Anon2 Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Just spotted this on ENB site. Too far for us but might of of interest to some one else. http://www.ballet.org.uk/whats-on/lecorsaire/youth-ballet-workshop-le-corsaire/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Already booked on it, and the Nutcracker too. I am also talking to Matt at ENB as what scene(s) they are teaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Er, that one's a Youth Ballet workshop ... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulip Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 It's for ages 12 - 16 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 I think each venue offers several workshops for different age groups, and backstage tours & talks etc too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 Yes it does, this is what the link says: Event / Activity details Oxford, The Old Fire Station, Oxford 30 Oct 2013 18:00 – 20:00 £10 Single / £20 Youth Workshop and Adult Workshop There are two links to the ENB site but this wording is identical on both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted October 11, 2013 Share Posted October 11, 2013 So there is. It's just very weird that, barring that little bit, there's no mention of the adult workshop at all. Not a terribly well laid-out page, if you're wanting to attract people to the event. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 As I said there are two listings, this is the other: http://www.ballet.org.uk/whats-on/lecorsaire/adult-ballet-workshop-le-corsaire/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 There are various events at several of the theatres as part of the Corsaire tour. I've found that the ENB website is pretty hard to negotiate, and I contact the theatre now instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Has anyone been to any of these events, I'd be interested to hear feedback. I took my friend's dd to the youth ballet workshop in Oxford last night and was surprised to hear that only 5 girls were there. It being half term and only £10 for two hours of teaching, I would have thought it would be packed to the rafters. Apparently there was an adult workshop going on at the same time but as u simply dropped off and collected I have no idea if that was better attended or not. It seems a shame to me when an opportunity is offered that it is not taken up. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The London youth ballet events are always on a Saturday and clash with dd's associate classes. Such a shame as she'd love to try one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 There are various events at several of the theatres as part of the Corsaire tour. I've found that the ENB website is pretty hard to negotiate, and I contact the theatre now instead. I agee Taxi, I am currently finding the website difficult to negotiate. Last year when the company was in Liverpool the flyer listed at least 8 events but I only picked it up when I got to the theatre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I found the website ok to be honest (once I'd remembered my password ) but have phoned them and booked on the phone before and found them very helpful and accommodating. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 My dd has been to several of the ENB workshops, and has always enjoyed herself, and they are IMHO good value for money. They usually have quite a few at each venue (but only occasional ones for mid-teens dancing at a higher level). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I agree Taxi, this was for 12 to 16 years old and from what I could gather they were worked fairly hard. My own dd would have loved it but had other plans! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle_Richer Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 I went to the adult one last night and it really was fantastic, we had the theatre but no barre’s, so we had to use chairs, but that did not detract from it for me. I guess not quite so good if you didn't like dancing more or less on your own. We danced two scenes, the first from the Slave Market in Act one which I have virtually forgotten. The second was from Act 3 the Harem, we did the dance of the slave girls as a group although we were divided into two groups because of floor available space. As at the end we danced as opposing duets, only two girls on the floor at a time. it really did look quite spectacular, I loved it. We only had 11 girls in the adult group, no guys, but one girl retired just before the end after hurting her leg. What did surprise me, there were no dancers I recognised, other than our teacher, and she made the same comment. My only downside was the parking in Oxford, its so expensive and done on an automated phone systems virtually everywhere, however I did find a park down Oxpens Rd that did still have some of the old coin machines alongside telephone parking, but it sill cost me over £10 to park. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
along for the ride mum Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Thank you for your feedback Michelle, I parked in the Worcester Street car park, very close to the venue. Coin or card operated machines and it cost a little over £7 but maybe we weren't there for as long. I hated driving in Oxford, very confusing traffic lights but can't fault the council for the very comprehensive parking information on their website. Glad you enjoyed the workshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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