Pavlova Professional Coaching

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General

Who is Reviewing?

Parent with dancer input

Program:

Pavlova Professional Coaching

Season Attended:

2024-25

# Of Levels In School:

no levels

Dancer Age:

Hours of Dance Each Week:

16-20 hours

Company Affliated?

Was Student Scholarshipped?

Years At School:

2 years

Full time or after school?

Full-Time

Curriculum

Days Per Week:

Classes Per Day:

Weekend Classes?

Weekend Schedule:

I did not have weekend class

Students Per Class:

Less than 10

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

Yes

Pointe Classes Per Week:

Live Music in Technique Class?

Dedicated Men's Program?

Boys In Level:

There were no boys in my level

Techniques Taught:

Vaganova

Technique Teacher Rotation:

Usually the same every day

Did School Director Teach?

Always

Classroom Corrections:

Dancer specific: almost every dancer got specific corrections each day

Attention From Teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Quality of Instruction:


Poor	Excellent

Did Technique Improve?


Not at all	Tremendously

Curriculum Comments:

Olga Pavlova is a Vaganova instructor. because she has such a small class size she is able to bend lessons to fit the needs of her current students. usually 2 hours of technique on flat followed by 1 hour of pointe. in addition to that there is 1-2hrs of character, 1hr of contemporary, 1 hr floor bare, and at least 1hr of partnering (bringing in a male instructor) per week. then many of the students have private lessons. 3-4 hours of rigorous training per day is perfect!

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class:

1x per week

Partner Ratio:

Most girls had to share a partner.

Who Taught?

Male teacher

How Much Partnering Improved:


No	Tremendously

Quality of Pas Teaching:


Poor	Excellent

How Were Corrections Given?

Females were the main focus

Description of Partnering Class:

with only 2 students in the class the instructor was the partner.

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles:

Character

Other Class Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Contemporary Offered?

Yes

Types of Contemporary Classes Taught:

Improv, Choreography workshops

Contemporary Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Master Classes?

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

Yes

Physical Training Types:

Pilates (mat or reformer), Progressing Ballet Technique, Other

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?

Parent was informed same day, in person

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:

School Winter Show?

Performance: Ballet Season

Cast in Company Productions?

Competition

School Does Competitions?

Yes

Competitions Required?

% of Students Who Performed:

100%

How Chosen?

Olga Pavlova decides who competes

Competitions Cost Extra?

Separate Competition Rehearsals?

Yes

Competition Interfered With Training?

added to training because you dive deeper into performance and variations!

Communication

Formal Orientation?

Handboook & Paperwork:

No handbook provided

Quality of Communication?


Poor	Excellent

Who Received Communication?

With parents and students

Exams

Formal Exam?

School Culture

How Supported Did Student Feel By Staff?


Not	Completely

How Supportive Were Students of One Another?


Not	Completely

Describe School Culture:

small group with very supportive students and a teacher with great attention to detail and awareness of students needs

Placement Notification Timing:

no placements. one group

How Dancer Was Notified:

In-person meeting with school director/staff

Dancer Had Mentor?

Yes

Mentoring Details:

older students being in the same class with younger students makes for wonderful informal mentoring

Overall School Culture:


Lord of the Flies	Warm & Inclusive

School Outcomes

Highest Levels of School?

There are no bridge levels (If you chose this answer, please skip next question)

Where Graduates Who Do Not Get Bridge Level Go:

All find bridge level positions at other ballet schools

How Many Left and Went to College?

Unsure

Career Support:

Received lots of help

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

Was Housing Provided?

Where Did Dancer Live?

Lived at home

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:

A+

Career Support and Placement:

A+

Emotional Support:

A+

Housing & Food:

N/A

Performance Opportunities:

Overall Comments

Program's Best Aspect:

small class made for rigorous training catered to specific students needs. tremendous technical growth!

Program's Worst Aspect:

wish class time could start earlier and due to small size there are no performance opportunities. you have to find them on your own in the community!

What Changes Would Be Helpful?

nothing it's wonderful!

Anything Else We Should Know?

even tho it does not seem like many hours. the training is so rigorous and good that more time is not needed. you are expected to work on your own at home as well!

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