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Balletmad97

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  1. The Treatment Centre (Movement Solutuions) in Truro looks impressive, they would be worth giving a ring. www.thetreatmentcentre.co.uk Physio Conditioning in Devon has a good word. I understand that Mr Payne was a proffesional dancer prior to being a sports/dance physio. www.physioconditioning.com Ashburton Physio in Devon specialises in not only sports/dance injuries but in childrens injuries so that would be ideal. www.ashburtonphysio.co.uk You can get more information from www.danceuk.org/medical-practitioners-directory/
  2. So sorry to hear that smallbythesea. I know this year there was a particularly large number auditioning. Hope your dd is not too upset.
  3. This wait is agonizing now! I do hope york get their letters out soon.
  4. Anyone had a reply yet? Nothing in our house we are all now stalking the postman.
  5. Boogalou what number was your dd/ds? Send me a message.
  6. I think it's worth noting that the teaching at York is incredible and Shannon Parker who led the class is lovely. For the amount that you pay York Scholars is a very valuable learning experience and the teachers are very much working off their own backs.
  7. This isn't ballet related but it's doing dance so... What do you think of pantomimes? We would like to do one after a recent interest in musical theatre but worried about getting time off school? What pantomimes do you do, etc? Any bad/good experiences?
  8. We were at a dancing school at the age of 3-10 where they had more of a focus on competition work than exams, the dancing was brilliant and wouldn't regret going there because even though they did exams rarely and their was only one ballet class a week still got 90 marks (distinction) in Grade 1 Ballet at the age of 9. Sadly it didn't work out because of the competition focus and it wasn't really our sort of thing but the teaching was incredible and no doubt it inspired us. Then off we went to the second dancing school at the age of 10-14 a lovely atmosphere, nice people and further ahead in grades. The ballet teacher at the school worked wonders but wasn't the nicest person on the planet and left the dance school after a feud. After that everything got a lot worse. Now just moved a few months ago to the third dancing school which offers the exam work at the required level and gives more corrections which is what we needed. They also offer very good modern and tap classes at a high standard which has opened up the option of musical theatre and the opportunity to do competitions which we know won't affect exam work. Its brilliant and many have gone onto some of the most famous musical theatre and ballet schools in the UK if not the world. Honestly changing dance schools hasn't affected our view on any of the people we have met and we don't regret going there because it was what we wanted at the time. People's opinions, dreams and aspirations change and if you want to change dance schools don't be afraid to do so because often you can judge it for yourself. Normally the teacher knows themselves if you need to move on or you want to move on and that isn't a bad thing we've left on good terms with all of them and if we ever wanted to return they would probably have us back with open arms. On the corrections thing- I think praise is neccesary as is corrections but if you want to be productive and get somewhere you need the corrections more so than the praise. The praise comes when everything has been corrected.
  9. I'd just like to mention that I was not implying the beauty in ballet should be lost. If anything I was saying the beauty is enhanced because dancers can achieve such beautiful arabesques and elegant jetes. I do however strongly agree with dancerbabe that proffesional dancers if anything seem to dance longer. The only reason they have to leave at 35 now is because they are forced to. Anna Pavlova and Margot Fonteyn danced until they were late into their 50's because they were so amazing they couldn't be forced to. Being flexible is normally a health benefit and dancers shouldn't be encouraged not to be flexible, It makes injury far less likely to occur. I think that the ability to convey emotion through movement will always be at the forefront but the ability to capture an audience through flexibility is not a bad thing. I have to admit though I dislike the crotch shot Anjuli and I agree with you on that. To be honest I think that there is nothing lost in achieving something like oversplit as long as it doesn't affect the true meaning of dance and ballet.
  10. Its probably not for me to say but I want to give another side to this argument. I think oversplits are very gymnastic but they are impressive and when doing a jete it gives a perfect straight line. The idea is to achieve a beautiful line and although it may go against the typical traditions of classical ballet it is a step forward. 100 years ago ballet dancers were nowhere near as flexible as they are today and the developpe was only supposed to go to 90 degrees or hip height (I saw this suggested on a video on youtube called degas dancers by the royal ballet if you wish to look it up). Now the developpe of a proffesional ballet dancer usually goes beyond this and it shows that as time has passed there is a need for something more impressive and the flexibility of dancers has had to increase. At the end of the day ballet is an art based entirely on aesthetics and therefore it must be interesting and impressive. This is where pointe shoes evolved and how ballet technique has moved on. Although achieving an oversplit may not be everyones 'cup of tea' it is visually striking to most people and a new way of grabbing the attention of an audience. An oversplit is extremley hard to accomplish and will make a dancer stand out at an audition if no-one else in the room can do it. It may not follow tradition but ballet is always changing and before long there will be another little trick. It isn't gymnastics and it never will be but it doesn't mean people shouldn't keep changing the art of ballet and making it more awe-inspiring for the audience.
  11. Does anybody who has been to the summer school before know how the accomodation works. Do students share twin rooms, are their single rooms or does it take the form of a dormitory? Also is there a shared bathroom? or is it ensuite to the rooms? So many questions, I'm just interested really. We've never boarded before.
  12. Just wondered if anyone had any experience of this. I understand there is a boarding house, do the children eat in here or at the school? Do they go on any outings or trips? What is the teaching like? Just sent off our application form and wanted to know if anyone had been to it before.
  13. Wondered if anyone had a better understanding of this than myself. We tend to use the ROH shop online facility to order posters, clothing, dvds and cds but recently during the update of the website something has happened and the shop online facility is no longer on the website there is simply a link to the telephone number and address of shop. We are no where near London and the products were always good for birthdays and christmas' at our house. Was wanting to order off here for a present.
  14. I understand that there are plenty more options at 16 for a career in proffesional ballet but is it possible to go to a school like Central school of ballet at 18. We have also looked at Northern Ballet School (Manchester) and Rambert at 18. We are doing this since I want to audition for vocational school when I feel ready. I'd also prefer to do my A Levels and then go to vocational school. I am very passionate about ballet as a career and dance in general but I want to hold off for a year or two until I feel completley ready. Is it possible to do this or is it preffered to audition at 16?
  15. I do worry about not doing enough, but heres our timetable. Age 14 (Year 10) Monday- Ballet 1 hour, Contemporary 1 hour, Body Conditioning/Pointe 30 mins Wednesday- Modern Jazz/Tap 2 hours Friday- RAD Ballet 1 hour, Modern 1 hour That works out to about 6 and a half hours a week. Hopefully we'll be doing 2 hours at York Scholars on a Saturday as well to top that up or a Northern Ballet open class on a Thursday for 1 hours and a half.
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