Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Applications for the Hammond Easter & Summer Schools are now open. The Intensive Ballet course might be of particular interest to anyone preparing for auditions next year as participants will be coached in a solo which they are then able to use for auditions or competitions. It is open to Intermediate & above level dancers. There are is also a Triple threat Performing Arts summer schools for ages 10 and above and a non residential dance Easter School http://www.thehammondschool.co.uk/information/outreach-easter-and-summer-dance-schools.php 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixiewoo Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Thank you. Sadly we are away that week, as DD is keen to do the triple threat summer school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Pictures I'm afraid our experience at the Ballet SS last year was very mixed They had accepted a lot of children onto the course who were clearly not Inter level. Many were A LONG way off. It appeared the teacher in charge had not been informed about this until she saw them dancing on the first day. The teacher worked very hard to ensure the dancers at the Inter level got the SS that had been promised but it was not optimal. And at the showing I felt sorry for those at a lower level who were clearly out of their depth. I am happy to discuss on PM if anyone wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebird22 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 One of my students really did not enjoy the hammond summer school at all, pity as her buddy did. But as with anything there’s no one size fits all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 My dd did the general dance one years ago and enjoyed it. The new Ballet one is a fabulous idea but you have to deliver what you have advertised when parents are paying over £400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogalou Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 I see the leaflet this year does say " girls must have very strong pointe skills" I don't think it was clear enough last year as it was the first ballet intensive ss they had offered. My dd thoroughly enjoyed it but I agree there were quite a few pupils who were out of their depth last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArucariaBallerina Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 What does 'very strong pointe skills' mean? Hearing that phrase, I would be inclined to think that girls must be able to fouetté, multiple pirouettes, balloné, everything they can do in normal flats! But the level is set at minimum Intermediate... Which is mostly just barre work and a few echappés and relevés? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) I notice it also says this year that boys must have sound virtuosic steps. I guess that nothing will ever ever stop some parents booking their children on who are below the standard but I do feel sorry for the children in that instance. As you say Bluebird one size doesn't fit all. My dd hated Tring last year for example & for £500 received very little tuition. Edited January 13, 2018 by Picturesinthefirelight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 hours ago, ArucariaBallerina said: What does 'very strong pointe skills' mean? Hearing that phrase, I would be inclined to think that girls must be able to fouetté, multiple pirouettes, balloné, everything they can do in normal flats! But the level is set at minimum Intermediate... Which is mostly just barre work and a few echappés and relevés? In the Discovering repetoire thread Sophie posted a link to the full RAD specifications document in Int Foundation ( other CDET awarding bodies still call their equivalent certificate Elementary) Pointe barre - Rises, Echappés, relevés and courus Pointe centre - Echappés relevés and classical walks two at a time in Intermediate itself Pointe barre - Rises Relevés passés derrière OR devant (examiner choice) Posés and coupé fouetté raccourci Pointe centre Temps lié and courus Relevés échappés relevés pirouettes en pointe aren;t assessed in RAD until Advanced Foundation so a minimum of 'Intermediate' and 'strong' pointe skills would suggest that you;d be looking at having the Int content nailed and the adv F content well on the way ... ( IIRC adv foundation is relatively new (compared to other RAD awards ) and 'filled a gap' between a revised Interemediate and the Advanced awards 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahw Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Pictures the school would have been able to tell from the ages of the children that they couldn't possibly be Inter level. I suspect some parents thought Intermediate meant not a beginner and didn't realise it was a vocational grade. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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