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goldfish

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hey everyone,

do you have info about the John Cranko Ballet School in Stuttgart?my dd is 16 years old and she would like to apply there.

Has anyone studying there? Can you give me some feedbacks please.

 

thank you

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Circe

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Hello goldfish. I can't answer your question-sorry!- but interested to know what has led your dd to want to apply for this particular school?

Pas de Quatre

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It is an excellent school.  DD applied several years ago.  It was the year Rambert School asked for a DVD of the dancer to accompany the application form. So we filmed one. (However with the subsequent outcry, Rambert dropped this requirement.)  As we had the DVD already we decided to sent a copy to Stuttgart.  The only trouble was, they replied by e-mail saying they couldn't get it to play, and could we send a different format.  So if you do go this route, try to find a format that is universal.  Anyway, DD had by then accepted a place at a Vocational School in UK, so we didn't take it any further.

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goldfish

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@tulte

we applied last year at rbs upperschool when my dd (was 15 years old) arrived to the finals but she didn't get a place.

We heard a lot of nice things from john cranko school, but at the same time my dd doesn't know german.

At the moment we would like to apply to the school with the best dance classes to improve the tecnique. We were thinking also on ENB school.

Any advice?

goldfish

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I'm also particularly worried to send her in Germany because we don't know the city but it's not like London, and I'm worried that can be a too heavy experience.

Circe

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I recognise your dilemma as I am also looking further afield at training for my dd . The real consideration , as well as cost, quality of training, language etc has to be whether it is the right fit for own child and whether they can cope. I have nothing but admiration for the children who do seem to thrive overseas but not really confident it would be the right thing for my dd though always worth exploring avenues and opportunities as things can change. Good luck on finding more info and advice on this goldfish!

alison

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Wasn't there a feature on the School in Dancing Times a couple of years ago?  Worth getting hold of a copy, I should think.

HAIRBELLES

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Wasn't there a feature on the School in Dancing Times a couple of years ago?  Worth getting hold of a copy, I should think.

There is a piece by David Mead in the July 2013 edition, under the heading Dance Schools.

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Anna C

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Worth checking whether the subsidised tuition fees apply only to children of German citizenship or who have lived in Germany for a certain number of years. I would be very surprised if the tuition fees are free for all students, regardless of nationality and residency.

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Do UK Students count as EU students, I wonder? English, Welsh and Northern Irish students don't qualify for the "Scotland and EU" rate at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Pas de Quatre

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That's just the Scottish establishment being particularly anti the rest of the UK - it is the same for any English/Welsh/Northern Irish student who wishes to go a Scottish University.  I don't know how they get away with it!

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Circe

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This has come up before if you do a search on cranko and I'm sure someone pointed out a long thread on the american forum ballettalk. I seem to remember comments were positive so worth looking into further.

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CeliB

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A friend of my DS is attending this school at the moment- he is 17?18?, from Brazil, this is his second year there. I might be able to get some questions answered via DS if that would be of any use? But maybe not if you are more interested in the experience for girls?

He is a beautiful dancer- he was at prix de lausanne last year and made it to finals - I think the offer came out of that. As far as I am aware from DS John Cranko is considered right up there with the best European schools....

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invisiblecircus

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The 2013 winner of the Prix de Lausanne chose to go to the John Cranko Shule. Maybe it's the same person CeliB is talking about.

I have no experience of the school but it does have an excellent reputation.

Harwel

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They also have excellent transfer of students who go to the company. I read an article a while back in the dancing times that said they haven't auditioned out of the school for 8 years. Though I did see they had open auditions this year.

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Ballerinamommy

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On 7/19/2015 at 07:06, balletsoccermom said:

Hi. I'm wondering if anybody would be able to provide a review for this school...what is schedule like. How is training? Thanks!

The only way to get into the school is to pass their examination. For 7-11 years old, they are required to take an examination which is once a year. For school year 2018/2019, their examination will be on May 5th, 2018.  For 12 years and up, their requirement is different. Here's their website in English : http://en.john-cranko-schule.de/admission/

 

Their cut off date for age is September 10, 2018 for next year entrance examination. For the training of my daughter's class, it's 6 days a week [Mon-Sat]. Hours are varied, depending on which class they are in. She's not in their boarding since we currently reside in Stuttgart. If you look up on their website, there are more information about their class. 

 

Cara in NZ

Cara in NZ

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A dancer from our school has just gone there after 2 years of pre-professional training, so she must be 18. She was fundraising for living costs (ie not fees), but so far seems to be having a great time. It's a long way from NZ though!

balletbean

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I can't offer any advice either but I had looked at the school and was curious to know of how the English speaking students integrated with language and style of teaching etc. 

 

The results speak for themselves. 

 

Slightly put off by the 6 hours of travelling to get there!! 

balletsoccermom

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My dd did end up going to JCS for her upper school training and just recently graduated from the Academy.  There was no problem with the language as an English speaker.  In the first year, Academy B, they are required to take German language class in addition to other classes in German.  My dd came from Russian training so the style of teaching was very similar.  

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Duck

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23 minutes ago, balletbean said:

Slightly put off by the 6 hours of travelling to get there!! 

 

A flight to Frankfurt and a train from there to Stuttgart might be an alternative if flight connections are tricky.

 

 

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