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Summer Intensive Reviews

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Pacific Northwest Ballet - Bellevue

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

2

Year of SI

2

Weeks available

2

Weeks attended

1
1

Reviewer

2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1

Partnering (based on age)

2

Dedicated men's program?

2

# of boys in level

2

Other dance genres

1
1
1
1
1
2
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2

PT offered?

2

Extra fee for PT?

2

Injury rate

2

Teaching

Who taught?

2

Guest teachers

2

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
2
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

2

Saturday classes

2

Saturday class duration

2

Leveling

Leveling

2

Leveling type

2

Did students move levels?

2

Leveling fair?

2

Students per class

2

Performance

Performance?

1
1

Rehearsals happened

1

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2

Where did they stay?

1
1

Activities

Weekend outings

2

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
1
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "The Francia Russel Center is a beautiful, modern facility and its location on the border of Bellevue and Redmond rather than downtown made it feel really safe. It was also about 2 blocks from public transit, so it was easy to hop on a train after class and visit Seattle."
  • "Nice studios in a nice location"

Least liked about program

  • "The lack of intensity. My dancer wanted the days to be longer and wanted the classes to be more difficult (although she was in a combined level class so it is possible that this affected the teachers ability to push the students). 3 hours of class per day felt a little bit low for her."
  • "Not enough dancing per day, not rigorous enough. Not worth arranging your own housing for."

Suggested changes to program

  • "I wish levels V and VI had not been combined, but I am guessing this was due to low enrollment for level VI. I also wish there had been better communication about what to expect, because some parents were told it would be the same as the Seattle location, while others heard it was going to be less intense."
  • "Provide more hours of dancing. Most days it was just a little over 3 hrs."

Culture of program

  • "Relaxed & friendly."
  • "Not rigorous enough."

Other comments

  • "The teachers at Bellevue are mostly the same as those in Seattle, so the caliber of instruction is pretty high even if they aren't as intense. They were all very kind and gave really thoughtful corrections."
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