mumofdd

No, this is for Norwich. The auditions were Wednesday... No link yet. Congratulations to your DC too!

Hi, My daughter has auditioned for EYB and got in! 🥰 This is the first time she has ever attended an audition and so I'm not sure of the process. The letter says that the acceptance link will be sent by email, but it doesn't say when to expect it. For those who have done EYB before, how soon after the audition does the email get sent please? Thank you!

We went to London for DD's first pointe shoe fitting and found Dancia International to be fantastic. The fitter took the time to look at my daughter's feet and how flexible they are and chose a Grishko shoe that complemented her feet beautifully. We tried 3 pairs in total. She could have done with half a size smaller and so the fitter did suggest we visited Bloch and Capezio as well to see if they had anything in my daughter's size, but we were pushed for time to catch our train home, so went with the Grishko shoes. That was a good choice as once the elastics were added to the backs, they stayed up and my daughter did not outgrow them prior to taking her Inter Foundation exam a few months later.

Thank you, that's really helpful

She's been dancing since she was 3, but didn't really start properly until she moved to her current studio when she was 6.

My DD started IF in September 2021 after a term in Grade 3. She had been doing 1 hour IF, 45 mins grade 4 and 30 mins pre-pointe (stretching) a week. At the time of being entered for the IF exam, she hadn't started learning the variation and did not know one of the allegros and a couple of other exercises so she had 2hrs privates a week for the 6 weeks leading up to the exam to learn what she didn't know and make sure she was secure in everything else. She doesn't know what she wants to do when she's older, but potentially she wants to teach...

Yes, it was in-person and we're in Norfolk. There were 2 examiners present, so that could be why the results have come back so quickly, as the results haven't needed further verification...

My daughter (just turned 12) took her IF exam at the weekend. She joined the IF class last September and so had not had anywhere near the number of guided learning hours recommended by the RAD. I think she's spent around 65-70 hours working on the IF syllabus. She got her first pair of pointe shoes during the summer holidays (this year) so is pretty new to pointe, but has beautiful, strong feet. Her result is already back... a 3-day turnaround has to be a record!! She has passed with a merit (58 marks). Is that a good result for somebody of her age? She took her RAD Grade 3 exam in April this year and is used to achieving higher marks, but I understand that the examiners are much stricter in the vocational exams.

My daughter has incredibly strong legs and feet. She got her first pair of pointe shoes in August this year, a couple of months before turning 12, and was able to do beautiful arabesques etc almost straight away. She took her IF exam at the weekend. She is young compared to others. They don't go en pointe until they are strong enough. Many in DD's school are 13/14 years and some never go en pointe. It's definitely not something that should be rushed!

She does 2.75hrs of ballet a week (45 mins G4, 1hr vocational, 1hr private) plus a 30 min stretching class. I think G4 is going to be far too easy for her now!

So, my daughter was in Grade 3 when she started the Inter Foundation class. She took her Grade 3 in April and has just taken Inter Foundation. She hasn't taken Grade 4 yet but is now moving into the Intermediate class which is level 3. That's why I'm wondering if she's going to find the Grade 4 work tedious now that she has taken the Inter Foundation exam and is moving into Intermediate.

Hi, My 12yr old DD has just taken her RAD Inter Foundation exam after 14/15 months of study. However, on the graded side, she is only in Grade 4... Is it quite common to be in Grade 4 and Intermediate, or is my DD going to find the Grade 4 work too easy now that she has taken her Inter Foundation exam? Everything I have read puts Inter Foundation at a Grade 5/6 level, so I'm a little confused! TIA

That's great - thank you!

My daughter is taking her RAD Inter Foundation exam in December and is a little worried about all the vocabulary that she is expected to know. She is making sure that she knows the focal and linking steps that will be tested in the free enchainment part of the exam, but does anyone know if all the other vocabulary will be "tested" during the exam please?

My DD passed both IDTA exams with high merits, so her wobbles obviously weren't that bad! 😁