Life at The Royal Ballet School has been amzing for me so far. I have had a wonderful time working here, meeting new people and all that jazz...but at the moment, the students are quite stressed out. They have their appraisals this week! The year 11s have a different sort of appraisal...they have to do a dance for the director of the entire school. I believe (although I'm not certain on these facts) that this performance is like a first audition for the Upper School. Living in the year 11 dorm has ceratinly given me an incite into how they are feeling. They are acting so differenty. Some are keeping quiet and not talking whereas others are acting out a bit.
I have planned to bake them a cake for tomorrow, just as a present for them to enjoy after a very stressful day. I'm going to make a pavlova.....not sure how that is going to go!!! I have been given the details on how to prepare the best pavlova by none other than a New Zealander!!!!! Even the notion!!!!! HAHAHA!!
The rest of the school is certainly tense at the moment. The other year groups are doing their own appraisals but the outcome of their appraisals will be whether they have a position at the school after half term or not.
It certainly is a harsh world for such young people to be in....but its a world that they love so who can tell them otherwise.
In other news...I am extremely excited about going to Ireland at half term! I think it will be a great week. I'm planning on getting a train from Euston to Ali's and Eliza's school (the two people I am going to Ireland with) and then staying overnight there, then in the morning we will head off to the airport to catch our flight. I'm going on RyanAir.....I've certainly had some mixed reviews about them to put it simply....
Anyways....thats about it for me at the moment. I've been in contact with home quite a bit, organising things to do when family comes to visit...although basic dates are proving to be quite difficult to find!!
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