Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 218
Total Reviews: 1560

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Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1
1
2
2
1

First time at a summer intensive?

5
3

Year of SI

1
5
2

Weeks available

1
1
6

Weeks attended

1
4
3

Reviewer

4
4

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
6
3

Partnering (based on age)

4
1
3

Dedicated men's program?

3
3
2

# of boys in level

8

Other dance genres

1
8
1
4
3
2
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
4
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2
5
1
3

PT offered?

4
4

Extra fee for PT?

8

Injury rate

6
2

Teaching

Who taught?

2
6

Guest teachers

1
7

Year-round teachers taught

2
6

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
3
2
2
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
1
3
3
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

1
7
1
1

Studio space

Cramped
3
3
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
7
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

2
5
1

Saturday classes

8

Saturday class duration

8

Leveling

Leveling

8

Leveling type

7
1

Did students move levels?

5
3

Leveling fair?

1
7

Students per class

1
7

Performance

Performance?

6
1
1

Rehearsals happened

3
4

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
2
4
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
3
1
4
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

1
7

# of roommates

7

Bathrooms

4
3

Coed bathrooms

7

Air conditioning

7

Housing comment

  • Female 2 wk students are housed in a different dorm than female 4 wk students, so I can only review from a 4 wk point of view

Where did they stay?

1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

7

Curfew reasonable?

7

Room check

7

How strict were dorms?

6
1

Infraction handling

1
5
1
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

7

Laundry free

7

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
5
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

2
5

Meal Plan

Meal plan

7

Food quality

Gross
1
1
5
Excellent

Enough food

7

Dietary needs?

4
3

Specific needs

1
1
1

Dietary options

Limited
2
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

3
4

Weekend outings

5
3

Attended weekend outings

1
2

Favorite

  • Only one outing, for 4 wk students, on the changeover day for 2 wk students

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
6
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
3
4
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
7

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
2
4
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
7
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • This was a Jr intensive. It was perfect for a first timer! They also had a daily worship time.
  • The time the girls spent in the Word, small groups in the evening & in creative worship♡
  • Fantastic training and excellent focus on Christ
  • Christ centered atmosphere
  • The fact that it is a Christian company
  • the community with other dancers in your group
  • The Christ-centered culture, the small-group dorming format to ensure an immediate friend-group, leadership and teachers are kind and supportive

Least liked about program

  • No guest teachers
  • How large it is
  • More technique needed
  • How little pointe they offered, I only had 6 times I was en pointe during the whole 2 weeks.

Suggested changes to program

  • Na
  • More pointe!!
  • I would live closer

Culture of program

  • This SI is intended to bring honor & glory to Jesus, since their ballets present the gospel, while main teaching focus is on classical ballet, pointe & partnering. Masterclasses on Sat are taught by different people, if you attend the 4 weeks.
  • It was fantastic and all of the teachers and company members truly poured into each and every student.
  • Uplifting
  • Very good.
  • super encouraging and uplifting
  • Very kind and supportive

Other comments

  • This is my daughters 3rd yr & she LOVES this company! She has made lifetime friends here-Belhaven University where the students stay is great too!
  • It was the best summer of my life and I cannot wait to go back next year!
  • This company is a Christian ministry,and they are up front and clear about their purpose, so if it's not for you, just don't go there
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