BALLET HELP DESK

Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 234
Total Reviews: 1882

Princeton Ballet School/ARB

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

2

Year of SI

2

Weeks available

2

Weeks attended

2

Reviewer

1
1

Curriculum

Techniques taught

2

Partnering (based on age)

2

Dedicated men's program?

2

# of boys in level

2

Other dance genres

2
1
1
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2
1

PT offered?

1
1

Extra fee for PT?

1
1

Injury rate

2

Teaching

Who taught?

2

Guest teachers

2

Year-round teachers taught

2

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

1
1

Studio space

Cramped
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
2
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
1

Saturday classes

2

Saturday class duration

2

Leveling

Leveling

2

Leveling type

1
1

Did students move levels?

2

Leveling fair?

2

Students per class

1
1

Performance

Performance?

1
1

Rehearsals happened

1

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2

# of roommates

2

Bathrooms

2

Coed bathrooms

2

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • "Housing was in a sorority house that was more like an old dorm, and the building was pretty run-down. Only 2 toilets and 3 showers on the floor. The room was air conditioned which was nice but the entire place smelled like urine."

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

2

Room check

2

How strict were dorms?

1
1

Infraction handling

2

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

1
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Cleaning required

2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

2

Food quality

Gross
1
1
Excellent

Enough food

1
1

Dietary needs?

1
1

Specific needs

  • "Vegetarian"

Dietary options

Limited
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

2

Weekend outings

2

Attended weekend outings

1
1

Favorite

  • "Only one, to the pool. Would have preferred something else."

Least favorite

  • "They were supposed to do fun things for 4th of July but all they did was get pizza."

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
1
1
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
1
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "My daughter seemed to like the classes and learned a lot so I definitely think the education was good."

Least liked about program

  • "There was no communication, no social media, the girls didn't have many things to do. Most of the time they just walked around the campus. Also, the food was AWFUL and my daughter complained about it daily."

Suggested changes to program

  • "The dorm location and food, the activities for students living there, and I would definitely have someone posting photos/videos from the classes on social media... There was absolutely nothing posted at all!"

Culture of program

  • "Supportive-- my daughter made a lot of friends"
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