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    RBS Associate Yes and No Letters

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    DD got her letter today a NO as expected but luckily she wasnt too bothered as she starts with Northern associates in september, so luckily it hasnt affected her too much this time, i think if she hadnt received a yes from Northern she would have been devastated its soo hard for them when theyre so young ...... Good Luck to those still waiting :) x

    Congrats on Northern! My DD been there through JAs, Inters and is now hoping to stay for Seniors. Which class is your DD going into? (forgive me if you already put this but not seen all the posts!)

    F x

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    RBS Associate Yes and No Letters

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Firstly Fran so gutted for you and dd I know how much it meant to you both :( how do you pick up the pieces!!! Your wise words have meant so much to us for so many years... No doesnt mean never when one door closes another will open and I hope it's real soon ;)

    BIG HUGS

    Cx

     

    Edited to add congrats to the yes letters :)

    I am not going to be much good at picking up the pieces as I am too upset myself. Normally I hold it together but so much is going wrong right now that I just feel overwhelmed by all the bad stuff... :'( - fortunately DD is out at her fathers this evening so I can be upset without her knowing it. x

    RBS Associate Yes and No Letters

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Well, I have an absolutely devastated DD - she got a "no" so her time at RBS associates comes to an end. She is usually very brave about "no" letters but she has made some very good friends at MAs.

    I am really upset for once as we are having such a bad time with life in general that this is just yet another knock :(

    Well done to all with a "yes"

    F

    RBS Associate Yes and No Letters

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    which audition did you do frangapani, we were at London on the 7th February 5.30pm

    Hello! We were in Manchester - can't remember the date but think it was mid-January?? Seems SO long ago now!!! Not holding out much hope tbh, but until that letter arrives you never know do you???

    I am going with tomorrow for what it's worth ;)

    F xxxx

    BEST OF LUCK TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

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    Hammond

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Best of luck all of you waiting for those letters.... we are waiting for SA letter but am resigned to a "no" so not worrying about it too much!!!!!

    F xxx

    Northern Ballet Associates Audition Times!

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    The Royal Armouries are fab! Know one of the actors who does the jousting and pretends to be a Cavalier etc!!! I take my small boy there if ever we spend the day in Leeds whilst DD at associates.

    As it is centrally located, you are very handy for the whole of Leeds City Centre - you won't be bored!!

    F x

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    Hours a week

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Stardancer- I am not sure how serious your daughter is about ballet, but doing only one hour a week (well 55 minutes of advanced ballet) is not really going to be enough at 12 if she wants to take her dancing at all seriously. She obviously did well to pass her intermediate exam in such a short space of time and must have natural ability. However, she might not be doing enough for her to get into a competitive associate programme or go on to further training at 16.

     

    You obviously have limited options due to past events and you seem to be saying that this current teacher has a positive relationship with your daughter, even though your relationship with her is a bit strained and she appears to be a bit abrupt at times. At this stage I think it is wise to ignore this if she is kind to your daughter. I think a lot of parents can have a strained relationship with their dd's ballet teachers at times. For me, some of that was because I don't actually know a lot about ballet. I remember being somewhat offended when my daughter wasn't put forward for an exam I thought she was ready for. My dd was very upset as well and I did feel indignant on her behalf but luckily I am not the sort of person to have the courage to go up to a teacher and challenge them. And having witnessed the behaviour of some other mothers I was definitely scared of appearing a 'pushy ballet Mum'. Looking back now though I can see dd's teacher had a much longer term vision of my daughter's progress. And even my dd would now say that there is no point (sic) in rushing through the grades. Despite being in a relatively high grade when she went to vocational school she had to go right back to basics and in fact did her interfoundation again.

     

    Anyway, my somewhat waffley pointe is- since you don't seem to have any options at this moment in time, it would be best for you to trust this teacher and do not assume you need to fight your daughter's corner. I would encourage your daughter to do the same and actually accept that her ballet teachers do know more about ballet than she does. Definitely encourage her to do the new intermediate and or interfoundation and her grade class. I would think she would then be doing a reasonable amount of classes for her age. It doesn't matter about the name of the class and it will be new to her. The focus on basic technique would really help her advanced class. You could even ask the teacher what she recommends and do those classes, even if it isn't what you both think she needs at the moment.

     

    Not sure if everyone would agree, but I certainly think that it is a lot less stressful to trust the teacher and let her get on with it (On the proviso she is competent and treats your child respectfully)

     

    Good luck, getting a balance here is going to be very tricky but if you want your daughter to reach her full potential, something has to change!

     

    Think you have summed it up perfectly here!

    F x

    Hours a week

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Stardancer- I am not sure how serious your daughter is about ballet, but doing only one hour a week (well 55 minutes of advanced ballet) is not really going to be enough at 12 if she wants to take her dancing at all seriously. She obviously did well to pass her intermediate exam in such a short space of time and must have natural ability. However, she might not be doing enough for her to get into a competitive associate programme or go on to further training at 16.

     

    You obviously have limited options due to past events and you seem to be saying that this current teacher has a positive relationship with your daughter, even though your relationship with her is a bit strained and she appears to be a bit abrupt at times. At this stage I think it is wise to ignore this if she is kind to your daughter. I think a lot of parents can have a strained relationship with their dd's ballet teachers at times. For me, some of that was because I don't actually know a lot about ballet. I remember being somewhat offended when my daughter wasn't put forward for an exam I thought she was ready for. My dd was very upset as well and I did feel indignant on her behalf but luckily I am not the sort of person to have the courage to go up to a teacher and challenge them. And having witnessed the behaviour of some other mothers I was definitely scared of appearing a 'pushy ballet Mum'. Looking back now though I can see dd's teacher had a much longer term vision of my daughter's progress. And even my dd would now say that there is no point (sic) in rushing through the grades. Despite being in a relatively high grade when she went to vocational school she had to go right back to basics and in fact did her interfoundation again.

     

    Anyway, my somewhat waffley pointe is- since you don't seem to have any options at this moment in time, it would be best for you to trust this teacher and do not assume you need to fight your daughter's corner. I would encourage your daughter to do the same and actually accept that her ballet teachers do know more about ballet than she does. Definitely encourage her to do the new intermediate and or interfoundation and her grade class. I would think she would then be doing a reasonable amount of classes for her age. It doesn't matter about the name of the class and it will be new to her. The focus on basic technique would really help her advanced class. You could even ask the teacher what she recommends and do those classes, even if it isn't what you both think she needs at the moment.

     

    Not sure if everyone would agree, but I certainly think that it is a lot less stressful to trust the teacher and let her get on with it (On the proviso she is competent and treats your child respectfully)

     

    Good luck, getting a balance here is going to be very tricky but if you want your daughter to reach her full potential, something has to change!

     

    Think you have summed it up perfectly here!

    F x

    Hours a week

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Think it all boils down to how you deal with situations and if you come over as confrontational then you are going to ruffle a few feathers and I am afraid you will not endear yourself to people. This will have a negative effect on your daughter too, in the long run.

     

    We ALL want the best for our dancing offspring, but we need to remember that the teachers just want the best for them too. It is maybe time to step back and have a look at how you, as a parent, may be behaving towards the staff and others?

     

    F x

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    The Wait begins!!

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    Frangapani - your daughter's determination and guts are a credit to you both. Fingers crossed for her SA place, do you know how long you will have to wait for that result?

     

    xxxx

     

    SA letters are the end of March - groan..... She is remarkably chipper (just got in from NB). Think she is used to it now. Just hope she will be rewarded one of these days...

    Thanks all

    F x

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    What does the RBS look for?

    in Doing Dance

    Posted

    My DD is very tall for her age (although given that she is 14 and stopped growing she is probably about right at 5 ft 8") and did successfully audition for RBS Mids - seems to me that they do seem to like long long legs and necks and shorter torsoes...

    F x

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