Anonymous
Post 05/01/2025 09:33     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Can you tell from a studio's website what the expectiations are for competitions, etc? That might help people decide if names can't be named here.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2025 16:42     Subject: Re:Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
I and other customers have shared the names of studios to avoid and those posts have been deleted. So you will have to just follow the advice.
Anonymous
Post 04/29/2025 16:40     Subject: Re:Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
I would share the names of studios to avoid, but when I or other customers have the posts were removed.
Anonymous
Post 04/28/2025 09:46     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Anonymous wrote:I would be VERY careful about studios that go to multiple competitions a year. We were at one such and the students got very little technique training due to most class time being devoted to rehearsals. In addition, it can set up a culture of competition and back-stabbing between the students, even if they look like "friends". In our experience with a "professional training program" several of the students developed eating disorders. Due to the acceptance of ED as "part of the package", and the intense "training schedule", none of the students were treated for it. After we left such a studio, and my child went through therapy and was not afraid to talk, I learned a lot of disturbing things about their practices. In hindsight, I would be VERY careful about competition focused and professional training studios.


Can you share which studio, so we know where to avoid?
Anonymous
Post 04/27/2025 08:34     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
I would be VERY careful about studios that go to multiple competitions a year. We were at one such and the students got very little technique training due to most class time being devoted to rehearsals. In addition, it can set up a culture of competition and back-stabbing between the students, even if they look like "friends". In our experience with a "professional training program" several of the students developed eating disorders. Due to the acceptance of ED as "part of the package", and the intense "training schedule", none of the students were treated for it. After we left such a studio, and my child went through therapy and was not afraid to talk, I learned a lot of disturbing things about their practices. In hindsight, I would be VERY careful about competition focused and professional training studios.
threeandme
Post 03/11/2025 20:06     Subject: Re:Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Akhmedova Ballet Academy offers a serious Vaganova training method. There are two 3-week SI sessions this summer.
My daughter currently attends and has grown tremendously since joining! She wants to dance professionally and continue training in college. Since joining she has won a few solo awards at competitions.
I think it’s worth it to audition or come see a show - to see for yourself
Anonymous
Post 08/27/2024 12:31     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Anonymous wrote:TWSB is really the only credible Ballet school.


**was** not is
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 22:15     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
TWSB is really the only credible Ballet school.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2024 20:38     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
DD is at CityDance and loves it. The conservatory offers a classical ballet and contemporary track. DD left MYB several years ago and has done summer intensives at TWSB. CD has been great for our family. Caring faculty, awesome guest artists, and committed students. Leadership has changed in the past year if that matters to you.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2024 18:30     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
TWSB's new head of school said clearly there will be physical corrections and those are important.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2024 13:20     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Anonymous wrote:
We love Ovations!


Oh please. That is a nice group of people but not even recreational quality instruction.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2024 22:07     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?

We love Ovations!
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2024 08:13     Subject: Re:Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TWSB is awful. Huge classes and they are now not giving any physical corrections.


Maybe that's a specific class/teacher? That hasn't been our experience, physical corrections were given during the school year and summer intensive this year as always.


If you attended the town hall at TWSB, Trinidad made it clear that there new policy would be no physical corrections...


I heard the opposite, that it's important to have them. There's a summary on the parent portal. We'll see what happens this year!

+1. I heard that corrections are necessary, too.


No one is saying there won't be corrections. Trinidad clearly stated that there will not be *physical* corrections. Anyone with any ballet training or teaching experience knows that this approach will not work. Kids rely on the physical feedback mechanism to understand very specific positions and movements.
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2024 23:29     Subject: Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
TWSB has had such an apparent shift from the school of Mary Day that wanted to train dancers, to the school now that wants to make money and supply a hobby for casual ballet
Anonymous
Post 07/31/2024 20:46     Subject: Re:Switching ballet studios as a teen-MYB, TWSB, CityDance, Seber?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:TWSB is awful. Huge classes and they are now not giving any physical corrections.


Maybe that's a specific class/teacher? That hasn't been our experience, physical corrections were given during the school year and summer intensive this year as always.


If you attended the town hall at TWSB, Trinidad made it clear that there new policy would be no physical corrections...


I heard the opposite, that it's important to have them. There's a summary on the parent portal. We'll see what happens this year!

+1. I heard that corrections are necessary, too.