Maryland Youth Ballet

[Anonymous]

There has been a lot of chatter about TWSB on here. I have a dancer considering leaving TWSB - just deciding if she wants to keep with it through Nutcracker season since she has already committed.
Would love to hear any feed back people have, regarding rigor and how they compare. How the teachers are. DD is 14 and dancing at Level 5 with TWSB. The MYB webpage makes it seem like pointe is introduced at MYB at level 4 (its level 3 in TWSB) So would she be more likely to be at level 6 in MYB, generally?

[Anonymous]

I would suggest that you reach out to MYB for more information and perhaps your child could attend an open house or take a trial class. I am the frequent MYB booster here. My child had a wonderful experience at MYB after many good years at TWSB and then a few less than good years there. To some, "youth ballets" are seen as less prestigious than a school affiliate with a company, but actually because they do not have to worry about the company and selling tickets, they can focus on the goal of helping each dancer become the best they can, whether that is improving as a student each year or becoming a professional.

[Anonymous]

MYB generally moves through the curriculum at a faster clip than TWSB. TWSB's training is very slow and they have really fallen off the map.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There has been a lot of chatter about TWSB on here. I have a dancer considering leaving TWSB - just deciding if she wants to keep with it through Nutcracker season since she has already committed.
Would love to hear any feed back people have, regarding rigor and how they compare. How the teachers are. DD is 14 and dancing at Level 5 with TWSB. The MYB webpage makes it seem like pointe is introduced at MYB at level 4 (its level 3 in TWSB) So would she be more likely to be at level 6 in MYB, generally?

Any update on if your daughter switched and how she is liking it? I’m looking to switch as well because it’s become very apparent that twsb doesn’t care about their students beyond a potential donation check and kids are being shown blatantly that dedication and hard work are not appreciated or rewarded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There has been a lot of chatter about TWSB on here. I have a dancer considering leaving TWSB - just deciding if she wants to keep with it through Nutcracker season since she has already committed.
Would love to hear any feed back people have, regarding rigor and how they compare. How the teachers are. DD is 14 and dancing at Level 5 with TWSB. The MYB webpage makes it seem like pointe is introduced at MYB at level 4 (its level 3 in TWSB) So would she be more likely to be at level 6 in MYB, generally?

Any update on if your daughter switched and how she is liking it? I’m looking to switch as well because it’s become very apparent that twsb doesn’t care about their students beyond a potential donation check and kids are being shown blatantly that dedication and hard work are not appreciated or rewarded.

Im a different poster, but we were in a very similar situation last year. Ended up leaving TWSB and it has been great for DD - both in happiness and in her ballet. She did trial classes at Maryland Youth and Seber and loved both experiences. There is wonderful ballet life beyond TWSB, don't let anyone tell you otherwise!