In Pictures: The Day Anya had her Ballet Exam
Anya had her very first ballet exam a couple of weeks ago.
Vai and I sent her to the dance studio but we all had to wait outside during the exam (read: we couldn’t see them perform in front of the examiner)
Managed to take some shots though. Here are some of the captured moments :
Anya and Gwen, who’s also in the same Kindergarten class as her.
And btw, YES, I managed to get Anya’s hair up in a bun that day!
*YAY*
What I did:
Immediately after Anya had her shower that morning, I put some hair mousse on her half-wet fringe and let her wear a hairband (the one with ‘little spikes’ on the inside). This way, her fringe continued to look ‘combed-up’ after I took out the hairband some two hours later!
After that, I smeared some more hair mousse on her hair, comb all her hair back, tie it all neatly in a bun and spray some hairspray all over. Used some hair gel to get all her soft baby hair (right below the bun) up.
That’s it!
The two girls practiced their steps while waiting for their turn.
Anya’s ballet teacher also checked if she could do her tip-toes and balancing correctly.
The girls went in a group of four and they each were given their ‘exam paper’. They’re supposed to pass it to the examiner upon entering the dance studio (basically the paper was for the examiner to write her comments on the performance)
And this was just a few minutes before the girls entered the studio.
‘Breathe in … tummy in’, the teacher said to Anya while checking on the other girls.
The girls came out of the dance studio after some ten minutes or so inside, each with a little pink ballet badge in their hands.
Anya was all smiles and happily showed me her very first badge.
‘It’s just like the badges Russell has!!’ she told me (read: she’s referring to Russell in the movie ‘UP’ by Pixar, hehe)
Anyway.
It all went well for our happy little ballerina.
*Yay*
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aww. 🙂 Anya’s such a beautiful daughter. 🙂
Evelyn:
Hi there … here are my replies yeah:
1. Yes, that exactly it.
2. Anya was going from pre-primary to Primary.
3. Yes, … I can’t quite remember when they started practising for the ballet exam though, but definitely more than 3 months.
4. Anya joined the ballet class more than 1 year prior to the exam, and the teacher did ask me if we’re keen to register her for the exam. I know of some parents who didn’t send their kids for that exam, because they felt their kids joined the class a little ‘too close’ to the exam date.
5. Anya’s ballet class is held at a Community Club not too far from our place
Hope the info helps:)
PS: Are you thinking of registering your child to ballet as well?
Hi Leonny,
I have a few queries regarding Anya’s exam as belows, appreciate if you can share the info with me ASAP.
1) Name of the exam, eg Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing Examination, etc
2) Grade of the exam, Pre-Ballet, Primary, Grade 1,2,3…
3) Was there a coaching class of 6 mths prior to the exam?
4) The criteria to enter the exam?
5) Which dancing school that Anya is attending?
Many thanks.
Regards,
Evelyn
Nic:
Hey Nic, thanks!
So you did ballet too! For how many years? and why did you stop?
(never had any ballet lessons when I was young .. wouldn’t mind at all if I did though)
Justina:
Thanks thanks 🙂
I used 50mm lens … can’t quite remember the aperture settings though 🙂 I guess when I upload these pics on flickr, the info will show automatically by the side of each image.
Rachel:
THANKS!
That’s her first time having her hair all up like that … she always has her fringe 🙂
Jennifer:
Yeah … the kids (and us) LOVE ‘UP’ the movie! 😀
oh very nice pics!!! Anya reminded me of my young days when I was doing ballet 😉
Love the shots, & its great her exam went well! Just wondering if you could share the settings you used for these shots? Aperture priority?
Beautiful sepia pictures… Anya looks so lovely with her hair bunned up and in her ballet costume.
Yay! Glad it went so well. And love the “UP” reference. 😉