All About Ballet

[Monster Mummy]

Hi,


No problem as parents all wanted for the best of the kids. Actually, I also would like to try out but the distance travelling and location wise are also the factors taking into the consideration.

[foreverj]

HappyAvon:

Hi Foreverj, SBA is Singapore Ballet Academy...

thank u

[HappyAvon]

Monster Mummy:

Hi,


No problem as parents all wanted for the best of the kids. Actually, I also would like to try out but the distance travelling and location wise are also the factors taking into the consideration.

Hi Monster Mummy, u know SBA is now in Waterloo Street?...No longer in the old Fort Canning building...where u need to climb up the long staircase....This new location has airconditioned dance studio.....

[Monster Mummy]

Hi HappyAvon,


Thanks for your feedback. But currently, as the kids got lesson so i would still refer to be the nearby area in north.

[eager_beaver]

[quote]
HyperKiasu wrote:
Dear Parents,

Do your DD practise ballet at home after attending class? How to help her when she practise at home if parents never dance ballet before? Appreciated your advice....

thanks


My DDs practice a couple times a week. They each have DVDs that cover what is taught in class. NAFA and some of the other schools follow the syllabus from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). You can order RAD DVDs online from the UK. I think Sonata might also sell them. Sonata has a few branches.[/quote]If your daughter is young & just starting out, i wouldn't worry too much about technique. I wouldn't suggest learning from video either. Leave it to the experts to teach & correct because its more difficult to 'unlearn' a wrong technique than learning a new one. I think parents can help their children by keeping their interest high, making ballet related books & other materials available to them & if possible, bringing them to dance performances (Ballet Under The Stars for eg) to rouse their interest further. Encourage them to stretch & make sure they pay full attention during classes because that's where they can really learn correctly & also safely.

[lwhjoyce]

Agree with what eager_beaver just said.


My girl loves ballet dancing and I support her. I bot her few bks abt ballet and story books about Angelina Ballerina, Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell. That keeps her interest. Recently we brought her to One @ The Ballet at Singapore Dance Theatre to watch the dancers who are instructors…just an eye opener for her. She likes the performance. Btw there is another play coming up which is the Peters and Blue Adventure peformed by 4 yrs old and above ballerina…check it out too…

I do let my girl watches RAD pre pri DVD…I bot it from OKH…she enjoys it and in fact we dance together to make it more fun…eg the skipping in partners…

Btw can anyone tell me how is SBA different from ballet class at CC?

Does SBA teaches RAD or CSTD method?

We’ve been to the SBA new location. We missed their open house… The rooms are big but not as many rooms back in fort canning. Actually I prefer non aircon when comes to ballet dancing…it is better off. My girl is turning 4 soon in Aug but she can’t go for this yr assessment …have to go for next year in Apr cuz she missed the July intake…

[eager_beaver]

[quote]Does SBA teaches RAD or CSTD method?


We've been to the SBA new location. We missed their open house... The rooms are big but not as many rooms back in fort canning. Actually I prefer non aircon when comes to ballet dancing..it is better off. My girl is turning 4 soon in Aug but she can't go for this yr assessment ..have to go for next year in Apr cuz she missed the July intake....[/quote]SBA teaches the RAD syllabus from Pre-Primary to Grade 5 & then the major grades up to Advance 2 skipping Grade 6 to 8.

There were only 2 studios at SBA Fort Canning, now they have 3 at Waterloo so they have more not less but yes, they are now air-conditioned & bigger. Personally, I think Fort Canning is more 'parent-friendly' because you can watch the children dance but quite impossible at Waterloo.

My children have never attend ballet classes at cc so I can't comment but some cc do produce good dancers. As I had posted earlier, I believe its the teacher not the school that really matters. however at SBA, the teachers usually stick around for a long time & they don't have problem forming classes because there is always a demand. Perhaps someone can clarify what will happen if cc wouldn't attain enough quota for a class or if too many students drop out.
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[HappyAvon]

Hi, my girl’s ballet teacher in CC did organise the excursions for both performances…My girl enjoyed herself very much…tomorrow they are heading to watch Peters and Blue Adventure…


I can’t remember the school fees but I remember SBA is slightly higher only as compared to CC…

[HyperKiasu]

eager_beaver:

[quote]
HyperKiasu wrote:
Dear Parents,

Do your DD practise ballet at home after attending class? How to help her when she practise at home if parents never dance ballet before? Appreciated your advice....

thanks


My DDs practice a couple times a week. They each have DVDs that cover what is taught in class. NAFA and some of the other schools follow the syllabus from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). You can order RAD DVDs online from the UK. I think Sonata might also sell them. Sonata has a few branches.

If your daughter is young & just starting out, i wouldn't worry too much about technique. I wouldn't suggest learning from video either. Leave it to the experts to teach & correct because its more difficult to 'unlearn' a wrong technique than learning a new one. [/quote]Hi eager_beaver,
thanks for the advice. i haven't tried the DVD yet.
ya, agree with you it iwll be more difficult to unlearn a wrong technique...
but appreciated if u could enlighten me why no need to worry too much about technique for young kid (my girl 4.5yrs old) ? :?

[HyperKiasu]

lwhjoyce:

Agree with what eager_beaver just said.


My girl loves ballet dancing and I support her. I bot her few bks abt ballet and story books about Angelina Ballerina, Magic Ballerina by Darcey Bussell. That keeps her interest. Recently we brought her to One @ The Ballet at Singapore Dance Theatre to watch the dancers who are instructors..just an eye opener for her. She likes the performance. Btw there is another play coming up which is the Peters and Blue Adventure peformed by 4 yrs old and above ballerina..check it out too..

ya, i will check this out too.
but any idea where to find there are such kind of performances? where to monitor the future happenings?

thanks