Did anyone else get an audition for the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony?

42RAFIKI

I was at that recall as well. Was mystified as to what they were looking for - no people with clip boards - just a guy who seemed to be pointing his camera in my face!

I did have a moment of panic an hour or so ago when, sitting having coffee in McDonalds, a ceremonies email dropped into my inbox! It was from the Volunteers application I made as a fall back. I also applied to be a Games Maker
last year and have heard very little except more "we have not forgotten you" mails.

I really an beginning to think that they do not want middle aged women anywhere near these Olympics. No luck, so far with my three voluntary applications, and no tickets either!

OK - let's get some work done - will check in periodically and I want good news!!!

EG

Good luck to all waiting!
I thought mine was a bad enough wait! But once you know the feeling of having everything planned and accomodation sorted is so relieving!

Beat of luck!
And has anyone applied for Paralympics????

Guys. We are ALL going to get in! That includes you reserve list people! Firstly, not everyone is as dedicated enough as us and won't be able to commit to rehearsals. Secondly, they need LOADS of people. Especially after their budget has been doubled! Most likely a load of you will get offers in the beginning of February after a load of the first round of people have declined their invites. Then after the February audition people get their invites and accept/decline they're going to have a load of left over roles they will need to use you for! Being on the reserve list isnt a no... its a 'we havent worked out where we are going to put you yet'

As for those of us waiting... that acceptance letter will be in our inboxes by the end of this week! Its currently sitting in their outbox waiting to get delivered or even floating around cyberspace trying to find the way to your inbox. It IS coming!

Guys. We are ALL going to get in! That includes you reserve list people! Firstly, not everyone is as dedicated enough as us and won't be able to commit to rehearsals. Secondly, they need LOADS of people. Especially after their budget has been doubled! Most likely a load of you will get offers in the beginning of February after a load of the first round of people have declined their invites. Then after the February audition people get their invites and accept/decline they're going to have a load of left over roles they will need to use you for! Being on the reserve list isnt a no... its a 'we havent worked out where we are going to put you yet'

As for those of us waiting... that acceptance letter will be in our inboxes by the end of this week! Its currently sitting in their outbox waiting to get delivered or even floating around cyberspace trying to find the way to your inbox. It IS coming!

Ah, so some form of emails are going out...? Hmmm. Has everyone who has been rejected been middle aged women? I guess it's difficult to tell.

keep the faith!

Mandy. Have been following your progress closely and keeping fingers crossed. Well I am certainly at least middle-aged - I am 65 and I got in so there is hope for all us older then average peeps!

loving the positivity pizazz

I keep telling myself that they *did* say 6-8 weeks, and my audition was only just 8 weeks ago.. this forum is both a blessing and a nightmare in that sense.. i wouldn't normally have been so worried about not hearing back had i not known that a bunch of you have already received emails! I'm just worried incase i don't get into the group i auditioned for (the adele one) and they dont think to place me elsewhere, as i know alot of the peeps in that audition seemed to have greater dance ability that some people in the easier hip-hop auditions... (without sounding bitchy...) anyways, fingers crossed for an email today for all us hangers-on! x

unfortunatley you do sound bitchy

I'm rather confused about the whole "reserves" thing. Surely they need to have some reserves actually rehearsing, coz some people are bound to have to pull out much nearer the time because of injury/illness/change-of-circumstances etc, and the reserves would need to have rehearsed to know the routine to fill the space at short notice.

And although I'm happy and grateful that as a reserve I still have a chance if an opening appears, but in a way, I feel like we "reserves" are still left hanging: we don't have rehearsal dates we can plan around, prepare for and look forward to, but I still feel like I can't move on or make any plans on the off chance that I may get called up: a hope which may never be realised.

I'm rather confused about the whole "reserves" thing. Surely they need to have some reserves actually rehearsing, coz some people are bound to have to pull out much nearer the time because of injury/illness/change-of-circumstances etc, and the reserves would need to have rehearsed to know the routine to fill the space at short notice.

And although I'm happy and grateful that as a reserve I still have a chance if an opening appears, but in a way, I feel like we "reserves" are still left hanging: we don't have rehearsal dates we can plan around, prepare for and look forward to, but I still feel like I can't move on or make any plans on the off chance that I may get called up: a hope which may never be realised.

is this your first audition? I think we've all had our first and second auditions, just waiting to hear if we've got in