Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 223
Total Reviews: 1727

Joffrey Red

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

2
2

Year of SI

1
3

Weeks available

3
1

Weeks attended

4

Reviewer

4

Curriculum

Techniques taught

3
1

Partnering (based on age)

2
1
1

Dedicated men's program?

3
1

# of boys in level

4

Other dance genres

2
4
4
3

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
1
3

PT offered?

2
2

Extra fee for PT?

1
3

Injury rate

2
2

Teaching

Who taught?

3
1

Guest teachers

1
3

Year-round teachers taught

3
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
2
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
2
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

4

Studio space

Cramped
1
1
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
2
1
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

3
1

Saturday classes

4

Saturday class duration

2
2

Leveling

Leveling

4

Leveling type

1
2
1

Did students move levels?

2
2

Leveling fair?

1
3

Students per class

1
1
2

Performance

Performance?

4

Rehearsals happened

4

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
3
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
1
2
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

1
3

# of roommates

1

Bathrooms

1

Coed bathrooms

1

Air conditioning

1

Where did they stay?

1
1
1

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

Specific needs

1

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

1

Weekend outings

4

Attended weekend outings

3
1

Favorite

  • n/a
  • Disneyland!

Least favorite

  • n/a
  • Disneyland! (LOL, she loved it) but I thought it was a BIG outing for such a busy week

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
2
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
2
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

3
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
3
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • the small class size and the attention to each dancer and appreciating each dancer
  • various choreographers and the final production
  • Good variety of teachers and classes offered
  • Shorter intensive for first time attendee

Least liked about program

  • not sure
  • no airport transportation or support there
  • Leveling was mostly by age not skill and price for performance tix at the end were ridiculous $52 for maybe 7min of stage time.

Suggested changes to program

  • more boys
  • I felt the day was slightly too long (9-6 pm) 8 hours of dancing. Would have preferred more time for lunch and one hour less per day. Not a deal breaker
  • I wouldn’t do the performance track again and would have them do a better job of challenging the dancers who should have been leveled up

Culture of program

  • the teachers were so kind and attentive and valued each dancer and acknowledged each dancer and it was amazing how much the dancers learned in just 2 weeks
  • supportive, inclusive, diverse, physically demanding, and very strong teaching. Artistic Director's piece was absolutely phenomenal
  • Some really really great teachers and some ok teachers. Good positive environment in general
  • Very inclusive

Other comments

  • We were so happy we choose this program for our dancer. She felt so valued.
  • My dancer was really looking forward to the pointe shoe care class and it was canceled and not rescheduled
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