allegro11 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Any UK student is going next year to the Prix de Laussane competition.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I don't think they've released the names of those chosen yet - it isn't on the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Central have just put this on their Facebook page: "Congratulations to our third-year student Thomas Edwards, who has been selected to go to the Prix de Lausanne!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living the Dream Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 I know of one definite and possibly one other ENBS girls who have been selected, British trained, but international students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belleballerina Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Brilliant for new re Tom Edwards - before he went to Central he trainined at DD's old school and was simply amazing. It's great that he is doing so well! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 He was in the final of YBDY too wasn't he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belleballerina Posted November 5, 2012 Share Posted November 5, 2012 Yes and well deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegro11 Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Wow..is the second year in the row Central is sending student to the Prix de Laussane... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangorballetboy Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Candidates have now been announced: http://www.prixdelausanne.org/v4/index.php/selected-candidates-2013.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Just came on to post the same! And I see that Tom's the only UK student Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 That's not good! How does it work? Do the schools decide who to send but not many are accepted? Or are we not entering our students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Fantastic news that two students from Central in the past two years have got through to this competition, just proves how strong the ballet training is at Central, good luck to Tom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Spanner, that's a question that has often been asked before, are other schools not applying, or just not getting accepted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 And the lack of British girls has been worrying; I know there have been more students from British schools in the past but even the girls from our schools have tended to be students from abroad for the last couple of years. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegro11 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 so many student apply, but few are getting accepted...great for Central... representing UK..last year and this year...it proves their ballet training is very strong...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegro11 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 http://balletnews.co.uk/candidates-selected-for-the-2013-prix-de-lausanne/ here is the link how student are being selected.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Thanks, but that didn't tell me what I wanted to know...which is are British girls entering but not being selected (and if so, why?) or are British girls not entering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegro11 Posted November 6, 2012 Author Share Posted November 6, 2012 well is hard to tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Don't know without hearing direct from students or their parents. I know a small number entered from Elmhurst when my soon was there (he was injured) but none got to finals that year. I've seen the I'd student from ENBS get through but as you said, usually international students for some reason. And don't remember the last time I saw an RBS student in the final but don't know whether they're not entering. Maybe the panel don't like the British style! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaffa Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 No idea who did and didn't apply for the competition and why - but I doubt that the small number of competitors from British schools reflects a lack of local talent. The RB's graduate class, for example, has some amazing dancers. But there could be all sorts of reasons why individual students might have chosen not to enter (including other opportunities that are more likely to benefit them professionally). NB: No critisim of Lausanne intended- just meant that competitions, and this one, aren't necessarily the right move for all talented dancers. In fact, I think Lausanne has done incredible pioneering work - not just in giving exposure and opportunties to talented young dancers, but also in proactively taking steps to promote dancers' health, when some other competitions don't seem to care how their competitors get to the 'required' technical standard. See the Prix de Lausanne health's policy at: http://www.prixdelausanne.org/v4/index.php/health.html From the last paragraph: Doesn't responsibility for the health of these young dancers mostly lie with their parents and those supervising their training? That is absolutely true, but the organizing committee of the Prix de Lausanne feels that it is highly irresponsible to simply turn a blind eye to the health risks related to excessive thinness or to an injury due to excessive strain, as this compromises a dancer's long-term development. Yaffa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegro11 Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 Student from Central went all way to final last year and he got contract with BRB right after that...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Max certainly did very well after his appearance in the final, as did Lewis from Elmhurst a couple of years before, both now at BRB. I seem to remember thinking it would've been really expensive to go ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Wanted to add that it's obviously not that we haven't got the talent in this country - our graduates from the top schools are getting contracts with excellent ballet companies all around the world 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think its really expensive and a lot of the prizes are for a free year's training at top international schools including RBS, so if you are already at RBS, why would you enter? My impression is that it is a huge opportunity for talented dancers, particularly from abroad, to be seen by top international schools and much more crucially, get funded to attend them through the scholarship prizes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I wonder whether students from other countries eg Russia and China apply in greater numbers because for many it is a route into upper schools abroad particularly schools such as the RBS. If you win the Prix de Lausanne you have the pick of the schools and a scholarship to to train abroad. Many overseas students training in the UK have won a prize at this competition. You can see a list of previous prize-winners on the web. Many of the names will be familiar to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 When we attended the parents day at Royal someone asked if they enter the students into many competitions we were told that as many of the prize winners receive scholarships to top schools including Royal they dont tend to enter some competitions . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Ribbons, we were posting almost the same thing at the same time. If you were at, say, the RBS but were not fully-funded (few students are, I understand) it could be worthwhile applying because if you won you would get full funding for a year as well as the useful exposure and prestige which comes with winning a respected international competition. Julie mentioned Max and Lewis who have both secured contracts with BRB. It would be interesting to know what motivated those young men to enter the competition. I'm sure that doing well in, or better still winning, the competition must help students when they come to apply for jobs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I think in Lewis' case it enabled him to have an apprenticeship year at BRB - and he then went on to get the full contract afterwards. So for him it wasn't about getting the opportunity to go to a good school (as he already was ) it was about getting an apprenticeship. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I guess winning a prize looks great on a CV.!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allegro11 Posted November 7, 2012 Author Share Posted November 7, 2012 http://www.prixdelausanne.org/v4/index.php/partner-companies.html?Ite= here is the list of international company's..they look for young talents at the Prix.. so going there is great opportunity to be seen and to get a contract..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaffa Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 (edited) The competition starts tomorrow (27th Jan)- and as usual, they have good online coverage: http://www.prixdelausanne.org/v4/index.php/tickets-and-info.html#events_tv_online Yaffa [edited to add date] Edited January 26, 2013 by Yaffa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taximom Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Tom has flown out with his mom and is very excited!! Looking forward to his progress, He has always been an exciting dancer to watch from teh day he first started dancing, will never forget him in the dance school Summer School playing 'ken' in 'Come on Barbie' when he was about 6 or 7, he just loved all the attention!! You go Tom!! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Good luck to Thomas hope he wins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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