Ballet Arte

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General

Who is Reviewing?

Parent

Program:

Ballet Arte

Season Attended:

2025-26

# Of Levels In School:

8 out of 9

Dancer Age:

Hours of Dance Each Week:

16-20 hours

Company Affliated?

Was Student Scholarshipped?

Years At School:

7 or more years

Full time or after school?

Full-Time

Date Submitted:

6/16/2026

Curriculum

Days Per Week:

Classes Per Day:

more than 6

Weekend Classes?

Yes

Weekend Schedule:

Full day

Students Per Class:

Less than 10

Weekly Repertoire or Variations?

Yes

Pointe Classes Per Week:

Live Music in Technique Class?

Dedicated Men's Program?

Yes

Men Taught by Male Teacher?

Yes

Men Taught Batterie?

Yes

Boys In Level:

Less than 5

Separate Technique Class for Boys:

Yes

Techniques Taught:

Vaganova

Technique Teacher Rotation:

The school rotated teachers on a fixed schedule

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:

Principal dancers are the only teachers; levels are from pre-ballet (45 minute Saturday class geared for preschool attention span) through pre-professional over 16 hours per week technique, point, contemporary, fall and spring performance; there is also a two+ hour adult class 5 mornings a week where professional dancers also come to hone their skills.

Partnering

Frequency of Partnering Class:

No partnering

Other Classes

Other Dance Styles:

None

Contemporary Offered?

Yes

Types of Contemporary Classes Taught:

Improv, Repertoire, Choreography workshops, Technique

Contemporary Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Master Classes?

Yes

Master Classes Description:

Competition judges and professional dancers were brought in during competition season to give feedback to participants that they may not have heard from their normal teachers.

Strength & Conditioning

Physical Training Offered?

Yes

Physical Training Types:

Pilates (mat or reformer)

Physical Training Schedule:

Once or twice a week

Were Trainers Certified?

Yes

Physical Training Quality:


Poor	Excellent

Strength & Conditioning Comments:

Participation was optional and the teachers gives individual dancers exercises to do whether or not they participate in the strength and conditioning classes to insure that every dancer has the strength and conditioning necessary to dance superbly.

Injuries/Health/ Mental Health

Are Doctors Available?

Yes, for everyone

How Parents Notified?

My student did not get injured

How Treatment Obtained?

Contact the recommended doctor

PT Available?

Yes, it is part of fees

Was There a Recovery Plan?

Yes

Describe Recovery Plan:

My daughter was experiencing pain in her knee and she was given specific exercises to engage the muscles that were weak so that the pain went away. There was no documented injury and I appreciate that both teachers are completely on top of the physiology involved so that injury does not result from dancing incorrectly

Mental Health Therapists Available?

Unsure

Were Students Given Fat Talk?

Staff Made Comments About Bodies?

Were Students Weighed?

Was "Coded Language" Used?

Additional Comments:

When my daughter started competing I appreciated that at the mandatory annual meeting the directors emphasized that a positive attitude, good mental health, and good academic grades were more important than the competitions and that by competing we agreed to them keeping an eye on these three factors and to pulling the dancers from the competition if the directors felt it was negatively impacting them in any of these areas even if it was a week before the competition and the fees were non refundable; they so care about their dancers overall well being. We feel very supported.

Performances: Winter Show/ Nutcracker

Performance Opportunities:

2-3

School Winter Show?

Yes

Company or School Show?

School puts on it's own production and students dance all the parts

Cast in Winter Show?

Yes

How Chosen:

Chosen by school director or the company artistic staff

Winter Show Role:

Dancing part

Were You Paid?

Rehearsal Impact on Classes:


Disruptions	No Impact

Rehearsal Hours:

3-5

Performance: Ballet Season

Cast in Company Productions?

Yes

Kind of Part Given?

Dancing part

How Chosen:

Students chosen for roles by staff - NO AUDITIONS

Was Casting Fair?

Yes

Did Rehearsals Impact School Schedule?


Disruptions	No Impact

Rehearsal Hours:

3-5

Perfomance Opportunities:

Nutcracker and spring show, competitions, performance at the end of summer intensive

Were You Paid?

Competition

School Does Competitions?

Yes

Competitions Required?

% of Students Who Performed:

100%

How Chosen?

Self selection

Competitions Cost Extra?

Yes

Separate Competition Rehearsals?

Yes

Competition Interfered With Training?

Added; weekly private lessons were required and extra repertoire was learned

Communication

Formal Orientation?

Handboook & Paperwork:

Comprehensive and complete. I knew what to expect for the year

Quality of Communication?


Poor	Excellent

Who Received Communication?

With parents only

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:

Kind attitude; excellency in dance

Placement Notification Timing:

Yes

How Dancer Was Notified:

Written communication via email or regular mail

Dancer Had Mentor?

Yes

Mentoring Details:

Informal

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:

I was not looking for new placement; was staying in program

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:

A+

Overall Comments

Program's Best Aspect:

The training from Sara and Erlunds

Program's Worst Aspect:

The studio is word of mouth only; I would like to see more students so that we could do more shows

What Changes Would Be Helpful?

That more parents knew about it

Anything Else We Should Know?

Ballet Arte is head and shoulders above anything offered in San Diego county or what was available in the Boston area. We are so very happy here.