invisiblecircus Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Sabine0308 said: This school has another PdL winner, they must do something right 😉. If you take your time to watch the entire gala, you can see how many fine young dancers learn their. So my congratulation goes not only to Mackenzie Brown, but also to the wonderful teachers and staff at APT. Yes, absolutely! (I also trained at this school ;-) ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Thanks for sharing Sabine that was amazing!!! 👌🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 As ever an amazing array of talent. In the final I enjoyed the classical solos much more than the contemporary ones. This year the contemporary solos all seemed very similar with the exception of the girls' one to an extract from Swan Lake which didn't really do it for me either. Anyway it is lovely to see the next generation of exceptional dancers dancing their hearts out! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I can't get the finals to play yet on YouTube anyway ....says coming shortly ...or words to that effect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted February 9, 2019 Author Share Posted February 9, 2019 Try going through their own website or Facebook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine0308 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I cannot edit my own post so...autocorrection sucked again...of course I meant APG not APT.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummy twinkle toes Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Enjoyed the finals. I really thought 119 would get through. She was a very confident and lovely lilac fairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entrelace Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Is this entry at 16? Or do they have younger students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hello Entrelace and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mummy twinkle toes Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 17 hours ago, Entrelace said: Is this entry at 16? Or do they have younger students? This year they had 15 year olds. The year before they had some 14 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 They have a Junior division usually 15 - 16, (but yes the occasional 14 year old) and a Senior Division 17 - 19. Junior prizes are a year's tuition at one of the listed schools such as RBS, ENBS in UK and equally prestigious ones elsewhere. Senior prizes are apprenticeships with companies. It is easy to identify which group a candidate belongs to:- numbers beginning 1-- are Junior female, 2-- are Junior male, 3-- are Senior female, 4-- are Senior male. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYR Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Tangential, but I just saw this on the twitters. Gabriel Figueredo, of Stuttgart, won the men's title and is showing some serious, scowling, head up and back attitude: https://twitter.com/Szenik/status/1095001278743281667 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted April 2, 2019 Author Share Posted April 2, 2019 Schools & companies chosen by prizewinners This has just been published on the PdL website. Interesting to see the choices. 1- BROWN Mackenzie – United States School chosen: the Académie Princesse Grace (Monaco) / Scholarship offered by the Fondation Caris – Jeune Espoir 2- FIGUEREDO Gabriel – Brazil Forfeited his apprenticeship as he has accepted a permanent contract with the Stuttgart Ballet. The apprenticeship is offered to: SEO Yoon Jung – South Korea Company chosen: the ABT Studio Company (New York) / Apprenticeship offered by the Oak Foundation 3- SASAKI Sumina – Japan Company chosen: To Be Confirmed / Apprenticeship offered by Emile Chouriet 4- WAKIZUKA Yu – Japan School chosen: the San Francisco Ballet School (Trainee Program)/ Scholarship offered by the Beau-Rivage Palace 5- WU Shuailun – China School chosen: the Royal Ballet School (London) / Scholarship offered by the Fondation Albert Amon 6- DA SILVA João Vitor – Brazil School chosen: the San Fransisco Ballet School / Scholarship offered by the Bourse Jeune Espoir 7- JOAQUIM Alexandre – Portugal Company chosen: the Ballets de Monte Carlo / Apprenticeship offered by the Fondation Coromandel 8- SUMIYAMA Mio – Japan Company chosen: the Birmingham Royal Ballet / Apprenticeship offered by Harlequin Floors 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viv Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Interesting that the top prize winner decided to stay at the same school she was already attending. There was some discussion at the prix about this, wondering what the goal was for attending a competition like this when you're already at a very good school and not yet ready for a professional contract. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 It's a high-profile competition, so it will be good for future career prospects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwel Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Viv said: Interesting that the top prize winner decided to stay at the same school she was already attending. There was some discussion at the prix about this, wondering what the goal was for attending a competition like this when you're already at a very good school and not yet ready for a professional contract. Any thoughts? Testing yourself against the competition? Wanting a challenge? The love of competing? The opportunity to take classes with other outstanding teachers? Gaining contacts for future job auditions? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 All of the above as Harwell says, and of course having your fees paid for you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I suspect it's a chance to have your fees paid for you!! I think most of the young dancers entering these competitions are hoping to win to get their final training paid for ....not all come from wealthy families and some have the additional expense of having to train abroad to get to a good enough school or teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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