lilacfairy Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Hi , we attended the 4th exam session and got results , very happy daughter distinction for her Adv 1. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Lily Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Congratulations to your DD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwel Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Fantastic. Well done DD lilacfairy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Hi , we attended the 4th exam session and got results , very happy daughter distinction for her Adv 1. Lovely news, a distinction at Adv 1 means she's qualified to enter for Phyllis Bedells Bursary now too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilacfairy Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Oh thanks for that info ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 You get a letter along with the certificate and mark sheet etc., and that tells you about it (if memory serves me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilac Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wow that's brilliant. Congratulations to your dd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Wowee! Congrats to her - she must be a fantastic dancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilacfairy Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Congratulations to your daughterl lilac fairy she has done very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted January 11, 2015 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Congratulations to your DD. Will be anxiously waiting news from my DD next week now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I've seen facebook posts from Hammond students - look'd like they have their results today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regattah Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Can everyone who gets a distinction enter? I see on the RAD site that only 15 were there last year. Is there some kind of pre-selection (other than the Adv 1 exam, of course!)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 You have to be under 17 years to enter so i guess there are many dancers who don't take Advsnced 1 until after their Gcses for example & so are older? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Results for my dd today from the London session - very happy to report a distinction 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Congratulations Kat09 fantastic result. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat09 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Thank you Miracle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Congrats to your DD Kat09! Waiting in trepidation for mine now. If London are out why haven't I got mine from Manchester?! Unless I have failed and my teacher is stashing it to tell me in person tonight which is quite possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Fullcontretemps - my DDs have always been told in person by the teacher , both at local ballet school and now elder DD is at vocational school by the teacher who entered her for the exam - that is their policy so don't assume it is bad news.  Manchester results are definitely out and I think it is nice for the teachers to be able to share in the excitement of results by doing it in person. Others at DDs school found out their results yesterday - DD got told today by her own teacher that she passed her Adv2. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harwel Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 That's fantastic 2dancers! Many congratulations. Such an achievement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Fantastic news 2dancersmum - well done to your DD Â (I was right haha! I am an old fogey so didn't expect a great mark but thought I should have passed. Did get plenty of marks for a pass but they just marked me down on pointework which was definitely not the thing I did worst in! Hey ho at least I know I was generally good enough and I don't need the qualification for anything. Out of interest, am I allowed to ask what other people thought of the examiner - obviously not naming her, and very general opinions - or is that against the rules?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Which Date and grade did you do at Manchester? X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Adv 1 on 4th December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pups_mum Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Oh bad luck fullcontretemps. How frustrating to achieve the overall mark and fall foul of that rule. Well done for getting that far though - it's more than most can even dream of. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circe Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 This thread partly off title topic but pleased to report advanced 1 distinction ( at london HQ) for my dd. Particularly pleasing as teacher was being very difficult about entering her for this session. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Thanks everyone. How frustrating Fullcontretemps! DD got a fairly high merit and I was not sure how she would feel about her mark as a girl who always wants a distinction. As it was, it was the teacher who was upset as she felt DD had been marked very harshly and any other examiner would have given her another 10 marks (and distinction). I'm not going into details on a public forum but apparently there is history here. Anyway DD took the teacher's comments as a compliment/faith in her ability and is just happy to have passed. Edited January 14, 2015 by 2dancersmum 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Well done to her - that is how I took it too! (and my teacher was more annoyed than me too!) Interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I am so sorry, FullContretemps. You must be upset. x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullContretemps Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 A bit disappointed and slightly baffled but that's the way the cookie crumbles! At least we (my friend in the same exam as me is in the same predicament) get to celebrate with the two from our class who took London session and got merits! And now we can distract ourselves preparing for our show in 3 weeks...  Enjoy celebrating everyone - you've all done fantastically  5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilac Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 DD has an audition next Monday. Just deciding whether it's still worth the time and money to go as feel she 's totally unlikely to be good enough to get a place, and that we would struggle to afford it anyway. Was going largely for the experience, but have already been to one at Elmhurst. Interested for any opinions particularly about the NBS audition experience. Just don't want to mess people around either as May want to audition at 18. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 All audition experiences are a good thing, and this one includes an interview too. Get dd to have a good look round on their website, especially at graduate destinations to see if that's what she's aiming for, and maybe let her decide? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Northern has a completely different feel to it than Elmhurst and may be a useful experience for your DD, even if she does not get offered a place. It would not affect her chances of reapplying at 18 in any case - but may help her either make it a definite one to apply to at 18 or rule it out altogether, It is a few years ago for us but the day started with a tour of the facilities with both parents and children together, ending with a Q & A session in their theatre. We were given quite useful information on DADAs, accommodation etc. The students then went into the audition and parents left the building. I cannot tell you about the content of the audition - except to say that my DD enjoyed it but it finished with an interview and a physio check. They all finished at different times but it was a good 3-4 hours altogether. My DD thoroughly enjoyed her afternoon here - despite having a virus and being at far from her best - they did offer to let her audition a different day instead but DD was determined to go ahead. It certainly offers a different audition experience to Elmhurst and after you have already spent the money on applying, personally I would be tempted to see how she got on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilac Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Yes I am minded to go even if just for interest and experience. Very helpful to hear some experiences there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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