnaire and Richmond park pass through via email 

1 minute ago, The red shoes said:

Ds JA teacher said the original list they got sent out was 120 girls which then got cut again to just under 80 xx 

 

The JA teachers knew who was through to finals before we did! 

Oh really! They’ve all done amazing then if they had cut it again from 120 they liked, I didn’t realise they had found out first. 

Just now, Dancermom said:

I’m not sure but I think around 70/80 would be the usual amount at the finals? I’m sure someone will know! X

ah ok, either way it’s just so exciting and such an achievement for them all 😀

41 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

Oh ok! I think there was 24 boys at the audition wasn’t there? So If it’s the same for the girls then that would make 72? Then there’s the ones that can’t be there in person and the international students. I wonder though how many international students there are at this age 🤔

Yes I had heard they’ve taken more than usual this year maybe because it was a video audition, so they felt they needed to see more in person, if so it’s everybody’s gain as the experience of getting to dance at White Lodge is a very special one. Yes I wondered about international students also. 

Just now, Dancermom said:

I wonder if it’s definitely the three days for the girls? 

yes I have heard of some being on Friday and Sunday 

5 hours ago, Dancermom said:

We are going on Saturday too x

 We are Saturday also 

Has anyone from the girls groups received their health forms/vehicle Richmond park pass yet? 

4 hours ago, Raquelle said:

OK. It just seems to odd they originally said you can't do home tests only lateral flow where you get an official result...but if the official result is self reported it isn't really very official 🤔...thanks so much, as long as that's all I need xxx 

i think they are doing temperature checks also if I remember rightly not sure where I saw that 

2 hours ago, Dancermom said:

I did the exact same thing! 🤣

Same!! 🤣

Thank you! Plan to take the test/submit the results on Thursday afternoon for audition Sat morning so if 4 hours is the longest so far that should be fine. Wasn’t sure how long it could take 😀 worrying over daft things now 🤣

A question from the boys groups when you did the lateral flow tests and put the results into the website did the text come through straight away/ soon after? 

Good luck to the boys tomorrow