Lilidance Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Oh yes hard to explain and for them to understand! ! Does someone know how many children apply for summer intensive and how many are chosen ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumof1 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 25 minutes ago, Lilidance said: Oh yes hard to explain and for them to understand! ! Does someone know how many children apply for summer intensive and how many are chosen ? I know from the annual report that in 2019 , 2,203 children applied for 387 places at white lodge . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pointeshoesarethedream Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 20 minutes ago, Mumof1 said: I know from the annual report that in 2019 , 2,203 children applied for 387 places at white lodge . 😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilidance Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Thank you I could guess it was a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilidance Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 We will know soon I hope ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Can I just say something Who they pick for WL summer and spring intensives has no basis on how well your children dance or what their potential is in RBS's eyes. There is no rhyme or reason and please don't feel it has any baring at all on a students potential. Some of the students who go are amazing and others are not. My DC did go to to WL spring and summer for a few years (years 5-8) - he enjoyed them but in that time he got rejected for full time training with white lodge, didn't get mids, went and left elmhurst etc. We also put down every time that he went to a wl intensive on a form that he was interested and wanted to be considered for full time training. He didn't get in that way and they never gave us any indication that they did consider him. The year that he stopped going to RBS intensives, joined mids was the year that he was offered a year 10 place for white lodge. if you get a place - great - enjoy! Its a fun experience but it doesn't make you a better dancer than your friend in ballet class it just means someone likes your photo! My DC met wonderful people but it didn't mean that while he was there it got him any closer to his dream of being there full time! Also to finish the story off with something unexpected - when he was offered his full time place last year - he turned it down and gave up ballet - we definitely didn't see that coming! There are many intensives - ballet boost, raw talent, dance forward, ybss, malvern etc which your dancers will have an equally if not better time at than wl sorry if I've banged on too much but all your dancers are amazing without the WL intensive seal of approval which has no basis on their ability of dance xx 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilidance Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Thanks good to hear about others stories. There are so many different ways to keep dancing or not. As long as they have pleasure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Very well said Coniger 👍🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, Mumof1 said: I know from the annual report that in 2019 , 2,203 children applied for 387 places at white lodge . So by my reckoning thats 2203 paying what £30 to apply? A tidy sum to RBS coffers of £66,090….just in application fees! Then there’s the actual course fees & merchandise which will more than cover costs….🤔 Anyone else feeling a mug for years & years of just coughing up? So glad to be off the RBS bandwagon this year !! My personal opinion is I wish (& will going forwards) I’d been more discerning about how I spent money & made charitable donations to worthy dance projects rather than continually being fleeced for a fleeting look at DC’s photos! Just my humble opinion…. and yes, was once successful but tbh, it was no way the best intensive attended & actually seemed quite soulless & body image damaging Edited February 25, 2022 by Peanut68 Typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Peanut68 said: Very well said Coniger 👍🏻 Thanks - I just find it frustrating when parents question their children ability on a photo that wl May or may not like or try to second guess why they weren’t picked. There is no sense in it and has no consideration whether they are successful in vocational auditions for lower schools and specifically white lodge. Christopher Powney, hope keelan and mark annear do not pick the kids for intensives - that is someone else - those three pick the children for the school and the two don’t seem to cross . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumof1 Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, Peanut68 said: So by my reckoning thats 2203 paying what £30 to apply? A tidy sum to RBS coffers of £66,090….just in application fees! Then there’s the actual course fees & merchandise which will more than cover costs….🤔 Anyone else feeling a mug for years & years of just coughing up? So glad to be off the RBS bandwagon this year !! My personal opinion is I wish (& will going forwards) I’d been more discerning about how I spent money & made charitable donations to worthy dance projects rather than continually being fleeced for a fleeting look at DC’s photos! Just my humble opinion…. and yes, was once successful but tbh, it was no way the best intensive attended & actually seemed quite soulless & body image damaging Cripes and that doesn’t include Covent Garden applicants. my daughter wanted to give it a try and isn’t that bothered by any other intensive which is a shame. Luckily she’s realistic in her attitude and knows that it’s very hard to get into. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, coniger said: Thanks - I just find it frustrating when parents question their children ability on a photo that wl May or may not like or try to second guess why they weren’t picked. There is no sense in it and has no consideration whether they are successful in vocational auditions for lower schools and specifically white lodge. Christopher Powney, hope keelan and mark annear do not pick the kids for intensives - that is someone else - those three pick the children for the school and the two don’t seem to cross . My DD got into a RBS associates but still only made the waiting list for the spring intensive. Is it also the case that the DCs chosen for intensives is different to the associates? We had to apply through video for the associates so don’t know who looked at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted February 25, 2022 Author Share Posted February 25, 2022 @KerfuffleYes: My pupil was on the waiting list for last year’s Summer Intensive but got a straight yes for JAs, having previously received two straight nos for JAs! It’s all so random. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, Kerfuffle said: My DD got into a RBS associates but still only made the waiting list for the spring intensive. Is it also the case that the DCs chosen for intensives is different to the associates? We had to apply through video for the associates so don’t know who looked at them! Completely separate team of people choosing - I think emma Northmore is head of the intensives now - she’s brilliant - separate from associates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I wonder if being an associate can work against a child if they are trying to see as broad a range as possible? Especially at the older age range where there are far fewer senior associates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Just now, Kerfuffle said: I wonder if being an associate can work against a child if they are trying to see as broad a range as possible? Especially at the older age range where there are far fewer senior associates? Not our experience and that of other associates - my dc was always accepted as a JA - first time he got accepted off the waitlist three weeks before the day of the intensive but after that accepted - could have been a boy thing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 9 minutes ago, coniger said: Not our experience and that of other associates - my dc was always accepted as a JA - first time he got accepted off the waitlist three weeks before the day of the intensive but after that accepted - could have been a boy thing though I guess it’s probably more to do with it being a different panel all together then. Plus do they have equal amounts of boys to girls? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coniger Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Kerfuffle said: I guess it’s probably more to do with it being a different panel all together then. Plus do they have equal amounts of boys to girls? Summer the boys are taught separately in male only classes - when my son went to the spring intensive the classes were mixed. The spring intensives when my son did them were taught by associate teachers and the summer were taught by wl faculty. But I don’t know what they will do this year Edited February 25, 2022 by coniger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 6 minutes ago, coniger said: Summer the boys are taught separately in male only classes - when my son went to the spring intensive the classes were mixed. The spring intensives when my son did them were taught by associate teachers and the summer were taught by wl faculty. But I don’t know what they will do this year That is very interesting how they vary. The only one we applied for was at Covent Garden and a strange set up - a few sessions only. She is on the waiting list so she might still get to go 😉 We didn’t apply for summer as she’s got no interest in going to WL especially as she’d be in the oldest year. Last year she did the ENB summer course which was a great experience - nearly all international or from vocational schools including White Lodge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La sylphide Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Hi, Nice to meet you all. I’m after some advice if possible, We applied for the first time this year for the summer intensive it was a bit of a rush decision and was done close to the closing go date. I’ve just been looking on the online information and in the photo requirements it says the pictures need to include the child’s name in the title. I hadn’t noticed this and just uploaded them from my phone into the application, does anybody have any experience of this? is she just likely to get rejected as her photos weren’t named? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum to a boy dancer Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 12 hours ago, Mrsgdy said: Hi, Nice to meet you all. I’m after some advice if possible, We applied for the first time this year for the summer intensive it was a bit of a rush decision and was done close to the closing go date. I’ve just been looking on the online information and in the photo requirements it says the pictures need to include the child’s name in the title. I hadn’t noticed this and just uploaded them from my phone into the application, does anybody have any experience of this? is she just likely to get rejected as her photos weren’t named? I did this last year and my DS was wait listed and then offered a place a few weeks later so you should be fine x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millicent Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Anyone think we'll hear this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 @millicent I wouldn’t have thought so. Last year it was 18th March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La sylphide Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 1 hour ago, Mum to a boy dancer said: I did this last year and my DS was wait listed and then offered a place a few weeks later so you should be fine x Thank you, panic over x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairydust Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 15 minutes ago, MissEmily said: @millicent I wouldn’t have thought so. Last year it was 18th March. Last year the deadline for the summer intensive was 3rd March good luck everyone waiting 🤞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 @Millicent @Fairydust Oooo so are we thinking Wednesday then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise81 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 I was thinking towards end of this week.....along with potentially YBS summer as they always seem to email on or after their closing date rather than the later date they put on their website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilidance Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 We hope to have result this week. It would be great. Are you all from the UK or some of you are in a other country like us ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted February 28, 2022 Author Share Posted February 28, 2022 @Lilidance We are in the UK but my student is Romanian, and born in Italy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutTheJourney Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 We're in the UK too but my DD did the summer intensive last year and there were quite a few international children I believe, even in the younger groups 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tippytoe222 Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 @Lilidance We are from San Francisco. 👋 Hope the results will be out soon. Good luck everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalletBoysDad Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Application for summer intensive closed 15th February, and it says the following online, so I was personally expecting results around 11th or 14th March We aim to send the results by email four weeks after the application deadline. We can receive a high volume of applications close to the deadline and results may be sent just after four weeks, we thank you for your patience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilidance Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Thank you great to hear from all of you and hope we can meet if our children can make it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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