State Street Ballet

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General

Who is Reviewing?

Dancer

Program:

State Street Ballet

Season Attended:

2022-23

# Of Levels In School:

13 ( pre-ballet, primary, levels 1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 4c, 5, 6)

Dancer Age:

Company Affliated?

Yes

Was Student Scholarshipped?

Full time or after school?

After School

Curriculum

Days Per Week:

Classes Per Day:

Weekend Classes?

Yes

Weekend Schedule:

Full day

Students Per Class:

10-15

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

Yes

Pointe Classes Per Week:

Live Music in Technique Class?

Dedicated Men's Program?

Techniques Taught:

General Classical

Technique Teacher Rotation:

The school rotated teachers on a fixed schedule

Did School Director Teach?

Always

Classroom Corrections:

Dancer specific: detailed but only a few dancers consistently got corrections

Attention From Teachers:


Very Little	A Lot

Quality of Instruction:


Poor	Excellent

Did Technique Improve?


Not at all	Tremendously

Curriculum Comments:

We followed the abt curriculum without any exams or anything. MWSat we would have ballet followed by rehearsal, jazz, contemporary, or tap. On tuesday, sometimes monday, and friday we would have pointe followed by rehearsal, jazz, contemporary, or tap.

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class:

No partnering

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles:

Musical Theater, Jazz, contemporary and tap

Other Class Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Contemporary Offered?

Yes

Types of Contemporary Classes Taught:

Technique

Contemporary Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Master Classes?

Yes

Master Classes Description:

Classes taught by visiting companies, and local guest artists, in many different styles including hiphop, contemporary ballet, ballet, jazz, modern, and musical theatre

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

Yes

Physical Training Types:

Body conditioning

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?

School called parent

PT Available?

Was There a Recovery Plan?

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:

4-5

School Winter Show?

Yes

Company or School Show?

Company affiliated production and the students perform certain 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?

For some but not all

Did Rehearsals Impact School Schedule?

Perfomance Opportunities:

We had two winter shows, nutcracker with state street ballet that only levels 1 and up could do and another winter show “Rudolph” that included the entire school and had the younger kids ballet, all non-ballet classes, and levels 4 and up ballet dances and solos. In the spring we had an emerging choreographers showcase, a levels 4 and up shows, and the spring recital with everyone, and all classes.

Were You Paid?

Competition

School Does Competitions?

Yes

Competitions Required?

How Many Compete?

Who ever wants to

% of Students Who Performed:

3 kids 12+ out of 50

How Chosen?

You ask and the teachers says yes or no, most kids aren’t interested in competing

Competitions Cost Extra?

Yes for private lessons and the coaching.

Separate Competition Rehearsals?

Yes

Competition Interfered With Training?

Added because more individual attention.

Communication

Formal Orientation?

Handboook & Paperwork:

Fairly comprehensive but missing a few pieces

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:

everyone left the studio smiling

Placement Notification Timing:

Preballet - level 3 in may and 4-6 in august after an audition

Overall School Culture:


Lord of the Flies	Warm & Inclusive

School Outcomes

Is Student In Upper Levels?

Yes

Highest Levels of School?

Trainee, There are no bridge levels

How Many Promoted Internally to Bridge Level:

Everyone has a chance to audtion once you are in 4A for ssbyd (State state ballet young dancers) its full of kids 12 to 18 and almost everyone in the school who is eligible is in it, but it isnt really a bridge level.

How Many Come From Outside to Bridge Level?

0-1

Where Graduates Who Do Not Get Bridge Level Go:

Some find positions elsewhere and about half leave ballet

How Many Left and Went to College?

1/5

Career Support:

Received some help

Building & Surrounding Area

Security Around Building:

Yes

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:

B+

Career Support and Placement:

C+

Emotional Support:

A+

Housing & Food:

N/A

Performance Opportunities:

A+

Overall Comments

Program's Worst Aspect:

The lack of technique classes, and studios.

What Changes Would Be Helpful?

Have more studios so that the older dancers can have more classes.

Anything Else We Should Know?

If you want to be happy and supported, this is the studio for you however kf you aspire to be a professional, I wouldn’t recommend it past 14.

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