Arts Umbrella SI (Vancouver, BC )

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General

Dancer age:

First time at a summer intensive?

Year of SI:

2023

Weeks available:

Weeks attended:

Reviewer:

Dancer

Date Submitted:

8/27/2023

Curriculum

Techniques taught:

Unsure

Partnering (based on age):

Daily

Dedicated men's program?

# of boys in level:

5-10

Other dance genres:

Contemporary, Learned contemporary rep, no classes other than ballet every day

Quality of other classes:


Not Helpful	Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

None of the above

PT offered?

Yes

Extra fee for PT?

Injury rate:

Seemed average

Teaching

Who taught?

Different depending on week

Guest teachers:

Yes

Year-round teachers taught:

Alongside guest faculty

Attention from teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Technique improved?


No	Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors:

Sprung floors with secure marley

Studio space:


Cramped	Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness:


Dirty	Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day:

Saturday classes:

Saturday class duration:

N/A

Leveling

Leveling:

Assigned after placement class

Leveling type:

Age

Did students move levels?

Leveling fair?

Yes

Students per class:

16-24

Performance

Performance?

Full show

Rehearsals happened:

During daily class

Casting equitability:


Uneven	Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?


Completely	Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided:

Yes but my dancer did not live there

Where did they stay?

Airbnb

Activities

Weekend outings:

Logistics

Quality of handbook:


Spotty	Comprehensive

Program communication:


Limited	Comprehensive

Transportation:

public transportation from airbnb to arts umbrella

Neighborhood safety:


Not Safe	Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation:


Definitely Not	Absolutely

Best aspect:

Guests artists who taught rep were the best feature.

Least liked about program:

The amount of classes (too many per day, one class less would have been good)

Suggested changes to program:

One less class per day.

Culture of program:

It was a good culture and a healthy environment.

Other comments:

Don't be prepared to do a lot of ballet or technique, it is about learning reporetoire and it is tiriing. But overall very good teaching and training.

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