BALLET HELP DESK

Summer Intensive Reviews

Programs Reviewed: 223
Total Reviews: 1727

Yorkshire Ballet Seminars

Summer Intensive Reviews

General

Dancer age

1
1
1
1

First time at a summer intensive?

4

Year of SI

2
1
1

Weeks available

2
2

Weeks attended

4

Reviewer

1
3

Curriculum

Techniques taught

1
1
3

Partnering (based on age)

1
3

Dedicated men's program?

1
3

# of boys in level

1
3

Other dance genres

1
4
1

Quality of other classes

Not Helpful
2
2
Helpful

Injury Prevention

Strength classes?

2
2
1
1
2
1

PT offered?

1
3

Extra fee for PT?

3

Injury rate

4

Teaching

Who taught?

4

Guest teachers

4

Year-round teachers taught

2
2

Attention from teachers

Very Little
1
1
2
A Lot

Technique improved?

No
1
2
1
Yes - Tremendously

Studios

Dance floors

3
1

Studio space

Cramped
1
2
1
Lots of Space

Studio cleanliness

Dirty
4
Spotless

Schedule

Classes per day

3
1

Saturday classes

4

Saturday class duration

1
3

Leveling

Leveling

4

Leveling type

2
2

Did students move levels?

3
1

Leveling fair?

4

Students per class

4

Performance

Performance?

4

Rehearsals happened

4

Casting equitability

Uneven
4
Even

Rehearsals detracted from class?

Completely
4
Not At All

Housing - General

Housing provided

4

# of roommates

1
2
1

Bathrooms

4

Coed bathrooms

3
1

Air conditioning

4

Housing comment

  • Normally two students per room, but my daughter didn't have a room mate
  • Mattresses not great

Housing - Supervision

Curfew

4

Curfew reasonable?

1
3

Room check

4

How strict were dorms?

3
1

Infraction handling

4

Housing - Cleanliness

Laundry available

1
3

Laundry free

3
1

Housing cleanliness

Dirty
1
3
Spotless

Cleaning required

4

Meal Plan

Meal plan

4

Food quality

Gross
1
3
Excellent

Enough food

4

Dietary needs?

4

Activities

Weeknight activities

4

Weekend outings

3
1

Attended weekend outings

1

Logistics

Quality of handbook

Spotty
3
Comprehensive

Program communication

Limited
1
3
Comprehensive

Transportation

1
1
2

Neighborhood safety

Not Safe
4
Very Safe

General Comments

Overall recommendation

Definitely Not
1
3
Absolutely

Best aspect

  • Inclusive of all students. Please note PDD is usually offered but was still restricted due to Covid
  • Warm and friendly yet professional coaching
  • Friendly inclusive teachers, high standard of students
  • Classes, food

Least liked about program

  • Nothing
  • Nothing! My son always wants to return
  • Restrictions on leaving campus
  • *SOME* people

Suggested changes to program

  • N/A
  • Nothing
  • More independence for students 16+
  • Teachers could give more personal corrections

Culture of program

  • Friendly
  • Nurturing and fun
  • Friendly and focused
  • Fun

Other comments

  • Great scholarship programme and excellent staff
  • They give a number of scholarships and means teaster bursaries
  • people come here from previous years and majority already know eachother and have already formed friend groups, difficult to make friends at first as someone coming here for the first time but in the end I made friends and they were welcoming
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