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Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 220
Total Reviews: 1607

ABT Collegiate NY

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

2

Year of SI

1
1

Weeks available

2

Weeks attended

2

Reviewer

1
1

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1

Partnering (based on age)

2

Dedicated men's program?

2

# of boys in level

1
1

Other dance genres

2
1
1
2
2

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
1
2

PT offered?

1
1

Extra fee for PT?

1
1

Injury rate

1
1

Teaching

Who taught?

2

Guest teachers

1
1

Year-round teachers taught

1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

2

Studio space

Cramped
1
1
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

2

Saturday classes

2

Saturday class duration

2

Leveling

Leveling

2

Leveling type

2

Did students move levels?

2

Leveling fair?

2

Students per class

1
1

Performance

Performance?

2

Rehearsals happened

1
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
2
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
2
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2

Where did they stay?

1
1

Activities

Weekend outings

1
1

Attended weekend outings

1

Favorite

  • Offered ABT discounted tickets for some performances. Daughter enjoyed them all.

Least favorite

  • N/A

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
2
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
1
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
2
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Training with ABT faculty
  • the environment was so supportive

Least liked about program

  • Too short. Dancer would have liked 3-4 weeks for the intensive. We sandwiched this one in between 2 other SIs, but my dancer wished this one had been longer.
  • housing was not provided

Suggested changes to program

  • Extend to 3 or 4 weeks

Culture of program

  • Great training and personal attention. We always appreciate the written evaluation from the main technique teacher regarding strengths and weaknesses to work on.
  • supportive and welcoming

Other comments

  • The final day was a combination of a class observation and a nice length in studio performance. My dancers’s group did an excerpt (corps) from Act 3 Swan Lake. It was very well done.
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