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Summer Intensive Reviews

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Royal Ballet School Covent Garden

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2
2
2
1

Gender

5
2

First time at a summer intensive?

7

Year of SI

2
1
3
1

Weeks available

7

Weeks attended

3
3
1

Reviewer

1
5
1

Curriculum

Techniques taught

5
2
1

Partnering (based on age)

1
1
3
2

Dedicated men's program?

1
6

# of boys in level

3
1
3

Other dance genres

6
6
1
1
3

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
1
5
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

5
3
1
1
2
2

PT offered?

5
2

Extra fee for PT?

1
5
1

Injury rate

3
4

Teaching

Who taught?

4
3

Guest teachers

7

Year-round teachers taught

5
1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
2
4
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
6
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

7
1

Studio space

Cramped
1
2
4
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
7
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

5
2

Saturday classes

5
2

Saturday class duration

1
1
5

Leveling

Leveling

7

Leveling type

6
1

Did students move levels?

7

Leveling fair?

7

Students per class

3
3
1

Performance

Performance?

2
5

Rehearsals happened

4
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
5
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
7
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

1
6

# of roommates

1
2
1
2

Bathrooms

2
4

Coed bathrooms

5
1

Air conditioning

6

Housing comment

  • It was a covid year so things were a little odd. Once curfew hits, your keycard deactivates so you can't miss curfew by even a minute. You can't even go down to do your laundry after curfew.
  • Only the oldest kids are housed at Jebsen House which is 4 minutes away from the school.
  • Close to classes and the West End. Lovely place to stay.

Where did they stay?

1

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

6

Curfew reasonable?

1
5

Room check

6

How strict were dorms?

2
2
1
1

Infraction handling

1
5

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

6

Laundry free

1
5

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
6
Spotless

Cleaning required

4
2

Meal Plan

Meal plan

6

Food quality

Gross
1
1
4
Excellent

Enough food

2
4

Dietary needs?

4
2

Specific needs

1
1

Dietary options

Limited
1
1
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

5
1

Weekend outings

5
2

Attended weekend outings

2

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
3
4
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
2
4
Comprehensive

Transportation

3
4

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
5
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
6
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Getting to be in London was great. The rep we did for the end of program show was great because we got original choreography as well as Elite Syncopations.
  • The, Royal Ballet school does everything with perfection.
  • Really good classes/instruction
  • Teachers were incredibly knowledgeable and kind!
  • The location and difficulty getting accepted. Lots of individual attention and corrections
  • The level of dedication from the teachers to each student
  • Wonderful group of dedicated ballet students with world renowned faculty and facilities.

Least liked about program

  • The talent level of the boys was not as consistent as it was at other programs.
  • 2021 we were still in Covid so we had to quarantine
  • The rehearsal hours taking time away from some of the classes
  • No breakfast is served….only lunch and dinner at the canteen.
  • Acceptance is based on pictures and not actual dancing ability.
  • The commute to and from the studio
  • Limited number of parents able to observe (even when many students didn’t have an observer). It seemed a bit petty to keep chairs empty.

Suggested changes to program

  • Require more than pictures for the auditions. Make the housing less strict.
  • Not as much rehearsal hours taking away from classes
  • NA
  • Add video to the audition materials
  • The studio closer to the dorm and a wider variety of food served.
  • The program wonderful. 2 observers/student would be great.

Culture of program

  • It was low-key, yet very well-run. The teachers were great and really nice.
  • first class
  • Good, pleasant
  • The teachers were kind and that set a good culture for the kids!
  • Elite
  • Supportive, encouraging, welcoming, great training.

Other comments

  • Stacking the last two weeks of this program with another summer intensive is a great way to spend a summer. Recommend to anyone who wants to try an intensive in Europe!
  • Immediately after intensive received a direct entry for the following summer. That was nice. Also, the instructors were great.
  • The one thing that is rarely mentioned is that they train away from the mirror for the majority of the time. It’s unique and interesting!
  • We highly recommend attending at least once.. Great value for money and London is a wonderful location.
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