Ballet schools in England - London

[americanlostinUK]

I'm not exactly new to london. I'm starting my third year here in fact. I've only been dancing for two years but I really love it and am even considering making it a carrer. My problem is that I am not getting enough ballet classes. this ismy current schedule:

 

Monday

senior ballet 500-630 (pointe)

 

Tuesday

senior ballet 445-600

 

Wednesday

senior ballet 445-600

 

thursday

rehersals (times vary)

 

Friday

pointe 430-600

 

Saturday

senior ballet 915-1100 (pointe)

elementary ballet 1100-1230

jazz 115-215

 

i would really like to get more ballet in during the week but i have not found a school that will allow me to do this. anyone have any suggestions?

[americanlostinUK]

anyone there?

[Victoria Leigh]

Hello americanlostinUK, welcome to Ballet Talk for Dancers!

 

I'm not real thrilled with the hour and 15 minutes tech. classes. Just don't see how one can do a decent upper level class in anything less than an hour and a half.

[americanlostinUK]

well I have never known anything else, I'm completely open to other schools, I just haven't been able to find any that I can make it to.

[Victoria Leigh]

I think you may have to wait for some of our British members to come to your aid. I'm afraid that I am not familiar with the schools in London. But we do have a lot of posters from the UK here

[Mel Johnson]

Good heavens! It's what? Two or three o'clock in the morning in London? Give our poor Londoners a chance! They need their sleep, too!

 

About 3 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time the first of them should be up and answering.

[americanlostinUK]

well I'm going away for two days, if anyone from london replies while I'm gone, thank you very much! I won't be able to answer any questions for a bit though

[Dance_Scholar_London]

Where are you taking these classes? Are these RAD classes (as all of the RAD classes in London are only 1:15). It would be useful to know your age and location in London. In case you want to make a career out of it, try to get asap into an Associate programme such as CSB, ENB, LSC or RBS which would give you a long Saturday full of extra classes in addition to your regular classes.

[americanlostinUK]

none of these are RAd classes. I should have specified before, sorry. I am 15 and I live in kensington. I will check into assosiate programs, thank you. I was just looking and I can't find a website for ENB's associate program, does it have one?

Edited August 23, 2005 by americanlostinUK

[americanlostinUK]

what is LSC? I have never heard of it. I feel kind of stupid asking but all the auditions for the other assosiate programs have already taken place.

[jbtlse]

London Studio Centre.

 

London Junior Ballet holds classes there--they do have a website, although I know nothing about them.

 

I forgot this was the teen board--sorry.

[Dance_Scholar_London]

LSC = London Studio Centre

 

The new academic year starts in a couple of weeks, all auditions have already taken place but there are always exceptions. Just try it

[americanlostinUK]

well I emailed CSB and london junior ballet hasn't had auditions yet yay!

[Dance_Scholar_London]

Good luck and keep us posted

[americanlostinUK]

audition was today. It was the first audition I'd ever been to. It went okay for me I think. They kept saying do this if you're andvanced 1 and this if you're intermediate and I was a bit confused (then I figured out they meant RAD levels ) I find out whether or not I made it in a week!

Edited September 3, 2005 by americanlostinUK