Goh Ballet Academy

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General

Dancer age:

First time at a summer intensive?

Year of SI:

2025

Weeks available:

Weeks attended:

Reviewer:

Dancer

Date Submitted:

9/25/2025

Curriculum

Techniques taught:

French, Vaganova

Partnering (based on age):

No partnering

Dedicated men's program?

# of boys in level:

Less than 5

Other dance genres:

Contemporary

Quality of other classes:


Not Helpful	Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

Pilates Mat, Body Conditioning

PT offered?

Extra fee for PT?

Yes

Injury rate:

Seemed average

Teaching

Who taught?

Different each day

Guest teachers:

Yes

Year-round teachers taught:

Throughout the program, Alongside guest faculty

Attention from teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Technique improved?


No	Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors:

Sprung floors with secure marley

Studio space:


Cramped	Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness:


Dirty	Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day:

More than 5

Saturday classes:

Saturday class duration:

N/A

Leveling

Leveling:

Assigned when accepted

Leveling type:

Age

Did students move levels?

Leveling fair?

Yes

Students per class:

Less than 10

Performance

Performance?

Small demonstration

Rehearsals happened:

During daily class

Casting equitability:


Uneven	Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?


Completely	Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided:

Where did they stay?

Rented an apartment or house

Activities

Weekend outings:

Logistics

Quality of handbook:


Spotty	Comprehensive

Program communication:


Limited	Comprehensive

Transportation:

Public transportation without chaperone

Neighborhood safety:


Not Safe	Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation:


Definitely Not	Absolutely

Best aspect:

We get to learn about nutrition, and costume care. We even got the chance to choreograph a short piece in our contemporary class.

Least liked about program:

I didn't like how technique class was only 1 hour and 15 minutes. Although there were pointe classes, these classes were used to prepare for variations. Also, it is quite pricey for 2 weeks without housing included. There wasn't enough time for us to prepare for the variations we would like to showcase since we were learning 4 variations in 2 weeks.

Suggested changes to program:

There were too many hair and makeup classes. There were 8 of them in total but they were all on the same thing (same hairstyle and general stage makeup), would be nice if we didn't have to sit through the same content or did something else. Although contemporary class was offered, only one was an actual contemporary class, the rest were learning from dance videos and choreographing, wished there were more contemporary classes.

Other comments:

On some days, we had to do class with students from other levels. Most students are from the year-round programs. We did have an outing to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for a sharing with a Chinese Dance troupe. Housing is a bit hard to find if you're not from the area.

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