Curious Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Does anyone no how many dadas northern ballet school have to give out this year and also if they give scholarships. My daughter has been offered a place for September and just wondering what the odds are on getting a dada at 16. She wouldn't be able to accept a place without this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theother51 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Schools are not allocated a certain number of Dada places but instead are awarded a pot of money. As Dadas are means tested how far that money goes, across how many students depends on the parental income of the applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Does that mean the more you contribute towards a dada the better chance there is of getting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Does that mean the more you contribute towards a dada the better chance there is of getting one. No - the way it works is that schools offering DaDa funding are obliged to make a list of students in order of talent, and they offer funded places starting at the top of the list down, until the funding pot runs out. You stand a better chance if the people above you qualify for a smaller portion of the funding, and hopefully there is enough left when the list gets to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theother51 Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 No, they are allocated in strict order of perceived talent. It just means that ifvthe people at the top of the list require less money they can offer more people awards Wheras if the people at the top of the list need more funding the money runs out after less awards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoobyLou Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Is this how MDS works too? In the same rank order way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theother51 Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Not exactly Looby. Yes MDS schools rank their candidates in order of potential in classical ballet but unlike Dada's they are allocated a certain number of awards so it doesn't matter how rich or poor the families of the children above you in the list are. If a school has 7 awards and you are number 6 on the list you will get one, if you are number 8 it will be waiting list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancemad Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 NBS doesn't give any scholarships of its own I'm afraid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatballetboy Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 NBS doesn't give any scholarships of its own I'm afraid I can attest to this as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Science in Dance Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Some schools now offer secondary auditions for Bursaries I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curious Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Thank you all so much for your help looks like it's going to be very hard getting a dada for this school. Does anyone no how many dadas were given last year to the number of students attending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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