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Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 234
Total Reviews: 1882

Dutch National Ballet Amsterdam

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2
1
1
1
1

Gender

4
2

First time at a summer intensive?

5
1

Year of SI

1
2
3

Weeks available

3
3

Weeks attended

3
3

Reviewer

2
4

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1
2
2
1
4

Partnering (based on age)

2
1
3

Dedicated men's program?

2
4

# of boys in level

1
1
2
2

Other dance genres

1
5
1
3

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
2
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
1
1
2
1
1

PT offered?

1
2
3

Extra fee for PT?

1
3
2

Injury rate

3
3

Teaching

Who taught?

3
3

Guest teachers

1
5

Year-round teachers taught

3
3

Attention from teachers

Very Little
2
1
3
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
2
1
1
2
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

6

Studio space

Cramped
3
1
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
4
2
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

6

Saturday classes

6

Saturday class duration

5
1

Leveling

Leveling

6

Leveling type

5
1

Did students move levels?

3
3

Leveling fair?

2
4

Students per class

1
3
1
1

Performance

Performance?

6

Rehearsals happened

1
4
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
1
3
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
1
4
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2
4

# of roommates

3
1

Bathrooms

3
1

Coed bathrooms

4

Air conditioning

3
1

Housing comment

  • "It’s at the youth hostel that had many other international guests staying there."
  • "There wasn't any supervision."
  • "It’s in a really nice hostel with other groups staying there"

Where did they stay?

1
1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

3
1

Curfew reasonable?

1
3

Room check

4

How strict were dorms?

1
3

Infraction handling

4

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

4

Laundry free

2
2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
2
Spotless

Cleaning required

4

Meal Plan

Meal plan

4

Food quality

Gross
1
2
1
Excellent

Enough food

1
3

Dietary needs?

3
1

Specific needs

  • "Vegan"

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

4

Weekend outings

6

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
2
1
3
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
3
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

2
3
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
5
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
2
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "The collaborative atmosphere"
  • "Liked learning Dutch National rep and loved being in Amsterdam!!! And loved being with people who loved ballet!!!"
  • "The amount of partnering experience."
  • "Having Dutch National teachers teach you and exposure to the school."

Least liked about program

  • "nothing"
  • "Her class was the only class that was not taught by director although he did observe."
  • "The transportation to and from the studios. You had to pay extra and it was public transport."
  • "Too short, Junior 1 did not dance on pointe for final performance"
  • "Level was too low."

Suggested changes to program

  • "nothing"
  • "Because of the rotation of classes, there were inconsistencies in how many of each classes each level got…."
  • "Extend it by a week. It was too short."
  • "More pointe"

Culture of program

  • "Progressive"
  • "It was a fun 2 week program with very relaxed culture."
  • "Friendly"
  • "Really friendly and encouraging very international"

Other comments

  • "Amazing!!!"
  • "They only offered year round to 2 men from the program. No women were offered spots her year"
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