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Anonymous wrote:My daughter continues her ballet training with Zoom. She is in a class with 6 students several times a week. The teacher is at the studio. The teacher gives individual corrections. All the students had barres at home already because they are serious about ballet. We pay the same amount as we did in studio. We do so because we want our small academy to survive the pandemic. It is not as good as being in the studio where they can get hands on corrections, but even when they do go back, I am not sure when hands on corrections will be allowed. No regrets. Ballet has kept my daughter sane during this pandemic.

Would you mind sharing which studio? Looking to leave Citydance..

Why are you looking to leave Citydance? We were thinking about moving to that studio.

Don't jump studios. Nobody likes a studio hopper. It's a stigma the student and especially the parents will carry.

Only on Dance Moms

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Anonymous wrote:Former dancer here again. Go to Ballerina de Tutu Facebook page and you can see what the pros have been doing to keep up with daily class since Feb. I now get it on my daily feed. Often professional class is offered by renowned teachers on a daily basis. Also you can find the Royal Ballet’s daily morning class on YouTube.

And how much are you paying for these classes where you get no corrections and no in person training?

Zero. And I was a professional for 3o years. I don’t need corrections. I do it for my own pleasure.

[b]So why are you responding to this? We are talking about students who need corrections and being asked to pay thousands of dollars for it. Seriously, what do you feel like you are adding to this conversation?

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Well, for starters:
1) I was a pro - ask me any ballet-related question
2) I am opining that it is possible to take ballet class online - I do it regularly.
3) Of course, teachers can correct via Zoom: "Betty - you're elevation is terrible on those entrechat quartres. Use a deeper plie, like this (teacher demonstrates). Student does it. Teacher says "Better, but now your epaulment is bad, Do it like this. Shoulders down. arms in first position like this" etc
4) I'm on the board of a company. There are only three ways a company can make money: 1) Private donations from people like me (drying up because of financial hits people took in March); 2) Ticket sales (dried up - also probably no Nutrackers - the big cash cow - this winter); and 3) through tuition of the affiliated ballet school (also not happening)
5) So, yes, I think they can charge full rate because they need your money desperately now just to survive. And also, frankly, your daughter needs the apprenticeship entry on her resume more than they need a complaining mother. Lots of other apprenticeship applications in the wings.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter continues her ballet training with Zoom. She is in a class with 6 students several times a week. The teacher is at the studio. The teacher gives individual corrections. All the students had barres at home already because they are serious about ballet. We pay the same amount as we did in studio. We do so because we want our small academy to survive the pandemic. It is not as good as being in the studio where they can get hands on corrections, but even when they do go back, I am not sure when hands on corrections will be allowed. No regrets. Ballet has kept my daughter sane during this pandemic.

Would you mind sharing which studio? Looking to leave Citydance..

Why are you looking to leave Citydance? We were thinking about moving to that studio.

Don't jump studios. Nobody likes a studio hopper. It's a stigma the student and especially the parents will carry.

We were planning on leaving CityDance before the shutdown. They are a hot mess. I am a retired dancer that now teaches the teachers. That place is a mess.

DD is at CityDance and I’ve been very pleased with the online program. I’m a former professional dancer. It’s not fair to compare online experiences to live. The entire performing arts industry is in crisis and we don’t know how long this will last. I am grateful for all the schools that shifted to online programming. Many didn’t. I am impressed with the speed at which CD rolled out online programming and their commitment to learning how to use this new medium most effectively. No one set out to do this six months ago. It’s a work in progress. But what is the alternative? Stop dancing? As a dancer and mother of a dancer, that’s not the answer.

FWIW, CityDance discounted tuition for summer intensives.

We are at Ahkmedova Ballet Academy in Silver Spring. It is Vagonava method and there are auditions. So far it seems that Summer Intensives will be in person as the groups are very small.
OP, I realize I am off topic, but the discussion changed about whether ballet instruction can be effective via Zoom. Sorry!

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter continues her ballet training with Zoom. She is in a class with 6 students several times a week. The teacher is at the studio. The teacher gives individual corrections. All the students had barres at home already because they are serious about ballet. We pay the same amount as we did in studio. We do so because we want our small academy to survive the pandemic. It is not as good as being in the studio where they can get hands on corrections, but even when they do go back, I am not sure when hands on corrections will be allowed. No regrets. Ballet has kept my daughter sane during this pandemic.

Would you mind sharing which studio? Looking to leave Citydance..

Why are you looking to leave Citydance? We were thinking about moving to that studio.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter continues her ballet training with Zoom. She is in a class with 6 students several times a week. The teacher is at the studio. The teacher gives individual corrections. All the students had barres at home already because they are serious about ballet. We pay the same amount as we did in studio. We do so because we want our small academy to survive the pandemic. It is not as good as being in the studio where they can get hands on corrections, but even when they do go back, I am not sure when hands on corrections will be allowed. No regrets. Ballet has kept my daughter sane during this pandemic.

Apples and oranges. I'm the OP and our school continued on Zoom and we continued paying the same. However, that's not what I am talking about. Classes a few times a week are not the same as every day for 4-5.5 hours. Also, no one could have predicted this situation when we signed up for class in August. Now everyone knows what it is going to be. And just to be clear, SAB is not a small academy. What they are doing is wrong. It's wrong to money grab and it is wrong business wise because everyone is pulling out. Comparing the situation of your small school during the year to a huge organization like SAB is just apples and oranges.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter continues her ballet training with Zoom. She is in a class with 6 students several times a week. The teacher is at the studio. The teacher gives individual corrections. All the students had barres at home already because they are serious about ballet. We pay the same amount as we did in studio. We do so because we want our small academy to survive the pandemic. It is not as good as being in the studio where they can get hands on corrections, but even when they do go back, I am not sure when hands on corrections will be allowed. No regrets. Ballet has kept my daughter sane during this pandemic.

Would you mind sharing which studio? Looking to leave Citydance..

My daughter continues her ballet training with Zoom. She is in a class with 6 students several times a week. The teacher is at the studio. The teacher gives individual corrections. All the students had barres at home already because they are serious about ballet. We pay the same amount as we did in studio. We do so because we want our small academy to survive the pandemic. It is not as good as being in the studio where they can get hands on corrections, but even when they do go back, I am not sure when hands on corrections will be allowed. No regrets. Ballet has kept my daughter sane during this pandemic.

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Anonymous wrote:Former dancer here again. Go to Ballerina de Tutu Facebook page and you can see what the pros have been doing to keep up with daily class since Feb. I now get it on my daily feed. Often professional class is offered by renowned teachers on a daily basis. Also you can find the Royal Ballet’s daily morning class on YouTube.

And how much are you paying for these classes where you get no corrections and no in person training?

Zero. And I was a professional for 3o years. I don’t need corrections. I do it for my own pleasure.

I find it interesting that a professional dancer of THIRTY years (that's a pretty long time for a ballet career but we'll skip over that part) doesn't understand that younger dancers need the corrections, they need someone to help them with alignment, technique etc. If you really don't get this I think you might be exaggerating how "professional" you were.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Former dancer here again. Go to Ballerina de Tutu Facebook page and you can see what the pros have been doing to keep up with daily class since Feb. I now get it on my daily feed. Often professional class is offered by renowned teachers on a daily basis. Also you can find the Royal Ballet’s daily morning class on YouTube.

And how much are you paying for these classes where you get no corrections and no in person training?

Zero. And I was a professional for 3o years. I don’t need corrections. I do it for my own pleasure.

So why are you responding to this? We are talking about students who need corrections and being asked to pay thousands of dollars for it. Seriously, what do you feel like you are adding to this conversation?

This.

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Anonymous wrote:Former dancer here again. Go to Ballerina de Tutu Facebook page and you can see what the pros have been doing to keep up with daily class since Feb. I now get it on my daily feed. Often professional class is offered by renowned teachers on a daily basis. Also you can find the Royal Ballet’s daily morning class on YouTube.

And how much are you paying for these classes where you get no corrections and no in person training?

Zero. And I was a professional for 3o years. I don’t need corrections. I do it for my own pleasure.

So why are you responding to this? We are talking about students who need corrections and being asked to pay thousands of dollars for it. Seriously, what do you feel like you are adding to this conversation?

Anonymous wrote:I think that all programs do some discounts for online courses

Did you read the thread? Clearly, they dono't.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Former dancer here again. Go to Ballerina de Tutu Facebook page and you can see what the pros have been doing to keep up with daily class since Feb. I now get it on my daily feed. Often professional class is offered by renowned teachers on a daily basis. Also you can find the Royal Ballet’s daily morning class on YouTube.

And how much are you paying for these classes where you get no corrections and no in person training?

Zero. And I was a professional for 3o years. I don’t need corrections. I do it for my own pleasure.