All About Ballet

[Oh My Gosh]

cool_hi:

Haiz!! I also lazy+hate to change school, as she was progressing well there..
she took G1 in 2014 got high merit,
jumped grade & took G3 in 2015 & got distinction, with the coaching from a senior teacher there,
who was very strict & very experienced,
unfortunately she resigned last year June, after her G3 exam,
& another relatively new teacher(who was mainly teaching lower grades) took over,from july..
But apparently, actually this teacher was pregnant since last Feb, coz she delivered in mid nov,
yet management put her in to replace the senior teacher!! :yikes:
so a relief teacher took over fm mid nov(dec no class) till mid March,
but Guess what??
in jan/feb,we noticed this relief teacher also pregnant !! :yikes:
(we suspect management knew she pregnant when engage her!!? haiz!!)
& after relief teacher left, then I heard from some girls that
this relief teacher always waste a lot of time to scold them:(
(sadly, my gal didn't feedback to me)


the gals do not go EXAM yearly, thus this year supposed to take G4 but we not taking(only internal exam)..
Next year 2017 then my gal taking G5 exam...
but I had lost my confidence in the school..
& very disappointed with the way they engage the teachers, at expense of the students progress & learning...
the learning of the gals has been very much hindered
and preparation of G5 exam is very shaky!

& in addition, they combined 2 classes into 1,
thus the current class is damn big with 23 students :yikes:
this is even bigger class size than CC!!
very cramped esp for some movements/techniques exercises which need a lot of space...
not conducive for learning at all!!
& the gals have to wait very long for their turn to show teacher the steps!!
for a professional school to combine class at their own commercial benefits,
BUT at the expense of the students' learning & progress,
I am deeply disappointed with the management!!

NOT forgetting that in our 4-5years there,
there were at least twice/thrice, that our sat class was disbanded last minute,
and we were simply informed to join other classes on Sun(this last round, only 1 timing,1 class, no choice at all!!), no word of apologies, nor explanation(only explanation I can think of is our class size shrunk, so not beneficial for them to operate lor...)...basically, no customer service at all...

with no confidence in school management, & lousy inconsiderate service(or rather no service at all),
I hope to find another good teacher/school for my gal..
esp she achieved distinction in G3(despite skipping grade),
& is still very very passionate in ballet..
I regret deeply..felt I should have changed school once that senior teacher left...
but at that point in time, I trusted the school to find an appropriate replacement teacher..
haiz!!
hope in still in time...
plus she did not take g4 this year, many teachers/school may not take her in,
to take g5 next year :slapshead:

Sorry to hear your plight... I am sure there are ballet teachers who are willing to take her in as Grade 5, especially if her foundation is strong (hearing that she got distinction for Grade 3 despite jumping grades). How old is your DD? I am just thinking if she is in P6 this year, you may want to take it easy and stay on with the current school for a while more since the pressure is on PSLE now.

I noticed you are looking at CC for alternatives... you need to be aware that CC class have a larger number of students as well (about 20 in my girls class). Then when it comes to coaching class, DD ballet teacher create a coaching class and combine all her students of the same grades (from two CC that she is teaching. This can add on to more students. Other than the class size, I basically have no complaints for CC ballet classes as the teachers are equally qualified and caring. And many students scored merits and distinctions in the RAD exams as well.

[muffin]

Hi

Is it too late to start ballet at 6yo?
Noticed that SBA new classes are for the younger batch.
Kindly advise.
Thanks!

[ilovelaksa]

muffin:

Hi

Is it too late to start ballet at 6yo?
Noticed that SBA new classes are for the younger batch.
Kindly advise.
Thanks!

Nope. My daughters started at 6 yo. Their current ballet classes hv girls who are 1-2 yrs younger and 2-3 yrs older. 3 of my kids also started piano at 7yo. My elder boy started piano at 8yo.

[muffin]

Thanks ilovelaksa for yr reply.

I love laksa too!

[Oh My Gosh]

muffin:

Hi

Is it too late to start ballet at 6yo?
Noticed that SBA new classes are for the younger batch.
Kindly advise.
Thanks!

With the new age restrictions set by RAD, 6 years old may be a good age to start learning ballet. The minimum age a girl can take her Grade 1 exams is 7 years old on 1 January of the year she is taking the exam (i.e she needs to be 8 years old unless she is born on 1 January!) In any case, I believe interest is more important - eventually whether a girl can persist up the grades really depends on her interest.

[muffin]

Oh My Gosh:

With the new age restrictions set by RAD, 6 years old may be a good age to start learning ballet. The minimum age a girl can take her Grade 1 exams is 7 years old on 1 January of the year she is taking the exam (i.e she needs to be 8 years old unless she is born on 1 January!) In any case, I believe interest is more important - eventually whether a girl can persist up the grades really depends on her interest.

Thanks for your reply and reassurance!

[Oh My Gosh]

muffin:

Oh My Gosh:

With the new age restrictions set by RAD, 6 years old may be a good age to start learning ballet. The minimum age a girl can take her Grade 1 exams is 7 years old on 1 January of the year she is taking the exam (i.e she needs to be 8 years old unless she is born on 1 January!) In any case, I believe interest is more important - eventually whether a girl can persist up the grades really depends on her interest.

Thanks for your reply and reassurance!

:rahrah:

[cool_hi]

Oh My Gosh:

Sorry to hear your plight... I am sure there are ballet teachers who are willing to take her in as Grade 5, especially if her foundation is strong (hearing that she got distinction for Grade 3 despite jumping grades). How old is your DD? I am just thinking if she is in P6 this year, you may want to take it easy and stay on with the current school for a while more since the pressure is on PSLE now.

I noticed you are looking at CC for alternatives... you need to be aware that CC class have a larger number of students as well (about 20 in my girls class). Then when it comes to coaching class, DD ballet teacher create a coaching class and combine all her students of the same grades (from two CC that she is teaching. This can add on to more students. Other than the class size, I basically have no complaints for CC ballet classes as the teachers are equally qualified and caring. And many students scored merits and distinctions in the RAD exams as well.

Hi!
Thanks for your info on regular class size & combining class for coaching class..
My gal p5 this year..
She will not agree to stop ballet and put on hold de
Thanks for your kind thoughts & advice though:)
Anyway,trying out a cc class hope will work out well..
Class size shd be ard 12-15..
Wish us luck :imanangel:

[Oh My Gosh]

cool_hi:

Oh My Gosh:

Sorry to hear your plight... I am sure there are ballet teachers who are willing to take her in as Grade 5, especially if her foundation is strong (hearing that she got distinction for Grade 3 despite jumping grades). How old is your DD? I am just thinking if she is in P6 this year, you may want to take it easy and stay on with the current school for a while more since the pressure is on PSLE now.

I noticed you are looking at CC for alternatives... you need to be aware that CC class have a larger number of students as well (about 20 in my girls class). Then when it comes to coaching class, DD ballet teacher create a coaching class and combine all her students of the same grades (from two CC that she is teaching. This can add on to more students. Other than the class size, I basically have no complaints for CC ballet classes as the teachers are equally qualified and caring. And many students scored merits and distinctions in the RAD exams as well.

Hi!
Thanks for your info on regular class size & combining class for coaching class..
My gal p5 this year..
She will not agree to stop ballet and put on hold de
Thanks for your kind thoughts & advice though:)
Anyway,trying out a cc class hope will work out well..
Class size shd be ard 12-15..
Wish us luck :imanangel:

Good luck... I mean stay on the current school; not stop ballet and put on hold

[iristay]

need advise…

my girl is in Grade 1 now, will be taking her RAD exam for Grade 1 in April 2017.
am now deciding whether to register her for CSTD Pre-Modern Jazz Dance, exam in Nov 2016, coaching class will be starting in June.

is CTSD Jazz Dance necessary? my gal loves ballet…