<p>Is Point Park summer dance intensive a prestigious intensive, how so, if so which others does it compare to. How slim are my chances. if i am a boy, also what are the chances of getting a scholarship if im a boy?</p>
<p>I can’t comment upon prestige. It’s a large intensive, accepting a lot of students. The instruction is good (and intense).
Placement classes occur in the 1st week, I believe. Also choreographers audition the students and choose who will be in their pieces at the end of the summer show. Every student who attends for the full session is guaranteed to be in at least one dance number. The rehearsals for these are in addition to the daily technique classes. There is a ballet technique class just for guys. As a male, you have an excellent chance of getting a scholarship. At the upper levels, the dancers are really excellent. Many attend the college year-round.</p>
<p>My daughter just auditioned there last weekend. There were 36 kids who auditioned. There were a few really good ones. A whole bunch of adequate dancers and then the few who could not dance at all. My daughter dances with a guy who went last year. Most guys get scholarships if they show some potential. For girls i think it is next to impossible to get a scholarship. I would go for it!</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice, but how can it compare and how much is average scholarship for a boy</p>
<p>I think guys who show alot of potential get full scholarships and almost all guys get some scholarships. My dd’s friend said he and all of the guys 2 years ago got one. I think if you want all types of dance and not just ballet, Point Park is a very good summer program. I think its important to go if you are looking at PP for college because they use there staff for the summer and it will give you a good idea if you like their style. My dd loved the audition because the style was close to her home studio. Good Luck!!</p>
<p>mileycyrus
it is rather difficult to answer your questions specifically since most people’s experience is that of an individual or possible individual plus some friends, so it is not a representative samples of anything.
That being said - is PP’s SI considered prestigious? Well I guess it would depend on who you ask. In terms of straight ballet SIs it is not seen as that prestigious as there are other programs that are much more selective and can be used as auditions for bigger schools or entry level company (second) positions. Schools such as SAB, SFN, PNB, Houston, Orlando … the list is long. However, what PP offers that these do not to the same extent is a wider variety of dance as a high level. It is very difficult to find strong jazz programs. My DD auditioned because she wanted a program with more diverse forms of dance than just ballet.</p>
<p>There is no way to predict what your chances are like since we have no idea how well you dance. As with almost all dance SIs the minimum level they will consider is an intermediate level with most leading towards an advanced intermediate to advanced dancer. This of course varies with age also.</p>
<p>Scholarships- DD auditioned last year and was offered a small scholarship. She was thrilled with the aacknowledgement. In her audition there were three boys, one with some experience and the other two with no formal ballet training. As she described it they were given very little attention and she assumed would not be asked to attend.</p>
<p>The audition was an hour long ballet class first, then a few modern combinations and then a few jazz combinations. So if you strenth is not ballet, you must be knowledgeable enough to get past this first step. If you are OK in ballet, the you are probably in good shape.</p>
<p>To give you some sense of where DD is coming from - she is considered a good dancer at her home school (classical ballet), whose primary strength is her versatility in dance forms. She has prevsiouly been accepted to Interlochen with a small scholoarship, Boston Ballet, and Ailey. DD did not attend PP summer intensive opting instead to go to Ailey in NYC. She has been rejected at some of the prestigious ballet SIs I listed above.</p>