I have had trouble finding a ballet school in the north
east.
Prior to university I achieved my Grade 8 RAD exam and was
working towards the Advanced Vocational levels. When attending Teesside University
I was unable to find a local dance school which taught RAD ballet at the level
I wished to continue learning at. When I found a class, it was in Durham, late
in the evening and too far away to be travelling back and forth using public
transport, and it unfortunately clashed with my university placements. So 4
years went by without any ballet training, other than the small bits I would do
in my living room, when brushing teeth, or when returning home for set holidays
were I would attend my old school once again.
Despite this, over the last four years I have stayed fit
through joining different university teams such as the kayak club and rowing
team, and began weight training in the gym. Through these activities I have
remained fit, strong and supple, perhaps more mobile in fact.
Now since leaving university and moving to Newcastle I have
still struggled to find a dance school which I can attend whilst fitting it
around my busy work schedule. Few RAD schools in the area go up to Grade 6+ and
I was told by one school that they didn’t take anyone over the age of 18. This
I thought was stupid, there are plenty of adults who wish to continue dancing
or begin later in life! Dance City, based in central Newcastle was another
option however I couldn’t make those classes either due to clashes with work. I
was about to give up hope! But I have
finally found a school in Whitely Bay which is on a day that I can make so I’m
very excited to begin dancing again. I have new ladder-free tights and two
beautiful new leotards, so I am all set to get my allegro on! I shall let you
know how it goes!
-E
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| One of my new Bloch leotards |
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