ADC|IBC

San Francisco

General

Reviewer:

Parent with Dancer Input

Dancer Age:

Competition experience:

This was their first ballet competition

Event Details

Round:

Regional

Season:

2023-24

Location:

San Francisco

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

Master class teachers:

Arcadian Broad

Distance from venue:

More than 10 miles away

Received corrections:

Teacher engagement:

Not a good class but it was required and scored

Crowding:


Really Crowded	Plenty of Room to Move

Master Class Feedback

Technique:

Additional master class comments:

Pointless

Performance Details

Venue name:

Don’t remember

Venue description:

It was a college

Stage description:

Marley flooring

Off-stage warm-up space:

Loading dock only

Dressing rooms:

There was a single crowded space for everyone

Parents in dressing rooms:

Yes

Male dressing room:

Parents backstage:

Yes

Onstage warm-up:

Crowded and overwhelming

Schedule adherence:

Tended to mostly run on time

Staff communication:

Very disorganized. It was the first regional of the season and the staff didn’t seem to know how things were supposed to work

Parent seminar offered:

Yes

Parent Education

Seminar content:

Judges Q&A

Seminar helpful:

Why (not) helpful:

No new information

Judging

Judging rubric clarity:

Yes

Judges' attentiveness:

Yes, all judges were actively watching

Feedback turnaround:

A few days after the competition

Type of Feedback:

Audio commentary over a performance video, Numerical scores

Feedback helpfulness:


Not Helpful At All	Extremely Helpful

Main takeaway:

As expected, judging is extremely subjective and some comments by the judges were contrary to specific choices made (e.g., to look at the audience more in a piece that was intended to be introspective).

Scoring felt fair:

Yes

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony:

Long and disorganized

Won an award or training offer:

Yes

Festival offer:

Gala offer:

Invited to finals:

Yes

Award or Training Offer Description:

The only scholarships offered were from the organizations that two of the three judges represented. The third judge was still dancing and had nothing to offer. Listing the awards won would out my child so I will not include them here.

Final Comments

Best aspect:

It was the first time my child ever performed a solo onstage, so that was nice

Worst aspect:

The required class was really terrible

Competition culture:

N/A

Attendee culture:

N/A

Suggested changes:

N/A

Cost vs. expectation:


Significantly More	Significantly Less

Time worth it:


Not Worth It	Worth Every Minute

Overall rating:

Anything else?

N/A