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Summer Intensive Reviews

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European School of Ballet - Marseille

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
2

Gender

3

First time at a summer intensive?

3

Year of SI

1
2

Weeks available

3

Weeks attended

2
1

Reviewer

1
2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
2

Partnering (based on age)

1
2

Dedicated men's program?

3

# of boys in level

2
1

Other dance genres

1
3
1
1
1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

3

PT offered?

3

Extra fee for PT?

3

Injury rate

2
1

Teaching

Who taught?

3

Guest teachers

3

Year-round teachers taught

1
1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
2
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
1
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

3

Studio space

Cramped
3
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
2
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
2

Saturday classes

1
2

Saturday class duration

3

Leveling

Leveling

3

Leveling type

1
2

Did students move levels?

1
2

Leveling fair?

3

Students per class

3

Performance

Performance?

3

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

1
2

# of roommates

1

Bathrooms

1

Coed bathrooms

1

Air conditioning

1

Where did they stay?

2

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

1

Curfew reasonable?

1

Room check

1

How strict were dorms?

1

Infraction handling

1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

1

Laundry free

1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

1

Meal Plan

Meal plan

1

Food quality

Gross
1
Excellent

Enough food

1

Dietary needs?

1

Activities

Weeknight activities

1

Weekend outings

3

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
2
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
2
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
2
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Variety of styles offered - McGregor, Forsyth, Bournonville, among others."
  • "The pace of morning class was fast with exercises given, maybe marked for centre work, and dancers expected to pick it up quickly. The quantity of choreography was challenging but stretched my dancer in a good way (4 different styles every day, multiple solos per style, completely different choreography for each style in the second week). The calibre of the faculty was outstanding. Parent viewing was available all day Friday and for all Saturday classes on both weeks. The dancers stay in the one studio and the teachers rotate, which meant class changes were efficient and every class started and finished on time. My dancer loved the Bournonville."
  • "The contemporary class was great. Teacher was very engaging and creative."

Least liked about program

  • "Nothing"
  • "Not all studios were air-conditioned and France was having a heat wave."
  • "No specific feedback was given"

Suggested changes to program

  • "Nothing, it was excellent."
  • "It would be great to have a lunch option for non-boarding students because there is nowhere to buy lunch near the studios and supermarkets are closed when many people arrive in Marseille on Sunday afternoon. Maybe they could pre-purchase lunch tickets as part of the registration process."
  • "More feedback to the dancer"

Culture of program

  • "Very positive"
  • "Warm, encouraging, challenging and a great choice if you love working hard! It was telling that there were past ESB students, some even professional dancers, teaching and helping the whole thing run smoothly. Some of this year's graduates came in for a day or so to take class and see their teachers one more time before going to their first jobs. The teachers were very warm, attentive and welcoming to parents. People seemed to know each other and were sad to say goodbye at the end. There was a sense of ESB being like a caring ballet 'family'."
  • "Nice, professionally run program with high level of dancers.."

Other comments

  • "The course was superb, a high standard, my daughter felt challenged, with a fantastic range of styles and teachers."
  • "My dancer attended three summer schools in Europe this year. She tells everyone ESB was by far the best because of the pace and level of challenge."
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Age: 16, Female
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Attended 2026, Stayed In Housing
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Age: 16, Female
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Attended 2026
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Age: 13, Female
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Attended 2025
4 out of 5 rating