I competed at LIAD for 7 years. No one can argue that you are very well trained, i saw one comment that said it was all one big competition to be the ""best"" and their are ""favorites"", unfortunatley id have to agree with that, if u dont quite fit their ""image"", for their school, you are not exactly treated the same and that can be hard to handle, honestly, in regards to working hard, i believe that was always a plus, you feel like you are truly learning the ART of dance...not just ""putting on a show"". They are not very flexible, and yes they can be VERY harsh, but they do know what they are doing, and that was ALWAYS reassuring. I did wish that they could have had a better balance of discipline, & ""being the best', w/ providing a community for the students where they felt they were supported and valued. unfortunatley with dance it is every hard to find a balance of learning the craft well,... and not having to worry about yur self esteem each time you look in the eyes of the Director!, if you are passionate about dance noone can argue... THEY ARE one of the top contendors, many just wished they had a better balance of things if you know what i mean by that.
Pros: you WILL learn
Cons: you wont always feel very valued,
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