RAD Genee Competitions - Finalists

[JulieW]

See here for the list of the 12 finalists:

 

http://www.rad.org.uk/article.asp?id=644

 

All from Australia or New Zealand (I'm not surprised, but would have thought maybe the odd dancer from another part of the world might've been in there).

[balletla]

What surprises me more is that you have to have passed Adv 2 with distinction to enter and there are a couple of 15 year olds and four 16 year olds in the final. I don't know any schools here where students take Adv 2 by 15; Elmhurst and RBS don't take Adv 1 until year 11 (age 15/16). Seems a bit premature, even if you can do it. Is this another example of other countries pushing further and faster with their ballet training? There always seem to be a lot of Australians at RB/RBS as well.

[betterankles]

There are some fabulous teachers in Australia - Tanya Pearson and Prudence Bowen for instance - some of the best in the world....

[Arky]

For details of the finals which took place on 15 Dec

http://www.rad.org.uk/article.asp?id=645

 

My daughter, who lives near Wellington, tells me it was 31 degrees yesterday there!