BALLET HELP DESK

Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 234
Total Reviews: 1882

ARB/Princeton Ballet

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
3

First time at a summer intensive?

2
2

Year of SI

1
2
1

Weeks available

4

Weeks attended

3
1

Reviewer

2
2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1
2
3

Partnering (based on age)

1
3

Dedicated men's program?

2
2

# of boys in level

1
3

Other dance genres

1
3
1
4
4
1
2
1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
3
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

4
1
1
1
2
2

PT offered?

1
2
1

Extra fee for PT?

3
1

Injury rate

3
1

Teaching

Who taught?

2
2

Guest teachers

4

Year-round teachers taught

2
1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
3
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
3
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

3
1

Studio space

Cramped
1
3
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
2
2
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

4

Saturday classes

4

Saturday class duration

4

Leveling

Leveling

4

Leveling type

3
1

Did students move levels?

2
2

Leveling fair?

4

Students per class

3
1

Performance

Performance?

1
2
1

Rehearsals happened

2

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
3
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2
2

# of roommates

1
1

Bathrooms

2

Coed bathrooms

2

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • "They house at Rider University and take public transportation to the Princeton Ballet studios. Also they provide breakfast and dinner. Lunch is purchased by the students, but many options available including a very nice grocery store."

Where did they stay?

1
1
1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

2

Room check

1
1

How strict were dorms?

1
1

Infraction handling

1
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
2
Spotless

Cleaning required

2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

2

Food quality

Gross
2
Excellent

Enough food

2

Dietary needs?

1
1

Specific needs

  • "no beef or pork"

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

2

Weekend outings

4

Attended weekend outings

2
2

Favorite

  • "The mall"
  • "ABT in NYC (Swan Lake)"

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
2
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
2
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
4
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
2
2
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Seems like a very solid program that many don’t know about. They offer great instruction along with a turning class, partnering and wonderful guest teachers."
  • "Lots of attention to technique."
  • "Smaller program, more personal attention, excellent technique at all levels"
  • "I loved Cathy Moore my teacher and the area is a cute little shopping center with a grocery store, salad place, starbucks, pizza and pasta places, indian food, and more"

Least liked about program

  • "Not enough patience with pointe work."
  • "Program offers 2 + 3 weeks but many did all 5 and there wasn't much openness to new friendships when my dancer joined for the final 3 weeks. Not the program's fault. Food at dining hall improved only when large soccer intensive began that was also housed on Rider College's campus"
  • "Im more balanchine trained, so I should have read up on it better to learn that it wasn't the technique being taught"

Suggested changes to program

  • "More personal feedback."
  • "Better quality dining hall food"
  • "Nothing"

Culture of program

  • "A wonderful, supportive culture. My daughter came away with lots of new friends."
  • "Dedicated, but sometimes a little impersonal"
  • "The other dancers could have been friendlier but the culture of the school and in class was excellent"
  • "Supportive"

Other comments

  • "Excellent first intensive, think about choosing first two weeks, doing all 5 weeks, or go with a friend"
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