COMPETITIONS

We will be holding our annual Choreography Competition Sunday 25th February 2018. The competition will take place at at St. Polycarp’s School at 3pm till approximately 4.30pm. We feel it is a good opportunity for the children to explore their creativity in dance movement and gain some experience in performing to an audience. Last years competition was a great success and all the children involved thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The competition is open to any child attending the Demeric School of Dance aged 5 years or over. Dances may be performed as solos, duets or groups of any number. Dances can be any form of...

Cecchetti Classical ballet offers a range of Competitions and Awards to encourage, support and promote participation in Cecchetti Classical ballet for both children and for vocational students. The annual Cecchetti Children’s Award & Mabel Ryan Awards in London, the Southern Area Awards and the Wales & West Area Awards are all designed to give children and young dancers who are not in vocational training, the experience of participating in a competition on stage in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.   The annual Choreographic Competition celebrates creativity and imagination in aspiring young dance makers. Vocational students studying the Cecchetti method at Intermediate...

Award Information The Cecchetti Children’s Award and Mabel Ryan Awards are organised by the Cecchetti Group and are part of the annual Cecchetti Classical Ballet Awards.  The aim is to encourage dance quality and to demonstrate the high standard of children training in the Cecchetti Method. There are four sections – the Children’s Award, the Junior Award, the Middle Award and the Senior Award and all competitors are required to show the set work for their section and a set solo. The Vacani Award for ‘Joy of Dance’ is adjudicated in the Junior, Middle and Senior sections. Entry Criteria Cecchetti...