trog Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 56 minutes ago, Peony said: There’s nothing inherently better or worse about ballet or ‘Cyber’. Having worked for 40 years in "cyber" or "computing" as it was known when I started, I call tell you which is far worse! Sadly, when I was at uni I switched from industrial chemistry to the wrong course. Hindsight eh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Hackney Council hit by 'serious cyber attack' - Police believe it may be the work of ballerinas 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Whilst I found the 'Fatima' ad deeply disturbing on many levels, I do think we should try to get across to our young dancers that if and when they decide that they no longer want to continue down the dancing route, there are many options open to them. When my dd was training many people asked about her 'Plan B' - would she become a teacher, or a physiotherapist. They presumed Plan B would be something dance related - but it doesn't have to be. My dd's second career, after she finished working on Cruise Ships, has been as a Web Developer. Admittedly she was lucky to find a company happy to take on someone with no experience and train them. She is also lucky that it was her choice when to stop dancing professionally. I appreciate there are many currently who will not have that luxury. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJH Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 hours ago, trog said: Hackney Council hit by 'serious cyber attack' - Police believe it may be the work of ballerinas Tee Hee i did send a message to a friend who occasionally contributes on here that considered of " so ok ... hackney ... 😉 " ( those who know me IRL will guess who that DM was sent to ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJH Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 10 hours ago, Peony said: It depends at what point you start counting it I guess! you can add 4 years with regard to GCSE and more particualrly A levle options plus extra curriculaer stuff ... the 10 years statement standards on it;s merits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance*is*life Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 I read that in fact Fatima is an American ballet dancer - not called Fatima at all! The photo was uploaded to some public site and it was taken from that. Anyway I believe there was such an uproar that they have now removed the ad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54553828 I expect young Desiré never expected to achieve such international fame. Let's hope the exposure brings some unexpected success for her 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 David Mitchell in The Observer has a hilarious response to what he calls, among other things, "a spectacularly bad mistake." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/18/the-cyber-jobs-ad-is-a-laughing-matter 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 18/10/2020 at 11:46, Melody said: David Mitchell in The Observer has a hilarious response to what he calls, among other things, "a spectacularly bad mistake." https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/oct/18/the-cyber-jobs-ad-is-a-laughing-matter Brilliant article, thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Is this the place where I can admit that I have an enduring crush on David Mitchell, and this article makes it more intense ? 😍 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Of course the big question is what is Desire (Fatima) actually doing now as that photo is a few years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJH Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, Jan McNulty said: the obvious Link between Ballet and Dr Who is of course the late Christopher Gable of Central school of Ballet, Northern Ballet Theatre (as it was during his time there ) and Sadler's Wells Royal ballet and of course havign played a Dr Who villain , who died on 23rd October 1998... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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