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Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 234
Total Reviews: 1882

State Street Ballet

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

2
1

Year of SI

3

Weeks available

3

Weeks attended

3

Reviewer

2
1

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
2
1
2

Partnering (based on age)

3

Dedicated men's program?

3

# of boys in level

3

Other dance genres

2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

3
1

PT offered?

3

Extra fee for PT?

2

Injury rate

2
1

Teaching

Who taught?

2
1

Guest teachers

3

Year-round teachers taught

1
1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
2
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
2
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

3

Studio space

Cramped
1
2
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
3
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

3

Saturday classes

3

Saturday class duration

3

Leveling

Leveling

3

Leveling type

2
1

Did students move levels?

1
1

Leveling fair?

3

Students per class

1
2

Performance

Performance?

2
1

Rehearsals happened

2
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
2
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
3
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

3

# of roommates

2
1

Bathrooms

1
2

Coed bathrooms

3

Air conditioning

2
1

Housing comment

  • "Needed to provide own cleaning supplies, soap, towels, etc."
  • "Would definitely recommend bringing your own sheets and pillowcase"

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

3

Curfew reasonable?

3

Room check

2
1

How strict were dorms?

2
1

Infraction handling

2
1
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

3

Laundry free

2
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
3
Spotless

Cleaning required

3

Meal Plan

Meal plan

3

Food quality

Gross
3
Excellent

Enough food

3

Dietary needs?

3

Specific needs

  • "No nuts, vegetarian"
  • "peanut allergy, non-dairy preference"
  • "Tree nut allergy, dairy free"

Dietary options

Limited
3
Lots

Activities

Weeknight activities

1
2

Weekend outings

3

Attended weekend outings

3

Favorite

  • "boat trip"
  • "sailing trip"
  • "The Santa Barbara Zoo"

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
2
1
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
1
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Small classes, great teachers, nice students, great overall 1st out of state intensive"
  • "good environment"
  • "There was a very supportive environment"

Least liked about program

  • "Dorms were typical college dorms"
  • "small studio sizes"

Suggested changes to program

  • "More pas de deux"
  • "More partnering classes would be nice"

Culture of program

  • "Friendly"
  • "very encouraging and fun"
  • "Fun, and supportive"

Other comments

  • "It's a great first intensive"
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