lallamum

Thank you Dancing Unicorn. I'll check it out right now. 😊

Good afternoon, my DD is recording a variation from Paquita and we are looking to buy a pair of white arm puffs and a white professional tutu skirt , size S. We could also be interested in buying a second hand Paquita costume. Or to know where to find one which wouldn't be too expensive. Any suggestion is very welcome. Thank you and have a good Sunday

Oh thank you so much JoJo! This is very encouraging. I just imagined that russian was extremely tough, given also the different language characters. Also very good to know about online study packages as I thought there couldn't be anything after GCSEs. We will research into this as well. Thanks!!!

Thank you CeliB. That is a very interesting point. I will research into it. What I find complicated is to explain to the ballet schools the academic level my DD is at the moment (Y10) and find some reasonable alternatives. Ideally it would be great to have a placement in a country where some english teaching is available, She also speaks french fluently, so she is open to this challenge as well. Different situation is to continue her studies in russian or german. Althoug she could try to be taught in russian or german for ballet classes, it would be totally impossible for her to continue her academic studies in those languages. Thank you again.

Thank you very much Afab, 2dancersmum and Lucinda. Have a good day everyone and thank you again for your help.

Yes Tulip, but there's a whole thread about auditions for upper schools in the UK, so I found pointless to ask about it. I already have the information there.

Apart the major ones like Cuba, NYCB, ABT, San Francisco, Milan, Paris and more, there are other minor ones which are good anyway. The only problem is that I don't know them and I don't know how to find them. Hence the hypothesis of a website or a magazine where the addresses and names are listed. But maybe it doesn't exist.

Afab I don't have any special school or country in mind. I am just trying to find auditions in ballet schools abroad (not in UK), to increase the chances for my DD to enter a good ballet school. They can be everywhere, really. Someone told me that there was a website or a publication where they were listed but I don't remember. Thank you JoJo and Kat09!

Hello, I would kindly need your help again, if it's possible. Does anyone know where and when any information will be published on auditions dates to enter major ballet schools abroad? I am talking about Y12 and Y13 (instead of A levels qualifications). Thank you very much for any input. We are truly lost on this subject.

Hello, is there any of you who is interested in selling a size 13/14 years old tutu dress which would be suitable to perform Paquita Variation? I would love to buy it. Otherwise, have you got an idea where I can find one? All online dancewear shops need 4/5 weeks and I need it by the beginning of march the 20th. Thank you very much for any help.

BalletBloch thank you very very much. This information is extremely helpful. Thanks again.

Thank you all so much! It's my first experience with a forum and I am very touched by your kind advices. Thank you Tulte. I'll do it straight away as soon as I have finished replying to this thread. I had never heard of it, but I have never heard of many other schools someone else mentioned. Thank you Tomuchtallent. I will do the same with the school you mentioned. Meadowblythe: I totally agree with you. In fact that's why I haven't decided to move her to YDA last july (when I found out about the school). Her GCSE's subjects are very different from the ones offered by YDA. On top we should have paid a penalty to our present academic school for withdrawing her with such short notice. She has already changed many schools. Every time it's a huge effort for her (and us). On top she's very shy and all this doesn't contribute to make her feel relaxed. And finally Spannerandpony. Thank you for your recap and information about WLSD. I also appreciated that you supported our idea to have extra private lessons together with her normal ballet schools classes. I will definitely look into all these schools and discuss it with DD (that's the tough part as, although shy, she's very opinionated when it comes to discussing ballet with ME!). Posting on this forum has been a very pleasant and informative experience. Thank you very much again. Now I know where to turn whenever I have a doubt (which happens quite often, so watch out for my threads!!). Have a good afternoon and take care. lallamum

Thanks everyone for your kind replies. We tried London Russian Ballet School but it's very far. She was accepted but, as we live close to Hammersmith, it took us more than 1 hour to get there and another 1.5 hour to come back. I had to drive her up and down as no public transport could cover the distance in such a short time. As far as it concerns YDA, well we found out about it only last july; hence it was too late both to join it and to cancel her local academic school. I was thinking of some private lessons which can fill the gaps of her ballet classes. She loves her ballet school and she would be sorry to leave it for good. Also do you think it's important to have one to one classes or not? Thanks again.

We will definitely stay in London. No more moves for another 3 years. We have been based in London for the past 5 years.

Thank you Janet.

Good afternoon to you all. I am quite confused and need a few wise advices. My DD (14 y/o year 10) has been doing ballet since the age of 3. She is very talented (or al least this is what her past/present teachers said/say) but she lacks confidence. Due to my husband's job we have been travelling around the world for the apst 17 years and she has been obliged to change, every time, both academic and ballet schools. We live in London now and she has been attending for the past 2 years a very good ballet school. She trains 5 days a week for 1.5 hours each time and she loves it. Nevertheless she feels she would like to do more and she needs to improve a lot. She would like to dance most of her time although the whole process of going back and forth from classes takes 4 hours of her afternoon time, daily. Now, her ballet school will have a very big show during Christmas' time and she's been selected to dance 3 different routines but she is frustrated because she feels she could do a much better job if she'd train for longer hours but her ballet school is not equipped for this. DD eventually started thinking of quitting this school at the end of December (after the show) and from January 2014 start with private lessons (it's still a big question mark about where we can find a teacher, fees and results. Maybe location can be discussed with the headmaster of her actual academic school). Sorry for such a long post but needed to explain the situation. Have you got a word of wisdom for me? I really don't know how to help her. She wants to become a professional ballerina. It has been her dream since she was 3. Thank you very very much.