Fiz Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I have found another adult ballet class, an hour and a quarter before the one I already go to in the same town - watch me ring them tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 2dancersmum: well you know what I look like from my picture on this forum, my hair is a little longer now, but I will probably have it in a bun. However I will have my name badge on, I guess that’s a bit of legacy from work when attending professional conferences. I too will be visiting the Just Ballet stand. I haven’t booked anything either, but given the opportunity to dance I don’t think I could walk away, not once the music started. Fiz: that’s fantastic, does that mean you have 15 minutes to go from one class to the other, so I hope they are close together. I wish you luck with that one.Peterborough was a nice class tonight, about 10 of us, very relaxed and nothing too taxing. I think it was just what I needed after yesterdays upset. I was worried before I went as I had an email from my Thursday Kings Lynn class advising me they were on half term; there was no class there last week either. That meant I became unsure about Peterborough too, I tried phoning them but only got the answer machine, that also suggested they were still on half term, anyway I did go and they were open Hooray! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 They are close, Michelle. It's only a small town anyway. I could probably walk it in that time I am glad your lesson was so good and cheered you up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 I'm sure stand no: 543 will be full of your beautiful products just ballet good luck Cx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Has anyone heard about or been to this place for adult dance classes? http://www.albj.co.uk/irreverentballet/ When I saw where it is DS just lives next door to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 27, 2013 Author Share Posted February 27, 2013 Got my second class starting the 12th March! I am thrilled to bits:))) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Has anyone heard about or been to this place for adult dance classes? http://www.albj.co.uk/irreverentballet/ When I saw where it is DS just lives next door to it! No I havn't but there is no shortage of adult ballet classes in London, check out this link http://londondance.com/directory/dance-classes-and-workshops/ballet/ I personally attend the two ROH classes but only once a month. Pineapple Studios in Covent Garden do a daily class at 3pm for adult beginners plus some more advanced ones too. Got my second class starting the 12th March! I am thrilled to bits:))) I'm so glad you have got that one in the bag, hope all goes well when you get there and it meets your expectations. Our rehearsal was a bit of a shambles tonight, unfortunitely our teacher is on crutches as she has pulled some legaments in her foot, she can just about hobble. So leading and demontrating our show sequence was a non-starter, all she could do is describe the moves. Fortunitely I have a copy of her notes which also includes next weeks additions when I wont be there ( at a performance with a friend to see Coppelia). There were several dancers missing too, not sure why. We have come to some form of compromise over the videoing of the sequence, basically my teacher will video me with the appropriate corrections in place, but we didnt do any tonight. Get the experience of this performance out of the way, then next year its solo for me where I have control, as I hate operating in the muddle caused by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 It does sound a complete shambles,Michelle What a shame! Nicole, our new teacher worked the two of us so hard last night. It was great! I had a ton of corrections and the older woman didn't get any but you should see her dance! Miaow! I can't go on pointe yet but she isn't against the idea, so I am very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Fiz, my dd's teacher always says - don't worry about getting loads of corrections when somebody else doesn't get any. It means that the teacher thinks you are able to respond to corrections and improve while the other student can't! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 I hoped that was the case, H This person is is always shoving her x years of dance lessons and y amount of dance shows down my throat but she can't point her feet or plie. Also, she was the one that made quite bad mistakes in the show, not me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Hi Fiz Just done a couple of sessions this morning, at my local class I was the only one there for the first 10 minutes and Nicky our teacher really went to town on me. I think she was getting her own back for when I have been critical about her ballet movements, we do have a bit of friendly repartee, but I never shower up in front of class. Our second girl was delayed with a serious phone call, but came back to mine after, so she could practice the new routines we had this week. That will give us the edge on the other girls when they come back. Nicky always gives me lots of feedback as I ask her for it, she also know I can take it warts and all, so she never holds back. I know she is far more sensitive about how she deals with most of the rest of the class as their motives for being there are far different from mine. In some ways I wish Nicky would do a show that incorporates ballet, I know she did one for the tap crowd last year, but I guess there would be too few takers from our class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 1, 2013 Share Posted March 1, 2013 Hi Fiz It looks as if today is the day for feedback; I think you must have started something. I went to my evening ballet class at Performing Arts tonight, third session today. I was the only one there, so it was a real one to one. It was fantastic as Karen my relatively new teacher and I got to know each other, I also cleared the air regarding wanting feedback, then I got it by the bucket full, it was really good. I think Karen enjoyed it too, as normally she finishes about 5 minute before time, we didn’t tonight. I also made it clear I am happy for them to cancel if I’m the only one going as I can switch to Peterborough, where I go on alternate weeks, but never the less I am more than happy to do a one to one if that’s still feasible for them. A really nice end to the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Good ballet class at Lincoln last night, only three of us again, added some more to our sequence which was fun and back to pirouettes again, I really like those. Started a new fitness class at Spalding called “body Balance”, lots of stretching, on Monday and Wednesday mornings, should complement other flexibility training I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Just received this into my inbox, thought some of you might be interested as they are holding an adult class as well as for grades. http://www.brb.org.uk/Insights2013.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Thanks KathyG I sent my application for this one back in December, but they did say students would not have their places confirmed until March, I’m still waiting. I see from one of the other threads that English National Ballet do adult classes too. I dropped them an email last night but I’m still waiting for a reply. But I think I will be declined. Basically I want to do multiple classes on the same night as a drop in dancer, they also say adult students on special occasions have the opportunity to perform on stage with ENB dancers; I would really love to do that. Unfortunately with living approximately 100miles from London it’s too expensive to travel there every week, other that for possibly rehearsals. At the moment I attend two Royal Opera House ballet classes on the same night, once a month as they allow drop in dancers and that works out well for me, at least it did as I used to go the last Wednesday of every month, now it has to be during term and half term breaks of one of my other ballet classes as we are in the middle of rehearsals at the Angles Theatre ballet class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 I had such a wonderful class tonight Nicole works us really hard and I love it! I did something not quite right and she said "Do it again! If you are going to do pointe, you need to get this right!" Oh, wow! I am so high 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Hi Fiz I’m so happy your new class has worked out well for you. I’ve been to my Thursday morning ballet class and I’m in the dog house, Unfortunately my passion and a little bit too much enthusiasm has upset the apple cart and I got reprimanded by my teacher. I really feel awful about what has happened but it was entirely my own fault. I guess I need to be on best behaviour to mend this bridge as I really value this teacher professionally and as a friend too. I’m not in a nice place at the moment and I need to snap out of it as I’m at class at Peterborough tonight. PS No I didn't do a pirouette at the barre to change position in class as per the other thread, but I did try a couple before we got started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Don't know if you are aware or interested but BRB are doing an Adult taster session on 9th April: http://www.brb.org.uk/Insight-Taster.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Don't know if you are aware or interested but BRB are doing an Adult taster session on 9th April: http://www.brb.org.uk/Insight-Taster.html This is the same one I reply to from KathyG, I already have my application in. Not sure what will come of it, I havnt had a responce yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Oops sorry - I didn't look at Kathy's post properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I haven't had a response for my dd yet Michelle, although I notice they have banked my cheque . I may give them a call as I could do with booking our train . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I haven't had a response for my dd yet Michelle, although I notice they have banked my cheque . I may give them a call as I could do with booking our train . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I haven't had a response for my dd yet Michelle, although I notice they have banked my cheque . I may give them a call as I could do with booking our train . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I don't know how Ive managed to post that 3 times !! Maybe a moderator can remove 2 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Peterborough class was a good class tonight, about a dozen or so dancers, however about half that number were late teen students prepping for exams. We did quite a lot with pirouettes and sequences, it was quite fast moving too. My only down side is, I can’t be there every week unless I cut myself in half, that is one of the drawbacks of time sharing two different ballet classes on the same time slot. I really enjoy it though and the last ballet class for this week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 I miss my teenage pals! Three of them are very good dancers and truly nice people as well. However Nicole is the right teacher for me - here to work, get on with it, no excuses!I cannot speak for the other person though! She used to get away with murder and she is not allowed to do that any more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Hi Fiz Are you only doing your new class now or both of them, as I have never mentioned Nicole before ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 My second class starts on Wednesday, Michelle. Nicole has taken over from Mary. I think she suits be better as a teacher, to be honest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Michelle, will you be kind and email me about all your different ballet classes, please? We are thinking very seriously about moving to Lincoln or Lincolnshire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 No problem, I will do that, but please remember I travel long distances to many of mine but I will give you a list including the days of the classes and the URL to each one of it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Yes, I remember. Thank you x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Hi Fiz Email sent as promised, Lincoln was another really good night tonight, only three of us though, our OOL returned and our young half a girl is now a full girl as she has since moved to Lincoln and no longer has to leave early to catch her bus. We are starting a new routine next week so that should be good then build it up week by week, that really works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Got it, thanks. Lincoln should suit me very well I will email you a bit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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