Danziwozza Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, DanceMum82 said: I have received an email this morning for my DD as a place has become available and she's been offered a space for sept. I'm beyond excited for her and can't wait to pick her up from school to break the news 💞 Omg that’s amazing!!!! What base for? Xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMum82 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 1 minute ago, Danziwozza said: Omg that’s amazing!!!! What base for? Xxx 1 minute ago, Danziwozza said: Omg that’s amazing!!!! What base for? Xxx Eastleigh centre x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danziwozza Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Just now, DanceMum82 said: Eastleigh centre x What an absolute dream come true! Your emotions must be all over the place xxx my daughter got Manchester xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMum82 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Just now, Danziwozza said: What an absolute dream come true! Your emotions must be all over the place xxx my daughter got Manchester xxx I've only just stopped shaking 🤣 I never thought a place would become available! I can't wait to tell her, gking to do a video reveal 😍 xx 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tendu_mum Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, DanceMum82 said: I've only just stopped shaking 🤣 I never thought a place would become available! I can't wait to tell her, gking to do a video reveal 😍 xx Fantastic news! Your DD will be so happy! A very happy Friday indeed! 😃 Don’t forget to join the RBS New started thread! 🎉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danziwozza Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, DanceMum82 said: Eastleigh centre x 9 minutes ago, DanceMum82 said: I've only just stopped shaking 🤣 I never thought a place would become available! I can't wait to tell her, gking to do a video reveal 😍 xx Awwwww I did one for my little angel… she burst out crying! It was really sweet! Oh I’m so so happy for you!!!! Best news ever xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danziwozza Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, DanceMum82 said: I've only just stopped shaking 🤣 I never thought a place would become available! I can't wait to tell her, gking to do a video reveal 😍 xx Iv just told my friend your dream news and her daughter is also on the waiting list! Did your daughter get offered the online program originally and do you know if all waitlist get offered that? Xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adagio123 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Congratulations to everyone who got a yes and waitlisted place. It is a very special program. To anyone who received a no, my daughter applied in 2020 for a year 4 place. Results came out Oct and she received a no. Fast forward to Feb 21 and she applied for a Year 5 place and then got a yes. She was only one of two to make it to White Lodge finals so dont give up hope. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceMum82 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, Danziwozza said: Iv just told my friend your dream news and her daughter is also on the waiting list! Did your daughter get offered the online program originally and do you know if all waitlist get offered that? Xxx Yes she was offered the online programme originally. I don't think all get offered the online, only going by a friends daughter who didn't when she was on the short wait list. That was 3 years ago now though, so it may have changed. Xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutugirl Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 I have 2 pupils on the waiting list for Leeds . Does anyone know the approx cost for the online lessons which they have been offered ? There is no mention of cost in the email , and a deadline to accept the place . thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsballet Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 44 minutes ago, tutugirl said: I have 2 pupils on the waiting list for Leeds . Does anyone know the approx cost for the online lessons which they have been offered ? There is no mention of cost in the email , and a deadline to accept the place . thank you I've been wondering the same and asked the question around but not heard anything- so I've asked on the old 'starting JAs' thread from last year to see if anyone went through the online JAs on there and knows what the cost was! If I find out I'll try and reply here. Seems weird there is no mention of a cost! They did say there would be more information in July- so assuming it will come out then perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumof1 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 1 hour ago, kimsballet said: I've been wondering the same and asked the question around but not heard anything- so I've asked on the old 'starting JAs' thread from last year to see if anyone went through the online JAs on there and knows what the cost was! If I find out I'll try and reply here. Seems weird there is no mention of a cost! They did say there would be more information in July- so assuming it will come out then perhaps. Just looked back and in 2020 when ur first started , the cost was £160 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsballet Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 14 minutes ago, Mumof1 said: Just looked back and in 2020 when ur first started , the cost was £160 Thanks so much! Really helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutugirl Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancebug Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 How many places are available against how many audition! JA across all centres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csla Posted June 28, 2023 Share Posted June 28, 2023 On 20/06/2023 at 11:44, Dancebug said: How many places are available against how many audition! JA across all centres I think the RBS website says around 10-15% of those that audition are offered a place x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofiadance12345 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Hi not sure if this is the right place to post but I’m hoping someone can help - I have just got the dates through for royal ballet online junior associates and noticed there are quite a few clashes with Ballet boost which my daughter has also been accepted to start in September. Which one would you go for and why? I’m just trying to weigh up what is best and am a complete newbie to this auditioning! She also got into Elmhurst young dancers but we don’t have a clash there so that one is ok. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas de Quatre Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 There is a certain kudos to being a JA of RBS. Also, the classes are aimed to prepare dancers for RBS auditions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutTheJourney Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 While I think the online RBS JA programme is great, I would tend to prioritise in-person classes if you are able to get to them relatively easily. I have no direct experience of Ballet Boost but people seem to rate it highly. Having said that, if your DD is very keen to try again for RBS JA's next year then the online RBS course could be beneficial. How many of the online RBS sessions would you miss if she did both? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofiadance12345 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 She would miss 8 of 12 online classes if she did both so i don’t think it would be one or the other. She would definitely be trying again next year for JA, and I do understand there is that prestigious element to Royal ballet but I don’t want that to be the deciding factor if that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satin2014 Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 9 hours ago, Sofiadance12345 said: Hi not sure if this is the right place to post but I’m hoping someone can help - I have just got the dates through for royal ballet online junior associates and noticed there are quite a few clashes with Ballet boost which my daughter has also been accepted to start in September. Which one would you go for and why? I’m just trying to weigh up what is best and am a complete newbie to this auditioning! She also got into Elmhurst young dancers but we don’t have a clash there so that one is ok. Thanks! Hi there, I have the same here with my daughter, we have emailed ballet boost and she will be starting in Feb after half term so she can do all of the JA online. they have been very accommodating and like you really would like face to face at her age but if she wants to audition for royal next year then I feel the online course will do her well. Hope this helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofiadance12345 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 Thank you that’s really helpful, I think I will also email Ballet Boost and see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachH Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 My daughter really enjoyed the online associates in year 5 - and I think it definitely helped her to be successful in her audition for JAs in year 6. They do get individual corrections and I do suspect that they may get ‘noticed’ during the classes, although can’t be sure of that! We made a real effort for my daughter to be present for the vast majority of classes (she had to miss a couple for ballet exams etc). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsballet Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 40 minutes ago, RachH said: My daughter really enjoyed the online associates in year 5 - and I think it definitely helped her to be successful in her audition for JAs in year 6. They do get individual corrections and I do suspect that they may get ‘noticed’ during the classes, although can’t be sure of that! We made a real effort for my daughter to be present for the vast majority of classes (she had to miss a couple for ballet exams etc). Really helpful thank you! How does it work in terms of attendance- is it OK to miss a few, or is it the kind of thing they really frown upon and you need to message in advance to say which they won't be attending etc? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutTheJourney Posted July 14, 2023 Author Share Posted July 14, 2023 It’s fine to miss a small number I would say - but yes you need to email in advance and say they will be absent. We missed 2 online classes due to a clash with another associate scheme and then another one from illness and they seemed absolutely fine with that as long as we explained it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsballet Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, AllAboutTheJourney said: It’s fine to miss a small number I would say - but yes you need to email in advance and say they will be absent. We missed 2 online classes due to a clash with another associate scheme and then another one from illness and they seemed absolutely fine with that as long as we explained it. Perfect thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallerinaMum13 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 13/07/2023 at 11:30, Sofiadance12345 said: Hi not sure if this is the right place to post but I’m hoping someone can help - I have just got the dates through for royal ballet online junior associates and noticed there are quite a few clashes with Ballet boost which my daughter has also been accepted to start in September. Which one would you go for and why? I’m just trying to weigh up what is best and am a complete newbie to this auditioning! She also got into Elmhurst young dancers but we don’t have a clash there so that one is ok. Thanks! My daughter opted to not do the online JA in Year 4. She prioritized an in person class at her normal dance school. She got into RBS as a Year 5 JA. One of her friends did the same. Some people advised us to do the online class to increase her chances for an eventual place but despite not doing that, she still got in. She also has a friend who did the online, but did not get a place subsequently. So this all varies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsballet Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 Online Junior Associates Has anyone else heard which class they will be doing time wise? I just wondered how many people might be in each class/ if they are age grouped! I'm not sure whether there would be that much movement from the short waiting list now into in-person Associates- assuming most people have accepted and paid by now? So guessing they're pretty much fixed at this stage. My daughter, who will be a young Year 5, is in the 9am class (purple). Also I noticed in the handbook that they have the Associates hoody uniform, which is nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted August 8, 2023 Share Posted August 8, 2023 @kimsballet My student who is a young Year 4 is also at 9am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sofiadance12345 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Just thought I would provide feedback on the online junior associates class, as I couldn’t find much information before my daughter started. I thought the class was really good, well organised (obviously a few glitches but nothing more than you would expect from zoom), teacher was lovely, informative, appropriate exercises, good interaction, the teacher did seem to be checking each girl and most importantly my daughter enjoyed it. I’m glad that we signed up for the online class. Hope everyone else had the same positive experience! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissEmily Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Agreed. I sat in on my pupil's first lesson and thought it was excellent. Well-paced and helpful with lots of personal feedback given, and the content was much what they would be doing in face-to-face classes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllAboutTheJourney Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 I'm glad they enjoyed it - I wasn't sure what to expect from the online class and was in two minds about accepting it (we were offered it last year as an alternative when we withdrew from the JA programme) but found it to be well worth it and my DC really enjoyed it. I would agree, the content is almost exactly the same as the in-person classes and the groups were small enough for individual corrections which was great. Hope everyone else who has started JAs either online or in person this year has had a good start to the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsballet Posted September 20, 2023 Share Posted September 20, 2023 (edited) Agree! My daughter is on the 9am Online Associates class- about 20 or so children. It seemed really organised and although obviously not as good as being in a studio, they really made the most of it and still gave corrections / feedback etc where they could, and my daughter enjoyed it! The teacher was really lovely too, which really made it. Edited September 20, 2023 by kimsballet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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