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Whats Happened to Brent Street

Tue, 31 Jan 2006, 12:26 pm
RAH258 posts in thread
Hey I have just spoken to a couple of girls who have left Brent Street before they finished the performing arts course, they said its gone down hill. Does anyone in NSW know whats happening there. When you read some of the musical theatre programs that tell you where the artists have studied, some say Brent Street but have moved on to other teaching facilities to study musical theatre.

I was looking at Brent Street but they say its just a dance school with fifty or more to a class. Its alot of money to pay for "just a dance school" And not even their professionals are getting any work

Brent Street

Wed, 5 July 2006, 08:04 am
Whow, this is pretty amazing stuff. Obviously there is a problem here if it has stirred up so much unrest. I have not seen any other school get targeted like Brent Street. I did read what Denise Love wrote, hum, a few broken promises there!!. There are different syles and standards that vary in each state when competing in competitions. South Australia and Western Australia do very well at Royal South Street, it would be interesting to see how Brent Street would fair. John Cleary Dance School in WA creamed the likes of Bev Palmers school and Barbara Lynch by winning many items. To me Brent Street is more Hip Hop/Funk which would not suit south street but I could be wrong. A couple of interstate troupes hve tried at south street and were a laughing stock. You really need a very strong classical base and I dont see that as a specialty at Brent Street. I would look at Brent Street for back up dancers. Why is it in auditions for touring musicals say like Dusty, in the audition process they tend to select those for WAAPA, NIDA of the bigger parts. That may just be coincidental but personally I dont take Brent Street seriously. Prove me wrong and give me a list of Brent Street performers who have made big time just by training at Brent Street only. A few have gone to BS but have also studied elsewhere after, that doesnt count cos why would you go elsewhere if the training is so good.

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