Tulip Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Elmhurst is a fantastic summer school and I can imagine it is going to get more and more popular, this will unfortunatly mean more waiting lists. A lot of children at vocational schools attend this summer school so I can imagine that the standard is very high. To get on the waiting listens that they still want you, just that they are trying to find you a space, good luck. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Thankyou Lil, i might do that and wow, well done pointytoes22 and all other dd/ds's with those lovely (evidently elusive!) Yes replies!! xx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasdebourree15 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 (edited) Its a YES for Elmhurst for me too! I can't believe it! So happy I'm practically crying! Best of luck to swanprincess....fingers crossed for your reply!!!! Edited April 12, 2013 by Pasdebourree15 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneypenny Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Fingers crossed for you Swanprincess ... sorry you haven't heard yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 eeeek well done Pasdebourree15! :D and aww thankyou! no, moneypenny i haven't... this waiting is absolute agony, i've kind of resigned myself to it being a No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straceydor Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Are the Yes' for the Elmhurst summer school for the older or younger group? My daughter has applied but no email as yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moneypenny Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Yes, my dd is for the older group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Our 'yes' is for the 14+ group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Same here... The younger group can apply until the end of May and the answers will come after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilac Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Does anyone know about the 3 day Junior Performers Course at London Studio Centre? One of the most practical for DD to attend. She is 14, and learnt Ballet, Tap and Modern since Infant School, so just hoping there's plenty of challenge in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janice Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Lilac My dd did this course for three summers in a row a very much enjoyed it, she would go again if she was not too old. The teachers were lovely and she was happy with the standard of dance,she struggled with the tap which she had not done before. That being said some of the full time students from the school were helpers and they went out of their way to help DD with the tap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Do the Waiting List replies come as letters or emails? x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Have sent you a pm swanprincess x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingGirl123 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I have a yes for elmhurst! not sure what to do though as waiting to hear from ybs and worried i'll have to lose the £100 deposit! any advice? x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 The ybs results arent out until mid May (they emailed me to say they'd recieved my application) But i get the impression that most Ybss applicants get places. So sorry to sound patronising- but did your Yes email from Elmhurst come today, or yesterday?! (ive not heard yet so am wondering wether they send the Yesses out in one batch as emails then the Nos later as letters?!) x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 And congrats on your Yes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingGirl123 Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 thanks oh in that case i have no idea what to do then haha! yes my mum got an email yesterday.. hope yours comes soon! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Aw the waiting is horrendous!! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Swanprincess - have you thought about getting in touch with them, just in case they haven't got your correct email address? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottie Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 I have a yes for elmhurst! not sure what to do though as waiting to hear from ybs and worried i'll have to lose the £100 deposit! any advice? x How about if you email YBSS and ask if you can remove your application and not lose your £100 deposit to their SS by explaining that you've got a definate place at Elmhurst SS. If they can help you then you haven't lost your £100 deposit and if they can't then you have to decide if to go to YBSS or Elmhurst SS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Ah good idea Taxi!! I'll do that if Ive not heard by Monday! Thank you x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingGirl123 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 How about if you email YBSS and ask if you can remove your application and not lose your £100 deposit to their SS by explaining that you've got a definate place at Elmhurst SS. If they can help you then you haven't lost your £100 deposit and if they can't then you have to decide if to go to YBSS or Elmhurst SS. Thankyou Lottie, and yes after a big decision with my mum and dad, we have decided on Elmhurst and taking the risk not accepting YBSS as it is much closer to home! Thankyou x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Swanprincess-good idea to phone as suggested above. My dd's friend has also not heard yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 it was a 'No'. but thankyou so much everyone for all the advice :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Swanprincess-Sorry to hear you have not got a place this year, if its anything like RBS maybe there has been a boom in appliications. Lots of girls at dds dance school are looking at the RAD summer schools - the peformance one looks excellent though maybe a bit expensive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Sorry to hear about your bad news, Swanprincess! I hope you find something else soon... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Money Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hi As a newbie BalletCo poster and Father of a DD, (yes, it took me a moment to work out your acronoyms) can I ask what sort of RAD ballet grade scores are required for these summer schools? As DD is keen to go further it seems the sort of next progression. (Though from Hong Kong this is less than straight forward). However, if her grade scores are not strong enough then there is enough time between now and next summer to let the idea gently fade. What broadly is necessary to get in? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 (edited) Hi and welcome to the forum! Yes it took me a while too... I can answer from the perspective of a non Brit as we live in France and our 3 DDs don't have any RAD grades nor any grades at all to be honest as it is not the way it works here. They have been accepted in different SS along the years (Tring, RBS, Northern Ballet in Leeds, Elmhurst) on the basis of photos or videos depending on the school. One of them was accepted in the States (American Ballet Theater) through to a video. The schools seem to be looking for something special, which can differ from school to school, and they seem to be able to find it through looking at specific pictures or a film of a barre with specific exercises. Not having grades hasn't been a problem for our DDs and I would even say that schools with an audition process whether it is pictures or video couldn't care less about grades... Having said that, I strongly believe the DD/DS need a good level for their age since the schools are able to pick who has had good training and who hasn't through a process that seems nearly magical to most of us mere non dancers! Good luck! Edited April 15, 2013 by afab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 I am so sorry to hear that swanprincess - I know you really wanted to go - hopefully York will happen for you. I'm not sure what they are looking for either - dd has done the last 3 years and until this application had never done an RAD exam x 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastel Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Swanprincess, sorry you didn't get in. We understand how disappointing it is - not sure that the ballet schools realise how hard the wait is . Best wishes for getting in somewhere else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Welcome to the forum, OstKampfer! RAD exams are not essential for summer schools, but they can be a useful guide. As an example, the English National Ballet School is asking for applicants to be studying RAD Grade 5 or Intermediate Foundation OR the equivalent standard (this is for Course B, for students of 11-14). Course A for 15-19 asks for them to be studying RAD Advanced 1 or equivalent, with 3 years of pointework for girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Hi As a newbie BalletCo poster and Father of a DD, (yes, it took me a moment to work out your acronoyms) can I ask what sort of RAD ballet grade scores are required for these summer schools? As DD is keen to go further it seems the sort of next progression. (Though from Hong Kong this is less than straight forward). However, if her grade scores are not strong enough then there is enough time between now and next summer to let the idea gently fade. What broadly is necessary to get in? Thanks Hello and welcome to the Forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanprincess Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Thank you so much for all your support and kindness- I am truly grateful for it. Hope all your lucky dd's have a wonderful time at Elmhurst x 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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