CECCHETTI METHOD
- Disciplined system designed with careful regard to the laws of anatomy, thus preparing dancers' bodies to bear the strains and trials of public performance
- Embodiment of qualities essential to the dancer - balance, poise, strength, elevation, elasticity, and an artistic sense of quality
- Establishment of carefully orchestrated exercises unique to each day of the week to ensure that different types of steps are practiced in a planned sequence
- Classic in its purity and clean-cut style, it enables dancers to respond to the demands of different choreographers
- Importance of using the entire body to establish a feeling for line
- Focus on instruction by studying and absorbing the basic principles which govern the art, rather than by mere imitation of an individual's teaching style
- Balance between the daily practice of both Cecchetti's set exercises and each teacher's new sequences
Cecchetti USA
- International and local training seminars are regularly held throughout the United States.
- Class examinations - designed for children to develop a sense of enjoyment of movement and dance quality
- Grade examinations - designed to be more technically demanding with the possibility of leading to higher levels of study
- Major examinations - career oriented with a high level of execution expected
- Qualifying examinations - designed to certify teachers of dance
CECCHETTI EXAMINATIONS
Designed to give teachers and students specific goals to work toward and to maintain standards of development consistent with international standards:
