Balletbuds80 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 21 hours ago, Millicent said: Thanks, I can't remember all of the options but we used OneDrive to upload the videos. 21 hours ago, Millicent said: Thanks, I can't remember all of the options but we used OneDrive to upload the videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletbuds80 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 We have received our email for Group 2 (Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Dundee). We are going to do it tomorrow. I really want to take a peek but unsure if allowed with them saying it mustn’t be rehearsed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFrosty Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Balletbuds80 said: We have received our email for Group 2 (Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Dundee). We are going to do it tomorrow. I really want to take a peek but unsure if allowed with them saying it mustn’t be rehearsed. We didn’t peek, but I do wish I’d prepared my daughter to do the improvisation bit because it threw her. None of it is at all challenging, and it’s all explained really clearly, with the teacher demonstrating first and then dancing along with them. Hope it all goes well! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spamcat Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Obviously the child has to be seeing it for the first time but how are parents resisting the urge to have a peek? 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFrosty Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I think if I’d peeked I’d have been tempted to at least encourage her to work on particular things - maybe just me but I didn’t want to risk it 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millicent Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I did manage to resist but I admit it was hard! Someone told me you can see who has viewed YouTube clips so they may be able to tell if you view it more than once. It's not worth the risk in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spamcat Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Yes I think you are right but it will be very hard to resist. I will be good and I won't look! I think my DD always does things better first time and without any prep anyway, it looks more natural. If it is a youtube clip what is to stop anyone searching and finding it? Or can they somehow set it so only certain people can view? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millicent Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I'm not very technologically minded but I think it is a private link so that you can only view it through the link on your email. Another reason why they may be able to tell if you've clicked on it more than once? The audition really is very straightforward and I don't think it would be any help to practice. They specifically say on the video that it doesn't matter if you make a mistake. I think they're looking for something very specific, particularly with regard to body shape, and that won't change whether your DC executes something perfectly or makes some mistakes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hi all, just found this thread. I am a little nervous now as I have had a peek at the videos - not shown my dd but just wanted to see what space we need and how I need to film as I am worried about messing it up! I think they will be able to tell if it has been practised and honestly don't think it will make any difference as it is all basic stuff - the 1st section is just positions and a couple to check flexibility. My dd auditioned last year so knows what sort of thing to expect so 1st time she sees it will be when we film it. Good luck to everyone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFrosty Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I think a lot of people must’ve viewed it beforehand judging by the number of views (which are different for each video). They’ll be able to easily tell if a child has seen it before filming based on how they respond to the instructions etc. I don’t think there’s much harm in parents watching beforehand, because if a child has been coached based on the content of the videos it’ll be obvious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Personally, I watched it beforehand to ascertain where the best place to position the camera would be based on how much space my pupil would need. I didn’t share anything with her beforehand and when I pressed play on Christopher Powney’s introduction to check everything was working, she put her hands over her ears and shut her eyes, saying “Stop it! I don’t want to cheat!” 🤣 I don’t think they’ll mind how many times it has been viewed so long as it’s obvious it has not been rehearsed. Good luck everyone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spamcat Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 It is true, they will be able to tell if a child has rehearsed the audition. But I don't think they would turn down a child with loads of potential just because the video had been viewed more than once! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachH Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 So we did our videos this afternoon for the London group. All was fine and 8 year old really enjoyed it! As everyone has said, it is pretty simple stuff and really not worth looking at before you film it. I think it would have been obvious if my daughter had seen it before hand. She made a few mistakes, including moving back into the wall during sautés! But I think it did give her a good chance to show how she can dance. A few things that might help - there is no clear verbal end to the videos, just text on the screen. This was a bit of an issue in the first one, my daughter was in a stretch looking down and I couldn’t get her attention that it had finished - so she ended up holding the stretch for ages while I was trying to get her attention and had to trim that bit of the video! I do wonder if some of the exercises are literally lifted straight from the yr 6 one - as they also talk about a dance/sequence which then never materialises! I had to go back and check the video again later to make sure she’d done it all! We played the videos onto an iPad attached to a tv screen and filmed with my phone. We uploaded them to youtube which was easy although it took ages - it does let me see when the video has been viewed - so will let you all know when it has! Good luck everyone! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkletoes22 Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 On 06/08/2020 at 14:04, Balletbuds80 said: Hi I thought it would be nice to start this topic (if allowed) for those of us who have a DC applying for RBS JA Year 4 and 5 this year via video audition so we can keep track of each centre and help each other out with any questions. If there are any of you on this forum? Group 1 is London and we are Group 2 (Leeds). Would be nice to meet you all (virtually) on here and hear your views. Thank you for organising this thread. My DD applied for London. Does anyone know when we’re likely to hear back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmumlife Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I'm hoping London will hear soon after the submission deadline and not have to wait until the end of all the groups. X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyNEDancer Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 I have a feeling that it will be after the submission date for the final group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletbuds80 Posted September 1, 2020 Author Share Posted September 1, 2020 On 30/08/2020 at 15:10, Warby22 said: Thank you for organising this thread. My DD applied for London. Does anyone know when we’re likely to hear back? If we can find out what happened with Year 6, I would imagine it would be the same? If they found out by centre at a time or all together right at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachH Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 It looks like year 6 all heard on the same day around 3 weeks after the deadline. But I think their submission date was the same and not staggered. Has anyone who has submitted has their videos looked at yet? You can see the number of views on YouTube and Vimeo I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaFrosty Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 We sent ours via google drive so I don’t think we can see if/when they’ve been viewed. Just a waiting game now I guess, although if they’re staggering submission videos I’d hope they would let each centre know a few weeks after their final date rather than waiting til all centres were done (just wishful thinking though, and not sure how that’d work if anyone was offered their second choice centre so maybe not!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missdancemum Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 We submitted ours on YouTube but not had any more views. Wonder if they wait until all submitted & work their way through them at same time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Hello Missdancemum and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missdancemum Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachH Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 I think my daughter’s videos have been viewed on YouTube - although I did send the link to her teacher so she may have looked at them again. Looks like all 3 videos may have been watched. Anyone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletmumlife Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 16 minutes ago, RachH said: I think my daughter’s videos have been viewed on YouTube - although I did send the link to her teacher so she may have looked at them again. Looks like all 3 videos may have been watched. Anyone else? Ours have been viewed. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Yep, ours have been viewed 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millicent Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Ooh that's exciting! Can you tell if they watched all three? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spamcat Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Which group are you from? We are group 4 and still waiting for the audition email. Good luck all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millicent Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 The ones being watched now are London group 1. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachH Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Yes we’re group 1 (London). Ours were watched today and they watched all 3. Looks like they watched around 75-90% of the time of each video so probably skipped through the chat to the exercise/dance bits I would have thought. My friend, also in group 1 (who submitted the day before the closing date) hasn’t had hers looked at yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinkletoes22 Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Oh that’s really exciting. I am kind of hoping that I uploaded the video probably. I think we did but I’m second guessing myself. I wonder when we can expect to hear then? Good lucky everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Ours were looked at on Thursday and, although they looked at all three, I'm pretty horrified to see that they only watched 1 minute 53 seconds of the first one, 50-odd seconds on the second one and just under two minutes of the third, meaning they didn't actually watch her dance until part 3 as they would only have seen her learning the exercises in parts 1 and 2. Very much hoping they'll at least watch some more of part 1 at some stage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spamcat Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 @MissEmily how long were each of the videos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 @Spamcatbetween 9 and 12ish minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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