Dance related work experience!

[Lifeafterballet?]

Hello I have ambushed my mum's account - with her permission! To ask if your ds/dd have done any dance/ ballet related work experience? Or know of any? I am in year 10. Thank you very much Mum said this would be the place to ask if there is such a thing! Thank you again! xx

[JulieW]

Welcome

 

My daughter's friends have sometimes worked at our local dance school. It's a bit different to everyone else's work experience because it was in the afternoon/evenings plus a Saturday (although I think we have one daytime baby ballet class). They mainly helped out by demonstrating stuff, but if you've got a good teacher/owner of the school, perhaps they could get you to help a bit with admin type stuff so you'd see a bit more of what's involved beyond the teaching.

 

You wouldn't have to stick to your own dance school - if they can't/won't take you, you could try other schools within reach. Or perhaps other local children's classes in drama or dance - sometimes they have them at leisure centres.

 

If you give us a rough idea of where you live, we might find that someone has some contacts local to you that you could try.

 

Good luck

[Lifeafterballet?]

Thank you lots Julie, I live in Hampshire too! I'm happy to travel as I would like to benefit from work experience and don't want to spend two weeks in the stock room of a shop! Which is what the majority of the list consists of! Thank you xx

[Flowerdew]

Several of my dance students have done their work experience with me at my dance school! It was very straight forward to organise. There were forms to fill out by myself and the student and I had a visit from the company organising the work experience to check details, health & safety etc. The student then spent the week or 2 weeks with me assisting in classes, helping with admin and I also asked them to prepare some simple enchainments & warm ups to teach in the younger classes (under supervision!).

[KathyG]

I know of someone who did her work experience at Urdang. Probably worth just contacting some of the schools you can get to see if they will take work experience students.

[Lifeafterballet?]

I would love to do that sort of thing as I'm sure teaching dance isn't just about turning up and turning on an iPod! My dance school is really quite small! Mum wondered if I could ask any schools close-by but wasn't sure if they would mind a student from another local school there - I don't think I could xx

[Lifeafterballet?]

Oooooooo!!! Thank you very much Kathy ! I didn't even consider that as I am younger than their students! Thank you xx

[JulieW]

Ask your mum to send me a PM if she wants to discuss possible local schools!

[Balletgirlsplease]

Have you tried contacting a local theatre to see if they have any places for work experience?

[Balletgirlsplease]

Just a thought but you could do a week at a dance school and a week at a theatre?

[swanprincess]

ahh, I've literally just finally decided on my work experience placement, as I'm in year 10 too. I'm doing mine in my normal school, working in the Dance and Drama departments. I did consider a local theatre, however my working hours would've been a bit odd if I was helping with a show, starting at around 6pm and finishing after the show at about 11pm!!

I was going to go to BRB, to do work experience there, however one of my friends did hers there last year, and gave very negative comments about it to me. She worked in Costume, and basically said she had to pair socks, and not much else!! No offence meant to anyone who has had a positive work experience at BRB, but for me it didn't seem worth the long journey!

If your school does dance or drama, you could ask there; I asked my Drama teacher for suggestions, and she said I could come and work with her, so you might be able to either do your work experience at your own school (At least then you wouldn't have far to travel!) or your teacher can advise you on where else to look.

[Lifeafterballet?]

Hello swanprincess! My head of year said I could do that and I think I may be taking a trip to see her tomorrow to ask about that! Although I would like to get out of school - but if all else fails I shall be doing that too! Thank you very much everyone! xx

[swanprincess]

Oh, fab Good luck, hope you get somewhere nice to go! x

[Lifeafterballet?]

Ask your mum to send me a PM if she wants to discuss possible local schools!

managed to prise it back from my daughter - have PM'd you Julie. I shouldnt have mentioned this website - she is hooked! Thank you.

[FelixGirl]

Are there any other dance companies based near you? My DD did her work experience with a small contemporary dance company.........she had a really varied time, and absolutely loved it!!