4dancers Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hi All4dancers, hope your dd enjoyed yesterday, mine loved it which was a nice contrast to Tring when she came out very flat. Must say I felt we were made much more welcome at Hammond. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Anyone auditioning on Jan 21st???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 DD was there yesterday 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie4dancin Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Hope it went well taxi Cx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Good luck taxi xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum6 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Good luck to all auditioning for Tring this year x 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 DD is doing the 6th form audition on the 15th Jan. It has taken a bit of a back seat to GCse exams and mocks so the musical instument piece (an optional extra) will be a bit shaky!! Good luck to everyone for the auditions...whatever yeargroup you are. T 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancelover Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Just out of interest how long did it take for everyone's Tring audition letter to come? I sent mine off just over a week ago, and still haven't had a reply. (first audition) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Good luck taxi & to everyone else auditioning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Thanks all, dd enjoyed her audition, and came out smiling. dancelover, can't remember how long the letter took, but if you call or e-mail them they will confirm whether they have received the application. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Has anyone had a letter inviting them to the MDS funding audition yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum6 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 When my four auditioned for Tring the letters took about 10 days after the audition to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum6 Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 It's horrid waiting on the letters, isn't i? Especially when the kids keep asking if the letter has arrived yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlady Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 DD did her 6th form audition yesterday so is now joining the ranks of those waiting for letters. There were only 10 in her PM audition session which started with a talk to dancers and their parents by the Head, Academic head, and Head of dance as well as finance. The dancers were then taken out for their ballet audition which (for my DD's session) did not involve any pointe work and was at a medium level of difficulty. They all then went straight to Jazz which involved a very brisk routine which they had to pick up very quickly, DD said she had to work hard and think quickly for this. After that were the dance solos which are a max of 1 min long...so they got through them quite quickly. Some dancers did pointe work but this was not expected by all. The dancers could then go home apart form the ones who opted to play an instrument. all told they were in and out within 3 hours max. Letters are expected to take 10 working days. Hope this helps. T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 I wonder how many MDS funded places Tring will have this year...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w445403 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Would anyone who has been to the auditions please let me know what time they actually got away? I want to book seats on the train so need to know which one I can realistically catch. Thanks in advance. Edited January 18, 2013 by w445403 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 w445403, what time does the audition start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Wonderful news - dd has received a letter from Tring offering her a Y10 place! Not such good news - unfortunately it comes without the offer of MDS funding, so at the moment it looks like we will have to give it up, and she won't be able to go. DD is coping really well with it all, as she has always understood the situation, but it's still hard to swallow when you're only 13... Oh well, these things happen 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooZoo Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congratulations to your daughter Taxi4ballet - and I am sorry to hear about the funding. We would be in exactly the same position as you if my DS were to be offered an unfunded place. Tring and Hammond have fewer MDS do they? Do they offer scholarships at all? Are you aware that you could use childcare vouchers for the boarding part of the costs, assuming Tring and Hammond would separate this out for you. That could make a discount of 20% off boarding part of fees, which I know isn't much (wouldn't be enough for me.....) but it might help you or someone else reading this............ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Well done to your dd Taxi.Sad to hear about the funding.Will she be auditioning for anywhere else? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Auditions for year 7 on Monday have been postponed until 28th.x I received an email this morning. Well done to your dd taxi.x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 is that for funding auditions, or are they still on preliminary auditions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Preliminary auditions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Well done to your dd Taxi.Sad to hear about the funding.Will she be auditioning for anywhere else? Thanks, we're really proud of her, especially since it was her first 'big' audition. We thought we would go the whole hog this year and do Elmhurst and RBS as well. Best of luck to everyone with auditions still to come, and who now have the snow to contend with (at least we didn't have that to deal with as well!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frangapani Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Best of luck to all auditioning and waiting for letters. I am quite enjoying having a year off the audition rounds! F x 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Congratulations to your daughter Taxi4ballet - and I am sorry to hear about the funding. We would be in exactly the same position as you if my DS were to be offered an unfunded place. Tring and Hammond have fewer MDS do they? Do they offer scholarships at all? Are you aware that you could use childcare vouchers for the boarding part of the costs, assuming Tring and Hammond would separate this out for you. That could make a discount of 20% off boarding part of fees, which I know isn't much (wouldn't be enough for me.....) but it might help you or someone else reading this............ Don't know anything about Hammond, but I believe Tring gets a few MDS places each year, and I think scholarships are for the Musical Theatre side. That's a really good tip about childcare vouchers and could very well help others, but would only scratch the surface for us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Well done Taxi4ballet DD!! What an achievement, To reach such a high standard, that letter will be kept for many years I'm sure! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atacrossroads Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Wonderful news - dd has received a letter from Tring offering her a Y10 place! Not such good news - unfortunately it comes without the offer of MDS funding, so at the moment it looks like we will have to give it up, and she won't be able to go. DD is coping really well with it all, as she has always understood the situation, but it's still hard to swallow when you're only 13... Oh well, these things happen Great that she got the offer! Well done! To be honest we have only heard through the grapevine of 1 child who has been called back for an MDS funding audition (for a Year 7 place). Many RBS JA's have been offered places but not offered the funding audition, so I think there are only a very few MDS places on offer. Has anyone heard of any other funding auditions for Tring? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 My DD auditioned a few years ago and they only had 7 MDS places for the whole of lower school that year i.e. across years 7-11. So it is an achievement to be offered a year 10 place. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Not sure if it's intuition, or gut instinct or whatever, but I have a feeling that MDS places at Tring are VERY thin on the ground this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atacrossroads Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Judging by some of the beautiful dancers I know who've auditioned and not been asked back for MDS, I think you're right taxi4ballet.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Im sure when we applied last year, we were told at the audition how many funded places there were. This information also used to be available on a mds website but not sure If it is any more . Well done taxi4ballet ! Lil Edited January 21, 2013 by Lildancer96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Tring have only ever had about 7 MDS places a year which when you could access the annual reveiw document on the government website you could see. They manage to get a few extra by applying for funding for those who had been in receipt of an MDS at a previous school but these would revert back to the government when the student left. The report showed how many students in total were in receipt of MDS funding at each school. If memory serves me right it appeared that RB had 24 places a year, Elmhurst 20 places a year, Tring 7 places a year and Hammond 5 places a year. It would be good if they could put this report back on line as it was very interesting to read. You could also compare the number of music places to dance places. Also told you how much it cost the government. Maybe a Freedom of Information request is called for! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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