Ballet Co. Laboratory

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General

Dancer age:

First time at a summer intensive?

Yes

Year of SI:

2023

Weeks available:

Weeks attended:

Reviewer:

Dancer

Date Submitted:

3/18/2025

Curriculum

Techniques taught:

Vaganova, Cecchetti

Partnering (based on age):

No partnering

Dedicated men's program?

# of boys in level:

Less than 5

Other dance genres:

Contemporary, Modern, Jazz

Quality of other classes:


Not Helpful	Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

Stretch Class

PT offered?

Extra fee for PT?

We didn't use PT

Injury rate:

Seemed average

Teaching

Who taught?

Different each day

Guest teachers:

Year-round teachers taught:

Throughout the program

Attention from teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Technique improved?


No	Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors:

Sprung floors with marley but with wrinkles and missing tape

Studio space:


Cramped	Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness:


Dirty	Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day:

Saturday classes:

Saturday class duration:

N/A

Leveling

Leveling:

Assigned when accepted

Leveling type:

Age

Did students move levels?

Leveling fair?

Yes

Students per class:

10-15

Performance

Performance?

Small demonstration

Rehearsals happened:

Outside of class

Casting equitability:


Uneven	Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?


Completely	Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided:

Where did they stay?

Student lived at home

Activities

Weekend outings:

Logistics

Quality of handbook:


Spotty	Comprehensive

Program communication:


Limited	Comprehensive

Transportation:

Drove From Home

Neighborhood safety:


Not Safe	Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation:


Definitely Not	Absolutely

Best aspect:

Made a lot of good friends

Least liked about program:

Only repertoire taught was from the school, no variations or corps pieces

Suggested changes to program:

Have more classical rep taught

Culture of program:

Very lax, mostly school students

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