BALLET HELP DESK

Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 234
Total Reviews: 1882

Minnesota Conservatory for the Arts

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

1
1

Year of SI

1
1

Weeks available

2

Weeks attended

2

Reviewer

2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1
1

Partnering (based on age)

1
1

Dedicated men's program?

1
1

# of boys in level

1
1

Other dance genres

2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

1
1
1
2
1
1

PT offered?

1
1

Extra fee for PT?

2

Injury rate

2

Teaching

Who taught?

1
1

Guest teachers

2

Year-round teachers taught

1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
2
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

2
1

Studio space

Cramped
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
2
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
1

Saturday classes

1
1

Saturday class duration

1
1

Leveling

Leveling

2

Leveling type

2

Did students move levels?

2

Leveling fair?

2

Students per class

2

Performance

Performance?

2

Rehearsals happened

1
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2

# of roommates

2

Bathrooms

2

Coed bathrooms

1
1

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • "Clean and safe, used the forms from the college campus, chaperones on every floor"

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

2

Room check

1
1

How strict were dorms?

2

Infraction handling

1
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

1
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
2
Spotless

Cleaning required

2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

2

Food quality

Gross
1
1
Excellent

Enough food

2

Dietary needs?

2

Activities

Weeknight activities

2

Weekend outings

2

Attended weekend outings

2

Favorite

  • "Lark toys and target"
  • "Mall of America"

Least favorite

  • "All were great"

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
2
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
2
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Communication, nice and safe, good challenge for my dancer"
  • "Small SI with a lot of individual attention"

Least liked about program

  • "Clarity on how levels are decided"
  • "no partnering"

Suggested changes to program

  • "Na"
  • "add partnering"

Culture of program

  • "Quiet, conservative, very ballet focused"
  • "encouraging"

Other comments

  • "For my daughters first SI away from home it was a great challenge for her both in ability and technique and how to manage herself away from home"
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