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Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 223
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Miami City Ballet Young Dancer

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

4

Year of SI

1
3

Weeks available

4

Weeks attended

4

Reviewer

4

Curriculum

Techniques taught

4

Partnering (based on age)

4

Dedicated men's program?

3
1

# of boys in level

4

Other dance genres

1
2
1
1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
3
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

3
4
1
4
1

PT offered?

2
2

Extra fee for PT?

4

Injury rate

4

Teaching

Who taught?

4

Guest teachers

1
2
1

Year-round teachers taught

4

Attention from teachers

Very Little
3
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
3
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

4

Studio space

Cramped
1
3
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
3
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

4

Saturday classes

4

Saturday class duration

4

Leveling

Leveling

4

Leveling type

3
1

Did students move levels?

3
1

Leveling fair?

4

Students per class

1
2
1

Performance

Performance?

1
3

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
4
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

1
2
1

# of roommates

2

Bathrooms

2

Coed bathrooms

2

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • Breakfast not included in meal plan. Also no food provided at all on Sundays. Residential Housing are Suites with three rooms and each room sleeps up to four. There weren’t a lot of activities planned and Dancers were only allowed to go out in a very limited perimeter.
  • 4girls to a room, two rooms to a suite with 2 bathrooms.

Where did they stay?

1
1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

2

Room check

2

How strict were dorms?

2

Infraction handling

2

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

2

Food quality

Gross
1
1
Excellent

Enough food

2

Dietary needs?

2

Activities

Weeknight activities

1
1

Weekend outings

4

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
4
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
2
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
2
1
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
2
1
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • The strong Balanchine emphasis.
  • ballet training; stretch and strength
  • Residential Housing had Suites, Proximity of Housing to Studios (right across the street)
  • My dancer thought the classes were challenging and rewarding. Even though there are only 3 classes per day, she felt challenged.

Least liked about program

  • In some of the classes my daughter didn't feel like she got her share of individual attention.
  • no hardcopy of schedule provided
  • Short days, no Saturday Classes, Food, Attention seemed to be given more to year round Students
  • Down time unstructured which caused a lot of social drama and bullying type behavior.

Suggested changes to program

  • Maybe add a class with a different style of dance like contemporary. Add some exposure to the company or its history and culture - maybe a performance video viewing activity after class
  • Quick tour of the building so it's easier to find your way around.
  • Better Food quality/choices, more Classes or at least a Saturday Class. Some fun excursions other than a mall or trip would be great. Also more weekday activities in dorms would be good. The Kids have lots of down time there and it can get a bit boring.
  • Structuring down time.

Culture of program

  • It felt small, intimate, and helpful.
  • Detailed and disciplined, positive
  • Fairly strict, Teachers weren’t overly approachable and seemed to give their attention more to year round Students
  • Culture was difficult to pinpoint. My dancers class experience was very different than the dorm/social experience. Not consistent.

Other comments

  • My daughter thought that Ms. Michaela and Mr. Payne were both very nurturing and encouraging. while still providing helpful corrections and instruction to improve her technique.
  • If your child has any kind of Emergency, you (the Parent) have to set up and coordinate transportation to/from the Doctors office or even ER! Very stressful/frustrating to deal with especially in an emergency situation and being hundreds of miles away.
  • Communication wasn’t great. I wasn’t able to make it to the parent observation as I didn’t know when that was when I had to book flights. Move out was a bit confusing to plan as well.
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