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Paris Opera Ballet

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2
1
1
1
3
2

First time at a summer intensive?

9
1

Year of SI

1
2
2
1
3
1

Weeks available

10

Weeks attended

2
8

Reviewer

3
7

Curriculum

Techniques taught

10

Partnering (based on age)

1
2
1
6

Dedicated men's program?

3
2
5

# of boys in level

1
5
4

Other dance genres

1
1
6
7
6
1
1
6
1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
4
4
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2
2
4
3
4

PT offered?

1
8
1

Extra fee for PT?

10

Injury rate

8
2

Teaching

Who taught?

4
6

Guest teachers

5
3
2

Year-round teachers taught

4
6

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
4
2
2
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
3
2
2
3
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

9
1

Studio space

Cramped
5
5
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
3
7
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
8
1

Saturday classes

1
9

Saturday class duration

4
5
1

Leveling

Leveling

10

Leveling type

4
4
2

Did students move levels?

10

Leveling fair?

1
9

Students per class

1
5
3
1

Performance

Performance?

1
9

Rehearsals happened

1
8

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
2
5
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
3
5
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

7
3

# of roommates

1
5
1

Bathrooms

2
4
1

Coed bathrooms

6
1

Air conditioning

7

Housing comment

  • "Most students were not able to do laundry because there were not enough machines. After the first friday, we were told we couldn't even sign up to be on a waitlist anymore. Also, since there was no ac, we had to open the windows to keep the room from being too hot, and there were a lot of bugs that got in."
  • "No A/c if hear wave in Paris, not allowed to go outside under 15"

Where did they stay?

2
1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

7

Curfew reasonable?

7

Room check

1
6

How strict were dorms?

3
1
2
1

Infraction handling

1
2
5
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

7

Laundry free

2
3
2

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
5
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

7

Meal Plan

Meal plan

7

Food quality

Gross
1
1
1
4
Excellent

Enough food

3
4

Dietary needs?

5
2

Specific needs

  • "gluten free diet"
  • "Vegan"

Dietary options

Limited
1
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

6
1

Weekend outings

2
8

Attended weekend outings

3
5

Favorite

Repeated Responses:
  • "Opera Garnier" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "Paris Opera"
  • "the river cruise"
  • "There was one outing for students who attended both weeks."

Least favorite

  • "None"
  • "none"
  • "NA"

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
4
1
1
4
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
3
3
3
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
4
2
2
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
2
2
2
4
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Teachers superb"
  • "amazing opportunity with first class teaching"
  • "very high level of students and faculity"
  • "Working with the teachers, especially for variations that they had danced."
  • "experiencing a different technique"
  • "The intensity of the training."
  • "Pointe technique"
  • "To see how it was"

Least liked about program

  • "Nothing"
  • "The surrounding areas around the Paris Opera Ballet school are not very desirable. not quite the part of Paris that people might think when they think of Paris ."
  • "the food"
  • "They did not have any vegan options for food."
  • "the communications came later than what I am used to for American programs"
  • "The food"
  • "Very little communication, some parents didn’t receive email communications, especially for the presentation."
  • "French language, food, not possible to go outside until 15 yo, weird requirement for liability insurance"
  • "Teachers did not give much and spok ein French"

Suggested changes to program

  • "Nothing"
  • "Air conditioning"
  • "more options for dietary restrictions"
  • "Less contemporary and jazz so there could be more variations and pas de deux."
  • "Better food"
  • "Better communication"
  • "smaller class, better English skills or translator, better food and communication"
  • "change contemporary teacher it was not good very simple"

Culture of program

  • "Supportive, positive, focused on technique and on artistry"
  • "very strict full of protocol"
  • "fun"
  • "Everyone was pretty friendly, and the classes were challenging, but not much harder than my pre professional year round program."
  • "Harsh"
  • "French, very strict and formal"
  • "To show the school"

Other comments

  • "my daughter says it was the most rigorous intensive she has ever attended"
  • "For the younger levels, having a basic understanding of French is essential."
  • "French style, French language, French culture"
  • "Fun to do once"
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