Tikijnr Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hi there My first post here, so thank you for reading. Have any of you ever done the Tring Summer school with boarding? Just the four days? My little girl will be nearing 11 and is really keen to give it a go, but with the age range from 9-18 and her being only 10 at the time, I worry she would be the youngest by years and would feel well out of her depth. Do younger children board too? She thinks it's a dance camp! Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hello Tikijnr and welcome out of the lurking shadows! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoDancers Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 My daughter did the Tring Summer School last year when she was 10. She loved it and had the time of her life! They are grouped by age for all their dancing and board in rooms with children of similar ages. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikijnr Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Thank you for replying! Did she know anyone? My daughter won't. I think I'm going to sign her up. She was buzzing at the sound of it, I was so surprised. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Mine did a boarding Easter course aged 9 some years back.... was very homesick but think more for dramatic effect than real 🤣 At the time she had a simple call/text only phone when others all seemed to have FaceTime/Skype etc so I think that might be a wise option for your DD to have (which it seems all youngsters have now with smart phones being so prolific!) Am sure she will have a great time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikijnr Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 If i tell her she can have a phone to take with her she will pack her bags now 😂 she does go to cub scouts and goes on camps and things, so I think she would be fine staying there x 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 It had been my then little girls first ever time away from home other than to relatives.... She has since been a boarder so didn’t put her (or me)off! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikijnr Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 We don't have any relatives she's stayed with but she will happily pitch a tent in a field with her scout friends so I think staying over she will be fine. This is all great thank you so much for replying. I think she's going to have an as great a time as she thinks she is. I've only ever let her audition for something once (pantomime, she was successful out of 145 kids and she starts on Saturday), I'm starting to feel a bit like I'm holding her back. She's danced since she was 2, I am only really just opening my eyes to all of this and am very hesitant, when she's already sold on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Brown Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 my youngest would love to do something like this but it is a bit out of our price range sadly. It does sound a great opportunity though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Tikijnr, our DD’s seem to be on similar paths....the first thing for her beyond once a week Ballet class was auditioning for the nearest pro pantomime & out of a similar number she was the youngest picked!! That’s what led to booking short courses & all the rest that followed on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikijnr Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Peanut68 what does she do now? Mine wants to do the urdang Sunday course but I don't know if that's audition or what 🤷🏼♀️ she's not bad at ballet but she's a far better tapper and at modern x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peanut68 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Mrs Brown, never say never & be aware there are some funding opportunities for certain summer schools & short courses.... Royal Ballet School openly state on website the criteria for funding.... means tested & I think some can qualify for up to 90% of fees reduction (deadline for Summer School applications is I think this Monday so be quick!! Sadly there is a stupid fee just to apply which does annoy me....) Also Yorkshire Ballet Seminars has scholarship auditions (I think age 8 or 9 upwards?) which can award a fully funded place for 1 or more weeks plus they have some bursary support available if certain criteria is met. Auditions I think are held various places (£10 fee but they get to attend a great class for this so money well spent) & butsary has to be applied for in writing st time of generally applying (which has to be sent in even if doing scholarship audition to be considered for a place) I think. Also do ask locally.... I know from experience there are often small funds available from the likes of local Arts Clubs, some dance schools may even help fund the odd place (it is good for schools profile to have students out & about as it were!) Lions/Rotary clubs etc. We even funded one RAD week day course (£295 at the time) by selling things on our doorstep! (Cards/crafts made by DD & I, cards from artist friends where we got 50p from £2 sale price... Must say last idea worked better when younger.... sign saying ‘9 year old X raising money for ballet summer school’ is more appealing than when they are teens & cukd potentially get a job!! (Except not possible really when away at vocational school of course....) Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Brown Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Peanut68 said: Mrs Brown, never say never & be aware there are some funding opportunities for certain summer schools & short courses.... Royal Ballet School openly state on website the criteria for funding.... means tested & I think some can qualify for up to 90% of fees reduction (deadline for Summer School applications is I think this Monday so be quick!! Sadly there is a stupid fee just to apply which does annoy me....) Also Yorkshire Ballet Seminars has scholarship auditions (I think age 8 or 9 upwards?) which can award a fully funded place for 1 or more weeks plus they have some bursary support available if certain criteria is met. Auditions I think are held various places (£10 fee but they get to attend a great class for this so money well spent) & butsary has to be applied for in writing st time of generally applying (which has to be sent in even if doing scholarship audition to be considered for a place) I think. Also do ask locally.... I know from experience there are often small funds available from the likes of local Arts Clubs, some dance schools may even help fund the odd place (it is good for schools profile to have students out & about as it were!) Lions/Rotary clubs etc. We even funded one RAD week day course (£295 at the time) by selling things on our doorstep! (Cards/crafts made by DD & I, cards from artist friends where we got 50p from £2 sale price... Must say last idea worked better when younger.... sign saying ‘9 year old X raising money for ballet summer school’ is more appealing than when they are teens & cukd potentially get a job!! (Except not possible really when away at vocational school of course....) Good luck! sadly we would fall in the "not able to afford it but not struggling enough to qualify for help". Plus I really don't think she is good enough for anything like that anyway. She certainly won't go on to be a professional dancer. Perhaps I use our not being able to afford it as an excuse instead of not being good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Brown Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 my daughter just dances because she can't NOT dance if that makes sense. she lives for dancing (and reading) but she knows she won't be a dancer when she is older. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyNEDancer Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 My daughter did the Tring summer school last summer. She was the youngest there. She had a brilliant time. She didn’t board as she’s only 8 and you have to be 9 (I think), but she wants to board at whatever summer school she does this year. The dance course, if it’s the same one, is very varied. Ballet, contemporary, contact, choreography, contemporary choreography, street... and on the final day the parents are invited to watch as many classes as they like. Happy to answer any questions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowlight Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Mrs Brown said: my daughter just dances because she can't NOT dance if that makes sense. she lives for dancing (and reading) but she knows she won't be a dancer when she is older. Well there's no better reason to dance! And there are lots of different paths that dancers take. There are very few Darcey Bussells, but many people make a living in dance because they love it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikijnr Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 So true glow light! Mine dances because she loves it, we've not considered what she will do really in future with it. She just loves to dance. Thank you TinyNEDancer! I haven't got a clue about a lot of this. Only heard about tring park about a week ago 🙈 I've got a lot to learn x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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