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Royal ballet junior associates

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FrenchFancie · 21/02/2023 07:23

Just wondering if anyone else’s DC are going for this, as I know applications open today for auditions. It’s never been on our horizon before but DD tried an insight class during half term and loved it, and wants to audition. She’s 10 and, due to living abroad until recently, this has never been an option. I was a bit scared of all the talk about photos and things at the insight day!!

i know the acceptance rate is very low, and DD doesn’t do lots of dance, so I’m assuming that she won’t get in (we have spoken in a gentle way with her about this, and she’s still keen to try the audition for the experience of it).

anyone else applying in the next few days?

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77toozy · 21/02/2023 08:04

The measuring isn't about stretchability but proportion. Very few are born with the exact proportions required.

77toozy · 21/02/2023 08:03

My friends who's dd's have gone on to be professional ballet dancers both auditioned so I heard lots about it. Two main things came out of it. 1)whatever the dancer has previously learnt will be scrapped and they'll be taught from the ground-up once again for micro perfection. 2) Many many dancers don't get in purely because their body measurements don't fall within the very strict criteria. This includes measurements during stretches/poses.

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