balletmum20 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 I have just found out about this school, what are people's thoughts and opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 A lot has been discussed on this forum about YDA. Very good school for getting children into White Lodge. But very expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletmum20 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 I looked at the fees, and it's half what Tring/elmhurst are, just wanted anyone's opinion on the school via Tring/elmhurst x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 It's reputation is excellent and the training is of a high standard that their students go into top upper schools. Its a small school and I believe their academics side is good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nana Lily Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Balletmum20 you may need to add in cost of accommodation unless your DD can be a day pupil. Some children stay with host families others in their boarding if there is room. Others on the forum will be able to advise. NL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Wretched ios 8 won't let me copy and paste links on my ipad, but if you search the forum for "Young Dancers Academy" (use the inverted commas), you'll find many threads about YDA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 My DD is at YDA in London. It was our school of choice - we applied nowhere else for our DD and we haven't been disappointed. There are obviously bigger brand names in dance training but if you are looking for small class sizes, very clearly excellent classical ballet training, a happy child loving their dancing and the second to none pastoral care, YDA is a good choice in its own right (not just as a stepping stone to apply to RBS). Having seen YDA children dance alongside other vocational children their age at summer schools etc YDA are very advanced and have great musicality (what my DD calls "dancer quality") but YDA does not always have the pick of the perfect ballet physiques among 11 year olds and that impacts upon exiting destinations. All seem to go to good vocational schools but not usually RBS Upper. However appreciate that's very subjective and others may disagree with my view here... Academically there is not a big range of subjects but most of the academic teachers are top notch. One downside: extremely limited science facilities but you do get the jaw droppingly good Mr Hill. Fees are out of the range of many but they are significantly lower than other London private day schools. Our DD fees' are the cheapest of our children. There is also some financial assistance so not to be ruled out even for those who cannot afford the fees. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Great post,Flora. And welcome to the Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Hello Flora and welcome out of the lurking shadows! Thanks for sharing your DD's experiences of YDA with us. I hope you will continue to contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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