BALLET HELP DESK

Summer Intensive Reviews

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Cosmopolitan Ballet Theater

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
2
1

First time at a summer intensive?

4

Year of SI

2
1
1

Weeks available

1
2
1

Weeks attended

2
2

Reviewer

1
3

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
2
4

Partnering (based on age)

1
1
2

Dedicated men's program?

3
1

# of boys in level

4

Other dance genres

4
4
1
2

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
3
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

3
1
2

PT offered?

3
1

Extra fee for PT?

1
2

Injury rate

2
2

Teaching

Who taught?

3
1

Guest teachers

4

Year-round teachers taught

4

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
3
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
2
2
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

4

Studio space

Cramped
1
3
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
4
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
3

Saturday classes

2
2

Saturday class duration

2
2

Leveling

Leveling

2
2

Leveling type

2
2

Did students move levels?

3
1

Leveling fair?

4

Students per class

1
1
2

Performance

Performance?

1
3

Rehearsals happened

1
3

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
2
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
4
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

4

# of roommates

3
1

Bathrooms

4

Coed bathrooms

4

Air conditioning

1
3

Housing comment

  • Program held at Smith College: stunning 1900’s dorms… lots of stairs
  • The dancers stay in their own residence house on the campus of Smith College. Badge access is required to get into the house so it's very secure.
  • Badge access

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

4

Curfew reasonable?

4

Room check

1
3

How strict were dorms?

2
1
1

Infraction handling

4

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

4

Laundry free

2
1
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
3
Spotless

Cleaning required

4

Meal Plan

Meal plan

4

Food quality

Gross
1
1
2
Excellent

Enough food

4

Dietary needs?

4

Activities

Weeknight activities

4

Weekend outings

4

Attended weekend outings

4

Favorite

  • Boston Science Museum
  • She was only there for two weeks so attended the Boston outing which she very much enjoyed
  • Broadway show and Jacob’s Pillow
  • Sarasota Ballet’s performance at Jacob’s Pillow

Least favorite

  • N/A
  • Not applicable
  • Would recommend all outings
  • All were enjoyed

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
2
2
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
3
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
2
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
3
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Guest teachers
  • The personal attention; quality of teaching, nurturing environment
  • Small group of dancers. Attention is individualized.
  • Working with international teachers from France

Least liked about program

  • Less connection/ communication with individual dancers. More feedback to younger dancers needed. Very little personal physical check in or check out of actual program.
  • The dearth of boys.
  • Not many boys
  • Ate in the satellite cafeteria this year. While it was closer to the residential house, the food was not as good as in the main cafeteria.

Suggested changes to program

  • It would be great if there were more boys participating but this a problem in general with American ballet culture. It's very hard for these smaller but high quality intensives to compete with the larger programs for boys.
  • More boys although the Director brings in professionals to help supplement partnering. Would like to see conditioning classes added to the schedule.

Culture of program

  • Professional. Personalized. Nurturing. A boutique Vaganova training experience.
  • Nuturing, inclusive environment for serious dance students
  • The training environment is very positive. Smaller size allows for more individualized attention.

Other comments

  • Smith college and the program are a great early intensive. Provides controlled freedom with professional level challenge. My dancer experienced really having to work more than her usual home studio for recognition and also learned what it was like when that didn’t work. A very important lesson. Northampton is a great place to be in-safe, creative, open and the campus is gorgeous.
  • If you are looking for solid Vaganova summer training for your dancer in a nurturing, safe environment with excellent facilities, this is the obvious choice.
  • Excellent Vaganova based program that is great for filling in the gaps in my dancer’s year-round program. Teachers are exceptional.
  • High quality instruction by instructors who are passionate about teaching. Had Bournonville technique classes which is unique for many intensives. The contemporary ballet piece en pointe choreographed by one of the French instructors and presented at the demonstration was impressive.
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