ADC|IBC

Orlando, FL

General

Reviewer:

Parent

Dancer Age:

Competition experience:

2-5

Event Details

Round:

Regional

Season:

2025-26

Location:

Orlando, FL

Traveled to compete:

Regionals attended:

Who encouraged multiple regionals:

Entry affiliation:

School

Rules Easy to Access?

Yes

Did Dancer Miss School?

Attended master classes:

Yes

Master Classes

Master Class Types:

Technique, Contemporary

Master class teachers:

Arcadian Broad (technique)

Distance from venue:

At the same venue

Received corrections:

Yes

How corrections were given:

Individual and group

What corrections were about:

Dancing only.

Anatomical language:

Yes

Correction tone:

Positive

Teacher engagement:

Engaged walked around the room

Crowding:


Really Crowded	Plenty of Room to Move

Master Class Feedback

Technique:

Contemporary:

Additional master class comments:

Dancer reported they were helpful, she learned from them

Performance Details

Venue name:

Orlando Ballet School

Venue description:

Performance studio with tiered seating

Stage description:

Marley

Off-stage warm-up space:

Classroom/studio space

Dressing rooms:

Classroom

Parents in dressing rooms:

Male dressing room:

Yes

Parents backstage:

Onstage warm-up:

Positive and encouraging

Schedule adherence:

Tended to mostly run on time

Staff communication:

Seemed to be efficient

Parent seminar offered:

Yes

Parent Education

Seminar content:

Q&A with parents/ dancers

Seminar helpful:

Yes

Why (not) helpful:

Answers were insightful, students were encouraged to speak up

Judging

Judging rubric clarity:

Unsure

Judges' attentiveness:

Yes, all judges were actively watching

Feedback turnaround:

More than a week after the competition

Type of Feedback:

Audio file that contains feedback, Audio commentary over a performance video

Feedback helpfulness:


Not Helpful At All	Extremely Helpful

Main takeaway:

Positive and constructive feedback

Scoring felt fair:

Yes

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony:

Sunday evening awards were given out to top 24 or so?

Won an award or training offer:

Yes

Festival offer:

Gala offer:

Invited to finals:

Yes

Award or Training Offer Description:

Received awards for both classical and contemporary and received some partial scholarship offers and invitation to finals

Final Comments

Best aspect:

The master classes the performance experiencen the preparation/rehearsals beforehand, the commeraderie of the dancers

Worst aspect:

Nothing comes to mind

Competition culture:

Positive and encouraging

Attendee culture:

Excited friendly

Suggested changes:

None

Cost vs. expectation:


Significantly More	Significantly Less

Time worth it:


Not Worth It	Worth Every Minute

Overall rating:

Anything else?

We approach all competitions as an opportunity to focus on a variation, to work with a choreographer, to receive coaching and to perform. It's a chance to meet other dancers, work with others in the ballet world, network. It's never about winning but about learning and growing.