International Dance Academy
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After-School Training Reviews
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Total Reviews: 126
General
Parent with dancer input
Program:
International Dance Academy
Season Attended:
2022-23
# Of Levels In School:
11
Dancer Age:
12
Company Affliated?
No
Was Student Scholarshipped?
No
Curriculum
Days Per Week:
2
Classes Per Day:
2
Weekend Classes?
Yes
Weekend Schedule:
Half day
Students Per Class:
16-24
Weekly Repertoire or Variations?
No
Pointe Classes Per Week:
2
Live Music in Technique Class?
No
Dedicated Men's Program?
No
Techniques Taught:
General Classical
Technique Teacher Rotation:
Usually the same every day
Did School Director Teach?
Never (school admin was a designated upper level teacher)
Classroom Corrections:
Occasionally dancer specific: mostly general corrections were given
Attention From Teachers:
| Very Little | A Lot |
Quality of Instruction:
| Poor | Excellent |
Did Technique Improve?
| Not at all | Tremendously |
Curriculum Comments:
Royal Academy of Dance
Partnering
Frequency of Partnering Class:
No partnering
Other Classes
Other Dance Styles:
Royal Academy of Dance
Other Class Quality:
| Poor | Excellent |
Contemporary Offered?
No
Master Classes?
No
Strength & Conditioning
Physical Training Offered?
Yes
Physical Training Types:
Progressing Ballet Technique
Physical Training Schedule:
Once or twice a week
Were Trainers Certified?
No
Physical Training Quality:
| Poor | Excellent |
Injuries/Health/ Mental Health
Are Doctors Available?
No
How Parents Notified?
My student did not get injured
PT Available?
No
Was There a Recovery Plan?
My dancer did not get injured
Mental Health Therapists Available?
No
Were Students Given Fat Talk?
No
Staff Made Comments About Bodies?
Yes
Were Students Weighed?
No
Was "Coded Language" Used?
Maybe
Additional Comments:
One of the directors has behaviors I consider abusive. She calls a student by another name if she does good. If she has mediocre performances, she is called by her name. She has made students cry and forbade other students to comfort, talk to, or even look at the student.
Communication
Formal Orientation?
Unsure
Handboook & Paperwork:
Vague and incomplete
Quality of Communication?
| Poor | Excellent |
Who Received Communication?
With parents only
Exams
Formal Exam?
Yes
Written Feedback?
Yes
Exam Adjudicator:
Outside adjudicator
Exam Rubrics Clear?
Neutral
Who Attends Exam Meeting?
No
Well Prepared For Exam?
| Not at all | Completely |
How Heavily Did Exams Weigh in Promotions:
| Not at all | Heavily |
School Culture
How Supported Did Student Feel By Staff?
| Not | Completely |
How Supportive Were Students of One Another?
| Not | Completely |
Describe School Culture:
Cliques but overall friendly
Placement Notification Timing:
It is automatically assumed they will level up.
Overall School Culture:
| Lord of the Flies | Warm & Inclusive |
Building & Surrounding Area
Security Around Building:
No
Safety of Area Around School?
| Not Safe | Extremely Safe |
Studio Space:
| Cramped | Lots of space |
Studio Cleanliness:
| Dirty | Spotless |
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