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Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 223
Total Reviews: 1727

International Ballet Academy Cary, NC

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
4
3
2

Gender

7
3

First time at a summer intensive?

10

Year of SI

2
1
5
2

Weeks available

2
4
4

Weeks attended

4
1
1
1
3

Reviewer

1
9

Curriculum

Techniques taught

10

Partnering (based on age)

1
3
3
2
1

Dedicated men's program?

3
1
6

# of boys in level

5
5

Other dance genres

5
4
7
1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
3
7
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

6
1
1
10

PT offered?

3
2
5

Extra fee for PT?

5
4

Injury rate

4
6

Teaching

Who taught?

4
4
2

Guest teachers

1
1
8

Year-round teachers taught

1
1
6
2

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
2
7
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
3
7
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

9
1

Studio space

Cramped
2
5
3
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
3
7
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

7
2
1

Saturday classes

10

Saturday class duration

10

Leveling

Leveling

5
5

Leveling type

8
2

Did students move levels?

4
5

Leveling fair?

1
9

Students per class

5
5

Performance

Performance?

6
4

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
10
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2
2
6

# of roommates

1
1

Bathrooms

1
1

Coed bathrooms

1
1

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • It was a large townhouse in a beautiful community. There were 9 dancers and the house mom that lived there. There were lots of amenities and lots of shops and restaurants that you could walk to without supervision. If you ever need to go to a store outside the complex, you just have to ask and the house mom will take you. The house mom was amazing and was so great about accommodating for my food allergies.

Where did they stay?

2
1
3
1
2

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

2

Room check

2

How strict were dorms?

1
1

Infraction handling

1
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

1
1

Food quality

Gross
1
Excellent

Enough food

1

Dietary needs?

1

Specific needs

1

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

2

Weekend outings

9
1

Attended weekend outings

1

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
2
2
6
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
2
7
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
10
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
9
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Small size, very individualized correction
  • Small individualized, positive environment
  • Excellent training and teachers. Beautiful area.
  • personal attention
  • Small class sizes
  • Focusing on details of technique according to the Vaganova syllabus
  • Challenging and supportive program
  • Working with highly trained teachers and being challenged. Also really liked partnering.
  • I liked having fewer higher quality classes that were longer. It was much better than other intensives that cram a lot of shorter classes. Loved having the freedom after class at the townhouse to hang out and relax. It wasn’t over scheduled.
  • The welcoming environment and high quality of year round and guest teachers.

Least liked about program

  • Nothing
  • Nothing
  • Could have had more communication prior to and during the intensive.
  • lack of other organized activities
  • Level placement. New students placed in lower level b/c their own dancers take up the more advanced level. Dancer danced with students who were young (pre-pointe) Dancer did ask and was moved up to a more advanced level for technique only for the second week.
  • Studios were a little crowded, would have liked to have contemporary classes at least 1x per week.
  • Nothing, I loved it!
  • I would love to have contemporary classes!

Suggested changes to program

  • Nothing
  • Nothing really
  • Level placement classes
  • I would add a contemporary class and I wish there was more partnering, but there is a separate intensive at the same location a few weeks later just for boys, so more attend then. (BBSI)
  • Add contemporary classes with improv would be great!

Culture of program

  • Very friendly teachers and administrators are nurturing as well.
  • Positive, kind or a dancer is released
  • Challenging but nurturing
  • supportive but demanding instruction
  • Friendly and supportive of any concerns.
  • Challenging, passionate, healthy, meanness/bullying absolutely NOT tolerated
  • Very focused with kind staff and teachers
  • Very supportive! There was no negativity at all. They were great about supporting injuries too.
  • Very welcoming with excellent training.

Other comments

  • There are 3 studios - dancers switch levels based on abilities - my son’s technique level was strong but temporarily needed to partner at a lower level. All instructors talk with each to give each student individual attention. Great improvement. Also great at building confidence.
  • Great for individualized attention, intense Vaganova technique classes. The best intensive my son has attended for improving technique. The P.T. available is very well qualified. The atmosphere is warm and caring instructors and administrators. Must be kind or the dancer is removed. Very well priced.
  • It’s very small so some of these questions didn’t seem to apply (security, etc) but it’s a great program. Housing is super limited and was not available for us at the time.
  • Good quality instruction.
  • Proper partnering techniques taught, shared, emphasized, and valued
  • If you are looking for great Vagonova training, this is a great place to try.
  • The teachers were wonderful and extremely supportive!
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