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Competition Reviews

Competitions Reviewed: 13
Total Reviews: 83

Étoile Dance Competition

All Regionals

General

Dancer Age

1
1

Competition experience

1
1

Event Details

Round

Regional

Season

2

Location

1
1

Master Classes

Master Class Types

2
2

Master class teachers

  • "I don’t remember"

How corrections were given

  • "Each individual as needed"
  • "Corrections were given to individuals and as a group. Instructor is very kind. Dancer reports this was her favorite master class of the comp season."

What corrections were about

  • "About dancing"
  • "Encouraging"

Teacher engagement

  • "Walked around the room, energy was high"
  • "Very engaged. Kids seemed happy!"

Crowding

Really Crowded
1
1
Plenty of Room to Move

Master Class Feedback

Additional master class comments

  • "It was tough, but thorough, they learned a lot, were offered scholarships based on classes"
  • "Etoile is unique as they have master class in ballet and contemporary but learn a small contemporary piece that they perform as a group before awards."

Performance Details

Venue name

  • "It was the college campus"
  • "Harford County Community College Theater"

Venue description

  • "It was the arts school at a local college campus and was lovely. They had a backstage to get ready in. Auditorium was large with great seating. Good stage"
  • "Theater - many seats, beautiful venue and stage"

Stage description

  • "No modifications and not slippery. I’m not sure if it was Marley or not it was theatre stage. We do regular dance competitions as well and this was the best stage we danced on all season."
  • "Marley, did not appear slippery."

Off-stage warm-up space

  • "Adequate"
  • "Lots of room in the halls/lobby area and stage"

Dressing rooms

  • "They had space for costumes to hang and space to do hair and makeup"
  • "It was crowded but doable for the kids"

Male dressing room

1
1

Onstage warm-up

  • "????"
  • "She did fine. Plenty of room however it was a big warm up crowd."

Schedule adherence

1
1

Other schedule comments

  • "We were due for snow the second day of comp, so they adjusted the Sunday schedule to get us out before the storm!"

Staff communication

  • "It was great."
  • "Great!"

Judging

Type of Feedback

2
2

Main takeaway

  • "It was constructive and positive"
  • "Amazing. Having the judge talk as she danced and give praise and small corrections is stellar. She can see why they said what they said!"

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony

  • "It was efficient and thorough but not drawn out and excessive. They did scholarships, special judges awards, age overalls (two groups), and then top 3 of the entire comp."
  • "Wonderful. Organized. Fast. They did scholarship awards, intensive invites, then placing by level. And overall placements."

Award or Training Offer Description

  • "We received summer admission and scholarship to Boston ballet"
  • "She placed 3rd in her age category. She was the youngest in her group to place. Awards are mixed so its top scores in the age group together - so contemporary and classical are one award group. She placed for one of her Classical pieces."

Final Comments

Best aspect

  • "The actual competition was so nice, parents watched every dancer and no one got up on the middle. We go to regular dance competitions and usually it’s absolutely chaos and this felt like true dancing and real judging."
  • "This comp is a positive, feel good competition. The kids are HAPPY, they know there are no favorites to be played. The kids are judged by number and nothing else. They get feedback that is useable. This by far has been our favorite comp."

Worst aspect

  • "Not as many dancers as we had expected. It was a little over 20."
  • "Nothing."

Competition culture

  • "It seemed generally positive and inclusive."
  • "Positive. Everyone can perform. It is incredibly inclusive."

Attendee culture

  • "Everyone was nice and welcoming especially considering we were a very small studio and were nervous to be around bigger studios."
  • "Same - the parents are relaxed. No one is on edge."

Suggested changes

  • "None"
  • "I wish the feedback videos lasted longer than 14 days."

Cost vs. expectation

Significantly More
1
1
Significantly Less

Anything else?

  • "We really loved it especially for a first ballet competition."
  • "This competition is among the best out there for feedback."

Étoile Dance Competition

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