meadowblythe Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 A quick heads up for those of you auditioning next year ... Attended an audition at the Conservatoire on Thursday. Very impressed by the staff, the facilities and the links with Scottish Ballet. Third year students, and a few second year, take class with the company, and Christopher Hampton is, apparently, spending half a week there. Also really like the set up where you have very close ties with the rest of the Conservatoire so a genuinely stimulating atmosphere and a chance to mix with other creative types - and even those like eldest DS who is co-incidentally applying for stage management there. Oh, and its a Modern Ballet degree because it covers contemporary as well as ballet and modern as well as classical ballets. And they have scholarships twoards the costs for some non Scottish applicants as well as being able to get the standard grant. The scholarships are awarded for all three years of the course. I know there are others on this forum with more experience of the Conservatoire than I, but we were genuinely blown away by the friendliness, small class size (they take 12 students each year), and the standard of work observed when DS visited on the open day. Now, do I risk uncrossing my fingers and toes before finding where I put the kitchen sink in preparation for the next audition? Meadowblythe 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Do they take at 16 or 18 , I have had a look at the website but I was unable to find this out. It looks a great course and would be interested for my DD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I know somebody who's just gone there and I'm 99% sure she's 16! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yes she definitely is lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Hi here are the entry criteria (2013 entry) : Entrance Requirements for BA Modern Ballet 7 Standard Grades (Grade 1-3) or equivalent such as Intermediate 1 or 2. 5 GCSE‟s – Grades A*-C or equivalent Knowledge of ballet vocabulary to a minimum of Intermediate level (or equivalent) Appropriate physical qualities for a career in professional classical dance Minimum age at entry normally 16 as at 1 October of year of entry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Plum 64 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My DD was offered a place (at 16) last year and we were impressed with the set up. On further investigation it seemed the scholarships were actually means tested bursaries. We know several people who have been on the course and the feedback has been very mixed, though I guess you will get this from all schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballet0 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My older dd was in the first year of graduates at the Conservatoire and she was 18 when she moved into halls just in time for freshers week but there were people in her year that were 16 xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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