All About Ballet

[jtoh]

Penghu:

Hi jtoh! Din had sufficient time to talk to the teacher in charge so aren't clear abt their system/format yet. Maybe check out again next week. I've heard their resident trainer Mrs Skipp is good but she doesn't seem to be taking all the classes. The trainer taking pre pri now is ms Tan. Ever heard abt her?

Mrs Skipp is very experienced. I'm not familiar with Ms Tan but I believe Mrs Skipp would make sure that all the classes are conducted to a certain standard.

[i3mum]

Hi,


Anyone had feedback about Crestar ballet classes at Jurong East? I had called NAFA regarding their ballet classes, they told me they RAD exams too, but the intake will only be next Jan.

Is NAFA ballet good? I m considering since my DDs are having art lessons there.

[BlurBee]

Hi,


DD is joining her school’s chinese dance CCA & the teacher required her to get a pair of dancing shoes. Any advice?

TIA.

[jtoh]

What kind of dance shoes? Soft soles? There’s a dance shop in Golden Landmark which carries them.

[corneyAmber]

Ah Bee, some more contacts:


http://www.ddreamzintl.com/news_events/news/shop-ddreamz

http://www.okhballet.com.sg/

[BlurBee]

:thankyou: jtoh & ksi. :love:

Will go search for it.

[Penghu]

Tough choice. Torn between sending DD to a

Class she seems to like very much in CC vs SBA which is known to be good for foundation building. Any thoughts?

[vfong1]

Can anyone advise on where to get ballet stockings? Thanks!

[twilight]

Penghu:

Tough choice. Torn between sending DD to a

Class she seems to like very much in CC vs SBA which is known to be good for foundation building. Any thoughts?

Personally, I would want to go for a class I enjoy. Of course, foundation is very important, but I assume the CC teacher shouldn't be too shabby either. However, I do think that if you send her to a class which she does not enjoy (I'm not sure what the degree of enjoyment is here) then she might lose interest in ballet totally. So it probably depends on what she wants (or what you want for her). To groom her into a professional ballet dancer or inculcate a love for dance in her. Word of caution though, my friend was asked to go down one grade when she transferred from CC to SBA after 4 years.

[phtthp]

do you have a maid, mother, MIL or relative who can bring her to SBA ?


if Yes, choose SBA.
4 years later, you won’t want to realize that she’s one grade down lower, after transfering her from a cc to SBA.

right now she’s still very young. Kids get over very fast. She’ll soon come to grow to like her new SBA teacher.

but if you really can’t find anyone to bring her to SBA, then no choice. Stick to Joo Chiat cc for time being. At same time, request SBA to put your girl on waitlist for weekend (if that timeslot is what you prefer). In the event got some kid withdraw from Sat class, then you can go in.