How many hours dance a week do students do at vocational schools?

[tinydancer]

How many hours dance a week do students do at vocational schools?

[Nutcracker-x]

I think it depends entirely or the age of the dancer and the school they are at. For lower school students and those doing a levels, they also have to fit in academic studies as well as their amount of dancing. I'm sure other forum members have an idea as some have dcs at vocational schools.

[swanprincess]

At Ballet West our timetable changes every week but so far it has been between 16 and 25 hours of classes a week x

[primrose]

Lower school tend to spend either the entire morning or afternoon doing dance lessons, sometimes early evening. This also includes Saturday mornings.

[Farawaydancer]

From what I remember from looking at the y7 timetable for elmhurst it's about 18-20 hours I think.

[Petalviolet]

Lovely new profile pic swanprincess!

[swanprincess]

Aww thank you PV x

[Happymum]

From what I know for lower school at Elmhurst it's 4 hours a day and at Tring it's 3,5 hours a day.

[Fiz]

I agree with Petalviolet, you look great. I hope you are having a wonderful time at Ballet West, SP!

[swanprincess]

Awh that's so sweet! Yes, I'm really enjoying it thank you x

Edited October 24, 2015 by swanprincess

[Katymac]

DD is doing MT so a bit different - she has 31.5 hrs of Dance & 9 hrs of singing/acting

[Harwel]

Tring year 10 and 11 do approx 24 hours of dance a week.

[sarahw]

Lovely photo SP - you have grown up! In a nice way...

[tinydancer]

Thank you for your replies.

So a child who is not at vocational school would need to do 3 hrs a night after school plus Saturday classes to keep up!

I would be interested to know how many non vocational kids are successful in securing places at upper schools.

[balletmadgirl]

I think once children 'get into the swing' of the extra hours at vocational school they soon catch up with the others who have been used to it.My daughter would have loved to do more hours dancing before she started at senior vocational school.It was not possible financially for us to allow her more lessons or logistically to apply for associate classes.

 When there are other children in the family to consider it restricts what can be done, to make it fair and not cause jealousy!

[tinydancer]

I think once children 'get into the swing' of the extra hours at vocational school they soon catch up with the others who have been used to it.My daughter would have loved to do more hours dancing before she started at senior vocational school.It was not possible financially for us to allow her more lessons or logistically to apply for associate classes.

When there are other children in the family to consider it restricts what can be done, to make it fair and not cause jealousy!

[tinydancer]

Well donre to your DD for securing a place at a vocational upper school without all the hours of training that vocational kids get. Non vocational school children must be at a huge disadvantage when auditioning for upper schools.

[taxi4ballet]

I would be interested to know how many non vocational kids are successful in securing places at upper schools.

We know personally at least 30 this year (including my dd and a big bunch of her friends).

[tinydancer]

That's encouraging T4B :-)