LinMM Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I went last year and I'm sure it's the noisiest thing I've ever been to ....except for a Beatles concert once where I really was deaf for a while when I came out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm used to loud events. I used to work at the NEC bUt this is something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katymac Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm really missing it this year Never mind, next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBallerina Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hi! I'm going to Move It tomorrow. How are the facilities of toilets/changing rooms ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 One set of toilets, outside the main hall & to get back in you have to go all round in a big circle. No changing room for visitors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 It was fabulous & horrific all at the same time!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Yes definitely recognise that description Pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Gosh its loud here! OMG yes! We had a good day in spite of dd not being able to do any classes as they were all full. But got loads of info about the different schools and I was pleased to see there are loads of opportunities for full time training from 18. Dd still wants to audition at 16 though. Lots to think about. Bought dd a turn board and a foot stretcher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum6 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I would have been cross had I paid the extra money for cup tkt. It bought a place on a raised platform of about 9 inches. As I am a shorty I still would t have seen!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 DD had fun at Move It today. She danced all day and came home exhausted!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 For those who've been before, what was it like having it at the new venue this year compared with the old one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemongirl Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Where was the old venue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Earls Court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Earls Court Olympia, I think? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmum Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 It has previously been at the Olympia and I must say I did prefer it there compared to the Excel. The Olympia had the benefit of the glass roof which made it a lot lighter as it seemed so dark there. The balcony around the whole venue at the Olympia was great as you could go up there to watch the main stage as well as the freestyle stage. It also allowed for more room to sit and eat lunch/rest up. The benefits of the Excel were that there was more of a choice for food as you could go outside into the area around the main part to eat and be let back in ( stamp on hand). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 One question ? Why would you book your young (aged 8-10 ish) year old child into an Advanced RAD ballet class suitable for Internediate/Advdnced grade dancers when there were both aged 10 & above & Grade 4 level classes plus beginner classes available. The class was way too crowded but it was taught using minimal demonstration just using terminology (dd had to think occasionally as her teacher often uses The Russisn terminology sometimes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leader1 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 One question ? Why would you book your young (aged 8-10 ish) year old child into an Advanced RAD ballet class suitable for Internediate/Advdnced grade dancers when there were both aged 10 & above & Grade 4 level classes plus beginner classes available. The class was way too crowded but it was taught using minimal demonstration just using terminology (dd had to think occasionally as her teacher often uses The Russisn terminology sometimes) No wonder it was crowded! How can a 10 yr old be at advanced level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danceintherain Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Olympia was a better venue, although I agree the food options are better at Excel. I don't think I'll be going next year, one of the classes I went to had already started...they were 2 counts of 8 into a routine when I turned up 1 min before the class was meant to start. This also happened to a friend of mine in another class. People have paid for these classes and the timetable should be stuck to, it was very unprofessional! 2 other classes I went to were great, but I found the instructor in the 4th very rude. I also didn't like the studios being so enclosed this year, you had to plead with the people on the 'door' to be able to sit in and watch a friend take a class. It was a much more chilled environment when the studios were more open. We did have a good day out, but it did not meet our expectations when compared to previous years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I wish they'd have kept spectators out as they got in the way of the dancers. The Urdang MT class dd went to started 10 mins early though it did finish at the stated time as well. Luckily for dd she was there already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drdance Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Did anyone attend the panel discussion on 'dance competitions'?! I'm amazed to see that the panellists were Abby Lee Miller, Lynn Wallis and Kenneth Tharp! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Chalk & cheese! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Has anyone seen videos of the schools' performances yet? So far I've found Urdang and BTUKS on Youtube. Seems collaboration with dancewear manufacturers has been popular this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 There was a slot on MainStage dedicated to all the different dancewear manufacturers who were exhibiting. Each had chosen (or were allocated?) a different school to perform in their stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 There was a slot on MainStage dedicated to all the different dancewear manufacturers who were exhibiting. Each had chosen (or were allocated?) a different school to perform in their stuff. Ah, I didn't know that. Good idea. Saves the schools money on costumes and good publicity for the dancewear manufacturers at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldermum Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Bird 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annaliesey Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 thanks for posting that Oldermum, that looks fab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katymac Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 If you put 'Move it 2016' into Youtube you get lots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terpsichore Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 Gita and I attended the show at the ExCel on Sunday. The first shock was the parking. £15 per day! "By heck!" said I. "They're having a laugh" said Gita. There was no way two Yorkshire women would fork out that kind of brass on parking so we cruised around the neighbourhood until we found a quiet residential street with no yellow lines or resident parking restrictions on the other side of the dock connected to the ExCel Centre by a footbridge. We arrived just a few minutes after Catalyst Dance's Entrance of the Swans had started which is the one class that I would really like to have done. Perhaps I should have paid the £15 after all. The second shock was the cost of admission. We could have saved ourselves £4 by booking in advance but our decision to see the show was made at the last minute. We were in Chelmsford for The Sleeping Beauty on Saturday night so we moseyed on down the M11 to the ExCel Centre before heading back North. We paid £19 each just to get in. Once inside we saw Darcey Bussell on the main stage as well as Boadicea which I quite enjoyed. I also managed to make contact with all the exhibitors I wanted to see and picked up complimentary copies of The Stage and Dancing Times to offset the admission fee. Gita attended a talk which she enjoyed very much. "Could be the best £4 I've ever spent" she said afterwards. There are worse ways of spending a Sunday afternoon but there also far less expensive ways, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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