Sprung floors with marley but with wrinkles and missing tape
Sprung floors with secure marley
Studio space
Cramped
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5
Lots of Space
Studio cleanliness
Dirty
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Spotless
Schedule
Classes per day
4
5
Saturday classes
Yes
Saturday class duration
Full day
Half day or less
Leveling
Leveling
Assigned after placement class
Leveling type
Ability
Unsure
Did students move levels?
No
Unsure
Yes
Leveling fair?
Yes
Students per class
10-15
Performance
Performance?
Full show
Small demonstration
Rehearsals happened
During daily class
Casting equitability
Uneven
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Even
Rehearsals detracted from class?
Completely
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Not At All
Housing - General
Housing provided
No
Yes and my dancer lived there
Yes but my dancer did not live there
# of roommates
1
Bathrooms
Private in room
Coed bathrooms
No
Air conditioning
Yes
Housing comment
"Kitchenette in the room and the dancers made their own breakfast"
"Rooms were large. There was a small kitchenette with cabinets, dorm size fridge, and microwave."
Where did they stay?
Student lived at home
Housing - Supervision
Curfew
Yes
Curfew reasonable?
Yes
Room check
Yes
How strict were dorms?
Just about right
Somewhat lax
Infraction handling
Fair
N/A
Housing - Cleanliness
Laundry available
Yes
Laundry free
No
Yes
Housing cleanliness
Dirty
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Spotless
Cleaning required
Yes
Meal Plan
Meal plan
Yes
Food quality
Gross
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Excellent
Enough food
No
Yes
Dietary needs?
No
Yes
Specific needs
"Gluten free"
Dietary options
Limited
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5
Lots
Activities
Weeknight activities
Yes
Weekend outings
No
Yes
Attended weekend outings
I didn't attend any of them
Yes, all of them
Favorite
"Waterpark and watching Little Mermaid Broadway style"
"Was only there for one. It was a play by a local theater company. They got ice cream one night and weekly Target trips. Outings are mandatory."
Logistics
Quality of handbook
Spotty
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5
Comprehensive
Program communication
Limited
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Comprehensive
Transportation
Parent
Parents drove back and forth from the studio
Private bus
Neighborhood safety
Not Safe
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Very Safe
General Comments
Overall recommendation
Definitely Not
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Absolutely
Best aspect
"Daily pointe classes, the dances and show at the end, bathrooms in the dorm room, activities outside of dance, teachers were great."
"The small, warm, encouraging environment for a young dancer. Variety of classes with strong technique and pointe work every day. The hip hop instructor was incredibly fun and an excellent teacher, and even the youngest dancers had rep class and were able to perform rep in the end of intensive performance."
"The teachers gave great corrections, teachers were very helpful, small class sizes."
"I feel like the technique instruction was great. My dancer enjoyed the variety of instruction and felt she progressed a lot over the 4 weeks."
"Local"
Least liked about program
"No partnering during the 4 week intensive, not a whole lot of gluten free options but I was still fed well, would have liked to stay longer"
"The lack of housing BUT I hear that is changing for 2026"
"Breakfast was not provided, the dorm food had a small variety and was not well received by the students, only 14 girls in the dorm, very few older girls in the dorm, only about 1/3 of the kids in the program stayed in the dorm (most were local), dorm students mostly stayed in their room with their roommate."
"Nothing stood out."
"Not challenging, faculty were former dancers, not trained experienced teachers"
Suggested changes to program
"Partnering during the 4 week intensive"
"There needs to be a first day activity (ice breaker) and more nightly activities during the week (game night, movie night, cookie night within the dorm)."
"My dancer would have liked to have more contemporary and jazz classes in the schedule."
"Make it more challenging, focus on specific aspects rather than general"
Culture of program
"Really good. We all got along well and the RA’s were great!"
"Encouraging, structured, respectful, fun, and focused without engendering competition among dancers"
"The class experience was great, but the dorm was experience was just fair."
"Very positive, supportive environment. All the dancers were so nice and formed great friendships."
"This was more like a maintenance class"
Other comments
"I would definitely consider going back again next year."
"Partnering opportunities are provided. My daughter just didn't have those classes at age 11."
"Room check was early - 9pm. Laundry was only allowed on Saturday during a two hour window. There were 3 levels with about 15 students in each level of classes."
