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  1. mum5678
    Hi all, Just seeking some thoughts from fellow dance parents... DC has accepted a place at NBS and as a matter of courtesy wrote a couple of very nice, carefully written "thanks very much, I'm honoured for the offer but I'm going to decline on this occasion" emails, which we felt kind of needed to be done in our particular circumstances (one school had offered to fund some of the course and from another school the head phoned us one day to ask why we'd turned it down! šŸ˜¬) Both schools responded with.... let's say 'snotty' at the very least (but actually unpleasant would be more accurate description) emails back. Obviously we won't respond further, but it got me firstly worrying that we'd done the wrong thing by being what seemed to be polite enough to reply to them, and then about any bridges that might have been burned by DC choosing a school that isn't theirs in terms of work later on (both schools are linked to companies). Anyone else had any experience of this? Surely all schools get offers declined?!
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    Came through with a fairly big attachment and from a different email address 'applicantportal@ictheatre.ac.uk' so might be worth checking junk mail too! Xx
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    DS got an email through just after 1am this morning so if yours doesn't come soon might be worth following up. It's also on portal... all very confusing re: saying they need a deposit within 28 days but not saying how much and where to pay etc. I think we are going to be the guinea pig year for the BIMM admin system!! šŸ˜‰
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    We were really impressed with Zobia tooā€¦. She took us on a virtual tour which was really helpful and was very adamant about the NBS under 18s being in a flat all together so I feel quite confident that theyā€™re ā€œon itā€! Weā€™ve booked in for NMH - flat of 4 on the 7th floor (penthouse suite! šŸ˜‚) and she mentioned another flat was full, so sounds like thereā€™s a good little gang of them. All booked in for the Easter workshop too so hopefully theyā€™ll all get to meet each other. šŸ˜Š
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    Yes, weā€™ve been chatting with Zobiaā€¦ sheā€™s fab! šŸ™‚
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    Thanks Jo Joā€¦.. it looks amazing there and heā€™d absolutely love it, but it comes down to a bit of a cost issue for us unfortunately! But happy to share contact details if the DCs want to get in touch ahead of September so they can set up a little chat group for any newbies. DM me if she likes the idea of that. DS is a friendly little soul and wonā€™t mind setting it up (even though I know I will get a ā€œMUUUUUUMMMMM!ā€ when he finds out Iā€™ve said that!!šŸ˜‚)
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    Just wonderingā€¦. Did they say where it was? We only booked towards the end last week too and wondering if they might be in the same one based on timingsā€¦ I thought she said it was a flat of 4 or 5, but definitely said it was on the 7th floor. But did specifically say the other one was full and sheā€™d started a new NBS flat. šŸ¤”
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    DS is only 16, so falls into the same age category, but I appreciate some girls might prefer to be in an all girls flat. I share all the concerns about mixing them with uni students, canā€™t imagine the difference in timing of their timetables works awfully well! Thatā€™s actually my biggest worry about him goingā€¦ ballet school looks great but Iā€™m really not completely comfortable with them being in halls. @Ballet-taxithe lady at NM mentioned one flat was flat was now full when I spoke to her so guess thatā€™s your DDs, hence starting him off in a new one, but she did say it would be kept for NBS because of his age.
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    Thank youā€¦. This is SO helpful! Just having this conversation this evening with our 2 boys (one 18 and off to uni, other 16 and heading to NBS) Really hard to know where to start so this is great insight.
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    If they donā€™t mind having a boy with them heā€™d be delightedā€¦. Heā€™s pretty well house trained and doesnā€™t smell! (I have 3 boysā€¦. Itā€™s a thing!šŸ˜‚) He tends to get on really well with girls in general - I guess you kind of have to when youā€™re a male ballet dancer!
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    Apparently New Medlock is being renovated over the summerā€¦. If that helps at all! Does look like it needs it šŸ„“
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    Apparently the first flat is now full at New Medlock and theyā€™ve just started another one for my DS!
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    We had a similar email - asked us to register on Bimm so that they could issue the formal offer from there (already had the initial letter through from NBS) but not had anything further through from the Bimm site yet. Guess theyā€™re all getting used to the change in systems!
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    Woo hoo..... We just had good news from NBS! DS is completely over the moon - he absolutely loved it. (He's also probably about to get kicked out of school because he keeps texting me with how excited he is so a good job he got an offer! šŸ˜‚)
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    We've had a mixed bag... Previous dance schools have asked us to pay for costumes, anything from Ā£20-Ā£50 (one let us keep them after, one was a hire) and then pay for tickets at around Ā£12. The school we're currently with make a point of not charging pupils anything extra to do the shows (and have a stock of costumes) so that cost doesn't prohibit people from taking part. We do have to pay Ā£12-15 for the ticket (performed in a professional theatre), but that doesn't feel unfair. DS has also performed in associate scheme shows, and again, we've never been asked to pay for the costumes but do pay around Ā£15 for the ticket, also in a theatre. I wasn't sorry to leave the school that charged for the costumes behind as they really can add up and as has been mentioned above, we're pretty rubbish quality!
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    Thank you so much everyone - this is super-helpful! Xx
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    Awesome, thank you!
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    Ah, that's fab... thank you!
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    Thank you so much, that's really helpful!
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    Thank you so much! It's definitely a firm favourite at the moment... we're currently in a predicament with the 6 week deadline to let them know but he'd really like to finish his auditions first, which of course overruns that by a week or two! We've asked if they'll consider an extension by a couple of weeks so šŸ¤ž Really good to hear all the good 'feels' he experienced on the day are well founded. Xx
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    Hello all, Can anyone give advice on what sort of thing auditionees tend to do for their solo for NBS? (Sorry I know NOTHING about all this!) We have an audition coming up soon and a few options but not sure what to choose. DS had a ballet variation from his last exam that he LOVED and he'd quite like to do that, but not sure if that's a bit too safe or if they've seen them all before. He also has a contemporary ballet piece that he's considering, but given that the course splits into Jazz and ballet we weren't sure if this was appropriate... would anybody be happy to share what kind of thing their DC did? Or have any thoughts on what sort off thing he should shouldn't go for? I know lots of people use festival pieces but we've never really gone down that route so feeling a bit lost for options! Thank you!
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    Thank you so much! That's really helpful (and good news!) šŸ™‚
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    @Ballet-taxi and @HairpinseverywhereCongratulations to your DDs - that's fantastic! Please could you advise us on what they needed to do in the audition? Or more specifically do they have to sing? DS would really like to audition there but rather intimidated by the mention of singing on the course as he is probably a candidate for the worst singer out there! šŸ˜‚ Have told him I'll try to find out through the magic mum network as he's determined I shouldn't call the school and ask them in case that shatters his chances... and of course he's 16 so he knows best!
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    Hi there, Just wondering if your dd went to EFB in the end? DS has just been offered a full time place there and we're trying to make decisions so looking for updates on how people are finding it.
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