American Dance Festival (Duke Univ.)

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General

Dancer age:

First time at a summer intensive?

Year of SI:

2023

Weeks available:

Weeks attended:

Reviewer:

Parent

Date Submitted:

7/23/2023

Curriculum

Techniques taught:

Unsure

Partnering (based on age):

2x per week

Dedicated men's program?

Unsure

# of boys in level:

Less than 5

Other dance genres:

Contemporary, Modern, Jazz, African, Horton

Quality of other classes:


Not Helpful	Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

Pilates Mat, Stretch Class

PT offered?

Yes

Extra fee for PT?

Injury rate:

Seemed average

Teaching

Who taught?

The same every day

Guest teachers:

Yes

Year-round teachers taught:

Did not teach during session

Attention from teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Technique improved?


No	Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors:

Not sure but it was a specially constructed dance building

Studio space:


Cramped	Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness:


Dirty	Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day:

Saturday classes:

Yes

Saturday class duration:

Half day or less

Leveling

Leveling:

Assigned when accepted

Leveling type:

Unsure

Did students move levels?

Leveling fair?

Yes

Students per class:

10-15

Performance

Performance?

Nothing

Rehearsals detracted from class?


Completely	Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided:

Yes and my dancer lived there

# of roommates:

Bathrooms:

Two bathrooms on floor

Coed bathrooms:

Air conditioning:

Yes

Housing comment:

On a beautiful quad area

Housing - Supervision

Curfew:

Yes

Curfew reasonable?

Yes

Room check:

Yes

How strict were dorms?

Somewhat strict

Infraction handling:

N/A

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available:

Yes

Laundry free:

Housing cleanliness:


Dirty	Spotless

Cleaning required:

Meal Plan

Meal plan:

Yes

Food quality:


Gross	Excellent

Enough food:

Yes

Dietary needs?

Yes

Specific needs:

Vegetarian

Dietary options:


Limited	Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities:

Yes

Weekend outings:

Yes

Attended weekend outings:

Yes, all of them

Favorite:

Performances

Logistics

Quality of handbook:


Spotty	Comprehensive

Program communication:


Limited	Comprehensive

Transportation:

Private bus

Neighborhood safety:


Not Safe	Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation:


Definitely Not	Absolutely

Best aspect:

Community building, emotional support

Least liked about program:

I honestly can’t think of anything - my daughter cried when we left

Suggested changes to program:

Maybe give them a little more free time

Culture of program:

Extremely supportive, life changing

Other comments:

Ballet is just part - ADF (celebrating 90 years) is equal parts ballet/ modern/afro/ creative collaboration. My daughter absolutely loved it. A few days a week there were performances from major dance groups from around the world (many of whom did master classes for the intensive). The teachers were so kind and supportive - really focused on developing the artist as well as expanding technique and experience. Duke is an amazing campus, on sit PT and health services. If your kid is interested in dance beyond ballet I can’t recommend highly enough.

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