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Indiana Ballet Conservatory

Full-Time Reviews

General

Who is Reviewing?

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1

Program

2

Season Attended

1
1

# Of Levels In School

  • "5+"
  • "Say program consisted or junior level, intermediate level, and advanced level"

Dancer Age

1
1

Hours of Dance Each Week

1

Company Affliated?

2

Was Student Scholarshipped?

2

Years At School

1

Full time or after school?

1

Curriculum

Days Per Week

2

Classes Per Day

2

Weekend Classes?

2

Weekend Schedule

1
1

Students Per Class

2

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

2

Pointe Classes Per Week

2

Live Music in Technique Class?

2

Dedicated Men's Program?

2

Men Taught by Male Teacher?

1

Men Taught Batterie?

1

Boys In Level

1
1

Separate Technique Class for Boys

1
1

Techniques Taught

2

Technique Teacher Rotation

2

Did School Director Teach?

2

Classroom Corrections

2

Attention From Teachers

Very Little
2
A Lot

Quality of Instruction

Poor
2
Excellent

Did Technique Improve?

Not at all
2
Tremendously

Curriculum Comments

  • "Strictly Vaganova, classes include: technique, pointe, conditioning, variations, yagp rehearsal daily with pas class 1 time per week. Lots of individualized instruction."
  • "Ballet, pointe, conditioning, ballet history, character, pas de deux, contemporary, variations class… all these classes take place throughout the week, but ballet, variations and conditioning are daily classes"

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class

2

Partner Ratio

2

Who Taught?

2

How Much Partnering Improved

No
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1
Tremendously

Quality of Pas Teaching

Poor
2
Excellent

How Were Corrections Given?

2

Description of Partnering Class

  • "Pas class 1X per week for advanced level dancers"
  • "Occurred 1X/week with girls sharing a partner"

Additional Comments

  • "Thankful to have the weekly opportunity"

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles

2
1
2
1
1

Other Class Quality

Poor
2
Excellent

Contemporary Offered?

2

Types of Contemporary Classes Taught

2
2

Contemporary Quality

Poor
2
Excellent

Master Classes?

1
1

Master Classes Description

  • "Master classes offered throughout the year, guest teachers were from around the country"

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

2

Physical Training Types

2
1
2

Physical Training Schedule

2

Were Trainers Certified?

2

Physical Training Quality

Poor
2
Excellent

Injuries/Health/ Mental Health

Are Doctors Available?

2

How Parents Notified?

1
1

How Treatment Obtained?

  • "Saw our personal doctor"

PT Available?

2

Was There a Recovery Plan?

1
1

Mental Health Therapists Available?

2

Were Students Given Fat Talk?

2

Staff Made Comments About Bodies?

2

Were Students Weighed?

2

Was "Coded Language" Used?

2

Performances: Winter Show/ Nutcracker

Performance Opportunities

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1

School Winter Show?

2

Company or School Show?

2

Cast in Winter Show?

2

How Chosen

1
1

Winter Show Role

2

Were You Paid?

2

Rehearsal Impact on Classes

1

Rehearsal Hours

1

Performance: Ballet Season

Cast in Company Productions?

2

Kind of Part Given?

2

How Chosen

1
1

Was Casting Fair?

2

Did Rehearsals Impact School Schedule?

2

Rehearsal Hours

1

Perfomance Opportunities

  • "Nutcracker, February production and spring full length ballet"
  • "Outreaches, private high end events, fairs etc"

Were You Paid?

2

Competition

School Does Competitions?

2

Competitions Required?

2

How Many Compete?

1

% of Students Who Performed

  • "Maybe around 80%"
  • "80%"

How Chosen?

  • "Based on technique and class performance"
  • "Invitation be artistic staff"

Competitions Cost Extra?

  • "Competition fees and then any fees for private coaching"
  • "Yes, registration fees"

Separate Competition Rehearsals?

2

Competition Interfered With Training?

  • "It is a benefit in my opinion"
  • "Add… private time with artistic staff was so valuable!"

Communication

Formal Orientation?

1
1

Handboook & Paperwork

2

Quality of Communication?

Poor
2
Excellent

Who Received Communication?

2

Exams

Formal Exam?

2

Written Feedback?

2

Exam Adjudicator

2

Exam Rubrics Clear?

2

Who Attends Exam Meeting?

2

Well Prepared For Exam?

Not at all
2
Completely

How Heavily Did Exams Weigh in Promotions

Not at all
2
Heavily

School Culture

How Supported Did Student Feel By Staff?

Not
2
Completely

How Supportive Were Students of One Another?

Not
2
Completely

Describe School Culture

  • "Professional, encouraging, well-rounded, supportive"
  • "Supportive, encouraging"

Placement Notification Timing

  • "End of year"
  • "When we received the exam results"

How Dancer Was Notified

1

Dancer Had Mentor?

1

Mentoring Details

  • "Not specific"

Overall School Culture

Lord of the Flies
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1
Warm & Inclusive

School Outcomes

Is Student In Upper Levels?

1

Highest Levels of School?

2

How Many Promoted Internally to Bridge Level

1
1

How Many Come From Outside to Bridge Level?

1

Where Graduates Who Do Not Get Bridge Level Go

1
1

How Many Left and Went to College?

1
1

Career Support

2

Describe How School Helped

  • "Current student"

Building & Surrounding Area

Security Around Building

2

Safety of Area Around School?

Not Safe
2
Extremely Safe

Studio Space

Cramped
2
Lots of space

Studio Cleanliness

Dirty
2
Spotless

Housing

Was Housing Provided?

1

Did Dancer Stay in Provided Housing?

1

Where Did Dancer Live?

1

Academics

How Did Academics Work?

2

Academic Support

2

Did the School Support Academics?

Didn't support
2
Definitely supported

Overall Program Grades

Overall Dance Instruction

2

Career Support and Placement

2

Emotional Support

2

Housing & Food

2

Performance Opportunities

2

Overall Comments

Program's Best Aspect

  • "The staff abs the program structure"
  • "The private instruction from artistic staff and performance opportunities. I also really like that all students receive corrections and feedback. All dancers are supported."
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