Ballet II

Tessa is amazing. She is extremely technically skiller herself, and a beautiful dancer. She is very good at giving very accurate comments to help everyone in the class improve technique and precision based on one person's action. Comments are never about one dancert specifically, but used for the entire class. Be warned - the class is not ballet 1.5, it's more like 2.5. I am going into my third semester in the class, and I still find her adagio and across the floor challenging. But no matter what level you are at, you will benefit from this class.

After taking ballet for many years, I took Kathryn for Ballet II expecting an enjoyable and light class. Instead, I found that she is intolerant to other methods of training and an uninspiring professor. She likes to choose one person to pick on for the duration of a class or a few classes and is completely not helpful.

Tessa is a great teacher and a very warm, friendly person. She creates a comfortable, totally non-stressful learning environment. Besides a basic emphasis on technique, Tessa really stresses movement and dancing in her class.

sabrina is a ballet nazi. while she knows her stuff, and will probably improve your technique, she can be mean and unforgiving to anyone who hasn't taken ballet for their whole life. i took this class expecting a ballet level II, and instead was surprised to find that the vast majority of the people in the class were advanced and were just part of the sabrina fan club. she picks favorites and it makes me carsick watching her prized students kiss her bony ass. she wastes time by spending a good ten to fifteen minutes doing pilates warm-ups (which is valuable, but seems to be like something students should do outside of class, or in sabrina's pilates class, which she yells at people to come to everyday, after she has told them that they are weak, fat, and/or ab-less), and spends almost most of the class at the barre working on technique, with only five to ten mintues in the center. her class also usually runs ten mintues late, and she expects you to stay. i used to love ballet, and i can safely say that sabrina made me hate it. what a beeyatch. avoid her like the plague.

Tessa is awesome!!!! She's inspirational. Unlike other ballet teachers I have had who focus solely on the technique, Tessa reminds her students to enjoy the movement. She also helps develop each student's technique and help them achieve their personal best.

Tessa is amazing! She is very enthusiastic and it's obvious how much she enjoys what she's doing. Just be prepared for a LOT of center work and turns. Definitely worth it if you want to improve your technique and your turnout.

Sabrina is the most dedicated teacher I have ever had. She TEACHES technique, giving innumerable exercises and explanations for how to use your muscles to achieve positions, rather than just telling you to get your butt under and your knees out. She will spend time with you outside of class adressing your structural limitations and how to overcome them. If you are injured, she will fix you and amaze you. If you really want to learn about your body and you want to learn what it means to do ballet, you must take her class.