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Summer Intensive Reviews

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Summer Dance Lab - Whitman College

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

2

First time at a summer intensive?

1
1

Year of SI

2

Weeks available

1
1

Weeks attended

1
1

Reviewer

2

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
1

Partnering (based on age)

2

Dedicated men's program?

2

# of boys in level

2

Other dance genres

1
2
2
2
2
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2
1
1
2

PT offered?

2

Extra fee for PT?

2

Injury rate

1
1

Teaching

Who taught?

1
1

Guest teachers

2

Year-round teachers taught

1
1

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
2
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

1
1
1
1

Studio space

Cramped
1
1
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
1
1
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

2

Saturday classes

2

Saturday class duration

2

Leveling

Leveling

2

Leveling type

1
1

Did students move levels?

1
1

Leveling fair?

1
1

Students per class

2

Performance

Performance?

1
1

Rehearsals happened

2

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
1
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
1
1
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

2

# of roommates

2

Bathrooms

1
1

Coed bathrooms

2

Air conditioning

2

Housing comment

  • It got really hot
  • No

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

2

Curfew reasonable?

2

Room check

2

How strict were dorms?

1
1

Infraction handling

1
1

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

2

Laundry free

1
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
2
Spotless

Cleaning required

1
1

Meal Plan

Meal plan

2

Food quality

Gross
1
1
Excellent

Enough food

2

Dietary needs?

2

Activities

Weeknight activities

2

Weekend outings

1
1

Attended weekend outings

1

Favorite

  • Going with my friend for ice cream

Least favorite

  • Idk

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
1
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
2
Comprehensive

Transportation

2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
2
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
1
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • The teachers were very informative and lots of corrections
  • The fact that we get to work with completely different people and can here the same correction in a different way and its really fun to be somewhere with a group of people who have the same goal as you.

Least liked about program

  • John P had to sub our modern class and several girls started crying and a girl had a panic attack so bad that she left and multiple girls sprained their ankles, got Marley burn, and one even snapped her hip flexor. He was mean and body shamed us calling us names and saying our technique looked bad because our 'stomachs are jiggling out' and he screamed at us. He also made us do combinations over and over that I ended up spraining my ankle, and my foot started bleeding and we weren't allowed to stop or get water or get bandaids.
  • The lack of air conditioning in the dorms but it was manageable.

Suggested changes to program

  • More vegetarian options
  • I wouldn’t change anything.

Culture of program

  • The teachers were amazing but John was very sucky
  • It’s a very welcoming group of people and very understanding and you can tell that they want the best for you.

Other comments

  • There is group punishment for EVERYTHING. Be prepared for getting screamed at by the dorm mom for the tiniest things like having spoons in the shared freezers or using the wrong water for soaking your feet even tho you weren't told anything about it.
  • All the teachers are really supportive of you and can help you with any injuries you might have and it’s really fun to live in the dorms with all the other student and I would definitely recommend this intensive to other students.
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