Come & join me in general chat all you patents of performers - be it dancers, actors, singers or musicians

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There are quite a few if us onhere though I know done if you from NAPM & Balletcoforum too

Here we can have a general chit chat about what our children are up to so we don't clog up the threads on specific topics

So Sparkly, Katy, Cory & loads more. Come chat!

I was looking at birth statistics in conjunction with something else the other night & realised how lucky dd is to have just started year 7 as over the next few years the birth rate increased much more.

This time next year ill be applying for ds. He is possible ads, wants to go selective but will he cope with the pressurised environment?

Yes - the current year 1 is a mahoosive year. Am pleased we're not in that cohort!

So far we haven't found the GS pressurised tbh pictures. Obviously it might vary from school to school & might become more pressurised, but ds2 is having a whale! TBH his current recording work is more of a constant work type commitment than his homework or school.

Big problem with ds is that he's very clever ("exceptional literacy according to last test results) but won't actually do snyceorknifvhecthinks he can't or its a task involving choices, imagination etc

His obsessions get in the way of homework too.

Hm, I think it depends on how affected he is really. TBH there are quite a few spectrummy kids at ds2's school (he obviously is fairly good at spotting children who are on the spectrum or have those sorts of tendencies). If they understand school rules and will be quiet when necessary, hand in homework etc I think they get on fine. The problems come when it reaches the situation where they don't really understand why school rules would apply to them, or why they shouldn't just shout out the answer. Then I tend to think they might do better in a place more used to giving support to kids because the GS tends to see it as bad behaviour, rather than a struggling child.

But very individual of course.

He isn't too bad with rules, in fact he copes much better with firm rules & boundaries than in more free environments.

Trying to get a diagnosis ( could get one very quickly if I had a spare £2k but the NHS IS LIKE Pulling teeth.

It might actually be a place for him to find like-minded souls then!

A dx might not translate into much support anyway. A dx is definitely worth getting if you need support or the child is really struggling in the school environment, but if not & you realise his issues anyway I'm never sure how much use a dx is.

I guess I want a diagnosis because although his current teacher is fab & understanding & wants a meeting to discuss the best ways if dealing with ds/what strategies work etc most of his other teachers think he's naughty. And we are having huge issues with the PE teacher and his expectations of ds getting changed for PE

Saying that, dd is just as obsessive about stuff as ds is, just people call it a talent.

lol - yes it is a problem if other people see it as naughtiness. People can be so stupid

Aaarrgghh - application forms

Eek - that sounds a nightmare KM.

YMTuk auditions now available to book. We've gone for one. It looks good tbh. On a Sunday so doesn't clash with anything, about 2 miles away from the house & doesn't have to prepare anything. I'll tell him to treat it as a workshop.

We have completed 3; they would not necessarily be the 4 I was assured were completed yesterday before she was allowed to go to class & they certainly aren't the 4 that should have been completed today

But she has rejected a further 2 colleges (mainly so she doesn't have to write an application form)

Never mind only 6 to go

Good job I confiscated her favourite otherwise that one would be done & no others

What's the final list Katy?

Brit, Arts Ed & Laine done
Bird & Italia Conti Started
Millenium, Performers, Bodyworks to be completed
& Urdang is still favourite

Good luck!

Can she use roughly the same application for each one or do they need very individual approaches?

Very individual & but the audition become more similar

Biggest stumbling block is photos for each - they all want different poses, passport/head & shoulders/full body/ballet poses

One want reference from dance teacher one wants reference from school

All want last years end of term report; DD's school doesn't do a yr 10 end of year report

In which case send the most recent report you have with an explanation.

I did the one from October last year (lovely teacher comments) & the stats sheet from March (awful attendance)

Not much I can do really

But hopefully when they see her dance......

I have manged to mention LSC Associates in each one - hopefully that will count for something

& I managed to get her fund raiser mentioned in 1 or 2 as well

Last ever county choir concert tonight, 5 years of attendance & it's all over

Huge wardrobe dilemma!! I'd assumed dd was wearing her school uniform at this corporate event she's singing at tomorrow. Apparently not. She has nothing suitable. She has an evening type dress that us too long, dh says jean shirts are too casual, she doesn't want to wear leggings & a long top. !

Her friend is wearing a shirt & his school trousers, the rest of the performers are aged 16-21

I still think school uniform is most suitable especially as they're singing Matilda.

School uniform imo

What did she wear?

She wore a long dress on the end.

Apparently it went well. Her friend was phenomenal, blew everyone away.