Picturesinthefirelight Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) My daughter is in her final year of training in musical theatre. I feel the forum has little relevance any more. It’s a shame as it’s been great over the years but it’s not the place it used to be. Ive spoken to some great posters over the years and had some great advice as both the parent of a dancer at vocational school and hopefully as the wife of a teacher at a vocational school I’ve had something to give. But its time to go now so thanks and goodbye. Edited February 16, 2020 by Picturesinthefirelight 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowan Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Pictures, I have always followed your posts with much interest over the years. I do not post so much these days but I always look out for the old-timers here, of whom you are one. Thank you for your much valued contributions. I wish you and yours all the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 All the best to you and your DD Pictures. I remember your posts back from when you were debating whether she should audition for a year 7 place and it has been lovely to read of her success since then. I hope she continues to go from strength to strength. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrancingMum Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 21 minutes ago, Picturesinthefirelight said: My daughter is in her final year of training in musical theatre. I feel the forum has little relevance any more. It’s a shame as it’s been great over the years but it’s not the place it used to be. Ive spoken to some great posters over the years and had some great advice as both the parent of a dancer at vocational school and hopefully as the wife of a teacher at a vocational school I’ve had something to give. But its time to go now so thanks and goodbye. Sorry to see you go - I have found your posts most helpful. All the best to your DD in her future career! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 (edited) Surely a new dance related career journey is just about to begin & your viewpoint as a parent of one about to enter the profession could be ever more valuable to many of us on here....or perhaps you may find another forum more related to the MT industry? Either way, your posts have always been informed & measured. Much respect & you will be much missed. Thank you & best of luck to your DD & rest of your family xx Edited February 16, 2020 by Peanut68 Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetdancer Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Pictures, you have always been my favourite poster here for your thorough research and generosity with your advice. I feel your frustrations about not being able to discuss some things freely but I really hope you'll hang around a bit longer. Good luck to your DD and the rest of your family. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 I also hope you'll stay a wee bit longer @Picturesinthefirelight - your experience, and that of your family, is really interesting to read about. I hope you can find a way to negotiate between the necessary confidentiality, and sharing your (and your DD's) hard-won experience. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 All the best mate xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Sorry to read this Pictures. I think you have been on the Forum longer than me. The very best of luck to you, and your DD and to the rest of your family x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 I’m also sorry to read this. I’ve tried to send you a pm, but it is telling me that it’s not possible. Very best wishes to you and your family for the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixiewoo Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Thank you Pictures, for all your useful advice and measured posts over the few years I have been on the forum. I always knew that your response would be well thought out and helpful. I will miss you. Best wishes to you and your family for the future. X X Edited February 17, 2020 by Pixiewoo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Please stay on longer Pictures. Your insight into the dance and MT world is valuable. It would be really helpful if you could continue to post about what happens after graduation. If you don't want to talk specifically about your DD, general information about the cohort that graduates with her, what happens in auditions, who gets job offers and from where may shed some light for other parents & teachers, keen to know about life after Vocational school. Also any general insight you have through your DH's position would be good! And of course good luck to your DD for her future! Edited February 17, 2020 by Pas de Quatre Add last sentence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby Foo Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Thanks for all your really knowledgable posts. I’ve truly found them interesting and helpful. Also, strangely calming. Good Luck to you and your Dd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Sorry to hear you are going Pictures. I understand though - when my dd finished at vocational school I dropped away for a while as I felt the forum was no longer relevant for me and I didn't have much to contribute. Maybe we will see you back again in the future. Good luck to your dd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Brown Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Oh I will be sorry to see you go. I rarely post or comment on here, my daughters are not good enough dancers for me to generally be in a position to get involved with tha vast majority of posts but I do enjoy reading them and following what people's children are doing. Thank you for what I have learned from your posts and good luck to you and your daughter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 We will miss your insight, wisdom and experience, Pictures. You have helped so many people over the years that I hope you reconsider or pop back from time to time. It’s a great shame if anyone’s view of the Forum has become in any way negative - we Mods like to think it is still relevant and useful to a great many people, which rising online user numbers would confirm. We have to have rules in place to ensure the continued running of the forum and although some of these rules may seem “stupid”, they are there for good/legal reasons which we are not always at liberty to explain publicly. As we have said previously, there is always the option for those who don’t like our rules or think them stupid to try setting up their own forum where *they* risk being on the receiving end of legal correspondence. This isn’t a threat; we don’t want anyone to leave, just to *please* stop and think about the logistics, time needed and most importantly the legal implications of voluntarily running a public forum where Moderators are held responsible for what other people post. Pictures, wishing you and your dd the very best for her career in MT - please pop back every so often and update us. Kind regards, Anna 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giselle21 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Like Mrs Brown, I rarely post as I don’t feel I have much experience to offer yet being only at the start of DD’s audition journey. I have read many of your posts containing such useful advice. Will be a great shame to see you go. Wishing very best of luck to your DD & your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusodancer Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Pictures, please stay because your insight is so valuable to those starting out on the journey and because you have more information on the MT side of the dancing world. Besides we will be so pleased to hear of your DD and the future path. I find everyone's opinions illuminating and informative, not just us parents on Doing Dance but other pages of this forum. It is good to debate issues and perspectives in a constructive way as we all have something to contribute to the collective body of knowledge or to learn. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glissade Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I've been a member of several forums (fora?) over the years, many of which have been constrained by legal implications. It incenses me, I have to confess, because I hate being censored and I absolutely detest having posts that I've spent time writing being deleted! I really can't emphasise that enough - I HATE being silenced!!!! However .... I have also come, over my aging internet years, to appreciate that I don't always have the bigger picture, and that the legal constrainsts of the world in which I find myself play out online as much as they do offline. I don't like that. In fact .... did I say this yet? ... I HATE being censored. But ......... here's the big BUT. Living in the UK, I believe that in most instances I do have freedom of speech. That right is precious to me and I would HATE even more to be living in a country that denied me this in even the most basic of positions. I have also learned to appreciate that, on this specific internet forum, when we are told, "You can't mention such-and-such a school", it isn't because the moderators/forum have taken that stance for themselves - but it's because the schools themselves have said that they don't want to be mentioned. Taking that perspective, I understand it as the schools in question saying that they would rather not be talked about at all than to take the risk of receiving either good or bad publicity in these forums. I hope this is helpful, pictures ..... as I have also appreciated your posts greatly and would HATE to see you disappear from this forum right now when you still have so much that I want to talk to you about ..... xx 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) I love your name Pictures and will miss your posts too. Good luck to your DD perhaps you could let us know how she gets on down the line I'm sure many on here will be interested. Just seen your post Glissade and think you probably speak for many on here so am just editing my post to say Thankyou for that and agree don't want to see Pictures go in these circumstances. Edited February 18, 2020 by LinMM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisiblecircus Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 I'll miss you, Pictures, I always enjoy your posts. I hope you'll still pop back from time to time. All the best to your DD on the remainder of her final year and on whatever she does afterwards. It would be lovely to have some updates. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 All the best to you , your DD for her upcoming graduate showcase and future career and not forgetting the rest of your family. I hope, like me, you do pop back onto the forum from time to time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amum/Cathy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 We've crossed paths so often on here and notapushymum and mumsnet and yet never met! Wishing your dd good luck in her career Pictures. It's been so helpful reading your posts over the years. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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