"Each dancer got a desk dresser and a full closet so storage was amazing and more than needed."
"Newer building there were TVs and various spaces for the evenings to hang out"
"Dorms were recently renovated and nice. Main dining facility was undergoing construction this summer. The dancers were fed at a smaller dining hall along with all of the other student groups on campus, so food choices and supply were limited."
Where did they stay?
Student lived at home
Housing - Supervision
Curfew
Yes
Curfew reasonable?
Yes
Room check
No
Yes
How strict were dorms?
Just about right
Somewhat strict
Infraction handling
Fair
N/A
Housing - Cleanliness
Laundry available
Yes
Laundry free
No
Housing cleanliness
Dirty
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3
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Spotless
Cleaning required
No
Yes
Meal Plan
Meal plan
Yes
Food quality
Gross
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2
3
4
5
Excellent
Enough food
No
Yes
Dietary needs?
No
Yes
Specific needs
"None"
"Gluten and dairy free"
Dietary options
Limited
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3
4
5
Lots
Activities
Weeknight activities
No
Yes
Weekend outings
Yes
Attended weekend outings
I didn't attend any of them
Yes, all of them
Favorite
"Newfields art museum"
"The Lume Monet & Friends exhibition at Newfields"
"The trip to the museum"
"Art museum trip"
"The Indianapolis Zoo and movie theatre and dinner trip"
"New Superman movie, art museum, zoo, SpongeBob musical, Butler Ballet movie night"
"Art museum"
Least favorite
"None"
"None they were all great"
"N/a"
Logistics
Quality of handbook
Spotty
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3
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5
Comprehensive
Program communication
Limited
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3
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5
Comprehensive
Transportation
Chaperone
Drive herself
Walked with chaperone
Walked without chaperone
Neighborhood safety
Not Safe
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5
Very Safe
General Comments
Overall recommendation
Definitely Not
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Absolutely
Best aspect
"Instructors take a genuine interest in the students."
"My daughter thought every instructor was top notch"
"Excellent training."
"The community and how each teacher gave us all attention in classes and outside and they cared about us."
"Small classes allowed for each student to be seen and corrected"
"At the end you do a one act production of a classical ballet and you get to learn all of the roles and variations from that ballet"
"Professor Cholewa and Professor Ruffo were incredible and very knowledgeable"
"Attention from teachers; friendly and supportive environment with teachers and other dancers; ability to audition for college program while there"
"- Excellent training
- Good balance of fun and hard work
- Appreciated the short breaks throughout the day
- Loved building relationships with the teachers
- The campus is beautiful"
Least liked about program
"Nothing."
"Daughter did not stay in dorms, lost out on some of the camaraderie"
"Extra rehearsals after dinner were a lot."
"Not much to do near or around campus during downtime"
"Only two levels this year so classes had very wide-spread abilities; younger girls struggled a lot"
"The food but only because the main cafeteria wasn’t open this year."
"- The food 🙃
- Not a lot of men in partnering classes so we it took a while to get through all the female dancers.
- had to share the cafeteria with several other camps on campus - sometimes took a long time to get food"
Suggested changes to program
"I would like to know the weekend activities in advance before arriving to drop her off."
"Option for a shorter program"
"Outings more interesting"
"More levels, longer pas classes"
"Wish there had been more structured social activities at the beginning of the month. Dancers got to know each other eventually but the RAs were hands-off with facilitating group gatherings."
"N/A"
Culture of program
"Very professional"
"Ballet intense, for sure. Daughter excels at modern and jazz, but felt improvement, especially in pointe work."
"High expectations for serious attitude and dedication."
"friendly and a great experience. There were some of the older girls who sometimes picked on younger girls likely because they were in a higher level than them or had a featured part but it wasn't often and the RAs took care of it and were SO nice."
"Very supportive and educational"
"It was very welcoming"
"Extremely welcoming"
"Challenging but friendly"
"Fun, positive"
Other comments
"The camaraderie built between the students and the RA’s is really neat."
"Excellent showcase, choreo very good!"
"Would recommend for high school students, especially juniors and seniors who are planning to audition for the college program."
"Nope"
"Highly suggest this intensive for younger dancers. They will feel very supported in a positive atmosphere. They will feel very comfortable here!"
