All About Ballet

[i3mum]

Do you mean she needs to get distinction every grades? Or just grade 5 for DSA application.


She's 7 this year.. I know abit too kiasu to ask this question now hehee :oops:

lanadelrey:

i3mum:

Wanted to ask if the first exam is grade 2? Any thoughts or comments? Will this affect application for DSA?

Most likely it will not affect. More importantly is for your girl to get distinction for her exams. May i ask how old is your girl?

[lanadelrey]

i3mum:

Do you mean she needs to get distinction every grades? Or just grade 5 for DSA application.


She's 7 this year.. I know abit too kiasu to ask this question now hehee :oops:

lanadelrey:

[quote=\"i3mum\"]Wanted to ask if the first exam is grade 2? Any thoughts or comments? Will this affect application for DSA?

Most likely it will not affect. More importantly is for your girl to get distinction for her exams. May i ask how old is your girl?

[/quote]She needs to get distinction for every grade to show that she is consistent Consistency plays a major part in showing that your girl is good at what she does. if your girl is very interested in dance i will advise you to let your girl learn another genre of dance to set herself apart from the others. It is important to let her gradually build up her portfolio so it is not late to start now.

[i3mum]

Wow that sounds tough.. Not sure if she can get distinction. May I know what do u recommend to learn another genre of dance?

lanadelrey:

She needs to get distinction for every grade to show that she is consistent Consistency plays a major part in showing that your girl is good at what she does. if your girl is very interested in dance i will advise you to let your girl learn another genre of dance to set herself apart from the others. It is important to let her gradually build up her portfolio so it is not late to start now.

[lanadelrey]

i3mum:

Wow that sounds tough.. Not sure if she can get distinction. May I know what do u recommend to learn another genre of dance?

lanadelrey:

She needs to get distinction for every grade to show that she is consistent Consistency plays a major part in showing that your girl is good at what she does. if your girl is very interested in dance i will advise you to let your girl learn another genre of dance to set herself apart from the others. It is important to let her gradually build up her portfolio so it is not late to start now.

Oh it is manageable, i got distinctions from grade 1 - 5 except for grade 4, i got a merit. As long as your girl enjoys ballet she will definitely want to train hard and do well for her exams I will recommend hip hop. I used to do ballet but now i'm doing hip hop and street jazz and am currently on my dance studio's teens performance team if you will like to know more info here is the link:

http://www.studiowu.com/?page_id=35

[tabofamily]

Hi all,


Any one has second hand character skirt to sell?
my gal is about the size of a 8 year old.
Please reply if you have one to sell or lend.

Centre is only getting a new one (tailored made for them) nearer to exam, hence would like to obtain a second hand one for her to get use to the weight.

Thanks
Priscilla :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

[Funx3]

tabofamily:

Hi all,


Any one has second hand character skirt to sell?
my gal is about the size of a 8 year old.
Please reply if you have one to sell or lend.

Centre is only getting a new one (tailored made for them) nearer to exam, hence would like to obtain a second hand one for her to get use to the weight.

Thanks
Priscilla :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

U Mean the Black Long One, with Blue trimming? For Grade 1?

[SAHM2KIDS]

Funx3:

tabofamily:

Hi all,


Any one has second hand character skirt to sell?
my gal is about the size of a 8 year old.
Please reply if you have one to sell or lend.

Centre is only getting a new one (tailored made for them) nearer to exam, hence would like to obtain a second hand one for her to get use to the weight.

Thanks
Priscilla :rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

U Mean the Black Long One, with Blue trimming? For Grade 1?

Yes, that is character skirt.

[cool_hi]

Hi all!! need some advice..my girl is P1 this year,been learning ballet since ard 3yr old,at Ballet & music company at United Sq..Then switched to Attitude from ard 4yr old, so have been with Attitude ard 2yr..

Supposed to take CSTD Primary exam last Nov, but teacher was a bit sick & not able to conduct extra coaching class, thus exam was postponed to this year March(which me & some parents were not too happy, but we have no choice)..
I find that the progress at Attitude is rather slow,coz it took the school ard 2-2.5 yr,to prepare her class for Primary Exam..
Any parent has experience in this, & can comment/advise?

thus I am thinking of switching her to either SBA or Nafa, after her exam in March..any parents can advise, is SBA or Nafa, better?
& from certain post, some parents comment that in the past, Nafa doesn't send their students to RAD nor CSTD exam, but someone commentted that Nafa just started to send their students to RAD grade 1, grade 3 & grade 5 exam??
is this true? any parent can comment/verify?

sadly, SBA told me that CSTD is considered 1 level lower than RAD, so even if my girl passed her CSTD Primary exam, most likely, she has to 'downgrade' and join their Pre-Primary Year 2 class, but also depends on the assessment by the teachers at SBA
After hearing that, was quite upset, coz I feel that Attitude overall in terms of customer service, teachers etc is very good(compared to Ballet & Music company)..but does not seem to be very structured or focused, in terms of preparing their students for exams..
Feel bad that my girl seems to have wasted a lot of her time, coz I did not know where/how to find out more(i only get to know about this kiasu website last year), before deciding on a dance school..

Need more advice, esp on SBA or Nafa better? so that she does not waste more time..Nafa next intake is in July,
thus I hoping she can join SBA in April, aft March Exam, but currently weekend class all full, but she can't go weekday coz afternoon session..

Thanks in advance for all your advice!! Appreciate lots!!

[twilight]

Perhaps can consider CC classes? If your dd does ballet for just recreational purposes, CC classes are just as good.

[cool_hi]

Hm..Cc near my place mostly weekday afternoon or evening class, which i can't send her coz of work in the past, & now she's in aftn session, totally impossible..if i not wrong,from the last time i checked, cc very seldom haf weekend class, even if have, will be more for beginners..


I would say, my girl seems quite serious in her ballet, coz she loves to perform & dance..even months after her Attitude concert(in Sept),she's still watching her performance on DVD & still remember all her dance steps..& also her 2 dance performances for her K2 graduation ceremony..& was eager to wear the costumes to perform for relatives during our christmas party:)

so I think I would want her to have proper training and develop her in this area
Hope I don't sound too kiasu & of course, I am aware that interest may 'die' along the way la

Thanks for any advice! Cheers!