Goh Ballet Academy

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General

Who is Reviewing?

Parent

Program:

Goh Ballet Academy

Season Attended:

2021-22

# Of Levels In School:

J1 is the junior pre pro level. Dancers are invited into this level as preparation for entry in their senior professional half day program the following year.

Dancer Age:

Company Affliated?

Was Student Scholarshipped?

Curriculum

Days Per Week:

Classes Per Day:

Weekend Classes?

Yes

Weekend Schedule:

Half day

Students Per Class:

10-15

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

Yes

Pointe Classes Per Week:

Live Music in Technique Class?

Yes

Dedicated Men's Program?

Techniques Taught:

Vaganova

Technique Teacher Rotation:

Usually the same every day

Did School Director Teach?

Never (school admin was NOT designated as an upper level teacher)

Classroom Corrections:

Occasionally dancer specific: mostly general corrections were given

Attention From Teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Quality of Instruction:


Poor	Excellent

Did Technique Improve?


Not at all	Tremendously

Curriculum Comments:

Ballet technique each day, then one day per week Contemporay. Pointe 2 times per week. Variations/repertoire class 1-2 times per week. Conditioning classes 3 times per week.

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class:

No partnering

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles:

Character, Jazz

Other Class Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Contemporary Offered?

Yes

Types of Contemporary Classes Taught:

Technique

Contemporary Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Master Classes?

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

Yes

Physical Training Types:

Body conditioning, Stretch class

Physical Training Schedule:

Once or twice a week

Were Trainers Certified?

Physical Training Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Injuries/Health/ Mental Health

Are Doctors Available?

How Parents Notified?

My student did not get injured

PT Available?

Was There a Recovery Plan?

My dancer did not get injured

Mental Health Therapists Available?

Were Students Given Fat Talk?

Staff Made Comments About Bodies?

Were Students Weighed?

Was "Coded Language" Used?

Performances: Winter Show/ Nutcracker

Performance Opportunities:

2-3

School Winter Show?

Yes

Company or School Show?

School puts on it's own production and students dance all the parts

Cast in Winter Show?

Yes

How Chosen:

Audition

Winter Show Role:

Dancing part

Were You Paid?

Performance: Ballet Season

Cast in Company Productions?

Yes

Kind of Part Given?

Dancing part

How Chosen:

All students allowed to audition

Was Casting Fair?

Did Rehearsals Impact School Schedule?

Perfomance Opportunities:

Annual Nutcracker, Year end production of a full classical ballet, opportunity to audition for competitions

Were You Paid?

Competition

School Does Competitions?

Yes

Competitions Required?

How Many Compete?

Students chosen by audition

% of Students Who Performed:

20%

How Chosen?

Audition

Competitions Cost Extra?

Yes, very high fees for private lessons to prepare for competitions

Separate Competition Rehearsals?

Yes

Competition Interfered With Training?

Added due to private coaching time available

Communication

Formal Orientation?

Yes

Handboook & Paperwork:

Comprehensive and complete. I knew what to expect for the year

Quality of Communication?


Poor	Excellent

Who Received Communication?

With parents and students

Exams

Formal Exam?

Yes

Written Feedback?

Yes

Exam Adjudicator:

Internal

Exam Rubrics Clear?

Agree

Who Attends Exam Meeting?

Well Prepared For Exam?


Not at all	Completely

How Heavily Did Exams Weigh in Promotions:


Not at all	Heavily

School Culture

How Supported Did Student Feel By Staff?


Not	Completely

How Supportive Were Students of One Another?


Not	Completely

Describe School Culture:

Competitive and supportive

Placement Notification Timing:

February

Overall School Culture:


Lord of the Flies	Warm & Inclusive

School Outcomes

Is Student In Upper Levels?

Building & Surrounding Area

Security Around Building:

Safety of Area Around School?


Not Safe	Extremely Safe

Studio Space:


Cramped	Lots of space

Studio Cleanliness:


Dirty	Spotless

Housing

Did Dancer Stay in Provided Housing?

Academics

How Did Academics Work?

Separate e.g. online, independent study, etc.

Academic Support:

There were no formal study requirements. Students were on their own

Did the School Support Academics?


Didn't support	Definitely supported

Overall Program Grades

Overall Dance Instruction:

Career Support and Placement:

Emotional Support:

C+

Housing & Food:

N/A

Performance Opportunities:

Overall Comments

Program's Best Aspect:

Vibe of the building and the quality of teaching

Program's Worst Aspect:

The competitive nature of casting and choosing dancers for competing. Very heavy on favourites

What Changes Would Be Helpful?

Add onsite academics and be more inclusive to all students not just the few favourties

Anything Else We Should Know?

If you are picked as a favourite by the director from the start, you will have many opportunities. But if you are not, it is very hard to change that going forward and you will be passed over for many opportunities.

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