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  1. mumtotwoballerinas
    I think we are also ignoring the plain fact that many of the successful entrants for year 7 and year 12 have had private coaching with 1 or more professional or ex professional dancers. You only need to look at the successes claimed this year so far for evidence. It also has to be considered if you wish your child to continue their associate journey, where are mids and seniors held, will they still be within easy travelling distance. Beware that this may be different for girls and boys. Most primary age children have associates within fairly easy travelling distance, but this may end up being a 5+ hour round trip every week at year 7 and
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    Means tested
  3. mumtotwoballerinas
    Again RAD is not the main focus at the hammond, but a well respected and valuable tool. In the absence of a trinity diploma they are also evidence to potential employers required for work permit and visa applications.
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    Tring and Hammond are the same due to limited MDA. An offer of a place doesn't guarantee funding. My DD was offered Tring, but didn't get MDA. Fortunately she was offered MDA for Hammond which she loves. I believe one year someone was offered an MDA for Tring days before the start of term and turned it down as everything was bought including uniform for Hammond ! It's an issue with the system that there are only four MDA dance schools and two of those only have limited MDA available.
  5. mumtotwoballerinas
    Look at most recent years year 7 intake and which associates they attended. It would depend whether you are considering a year 7 place.
  6. mumtotwoballerinas
    Ballet has been the main focus of dance course at the hammond with tap and modern istd exams taken. RAD exams are more up to date than some schools in past years. DD in year 8 just taken intermediate. Whatever your opinion of RAD exams it does set a useful benchmark for where pupils sit, particularly in relation to other schools vocational and no vocational. Being an MDA school means focus is largely ballet so focus isn't that different. Year 11 destinations would always be interesting if published. The number going into upper school varies considerably from year to year. Another thing to consider EBS and RBS have MDA available for all who qualify I believe. Hammond, like Tring have a limited number of MDA
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    Daughter currently year 8
  8. mumtotwoballerinas
    Stick with RBS if you want a better chance of vocational school place at year 7 for Elmhurst and RBS.
  9. mumtotwoballerinas
    My son is having huge issues getting visa, but even with an EU passport dancers have to apply for visas in certain countries
  10. mumtotwoballerinas
    My son started ballet at 13. He attended Elmhurst young dancers and started vocational training at 16 at Kate Simmons he secured a contract on the day of his graduation. Finding an inspirational male teacher makes a world of difference and he was lucky to have some lessons with the wonderful Simon gray at my daughter's dance school prior to graduation
  11. mumtotwoballerinas
    Boarding house is at back of playing fields about a 5 minute walk away. The house parents take everyone across after post arrival meeting
  12. mumtotwoballerinas
    There are rooms of 2 &3. There are 3 shared bathrooms
  13. mumtotwoballerinas
    Some of my DS friends weren't in walking distance - definite bus ride so may have to factor additional expense in if commuting from central Warrington.
  14. mumtotwoballerinas
    I regularly wash my DD Bloch stretch canvas shoes on a normal 40oC wash and dry overnight on radiator and they have never shrunk. I also wash my son's (he does his own whilst away) so danca and they don't shrink either.
  15. mumtotwoballerinas
    Varna international ballet is the newly created touring company if the Varna state opera ballet in Bulgaria - a company celebrating its 75th year. They employed a lot of dancers in September specifically for the UK tour. A second tour has taken place in Korea. They have filled the slots in the UK which would have been the Siberian ballet, but was cancelled because of the issues with Russia. My son joined the company in July in Bulgaria
  16. mumtotwoballerinas
    I would always advise you to look at the current graduates destinations. Are they in employment or on post graduate courses. Each student's experience of pastoral care is evidently very different. Gut feelings are usually right
  17. mumtotwoballerinas
    They are active on Instagram you might be better off sending them a DM
  18. mumtotwoballerinas
    Navy tutu with structured bodice, net dyed to match hooped and tagged. Age 8-11years worn twice
  19. mumtotwoballerinas
    Yorkshire ballet seminars have an audition prep class in Birmingham and London during half-term
  20. mumtotwoballerinas
    I would definitely dig about on Instagram and look at the profiles of those being posted by schools to see how recently they actually graduated and have the recent graduates gained actual dance contracts or are they places on pre professional programmes. If you can take the opportunity to watch the current students perform at the schools you may be considering and trust your gut instincts
  21. mumtotwoballerinas
    They did this last year sent out bursary paper work and then gave out MDS to students as MDS were declined - we were lucky and got a quick MDS offer but some didn't get them until end of April or later - fingers crossed 🤞
  22. mumtotwoballerinas
    I wouldn't give up hope, quite a few offers were given at the end of April last year. There were even a late round of applications offered MDS after all the movement ( places still being announced). The current year 7 has 10 girls 3 boys on the dance and a Mt day student. Good luck to all those waiting x
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    Elmhurst young dancer tracksuit new style jacket age 10-12 and leggings age 9-10 hardly worn due to covid £40 Bloch leotard age 12 ( comes up small) £10
  24. mumtotwoballerinas
    I still have a young dancer leotard age 12 for sale this is hardly worn - it fitted my smaller than average daughter in year 6
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    Age 8-10 sold
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