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Summer Intensive Reviews

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Tulsa Ballet JUNIOR PROGRAM

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
4
1
1
2

Gender

9

First time at a summer intensive?

4
5

Year of SI

1
2
1
3
2

Weeks available

9

Weeks attended

1
8

Reviewer

9

Curriculum

Techniques taught

6
4

Partnering (based on age)

9

Dedicated men's program?

4
5

# of boys in level

9

Other dance genres

1
7
9
3
1
4
2

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
1
2
6
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

7
2
1
3
5

PT offered?

5
4

Extra fee for PT?

8

Injury rate

7
2

Teaching

Who taught?

2
2
5

Guest teachers

2
3
4

Year-round teachers taught

1
8

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
3
5
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
5
3
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

1
1
6
1

Studio space

Cramped
1
8
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
4
5
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

1
4
4

Saturday classes

1
8

Saturday class duration

1
7
1

Leveling

Leveling

9

Leveling type

7
1
1

Did students move levels?

7
1

Leveling fair?

9

Students per class

2
6
1

Performance

Performance?

9

Rehearsals happened

1
7
1

Casting equitability

Uneven
1
8
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
2
7
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

6
3

Where did they stay?

4
5

Activities

Weekend outings

4
5

Attended weekend outings

4
1

Favorite

  • "The sculpting and the Main Event"
  • "N/A"

Least favorite

  • "The Gathering - it was too hot and humid"
  • "N/A"

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
1
8
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
9
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
4
5
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
9
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • "Pointe and variation were taught"
  • "Learning different styles of dance in a supportive environment."
  • "Variety of classes and the students seemed to thoroughly enjoy their time!"
  • "Communication and schedule were really clear and easy to access."
  • "That she felt challenged and proud of what she accomplished."
  • "The quality of the teaching was phenomenal. The teachers rotated including the director of the school."
  • "As a parent, I felt that I got a lot of information from this SI. Getting to observe a class and demonstration was great to see what they had worked so hard on for 2 weeks."

Least liked about program

  • "No partnering but she was young"
  • "Nothing! It was great!"
  • "The drive lol"
  • "The price"
  • "My daughters wished they had more of certain teachers."
  • "Nothing."

Suggested changes to program

  • "Housing availability"
  • "Have an option for a longer junior program."
  • "More hip-hop classes"
  • "I saw lots of young kids drinking energy drinks like Alani’s and I would like that to not be an option in their vending machine while the kids are there."
  • "My daughter requested that it last longer."
  • "Longer technique ballet classes would be appreciated so they could work on additional things. I value class over learning a dance for a performance. I also wish they would add in conditioning classes."
  • "I wish with all SIs that there was a bit more individual feedback but having the class and demonstration really showed what they learned."

Culture of program

  • "Very caring and welcoming"
  • "Very inclusive and encouraging."
  • "Professional but fun"
  • "Very supportive."
  • "Welcoming and supportive."
  • "Very positive!"
  • "Inclusive. My daughter made friends easily. Many of the girls were current students but they were incredibly kind and welcoming."

Other comments

  • "Ms Carla made a big impression my child."
  • "The outside activities really helped our daughter bond with the other dancers."
  • "My daughter loved every minute of it!"
  • "We enjoyed this intensive experience new friends were made. The art program was really fun and we would like to do it again."
  • "It is a great program. We loved every minute of it."
  • "Observing the final day, I felt like I was watching different dancers. It was clear progress had been made in their technique. After returning to our home studio, my daughters both wished they were back at Tulsa."
  • "I loved that they had a live pianist to really work on musicality. I loved how easy it was to communicate with the program staff."
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Age: 11, Female
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Age: 13, Female
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Age: 9, Female
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Age: 12, Female
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Attended 2023
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Age: 11, Female
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Attended 2021
5 out of 5 rating