Dancing taxi Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 My dd wanted to apply for the summer school however we havent this year but do they favour the ja,ma,sa over none attending associates? Thanks for any advise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amber21 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Hello I am not aware that they favour the associates over non associates, from what I have read on the forums many foreign students attend the summer school who are not associates and travel to the UK, as do students from a diverse cross section of ballet backgrounds. Maybe some of the parents whose DD's and DS's who have had the experience may be able to confirm this. I would say no matter what background if the child is really passionate about attending then there is nothing lost in applying. . . . Regards Amber2167 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 When my dd got a place at White Lodge summer school (quite a few years ago now) she was not an associate and had never even auditioned. I did wonder if the very nice covering letter which her teacher put in with the application helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stirrups36 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 DS went 2 years on the trot while at primary school and was never a JA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 When DS attended WL summer school he was a JA but another of his friends in JA's wasn't offered a place. So being a JA doesn't guarantee a place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they're deciding who to offer SS places to - as is apparent from all the comments on this thread and the other on the go at the moment, some associates get in, some don't, some get in one year and don't the next or vice versa, some getting waiting list one year and not another. And all from just the photos and a letter from the teacher (I think that's right isn't it?) - and knowing them of course if they're associates. Intriguing...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi'smom Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 We've not had to submit a letter from dance teacher but I do wonder if they speak to the associate teachers. My impression was it was on photos only but I may be wrong (it wouldn't be the first time!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I think you're right Angela - I had always thought it was just photos - which makes it more intriguing really.... but when Glowlight mentioned sending a covering letter it got me confused It was Elmhurst (full-time) who actually ask for a letter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 They don't ask for a letter, but teacher put one in anyway. I have no idea whether it made a difference, but she was offered a place on that occasion. Perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Sounds like a good idea to me - no idea if it helped, but you never know.... As I've said before - I'd love to know how they choose them just from photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutoo2much Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Glowlight- I find it hard to believe that a letter from ballet teacher would make a difference unless your teacher is widely known and respected. I know for a fact that there is some direct communication between some JA teachers and Miss Stock, but I suspect they don't have an influence over the final outcome. I just imagine she sits there with a huge pile of photos and has 3 piles a yes, no and maybe! It is fun, but probably pointless, to speculate. And it does seem that children who apply on more than one occasion can get a different response each time. Sometimes the children that come in from the waiting list are the ones who go on to get invited to audition for the school or win prizes, so it is obviously far from infallible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing taxi Posted January 11, 2012 Author Share Posted January 11, 2012 Hi, Thanks for all the replies and advise. Personally I do find it very strange to select children purely from a photo I must admit i do think being part of an associate programme would help as they have seen the child on a regular basis. But whom knows - (I would however like to be a fly on the wall; that would be interesting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 It would seem to me that a photo would show how a child looks - but not how he/she moves. I've had students who could strike a marvelous pose (arabesque/attitude, etc.) - but moving through a dance sequence was quite another thing entirely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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