Ballerinamom Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Hi! I'm just starting to explore summer options for my DD who will be 12 in May. We applied to POBS last year, but weren't accepted. My daughter wants to try again. I was wondering if those of you who applied and were accepted, what was the length of your video? I noticed that they were allowing for 15 minutes, which seemed incredibly long for a video audition based on their list of requirements. We took the approach that if we covered the skill requirements, that should be long enough (which resulted in about 5 minutes). Was wondering what others experiences were: how long were your videos; did you include anything beyond the listed requirements; is there anything else you recommend including, etc.? Grateful for anything you can share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillSewingShoes Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 My DD was accepted last year at 16 years, her video was about 8 minutes long. She used the same video she had created for RBS's year-round training as videos are time intensive to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraH Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 My daughter is 13 and was accepted this summer. Her video was only 5 minutes. No extra's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Hi! We just submitted for Paris Opera Summer Program. I received a receipt for the fees, but I didn't receive a confirmation of application. Did anyone else receive a confirmation that their application was received? And if so, how long after you applied did you receive it? I'm just a little nervous whether it went through. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum of unicorn dancer Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 9 hours ago, Ballerinamom said: Hi! We just submitted for Paris Opera Summer Program. I received a receipt for the fees, but I didn't receive a confirmation of application. Did anyone else receive a confirmation that their application was received? And if so, how long after you applied did you receive it? I'm just a little nervous whether it went through. TIA I was about to ask same - in 2022 & 2023 confirmation was sent always alongside payment confirmation, but only payment confirmation was sent this year. I do suspect that usually there was a person dedicated to deal with summer school and confirmation email was linked with this and it is not a case this year. I might try to contact them on general summer school email. Good luck everyone 🍀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_and_Lila Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 On 18/10/2023 at 20:46, Ballerinamom said: Hi! I'm just starting to explore summer options for my DD who will be 12 in May. We applied to POBS last year, but weren't accepted. My daughter wants to try again. I was wondering if those of you who applied and were accepted, what was the length of your video? I noticed that they were allowing for 15 minutes, which seemed incredibly long for a video audition based on their list of requirements. We took the approach that if we covered the skill requirements, that should be long enough (which resulted in about 5 minutes). Was wondering what others experiences were: how long were your videos; did you include anything beyond the listed requirements; is there anything else you recommend including, etc.? Grateful for anything you can share! My daughter applied last year with a 12 minutes video (11 y.o.) and she was accepted. We are trying again this year. Last year she had a very good impression, she definetely loved the stage, so... let's hope to do it again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_and_Lila Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 I On 26/01/2024 at 07:10, Mum of unicorn dancer said: I was about to ask same - in 2022 & 2023 confirmation was sent always alongside payment confirmation, but only payment confirmation was sent this year. I do suspect that usually there was a person dedicated to deal with summer school and confirmation email was linked with this and it is not a case this year. I might try to contact them on general summer school email. Good luck everyone 🍀 I applied right now for my daughter and I immediately received the payment confirmation and an automatic email from the school with this subject: Accusé de réception du dossier d’inscription – École de Danse de l’Opéra national de Paris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 So to be clear, you received 2 different emails? One with payment receipt, and another one confirming application? Yikes! We didn’t get that. Wondering if I should resubmit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnielovesalbert Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I have just done my application last night. I did receive two emails, one a receipt of payment and another one exactly like Sara_and_lila confirming my application. I got confused with the dates however. On the practical info bit it says first week is 1-6 July and when I applied it asked to choose between two weeks and the first one was 4-9 July so a Thursday to a Tuesday. Does anyone know what the actual dates are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum of unicorn dancer Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 16 hours ago, Sara_and_Lila said: I I applied right now for my daughter and I immediately received the payment confirmation and an automatic email from the school with this subject: Accusé de réception du dossier d’inscription – École de Danse de l’Opéra national de Paris Thank you for letting me know - I have tried to contact them - but no response and I am not able to resubmit until after deadline (not able to get home on time to computer) - so that looks like no chance for my DD this year - oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 Thank you all! I reapplied using Google Chrome this time, and it appears to have worked. I received both receipts. Wondering if their system is sensitive to what browser is used? Seems like there was something weird last year that related to the browser. I know their website works better on some browsers than others. Merde to all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnielovesalbert Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 What dates did you have to choose from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 There were 2 separate one week sessions, and a two week session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnielovesalbert Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 yes but for the first week, did you also have 4-9 July? Which is a bizarre Thursday to Tuesday and not what was on the practical information... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 I diid see that, and find it weird that website says July 1-13, and different dates were in selection. It seemed like it would only take one choice, so I just clicked on 2 week option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garnier Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 French school holidays start on (Saturday) 6 July so it’s a bit surprising they would start beforehand (unless they are expecting only international students I guess, but that would mean that the actual petits rats would still be there presumably, unless they have them finish earlier too). Maybe they are adapting the dates due to the Olympics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnielovesalbert Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 None of these dates make sense... It is just annoying as we also applied to rbs summer intensive and their first week clashes with Paris now. Anyway, it might all be irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirotix Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Hi everyone. I am new to this forum and I am the father of a 10 y.o. boy who is in his 3rd year of ballet. He is really into it, and we've been told that he is gifted. He has applied for this year POBS. I believe that some of you have children who participated in the camp last year. Can you tell me what was the proportion of boys, especially at the junior level ? (btw, I know that it is late now but I have received two confirmation emails, one for the payment of the other for the registration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_and_Lila Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) Hi CIROTIX, my daugther attended last year, she was 11 y.o. and she was in the Elementary class. They were more or less 20 in the class, I remember 2 o 3 boys. She attended 2 weeks, but no sostantial differrences in class components over the 2 weeks. She really enjoyed the experience, so we are applying again this year Edited February 13 by Sara_and_Lila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirotix Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Thank you for your feedback @Sara_and_Lila ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Hello @cirotix and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siqiuk Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Waiting for the result I suppose news in March right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Supposedly by March 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Àurea mom Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Eh bien, nous avons déjà atteint la semaine décisive. Il est temps de prier🙏🏻... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraH Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 48 minutes ago, Àurea mom said: Eh bien, nous avons déjà atteint la semaine décisive. Il est temps de prier🙏🏻... Good luck everyone!! Let's hope for good news on Wednesday!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirotix Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 🤞Good luck to everyone for today! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_and_Lila Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Any news? nothing here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraH Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Last year the email was sent at 18u53 (French time). Just so everybody knows it can be late! 🤞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirotix Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Good to know that I can stop refreshing my inbox every 5 minutes 😂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballerinamom Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Nothing yet. As I recall last year the transport strikes in Paris delayed results as folks couldn’t get to the office. Then they had tech issues that impacted the results distribution, and then several days later resent to the whole group (or something close to that). I’m strapping in for the rollercoaster ride! Lol!!! Merde everyone! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara_and_Lila Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Yes. it's true, late afternoon last year... and 2 emails because the 1st was wrong... ahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Un peu tardif, mais bienvenue au forum, Àurea mom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirotix Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Just received the email. Unfortunately Leandre is not admitted this time. He'll try again next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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