BALLET HELP DESK

Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 231
Total Reviews: 1850

Brussels International Ballet

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
3
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

5
1

Year of SI

1
1
3
1

Weeks available

6

Weeks attended

6

Reviewer

3
3

Curriculum

Techniques taught

2
2
1
6

Partnering (based on age)

6

Dedicated men's program?

2
2
2

# of boys in level

6

Other dance genres

5
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
3
3
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
1
5
1

PT offered?

2
3
1

Extra fee for PT?

6

Injury rate

3
3

Teaching

Who taught?

5
1

Guest teachers

6

Year-round teachers taught

2
2
2

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
3
2
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
1
2
2
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

6

Studio space

Cramped
2
3
1
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
3
3
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

5
1

Saturday classes

6

Saturday class duration

1
5

Leveling

Leveling

3
3

Leveling type

1
5

Did students move levels?

2
4

Leveling fair?

1
5

Students per class

4
2

Performance

Performance?

5
1

Rehearsals happened

1
5

Casting equitability

Uneven
2
1
2
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
2
2
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

6

# of roommates

5
1

Bathrooms

1
1
3
1

Coed bathrooms

5
1

Air conditioning

5
1

Housing comment

  • All private rooms in a large hallway, boys and girls in same floor, younger students dleep close to supervisors room
  • there was the option to either have a roommate or not.
  • they didn't clean the room at all, only the toilet (not the bathroom)

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

1
5

Curfew reasonable?

6

Room check

4
2

How strict were dorms?

1
3
2

Infraction handling

2
3
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

6

Laundry free

4
2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
2
2
Spotless

Cleaning required

5
1

Meal Plan

Meal plan

6

Food quality

Gross
3
2
1
Excellent

Enough food

2
4

Dietary needs?

5
1

Specific needs

1

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

4
2

Weekend outings

6

Attended weekend outings

6

Favorite

  • There was 1 outing; citytrip in a bus snd 4 hours free walking in city
  • trip to the chocolate museum in Bruges
  • Walabi Amusement Park
  • Amusement Park
  • There was just one to an amusement park. They had a lot of fun!
  • Walibi excursion

Least favorite

  • N/a
  • None, all were worth it.
  • NA
  • They were all nice

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
1
3
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
1
2
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
3
2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
5
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
2
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Beautiful performance in theater
  • the variety of styles taught by different teachers, and meeting other dancers from all around the world.
  • Being able to work with multiple choreographers on pieces for the showcase.
  • Meeting dedicated dancers from around the world. They put together a very professional show in just two weeks.
  • The classes

Least liked about program

  • Communication afterwards
  • N/A
  • There were not consistent lights out times during the week and some of the students were extremely loud very late and RA's did not remedy this.
  • Rehearsals distracted from classes. The casting for the performance happened within the first two days of the program, so unless you were really shining, you were not cast in much in the ballet pieces. There was not enough food served to sustain all day dancing. Dancers needed to go to the store to pick up extra food.
  • The accomodation

Suggested changes to program

  • Better communication afterwards to receive info at fulltime program/pictures of the performance
  • N/A
  • Not really anything, except maybe more/better food, and lights out time at dorms
  • I would schedule dedicated rehearsal time outside of ballet technique and pointe class. I think to put on such a high caliber show and not sacrifice class time the intensive would need to be longer than two weeks.
  • The cleanliness of accomodation + communication and general organisation; additionally there were extra costs not included at first.

Culture of program

  • Hard work but very lovely teachers
  • it was wonderful, all staff was open to discussion and was happy to help.
  • Welcoming and nurturing.
  • Fun and welcoming.
  • Nice community, helpful teachers, hardworking

Other comments

  • You come to train ballet here not to play games or party/outings.
  • it was fantastic, as it is less ‘popular’, classes were not crowded and there was enough focus on each student.
  • The neighborhood in Brussels is lovely. The dorms are a short walk to the studios. This a great company type experience intensive, but it is not a place to go to improve your technique.
  • informed us we would all have single rooms, ended up in a triple room I didn't ask for. the room in question was also quite small with one desk and one drawer.
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