summersong76 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Does anyone have firsthand knowledge of this ballet school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I auditioned last year.... Personally I found certain staff members to be somewhat hostile and unwelcoming, also the class was taught in Russian- I don't speak any Russian so it was quite daunting, and i wasn't able to dance well because I didn't understand what the teacher was asking for! (I had naively assumed that 'Russian' implied 'Vaganova technique'- it hadn't occurred to me that the class would be taught in Russian!) Having said that, I appreciate that other people may have had much more positive experiences of the school, so would be interested to hear of anyone else's views 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 There was a thread last year where some members with first hand experience expressed a few concerns. They are COMPLETELY independent & do not answer to anyone but themselves whereas most schools will have some kind of regulatory be it OFSTED, ISI, Trinity, HEFCE or one of the dance organisations. I contacted the Department of Education to clarify this. I have no doubt that their training is high level & may suit some children. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Welcome to the Forum, Summersong.[sorry I don`t personally know anything about the school]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 http://www.balletcoforum.com/index.php?/topic/9794-london-russian-ballet-school-vocational-upper-school/?fromsearch=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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