Royal Ballet Associates starting in Dundee

[Scottishballetmum 24]

www.royalballetschool.org.uk/2019/01/14/new-associate-centre-to-open-in-scotland/ 

[valentina 186]

About time too!!

[Notmoreshoes 6]

I did wonder when I saw they were running an Insight day at Dundee last year. 

[Waverley 90]

In case it's of any interest to anyone, I phoned RBS today to clarify the age limit (as making it available to those in Primary 5, 6 and 7 doesn't quite correlate to the English age limits). They said the Dundee scheme is open to those three school years only but that younger children (within the English age limit of being 8 by 31 August 2019) are still able to audition for one of the English centres if they so wish. 

[Scottishballetmum 24]

Looks like Scottish Ballet have taken notice and are offering associate places to P5 this year as well as P6 and 7 the same as the new Royal Ballet Associates. 

Applications have just opened for Scottish Ballet Associates. 

[Waverley 90]

I noticed that too @Scottishballetmum - I imagine there will be a lot of children going for both. My DD is too young to apply for Dundee or for SB so she's still toying with the idea of applying for RBS Newcastle, even if only to get experience of the audition. 

[Scottishballetmum 24]

Go for it! As you say good experience and you never know.