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Spax

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  1. Has anyone got a child attending LRBS and if so how is it?
  2. My ds attended Rambert and enjoyed it. The conditioning was full on. He was put into group 2. Group 1 would not have been challenging enough for him. He said the teachers were excellent and he goes to a vocational school.
  3. She helps out with teaching and has been offered a job in Glasgow teaching. There are more exams to do but you need to pass Adv 2 with distinction first.
  4. My dd left a private school at 16 on the condition she went somewhere where she could do her A levels (Scotland HND) and BA Hons. She choose Ballet West as you also get 3 years stage full tour experience too. She has got her HND, ARAD and BA Hons this year. She is now doing another year just training with all academics finalised. If she doesnt get a job in the dance world at least she has her ARAD to teach and BA Hons to either carry on at Royal Academy of Dance to further her qualification on go into something new. Its a cruel world out there and not everyone makes it. Have a back up plan.
  5. I have some Bloch boys tap shoes 7.5 american size. I think that is 4 uk? Worn for 2 terms only, needs 2 screws though and laces as my ds put elastic in them so he could slip them on and off quickly. I also have a pair of size 11/12 no size in them. They are virtually new. If your in London you can pop round and try them before buying new ones or drop of at Elmhurst when I drop son off. I live in between St Pauls (2 stops from Holborn) and the Barbican 2 stops from Kings Cross.
  6. I live a 2 min walk from Farringdon. Its about a 15 minute walk up St Johns Road.
  7. I am excited now. Watching the matinee next Wednesday and Shadows of War the following Saturday!
  8. We live just around the corner from Italia Conti and the area is safe. My ds travelled the underground from Barbican to Shepherds Bush for a year and he was 11. Loads of children get off at the Barbican for school.
  9. Isaac who is a student at Ballet West is performing in Matthews Bourne's Lord of the Flies in Glasgow. He is desperately looking to stay somewhere for a couple of nights while in rehearsals. Can anyone help please. He is a lovely lad. Between 31st May to 15th June
  10. I really enjoyed watching Ballet Central at the Linbury Studio Theatre . My favourite pieces were 'Toots Goes To Charleston' which was fun. 'Carousel Dances' which was very clever and colourful. All in all a pleasant evenings entertainment!!!
  11. I have a headache! Ds will stay where he is
  12. Can I just say that one school that may be at the top one year doesn't mean it is at the top another. That goes for a school that was lower down in the ranks could be nearer the top. You really need to-do your homework on who the teachers are at that given year. Who has left the school. Who has joined the school. Pastoral care. Academics is really important. And more importantly where your child will be happy and flourish. When your child goes for audition 9/10 they will feel which is the right place for them. My dd did not want to go to Ballet West. It was her only option due to a car crash which destroyed her auditions. But we convinced her to go for a very late audition and make a holiday out of it. She went in knowing in her mind that she would not like it.....came out saying 'this is the place!' She is now in her 2nd year. Central would have been better as its only 1/2 mile away from us! But she is staying put! Don't look at the name of a school, look at the school itself.
  13. Its what he wanted to do so he is happy He has his own mind does my ds! ha ha. no need to be sorry but thank you anyway!
  14. thanks I will keep that in mind. I have had to pull him out of WL as it wasn't for him but he is in his third week at Elmhurst at the moment and so far so good!
  15. I think the standard is higher over there by all accounts. I was talking to a CSB students dad at their show case at the ROH and he said she auditioned at two places over there and had no chance. I was also talking to a lad who went to America with Matthew Bourne Company and he said they outshone them. Its really worrying when your own dc want to be artists. My dd had her heart set on going to US. Might look at sending my ds over there."/
  16. Spax

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    Thank you :-)
  17. Spax

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    Really? How many was assessed out this year 11 - 16 years olds? I really need to stop taking what people say as the truth:(
  18. Spax

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    I hope you don't think I am naming and shaming Elmhurst. They rarely assess out. Highly recommended school for this.
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    I have heard from a Birdy that Elmhurst are talking about stopping the 'assessing out' for the first 5 years. The children are so nervous after Christmas knowing that they are due. I have watched children along with my ds stressing over this. It is awful to say the least!!
  20. Sara Maria is Jonathon sister. Mother is Gillian Barton.
  21. Hi, Don't wait for Ballet West call them. Tell them you emailed and was waiting for a reply.They don't bite! Their internet goes down a lot because of where they are!
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