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Summer Intensive Reviews

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Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
2
3
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

8

Year of SI

1
2
4
1

Weeks available

2
6

Weeks attended

7
1

Reviewer

6
2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

5
1
6

Partnering (based on age)

1
1
6

Dedicated men's program?

2
3
3

# of boys in level

3
5

Other dance genres

1
7
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
2
1
5
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
6
1
2

PT offered?

5
3

Extra fee for PT?

8

Injury rate

7
1

Teaching

Who taught?

3
5

Guest teachers

3
3
2

Year-round teachers taught

1
7

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
2
4
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
2
2
3
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

8
1

Studio space

Cramped
1
1
6
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
2
6
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

6
2

Saturday classes

2
6

Saturday class duration

6
2

Leveling

Leveling

8

Leveling type

3
2
3

Did students move levels?

8

Leveling fair?

8

Students per class

5
1
2

Performance

Performance?

1
7

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
6
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

5
3

# of roommates

3
2

Bathrooms

4
1

Coed bathrooms

5

Air conditioning

4
1

Housing comment

  • "My daughter loved the housing. It's a very nice building. They needed to be in by a certain time, but they could also freely walk around in Monaco after classes. Monaco is very safe so she loved that!"
  • "nice villa in Monaco"

Where did they stay?

2
1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

5

Curfew reasonable?

5

Room check

3
2

How strict were dorms?

1
2
2

Infraction handling

1
4

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

5

Laundry free

1
2
2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
2
3
Spotless

Cleaning required

5

Meal Plan

Meal plan

5

Food quality

Gross
1
3
1
Excellent

Enough food

3
2

Dietary needs?

5

Activities

Weeknight activities

5

Weekend outings

8

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
4
2
1
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
4
2
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
8
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
2
5
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "The classes were good, and class sizes were small."
  • "Amazing technique classes! Teachers can be very strict, but my daughter loves that. Monaco is very safe and nice for a teenager to walk around in with friends. Very nice city. She made some friends from the school as well as from other programs."
  • "location"
  • "The training is phenomenal and your dancer will improve."
  • "Quality of teaching"
  • "small classes up to 10 girls"
  • "small classes and awesome teachers"
  • "Teachers are fantastic, gives a lot and demands a lot"

Least liked about program

Repeated Responses:
  • "food" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "Too few classes (some days only 2 dance classes)."
  • "My daughter would have liked to have more classes. Now she mostly had 3 a day. But with great intensity!"
  • "Very strict and intense"
  • "Food was revolting, but you can leave and grab something else"
  • "Not a lot of dancing compared to other top summer intensives"

Suggested changes to program

  • "The food, it was terrible. It was also pre-plated and portions were very small. Sometimes there were no carbs, and no desserts at all. Their attitude to food and nutrition is very concerning."
  • "The number of classes."
  • "My daughter really enjoyed it."
  • "The hours: large gaps in classes, not a lot of time in studio, question the value for $$ compared to other summer intensives"
  • "food control"
  • "food"

Culture of program

  • "Positive and the standard was high."
  • "Intense, very demanding, but great for students that work hard."
  • "a bit uptight"
  • "Its intense. You go to train and learn."
  • "Good"
  • "relaxing"
  • "friendly and relaxing"
  • "Wonderfull and hardworking"

Other comments

  • "The director seems to be quite unpleasant, and we heard of a few occasions where he spoke rudely to students in front of their parents. Pastoral care was also poor. I would not send my daughter back to this intensive. Not worth the hype."
  • "On the final day, you get the possibility to talk to some of the teachers. This is quite uncommon for a European summer intensive."
  • "not for the faint of heart, need a tough skin"
  • "A great place to improve your ballet skills and meet some wonderful friends from all over the world, but it is an intense week, which my daughter loved."
  • "2nd year attending. While it’s a very good program, I think there’s more rigorous training opportunities available"
  • "swimming between classes"
  • "One of the best SI over 4000 applications"
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