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Indianapolis Ballet

After-School Reviews

General

Who is Reviewing?

1
3

Program

4

Season Attended

4

# Of Levels In School

  • "8"
  • "2 creative movement, 2 pre-ballet, level 1 through 8 pre-professional, and a PLP (professional level program) level"
  • "7"
  • "Out of 8"

Dancer Age

2
2

Gender

3
1

Company Affliated?

4

Was Student Scholarshipped?

4

Please Describe Scholarship

  • "Financial scholarship after application, half off tuition"

Years At School

1

Curriculum

Days Per Week

1
2
1

Classes Per Day

1
3

Weekend Classes?

4

Weekend Schedule

4

Students Per Class

3
1

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

1
3

Pointe Classes Per Week

2
1
1

Live Music in Technique Class?

4

Dedicated Men's Program?

4

Techniques Taught

4

Technique Teacher Rotation

4

Did School Director Teach?

1
2
1

Classroom Corrections

2
1
1

Attention From Teachers

Very Little
1
1
2
A Lot

Quality of Instruction

Poor
1
1
1
1
Excellent

Did Technique Improve?

Not at all
1
1
1
1
Tremendously

Curriculum Comments

  • "Tap, Modern, Variations, Pointe, Jazz"
  • "Technique classes daily, plus pointe, variations, tap, jazz, modern and pilates"
  • "Ballet four times a week. No articulated curriculum. Varried a lot depending on the teacher"
  • "Upper level students take 6 technique classes a week; with roughly 4 days of pointe work; one variations class per week; and one day each of Modern, Tap (elective), Jazz (elective) and pilates (elective)."

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class

4

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles

4
4
1
2
1

Other Class Quality

Poor
1
3
Excellent

Contemporary Offered?

4

Master Classes?

4

Master Classes Description

  • "Not since Covid shut everything down in 2020."

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

1
3

Physical Training Types

3

Physical Training Schedule

3

Were Trainers Certified?

1
2

Physical Training Quality

Poor
1
1
1
Excellent

Strength & Conditioning Comments

  • "If it were consistently taught by a certified instructor it may be more helpful."

Injuries/Health/ Mental Health

Are Doctors Available?

3
1

How Parents Notified?

3
1

How Treatment Obtained?

  • "Take to local orthopedic doctor"
  • "We ere given referals to the physician group that treats the company and other dance companies in the city."

PT Available?

4

Was There a Recovery Plan?

3
1

Describe Recovery Plan

  • "The school followed the plan as set forth by the physician and PT group treating the injury."

Mental Health Therapists Available?

3
1

Were Students Given Fat Talk?

4

Staff Made Comments About Bodies?

1
1
2

Were Students Weighed?

4

Was "Coded Language" Used?

2
1
1

Additional Comments

  • "School offers some mentoring sessions to older students if desired"
  • "Teachers and administrator have always been helpful when an issue is brought up but there are no resources to fund a dedicated or professional position right now."

Communication

Formal Orientation?

3
1

Handboook & Paperwork

2
1
1

Quality of Communication?

Poor
1
1
2
Excellent

Who Received Communication?

4

Exams

Formal Exam?

4

School Culture

How Supported Did Student Feel By Staff?

Not
1
1
1
1
Completely

How Supportive Were Students of One Another?

Not
1
3
Completely

Describe School Culture

  • "Toxic from the top."
  • "Intense but welcoming, tight-knit class groups"
  • "Disorganized"
  • "The admin staff is small and the teaching staff is mostly contractual so things can slip through the cracks or get missed."

Placement Notification Timing

  • "Depends. Sometimes at the end of year, sometimes at the end of Intensive."
  • "End of spring semester prior to summer"
  • "May/June, after spring recital"
  • "Within a week or so after the end of term. We do know that some students are deferred at times to see how they progress over the summer. We have not experienced that."

Overall School Culture

Lord of the Flies
2
1
1
Warm & Inclusive

Building & Surrounding Area

Security Around Building

3
1

Safety of Area Around School?

Not Safe
3
1
Extremely Safe

Studio Space

Cramped
1
2
1
Lots of space

Studio Cleanliness

Dirty
2
1
1
Spotless
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