expatballetmom Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Hi- Expat ballet mom moving from U.S. to England this summer. My daughter is a vocational ballet student and has participated in a number of summer intensives ABT and SAB in the states but they usually happen a bit earlier beginning end of June-end of July. I wonder which summer intensives do British ballet students tend to apply for (other than RBS) that happen later in the summer? Are there other popular ones in Europe that suit the UK school schedule? (Thinking ahead for next summer!) Related question is- do British ballet students tend to do homeschool? Thank you for any advice you may have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunrise81 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) RBS Yorkshire Ballet Seminars Malvern Ballet Seminars Elmhurst Ballet School National Youth Ballet Moorlands Ballet Academy of Northern Ballet (Leeds) My daughter has done the first 3 all of which are mostly in holiday time. In terms of home schooling.....not really, though I know a couple who do. But my Dd is at vocational school Edited July 4, 2022 by sunrise81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out-the-other-side Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Internationally, the ballet master classes in Prague are superb for older students with amazing teaching faculty. Plus Prague is pretty fantastic too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatballetmom Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share Posted July 4, 2022 Thank you @sunrise81 and @danceparentfor your responses! We have lots to learn this summer. My DD will be at RBS in August so we excited to dive in and learn more about ballet school life in the UK! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Hello Expatballetmom and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Hi @expatballetmom I know of home schooled kids, they dance with my DD who trains after school every day (Russian not RAD - so it is a possible choice. The ENBS summer intensive is another option if your daughter is over 14. It’s non residential but has people from overseas and also vocational schools here. My daughter had a great time there last summer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Here is my view of some of the common routes that ballet students take in the UK. One route for vocational students in the UK is to go to one of the full time vocational schools such as Royal Ballet School, Elmhurst, Hammond, Tring or Moorlands. These take students from the age of 11 and most students board. They are fee-paying schools but most have some sort of funding support (although I'm not sure how it works if you haven't been domiciled in the UK) Many other ballet students train with excellent local teachers close to their homes until they are 16, often supported by 'Associate' schemes which usually offer weekend classes. I think all of the schools I mentioned above have an associate scheme, and there are others (eg Norther Ballet, Central School of Ballet) These students generally go to an ordinary school for their academic education and have to juggle school, ballet and travel. Some home school but that is the exception rather than the rule. If you go down this route, finding an excellent local ballet teacher is paramount. There is lots of experience on this forum and I'm sure people will be able to give you suggestions if you want to share your location. At the age of 16 most serious ballet students in the UK will be looking to go into full time ballet training. The schools listed above offer training at this level, but there are others - Central School of Ballet, English National Ballet School, Northern Ballet School, Rambert etc. Some of these give the student the opportunity to continue their academic eduction, but others don't. I hope this helps. Welcome to the UK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) RBS students attend all manner of summer intensives around the UK (and abroad) … I assume it does depend upon funds available. Some summer schools have scholarships to help. in addition to the more well-known ones mentioned above I know of these two … and that RBS pupils have attended both - Masters of Ballet Academy in London … this year they have Denis Matvienko as guest teacher https://www.mastersofballetacademy.com/courses.php?course=7 - Bristol Russian Ballet School … who have ex-Mariinsky dancer Anastasia Demidova Parish (wife of Xander Parish) teaching https://bristolrussianballet.com/summer-intensive/ Edited July 13, 2022 by FionaE Add links 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FionaM Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) I have just been advised that Anastasia can no longer teach in Bristol … timing complications with visas. Edited July 13, 2022 by FionaE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatballetmom Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 Thank you for all the advice! Lots to consider and now that we are here, all very exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 FWIW, Scottish schools take the summer break rather earlier than English (and presumably Welsh/Northern Irish) ones do. Whether that has any effect on any intensives north of the border I don't know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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