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Programs Reviewed: 98
Total Reviews: 350

Ballet Del'Art

Full-Time Reviews

General

Who is Reviewing?

4

Program

4

Season Attended

1
3

# Of Levels In School

Repeated Responses:
  • "There is PTP, Trainee program and Apprenticeship" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "Only 3 levels- PTP, Trainee and Apprentice"
  • "2"

Dancer Age

1
1
2

Hours of Dance Each Week

3
1

Gender

3
1

Company Affliated?

4

Was Student Scholarshipped?

4

Years At School

4

Full time or after school?

4

Curriculum

Days Per Week

4

Classes Per Day

1
3

Weekend Classes?

2
2

Weekend Schedule

2
2

Students Per Class

1
3

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

4

Pointe Classes Per Week

3
1

Live Music in Technique Class?

4

Dedicated Men's Program?

2
2

Men Taught by Male Teacher?

4

Men Taught Batterie?

4

Boys In Level

4

Separate Technique Class for Boys

4

Techniques Taught

4
1

Technique Teacher Rotation

4

Did School Director Teach?

2
2

Classroom Corrections

4

Attention From Teachers

Very Little
4
A Lot

Quality of Instruction

Poor
4
Excellent

Did Technique Improve?

Not at all
4
Tremendously

Curriculum Comments

  • "The program is very unique, focused on use of correct muscles, correct alignment, understanding the technique and feeling your body. There is a ballet class every day with many details that you won't get anywhere else. Then we have another class (pointe, character, contemporary, etc.) and then rehearsal."
  • "Ballet class Pointe class Repertoire/character dances/modern dance/pas de deux/stretch- and conditioning class"
  • "Ballet class Pointe/male technique Repertoire/Pas de deux/character dances/modern dance/stretch/conditioning"

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class

3
1

Partner Ratio

4

Who Taught?

4

How Much Partnering Improved

No
1
3
Tremendously

Quality of Pas Teaching

Poor
4
Excellent

How Were Corrections Given?

4

Description of Partnering Class

  • "Very detailed!"
  • "Focusing again on correct use of muscles and doing everything functionally, so that later we can express through our dancing."
  • "Learning basics of pas de deux technique through exercises as well as excerpts from repertoire."
  • "Learning pas de deux technique through exercises and excerpts from repertoire"

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles

4
3

Other Class Quality

Poor
4
Excellent

Contemporary Offered?

4

Types of Contemporary Classes Taught

4
4
1
4

Contemporary Quality

Poor
4
Excellent

Master Classes?

4

Master Classes Description

  • "Master classes were given by all styles: French, Russian, Balanchine, English. Master classes we had with Yannick Boquin, Simon Kazantsev, Viki Psihoyos, Siner Boquin, Sara Knight, Bella Rachinskaya and more!"
  • "Master classes with various well known teachers from around the world."
  • "Ballet, pointe, repertoire and pas de deux with guest teachers"
  • "Ballet, pointe, pas de deux and repertoire with guest teachers"

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

4

Physical Training Types

4
2
3
2
1
4

Physical Training Schedule

1
3

Were Trainers Certified?

2
1
1

Physical Training Quality

Poor
4
Excellent

Injuries/Health/ Mental Health

Are Doctors Available?

1
3

How Parents Notified?

4

How Treatment Obtained?

  • "The director always helps everyone who has some pain or injury – with massage, taping and explaining how to work correctly to prevent any injury from happening."

PT Available?

2
2

Was There a Recovery Plan?

4

Mental Health Therapists Available?

4

Were Students Given Fat Talk?

4

Staff Made Comments About Bodies?

4

Were Students Weighed?

4

Was "Coded Language" Used?

2
2

Additional Comments

  • "Director doesn't treat her dancers just like bodies. Everyone is seen here and we constantly get reminded that we all have ballet bodies — it is not about how we were born but how we work with them."

Performances: Winter Show/ Nutcracker

Performance Opportunities

3
1

School Winter Show?

4

Company or School Show?

3
1

Cast in Winter Show?

4

How Chosen

4

Winter Show Role

2
2

Were You Paid?

4

If Paid, Please Describe

Repeated Responses:
  • "Paid per show" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "Per show"

Rehearsal Impact on Classes

1
1
2

Rehearsal Hours

2
2

Performance: Ballet Season

Cast in Company Productions?

4

Kind of Part Given?

4

How Chosen

1
3

Was Casting Fair?

4

Did Rehearsals Impact School Schedule?

1
2
1

Rehearsal Hours

2
2

Perfomance Opportunities

  • "School and Company opportunities"
  • "We dance shows alongside with professional dancers"
  • "Dancing in productions with the company"
  • "Taking part in company productions"

Were You Paid?

4

If Paid, Please Describe

Repeated Responses:
  • "Paid per show" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "Per show"

Competition

School Does Competitions?

4

Communication

Formal Orientation?

4

Handboook & Paperwork

4

Quality of Communication?

Poor
4
Excellent

Who Received Communication?

2
2

Exams

Formal Exam?

3
1

Written Feedback?

1

Exam Adjudicator

1

Exam Rubrics Clear?

1

Who Attends Exam Meeting?

1

Well Prepared For Exam?

Not at all
1
Completely

How Heavily Did Exams Weigh in Promotions

Not at all
1
Heavily

School Culture

How Supported Did Student Feel By Staff?

Not
4
Completely

How Supportive Were Students of One Another?

Not
4
Completely

Describe School Culture

  • "Caring, passionate, dedicated, consistent and knowledgeable."
  • "Caring, loving, helpful"
  • "Non-judgemental, honest, caring, team work."
  • "Non-judgmental, care, honesty, teamwork"

Placement Notification Timing

Repeated Responses:
  • "End of April" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "Towards the end of the season"
  • "In second semester"

How Dancer Was Notified

4

Dancer Had Mentor?

2
2

Mentoring Details

  • "No mentor, only alot of support from the teachers and directors."
  • "We were guided through the whole year with our director"
  • "Constant care, support and honest feedback, always available to open up to, sees potential in everyone and gives objective feedback in attempt for each student to reach their full potential."
  • "Constant support and honest feedback , always available to open up to or have discussions with"

Overall School Culture

Lord of the Flies
4
Warm & Inclusive

School Outcomes

Highest Levels of School?

3
1

How Many Promoted Internally to Bridge Level

1

How Many Left and Went to College?

4

Career Support

4

Building & Surrounding Area

Security Around Building

4

Safety of Area Around School?

Not Safe
2
2
Extremely Safe

Studio Space

Cramped
4
Lots of space

Studio Cleanliness

Dirty
4
Spotless

Housing

Was Housing Provided?

3
1

Did Dancer Stay in Provided Housing?

1

Where Did Dancer Live?

3

Type of Housing Provided:

1

Housing Minimum Age

  • "18"

# of Roommates:

1

Adequate # of RA's?

Not at all
1
Absolutely

Type of Bathrooms:

1

Curfew?

1

Curfew Reasonable?

1

Nightly Room Check?

1

Dorm Strictness

Extremely Lax
1
Extremely Strict

How Infractions Handled?

1

How Roommate Issues Handled?

  • "Always communicated"

Housing Cleanliness

Dirty
1
Spotless

Students Required to Clean Room?

1

Laundry Available?

1

Laundry Free?

1

Evening Activities?

1

A/C In Room?

1

Weekend Outings?

1

Transportation Between Housing and Studios?

1

Safety Around Housing

Not Safe
1
Very Safe

Overall Rating of Housing

Poor
1
Excellent

Meal Plan

Meal Plan?

1

Academics

How Did Academics Work?

4

Academic Support

4

Did the School Support Academics?

Didn't support
2
2
Definitely supported

Overall Program Grades

Overall Dance Instruction

4

Career Support and Placement

2
2

Emotional Support

4

Housing & Food

2
2

Performance Opportunities

1
3

Overall Comments

Program's Best Aspect

  • "The environment. Directors always care about each and treat everyone the same, like a family."
  • "The technique training, mental coaching and performance experiences"
  • "The technique training, mental coaching as well as performance/production experiences"

Program's Worst Aspect

Repeated Responses:
  • "Don’t know" (2 responses)
Unique Responses:
  • "I loved everything."

What Changes Would Be Helpful?

  • "There's really nothing I would change, I would recommend it to everyone who loves to dance and want to dance from heart, reaching their full potential."

Anything Else We Should Know?

  • "It is hard work, but a hundred percent worth it. If you want to improve your technique and reach your potential, while also express through your dancing and feel, this is the right place for you."
  • "That’s it’s important to come with an open mind and desire to change and improve."
  • "To come with an open mind and a desire to change and improve"
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