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Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 223
Total Reviews: 1727

Joffrey Ballet School Pre-Pro Ballet NYC

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2

First time at a summer intensive?

2

Year of SI

1
1

Weeks available

1
1

Weeks attended

1
1

Reviewer

2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1
2

Partnering (based on age)

2

Dedicated men's program?

2

# of boys in level

2

Other dance genres

1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2
1

PT offered?

1
1

Extra fee for PT?

1

Injury rate

1
1

Teaching

Who taught?

2

Guest teachers

1
1

Year-round teachers taught

1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

2

Studio space

Cramped
1
1
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
1

Saturday classes

2

Saturday class duration

2

Leveling

Leveling

1
1

Leveling type

2

Did students move levels?

1

Leveling fair?

1
1

Students per class

2

Performance

Performance?

2

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
2
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2

# of roommates

1
1

Bathrooms

1
1

Coed bathrooms

2

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • There were kitchens for students to cook themselves - communal on the first floor of the dorm.

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

1
1

Room check

2

How strict were dorms?

1
1

Infraction handling

2

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

1
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

2

Food quality

Gross
1
1
Excellent

Enough food

1
1

Dietary needs?

2

Specific needs

1
1

Dietary options

Limited
2
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

2

Weekend outings

2

Attended weekend outings

2

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
1
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
1
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Lots of time en pointe, good for getting strong

Least liked about program

  • Huge class sizes and inconsistent placing of students in each level. Really bad food and last week had less ballet and more contemporary than it should’ve been.

Suggested changes to program

  • Smaller class sizes, better food, slightly later curfew.

Culture of program

  • Fine — people weren’t the most communicative but also not impossible to make friends.
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