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4 minutes ago, Weloveballet said:


yes I have heard of some being on Friday and Sunday 

Oh ok! I think there was 24 boys at the audition wasn’t there? So If it’s the same for the girls then that would make 72? Then there’s the ones that can’t be there in person and the international students. I wonder though how many international students there are at this age 🤔

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41 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

Oh ok! I think there was 24 boys at the audition wasn’t there? So If it’s the same for the girls then that would make 72? Then there’s the ones that can’t be there in person and the international students. I wonder though how many international students there are at this age 🤔


Yes I had heard they’ve taken more than usual this year maybe because it was a video audition, so they felt they needed to see more in person, if so it’s everybody’s gain as the experience of getting to dance at White Lodge is a very special one. Yes I wondered about international students also. 

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2 minutes ago, Weloveballet said:


Yes I had heard they’ve taken more than usual this year maybe because it was a video audition, so they felt they needed to see more in person, if so it’s everybody’s gain as the experience of getting to dance at White Lodge is a very special one. Yes I wondered about international students also. 

I’m not sure but I think around 70/80 would be the usual amount at the finals? I’m sure someone will know! X

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Just now, Dancermom said:

I’m not sure but I think around 70/80 would be the usual amount at the finals? I’m sure someone will know! X

Ds JA teacher said the original list they got sent out was 120 girls which then got cut again to just under 80 xx 

 

The JA teachers knew who was through to finals before we did! 

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1 minute ago, The red shoes said:

Ds JA teacher said the original list they got sent out was 120 girls which then got cut again to just under 80 xx 

 

The JA teachers knew who was through to finals before we did! 


Oh really! They’ve all done amazing then if they had cut it again from 120 they liked, I didn’t realise they had found out first. 

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52 minutes ago, The red shoes said:

Ds JA teacher said the original list they got sent out was 120 girls which then got cut again to just under 80 xx 

 

The JA teachers knew who was through to finals before we did! 

Wow! Thanks for that info 🤩

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38 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

How many JA/MA centres are there? X

6 apparently. From the website: 

 

Our Mid Associates are in School Years 7, 8 and 9.

Classes run from September to July on Saturdays at five centres around the country, in London, Birmingham, Bath, Manchester and Newcastle, and Sundays in Dundee.

Mid Associate boys are encouraged to attend our London Centre where specialist boys’ classes are held.

 

 

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9 minutes ago, BalletBoyMumma said:

6 apparently. From the website: 

 

Our Mid Associates are in School Years 7, 8 and 9.

Classes run from September to July on Saturdays at five centres around the country, in London, Birmingham, Bath, Manchester and Newcastle, and Sundays in Dundee.

Mid Associate boys are encouraged to attend our London Centre where specialist boys’ classes are held.

 

 

Thank you! I’m trying to work out numbers and what the odds of a school place/mids place are 🤣 I need to get out more 🤣

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4 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

Thank you! I’m trying to work out numbers and what the odds of a school place/mids place are 🤣 I need to get out more 🤣

Don’t worry - same here. 😅

 

I’m constantly lurking because often the news of results breaks quicker on here than the actual email landing in my inbox. 🤣

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2 minutes ago, BalletBoyMumma said:

Don’t worry - same here. 😅

 

I’m constantly lurking because often the news of results breaks quicker on here than the actual email landing in my inbox. 🤣

Yes that’s so true!! I saw on here first that the finals results were out 🤣 

 

Is it usually around 14 boys and 14 girls in the class? I know they don’t take a certain number for the sake of it but around this do we think? X 

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9 minutes ago, Dancermom said:

Yes that’s so true!! I saw on here first that the finals results were out 🤣 

 

Is it usually around 14 boys and 14 girls in the class? I know they don’t take a certain number for the sake of it but around this do we think? X 

Current Year 7 is 15 Boys and 15 Girls

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Yes! I could be wrong but I think there are a lot more MA places for girls than boys too. 

 

They said looking at taking 12 boys and 12 girls in the Zoom meeting we had but can take more as they do have space to. I have read (on here) in previous years those extras can go to Summer intensive students they have their eye on (I think that’s why there’s a box to tick ‘would like to to be considered for full-time training’ on the application forms, though that may have just been Spring). 

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6 minutes ago, BalletBoyMumma said:

Yes! I could be wrong but I think there are a lot more MA places for girls than boys too. 

 

They said looking at taking 12 boys and 12 girls in the Zoom meeting we had but can take more as they do have space to. I have read (on here) in previous years those extras can go to Summer intensive students they have their eye on (I think that’s why there’s a box to tick ‘would like to to be considered for full-time training’ on the application forms, though that may have just been Spring). 

Yes that would make sense wouldn’t it x 

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Just with regard to MA places, there are very few, our JA teacher (London) told us that there may be only 5 places available for year 7 girls, as apparently it’s a class of year 7 and 8, so it depends on the balance and who moves up to make space. I was shocked it was so few! Almost harder to get into than WL! (sort of!)

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Just now, PetitJeté said:

Just with regard to MA places, there are very few, our JA teacher (London) told us that there may be only 5 places available for year 7 girls, as apparently it’s a class of year 7 and 8, so it depends on the balance and who moves up to make space. I was shocked it was so few! Almost harder to get into than WL! (sort of!)

Yes this is very true. They literally have 2 or 3 available for our Birmingham centre xx 

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16 minutes ago, PetitJeté said:

Just with regard to MA places, there are very few, our JA teacher (London) told us that there may be only 5 places available for year 7 girls, as apparently it’s a class of year 7 and 8, so it depends on the balance and who moves up to make space. I was shocked it was so few! Almost harder to get into than WL! (sort of!)

Oh no. :(  That is much fewer than I’d expected. 
 

Our JA teacher recommended not limiting the application to just MAs (like we were planning to) - I understand why now. 

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5 minutes ago, BalletBoyMumma said:

Oh no. :(  That is much fewer than I’d expected. 
 

Our JA teacher recommended not limiting the application to just MAs (like we were planning to) - I understand why now. 

Yes, that makes sense. It’s a big drop from JA numbers, and of course not all centres run MAs, so that narrows the field. 

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