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  1. Ballet_novice
    Yes. But why the so called investigative journalism does not do a proper investigations and does not limit to 4
  2. Ballet_novice
    Here we are presented with 4 cases and make concluding remarks. How about the thousands of others with different experiences
  3. Ballet_novice
    People should talk with real statistics at hand. Here we are presented with 4 cases and we draw conclusions not granted.
  4. Ballet_novice
    Sure stop any
  5. Ballet_novice
    This is not true. And believe me there is a very open dialogue between parte an and school. This documentary tend to be sensationalistic and so not offer a balanced view
  6. Ballet_novice
    Again this assumes everyone over the years develop in the same way simply because one has access to the same training. Which is not the case. Not in ballet, not in any sports, not in academics.
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    Don’t understand why being a white lodge student should necessarily guarantee a spot at upper school. Training offers alone is probably not sufficient. even if I had trained with the coach of Federer, I would have never become Federer - because physically I could not, mentally, coordination. Etc. I love to sing but will never have the voice of Frank Sinatra no matter how much I train. I loved to play basketball as a teenager but i can never play in the NBA You are making an assumptions that everyone is equally capable. Which is not the case. And yes this is unfortunately valid also for 16yo. And parents should be realistic in their expectations and also be mindful of guiding children towards what’s best for them. Each one of us here express his own opinion which is never an absolute truth. And I don’t pretend to possess the gift of the absolute truth.
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    May be by chance this year the British students simply were not at the level required (combination of physical characteristics, artistry, technique etc. ). Upper school is i understand one of the three top school in the world. And to remain as such simply has to select the best worldwide. Pretty much like universities.
  9. Ballet_novice
    Probably. But I think that the quality of year 11 students at royal ballet is on average much higher than other vocational school. I have seen performance of different schools and I could see a marked difference.
  10. Ballet_novice
    I think a school have the obligation of to give place to students who best deserve it. If this means assessing out, it is part of the process. I think that the RB Company despite employing professional from many different training continue to embody at best the British style so I am not sure where your concern about Britishness come from.
  11. Ballet_novice
    Agree. As tough as it may be it is better to guide children towards what is their best interest. And children or is as parents may not necessarily always be able to determine that independently.
  12. Ballet_novice
    Very good point.
  13. Ballet_novice
    Well at early age students may be assessed in a certain way. But then each one develop differently, physically and in characters and capabilities. We are and they are not all equally gifted. As in any professions, sports or any endeavour. It is not only a question of the training one has access to.
  14. Ballet_novice
    Eventually is simply that there are not as many British national with the characteristics needed. I assume an Each school and company has certain standards I believe and if those are not met or no more met than student are not enrolled or are assessed out
  15. Ballet_novice
    Have you ever considered that perhaps the students that appeared to be ballet material in year 7 …over the years it turns out actually were not all as such? It is not only training. Several students leave WL because they loose interest in ballets, or develop physical conditions that are not compatible with ballet, or simply don’t have anymore the inclination and dedication needed for ballet any longer.
  16. Ballet_novice
    Yes.
  17. Ballet_novice
    Please note that many Uk students are also full paying as support is family income base.
  18. Ballet_novice
    She will love it. White Lodge is a wonderful place.
  19. Ballet_novice
    Well I think you are assuming that all students are equal. Which is not the case. Do you think that all the children that train for tennis or for football with the best tennis coaches and best junior club end up at the top of tennis or football? These type of careers like ballet are super competitive. And that’s how schools and companies remains at the top of their league. similarly not all top university students graduates with A+ but we certainly don’t think Harvard Oxford or Cambridge cannot teach. Do we?
  20. Ballet_novice
    What were the reasons then? They perhaps were not suited for ballet at the level required by the school for other reasons.
  21. Ballet_novice
    I think the school wants to be a top school in world educating and training the best talent to remain the best school in the world. Don’t think that all Uk dancers are necessarily ranking in the best talents in the world. Some do. This is the same in many fields. I have friends with teenagers in professional football clubs and the bar increases every year as junior clubs look for talent from everywhere. So are ballet schools and companies.
  22. Ballet_novice
    I think it is because it is very expensive for foreigners to come and auditions and also family may not be ready to make that type of commitment - as well as separate from their children - when they are 11. Then as the children grow and continue to show talent and desire to progress as dancer, family may be more inclined to support them for a school abroad. So this make the pool of the best talents from other countries approaching the auditions. At the same time some of the more local students who started year 7, may well turn up not to be as talented as expected, suffer injuries or simply not being interested in ballet that much anymore or not willing to continue to make the sacrifices needed to train for classical ballet. Not that different than what happen in other high performing sports. Not all foot players in British clubs are British, no?
  23. Ballet_novice
    The world has 8 bn people. We in Uk has 67 million people. If the school look for global talent to really be the best school worldwide then it is not surprising that Uk national end up being a small percentage of the total as would be for many other nationalities.
  24. Ballet_novice
    Is there any indication of ring-fencing?
  25. Ballet_novice
    As I understand the size of the class is variable from year to year
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