theballerinapointe Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 (edited) I got a yes from tring!! Year 10 place starting sept 2013!! Still waiting for the results from elmhurst! Good luck to everyone waiting for results <3 Edited January 25, 2013 by theballerinapointe 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Congratulations, theballerinapointe! That's great news. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoobydigger Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Well Done theballerinapointe were you lucky enough to get a funded place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theballerinapointe Posted January 25, 2013 Author Share Posted January 25, 2013 nope unfortunately not a funded place but my lovely parents are still letting me go! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atacrossroads Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 That's fantastic news! Well done you! My dd starts in Yer 7 in September and is so excited! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoobydigger Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Fantastic News :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancelover Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Well done to you both got my audition on Thursday for sixth form x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theballerinapointe Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 Well done to you both got my audition on Thursday for sixth form x Good luck!! I'm sure you will be fabulous! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Great news girls - so exciting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well done everyone, a huge achievement considering how many talented dancers are out there and not just in Britain but all over the world. Enjoy your training and good luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swe Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 congratulations all ! swe x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie 2 Milner Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Congratulations.xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Well done and how lucky you are ballerinapointe that you can go without funding - lots of hugs for your parents (and cups of tea made!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfbrew Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 (edited) Well done and how lucky you are ballerinapointe that you can go without funding - lots of hugs for your parents (and cups of tea made!) Perhaps you should do a bit of hoovering too.... Congratulations by the way! Edited January 29, 2013 by hfbrew 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w445403 Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 I got a yes from tring!! Year 10 place starting sept 2013!! Still waiting for the results from elmhurst! Good luck to everyone waiting for results <3 Were you told how many yr 10 places they have this year? Hope it's good news from Elmhurst too - but then how to choose!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Letter has arrived today saying that they would like to offer dd a place on the theatre arts course for which there's no funding They thought she would be more suitable for that course than the dance course. Unfortunately,funds don't come anywhere near the fees so she won't be able to accept. Positive that someone has seen something in her though & she says herself,she's not bothered what she does,she just wants to dance! Audition next month at another schoo; so we shall see what happens there. smallbythesea 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theballerinapointe Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 Were you told how many yr 10 places they have this year? Hope it's good news from Elmhurst too - but then how to choose!!! weren't told how many places, sadly its bad news for elmhurst but so excited that I got Tring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theballerinapointe Posted February 7, 2013 Author Share Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) sad to hear about the funding smallbythesea Maybe your dd should explore musical theatre etc as a fall back as well, she obviously has some talent for Tring to offer her a place on the TA course! Good luck with your other schools! Edited February 7, 2013 by theballerinapointe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 That is exactly what happened to my dd a few years ago, Smallbythesea. We couldn't take the place but it was nice for dd to have received the Theatre Arts offer. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Spannerandpony, did she audition anywhere else at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi smallbythesea I realise your question was directed at spannerandpony but this also happened to my dd a few years ago. She was given a place on the dance course no funding and a place on the theatre arts course with a scholarship audition. The Hammond funding audition was the same day as the Tring scholarship audition ,she chose To go to Hammond and has been there for the past 4 and a half years. The reason I'm am posting this is that at the time my dd was heartbroken she didn't get in the RBS or Elmhurst .The ironic thing is she now wants a career in Musical Theatre and absolutely lioves singing and acting as well as dance. Perhaps Tring saw something we didn't at the time!! Have you looked at The Hammond as it really is very strong on the musical theatre/ performing arts as well as the dance so much so my dd would like to stay for upper school. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Spannerandpony, did she audition anywhere else at the time? Only Elmhurst, but looking back she didn't have the confidence to be able to show herself to best advantage back then - she was painfully shy and like a little shrinking violet! :-) I'm not sorry she auditioned, but she wasn't ready to get a place. She did - and does - have a beautiful singing voice and a good speaking voice, so I suspect that combined with decent dancing was why Tring offered her Theatre Arts. :-) She's stuck with her ballet though and is gaining more confidence as she gets older. It's still her dream so we'll see what happens in a couple of years at 6th form auditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi Hairbelles Dd has audition next month for Hammond. Am I right in thinking that they look at a dancer has an all-rounder though rather than classical ballet? Maybe,they will look for something different than Tring. I note the Hammond dance course now do more in the way of singing/drama but am I right in thinking theres not a musical theatre course from year 7? Any idea how many audition for these places & how many are accepted? Just want to put it into perspective for an 11 year old. I do remember the principal saying thought that if you get a yes,that you're in the top 5% of the country. smallbythesea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Sorry to hear your news Smallbythesea, come and join the ever-growing throng of people having to turn down Tring places because of a lack of funding. There seem to be more of us than ever this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallbythesea Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 theballerinapointe- Thank you. Dd changed dance schools in september & now does 11 1/2 hours per week which includes MT, so at least she has the opportunity to explore different options. She also does a full day associate class once a month. Taxi - maybe we should set up a support group, lol. Are more being turned down due to an increase in numbers or less funding do we know? It is such a shame because these children put a lot of hard work (& us parents money) into them training to be dancers. Maybe I should persuade her to be a nurse At least that would be funded. Although I dont think the patients would appreciate her dancing down the ward like she does everywhere else. Next stop Hammond, so we shall see what happens there. All good experience though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisadebs Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Smallbythesea, I think dancing nurses would be an excellent idea It would certainly put a smile on people's faces. Good luck to your DD for the Hammond audition. I hope she has a really good day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angel Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 My Little DD went to Tring today. I don't think I've ever gone to an audition with less hope of a positive outcome. Dd said there were a lot of very nice dancers there (very nice mums too) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Hi Hairbelles Dd has audition next month for Hammond. Am I right in thinking that they look at a dancer has an all-rounder though rather than classical ballet? Maybe,they will look for something different than Tring. I note the Hammond dance course now do more in the way of singing/drama but am I right in thinking theres not a musical theatre course from year 7? Any idea how many audition for these places & how many are accepted? Just want to put it into perspective for an 11 year old. I do remember the principal saying thought that if you get a yes,that you're in the top 5% of the country. smallbythesea When my younger dd auditioned the emphasis was more on performance rather than being classical or an all-rounder. Over the last few years they have had students go onto colleges such as Laine,Bird etc, The Bolshoi Academy and the top ballet schools so either route is a possibility. The dancers have always had a lot of vocal training as well as their dance lessons.You are right thinking there is no actual musical theatre course from yr7 but every other year they stage a full musical which the children yr 9 upwards participate in,this year it's Phantom of the Opera. I can't recall how many are usually on the initial auditions but I do remember at the funding audition there were around 25 children yr 7&8's .Children from older years didn't attend the funding audition but are still considered for MDS. Over the last few years I have known there to be as few as 7 MDS awards to as many as 15. I don't know how many are accepted at each audition. There will be an old thread about Hammond somewhere on the forum . Good Luck to your dd ,hope you both enjoy the day! Fab shopping for you at the nearby outlet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 HI Hairbelles, totally off topic I know, but do you mean the Outlet at Ellesmere Port? I loathe that place with a passion that is unnatural!! The last time I went there about 6 years ago my Mum and I lost each other and my Mum went into a total panic thinking I had forgotten her and gone home. Fortunately we found each other but I've never even wanted to go there again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAIRBELLES Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Oh no! No wonder you don't want to go again. I cannot say anything in my defense except I can't resist a bargain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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