Thursday, October 18, 2007

(ballet) exam

Ever wonder how's a ballet exam conducted? Let me describe the children's grade examination...

Children's grade examination consists of pre-primary to grade 8...
It is conducted in the ballet school itself. The examiner will be fetched from her hotel for that whole ballet exam week. Usually these ballet examiners are from UK, Australia, US....etc
Anyway, a maximum of 4 students will be in the exam room. The examiner will sit while the candidates will dance and let the examiner evaluate them. Marks are given and results will be printed on the certificates which will reach M'sia by July. Exams are usually during March or April.

Now, for major grades which I went for yesterday, its kinda same but the exam is conducted at the Federal Academy of Ballet at PJ and from Sept till end of Nov.

My ballet exam was at 4pm but I had to be in college since I have Mechanic's test. Felt dizzy and I could not focus on the test..was so scared and nervous!!!! In conclusion, I failed my test (I think). By 2pm I have reached FAB and got ready. Tied my hair, warm up and make friends with the other 2 that would be going in with me. For children's grade, the candidates are given 4 colours - pink, blue, white and yellow. While for my exam, we were given numbers. My number was 18....

The 2 girls that went in with me was from Maria school and Dance Art. My teachers kinda always laughed at the students that are from Maria because I don't know why. Anyway, my teacher came to give me moral support and when she found out that I was going in with a Maria's student, she said "one down and 1 to go..do your very best ya"...lol

Anyway, did my best (think so....guess so....hope so I) and hope I'll get good result....crossing fingers.. I was kinda jerky, in fact all 3 of us was jerky...pirouettes was ok for me and I noticed she always write my comments last. How I noticed?? I was the middle gal so my evaluation sheet was in the middle. I noticed she will write the far left (no.17) then far right (no.19) then the middle sheet of paper...

After my dance, she wrote quite long, I have no idea if this is a good sign or bad....but compared to no.17 gal's comment, I think mine was not as long as hers....Anyway, what's past remains as past, I cant change anything now can't I...

Got 2 scoldings or complains from parents for 2 days straight....have I became bad or have all my lucky star gone?? What exactly happened??
1st day (Wed)--- parents complain coz of fees problem..I can see that she was controlling her temper but her voice was louder and louder and louder....

2nd day(Thurs)---a gal's ballet class time was changed and I couldn't call her parents. So today she came and her class was obviously over. In the end her dad came in and started to question me. Both time, I was so scared till i don dare to swallow my saliva...haiz..human beings...

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