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dancedizzy

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  1. Having had 2 children at Tring one on MDS and another on DaDA totalling 6 years personal experience of the dance course, sadly I can well believe that they will take full fee paying students over more talented students needing MDS funding. Very much a rich mans playground. I also have personal experience of RBS, which is operated very very differently their priority being talent.
  2. charlie4dancin, I live in the north and have tried a variety of pointe shoe fitters countrywide as my eldest was at White Lodge. Best pointe shoe fitter is Dorothy who owns Barnums in Warrington. You have to make an appointment. If its first time you have to leave 1hr free. Otherwise at least 30mins.
  3. Opportunities for boys wanting classical are very very different for boys at Tring. I have two daughters one of which went to White Lodge who was still denied a whole range of classical opportunities by the dance director even though her fab ballet teachers at Tring disagreed. Since moving on she has danced with a professional ballet company as one of the main cygnets in Swan Lake. It was definitely personal at Tring as we insisted on a meeting to challenge dance directors decisions. My daughter also attained higher RAD results than some in the 'classical Set'
  4. I have 5 yrs personal experience of Tring, academics need an overhaul and brought into 21st century ie smart boards resources. If you want a classical dance route Tring is NOT the place to be.
  5. Classical training at Tring is far from good. I have had 2 daughters who gained government scholarships to attend who both after 3 and 4 yrs training left to take up classical places elsewhere! if you are not the dance director's favourite or if you've dared to challenge a decision of hers then dont bother! All classical doors will be well and truly closed. One of my daughters now attends the classical CAT programme at Leeds led by Yoko Ichino. The course is extremely challenging but absolutely fanastic. All students have personalised training programmes and my daughter has improved 100 fold and now has so much more self confidence. It helps that the dance director has been a professional ballerina herself unlike Tring's Dance Director!
  6. Hope some of you had successful phone calls to The Hammond today and MDS have been redistributed
  7. Northern Ballet School is Manchester Northern Ballet Academy is Leeds Northern Ballet Company is Leeds
  8. I had 2 children on MDS's and my parental contribution was the same for 2 as it was for 1
  9. Kiwi mum we too were in a similar position last yr both my girls at vocational schools on MDS realistically we knew that in order for my eldest to continue she had to gain a place at an institution which offered funding via student finance releasing tuition and maintenance funds. The main schools being Central, Rambert and Ballet West. She fortunately gained that place and is studying for a BA in classical ballet
  10. At the Northern Ballet Academy Leeds boys are encouraged to have their own pointe shoes to strengthen their feet if it's appropriate for that child x
  11. I know of 2 who got DaDAs for Elmhurst who are going elsewhere so fingers crossed for those on reserve list
  12. Sorry Julie I take your point regarding Tring but feel the training/opportunities students receive affect their ultimate destinations as graduates. My daughter trained at RBS then on to Tring the only bones in her body were classical ones! Dance Director at Tring tried over a 4 yr period to persuade her to follow a jazz/contemporary route definitely square peg round hole syndrome! Tring will have more graduate classical success once the current dance director steps down and a director with a classical dance training background takes over! My vote is for Terry wright and Lorraine Jones!
  13. My daughter is a CAT student at Northern Ballet Academy Leeds. The only classical CAT programme in the country. The course is absolutely fantastic and worth every penny. Previous to this my daughter was at vocational dance school on a MDS. She does more classical training on the CAT course too!
  14. This may sound controversial but if you are a male dancer at Tring then your classical opportunities are more plentiful!(whether u want them or not). My eldest spent 4 yrs there and my youngest 3 yrs. In the past Tring produced successful classical dancers but it's philosophy has certainly changed.
  15. Exactly my point Pas de Quatre Tring in my experience does not nurture or encourage classical dancers. As the director of dance said'my job is to get dancers contracts!'and so both my funded beautiful classical daughters left to take up places at vocational schools who promote classical ballet. Tring is a great musical theatre school!
  16. Northern Ballet Academy Leeds is a classical course not contemporary. In fact a more classical bias than Tring associates!(speaking from personal experience)
  17. Tring Beautiful location,main house is Rothchild's Mansion house where the majority of female pupils board. Had extensive state of the art studios build too. Auditions begin early, usually November right through to Feb. Format ballet class modern class and solo( this was case 4 yrs ago) students encouraged to audition at same time for theatre course but my daughters were adamant they did not want to. Selected students invited for March funding audition(MDS). After ballet class a few selected for physio screening based on classical physique. Parents allowed in with physio! Successful candidates receive a call usually same day. Lower school pupils have 3 hours of dance classes daily usually 1 hr of ballet! Parents can only watch class once a yr and watch junior dance show and performances on Founders Day . RAD on Saturday. Children chosen by ENB and other companies to perform. My girls loved the school and majority of staff but where disappointed with lack of classical training and have moved on to more classical schools
  18. She went to Elmhurst left went to Centrepoint and from there got RBS upper school and joins company on graduation
  19. I agree totally with afab regarding Tring. I had 2 daughters there, one on junior dance course and one on senior dance course,theyre both ballet dancers and were on funded places. We gave them up after 3 and 2 yrs respectively due to lack of classical training! My youngest is now has a funded place at the Northern Ballet School Leeds and the training is fantastic. My eldest is studying for a BA in Classical Ballet and has never looked back!
  20. We have regularly deshanked pointe shoes and softened the vamp but actually find that they appear bulkier on the feet esp the vamp area compared to soft block shoes which appear 'dainter' on the feet
  21. Yes in previous years they have contacted successful DaDA applicants the same day. They ring mobiles whilst youre en route home. Hope all goes well tomorrow. I have had 2 daughters on dance courses at Tring,youngest junior dance course on a MDS and eldest senior dance course on a DaDA so know what it's like!
  22. The Northern Ballet Summer School which both my daughters attended last yr having both also attended RBS summer school and RAD summer school was extremely challenging. Both my girls loved it, my eldest also did company class. Yoko Ichino is a very hard taskmaster who assessed all the children at the first class and placed them in groups according to ability. It was the hardest and most rewarding summer school my girls have ever attended and my eldest was a full time student at White Lodge. There were a variety of students there from RBS, Elmhurst, Hammond and international. My youngest is now part of the classical CAT programme at Leeds too! The students took notes in each class, were given individual exercises, watched the Company in action and performed for parents at the end of the Summer School. All in all a fantastic experience!
  23. My daughter is in her 1st yr at Ballet West and loves it. The staff are professional and friendly. The course classical and challenging. The accommodation is fantastic. She has just completed a tour of Swan Lake with the company which was a fabulous interpretation. I hope this helps. Having more than 1 daughter in vocational training I feel I am in a position to compare the training at Ballet West with The Royal and Tring.
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