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Summer Intensive Reviews

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Dutch National Ballet Amsterdam

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2
2
1
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

6
1

Year of SI

1
2
3
1

Weeks available

4
3

Weeks attended

4
3

Reviewer

2
4
1

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1
2
2
1
5

Partnering (based on age)

2
1
4

Dedicated men's program?

2
5

# of boys in level

1
1
2
3

Other dance genres

1
6
2
3

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
2
2
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
1
1
2
1
1
1

PT offered?

1
3
3

Extra fee for PT?

1
4
2

Injury rate

3
4

Teaching

Who taught?

3
3
1

Guest teachers

1
6

Year-round teachers taught

4
3

Attention from teachers

Very Little
3
1
3
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
2
2
1
2
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

7

Studio space

Cramped
3
2
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
4
3
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

7

Saturday classes

7

Saturday class duration

6
1

Leveling

Leveling

7

Leveling type

6
1

Did students move levels?

4
3

Leveling fair?

3
4

Students per class

1
3
2
1

Performance

Performance?

7

Rehearsals happened

1
5
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
1
4
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
2
4
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2
5

# of roommates

3
2

Bathrooms

4
1

Coed bathrooms

5

Air conditioning

4
1

Housing comment

  • "The school works together with a youth hostel. Very nice accommodations and good food! There were parents there to take them to and from the studios, but there was no real supervision. The neigbourhood is safe and the children could go and visit the city when they didn't have class."
  • "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

4
1

Curfew reasonable?

1
4

Room check

5

How strict were dorms?

1
4

Infraction handling

1
4

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

5

Laundry free

2
3

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
3
Spotless

Cleaning required

5

Meal Plan

Meal plan

5

Food quality

Gross
1
2
2
Excellent

Enough food

1
4

Dietary needs?

4
1

Specific needs

  • "Vegan"

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

5

Weekend outings

7

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
2
2
3
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
4
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

3
3
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
1
5
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
1
2
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Nice location, easy to reach."
  • "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

  • "The groups were huge, so there was not much individual attention. They didn't receive much feedback. All the groups were 12 to 14 but they were not put in groups by level. So that means a big difference between 10 year old students from NBA that could participate as well, and a 14year old dancer."
  • "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

  • "Smaller groups, more according to level, more challenging."
  • "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

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

Other comments

  • "This is a more easy-going intensive. Not very demanding."
  • "Amazing!!!"
  • "They only offered year round to 2 men from the program. No women were offered spots her year"
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Attended 2024, Stayed In Housing
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Age: 18
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Attended 2023, Stayed In Housing
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Age: 13
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Attended 2023, Stayed In Housing
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Age: 13
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Attended 2023, Stayed In Housing
2 out of 5 rating
Age: 17
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Attended 2022, Stayed In Housing, Special Diet
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Age: 14
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Attended 2022
5 out of 5 rating
Age: 15
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Attended 2019
5 out of 5 rating