Upper School auditions 2016

[Anna C]

So that we can keep the pinned thread just for non-year-specific questions about Upper School auditions, please feel free to post any news and results for US auditions for Sept 2016 entry here.

 

Thanks. :-)

[Flexible Fred]

Does anyone know how many children they take through to finals of tring and elmhurst and approximately how many places at each ?

[Yorkshire Pud]

Elmhurst said they would be taking about 40 to finals. Last year they took on 7 non-Elmhurst students into upper school. Don't know about Tring yet.

[Flexible Fred]

Thankyou Yorkshire, does that 40 at elmhurst include the current year 11's or do they do a separate audition do you know ?

[Gollyrox]

I think the current year 11 students go straight through to finals and audition with the ones from preliminary auditions

[Circe]

My memory is hazy on Tring funding audition last year but I think there must have been around 40 there too. I dont think the Tring year 11 s were there at the funding audition but couldnt say for certain.

[Harwel]

Decision on Tring year 11's has already been made.

[Lifeafterballet]

In the boys Tring funding audition there were some Tring year 11's !

[Harwel]

Last year, those who didn't have their MDS renewed had to re-audition for DaDas at the funding audition. That situation hasn't arisen this year. Every year is different at Tring.

[Nana Lily]

Elmhurst said they would be taking about 40 to finals. Last year they took on 7 non-Elmhurst students into upper school. Don't know about Tring yet.

They took a more than 7 non Elmhurst students into the current 6.1 year group. I just took a look at the program for the recent prelims for the solos competition and there are 9 girls and 1 boy who weren't at lower school in year 11. This list wasn't the full year group either as some students didn't dance due to injury. Last year there were over 60 students at the final. I don't recall from our meetings how many students they said they will take to finals. if you have all the requirements they are looking for you will be offered a finals audition, they don't limit the numbers, those decisions aren't made until finals when they have to make choices due to bed numbers and funding. good luck everyone

[taxi4ballet]

Yes, it is only when finals are over that the upper schools will know which of their current students will be staying. Some may have been offered a place and expected to continue where they are, but decide to leave and take up a place offered elsewhere.