Cecchetti Society Trust support for
Awards and Competitions
The Cecchetti Society Trust supports a range of Awards and Competitions to encourage, support and promote participation in Cecchetti Classical ballet for both children studying at a recreational level and for vocational students. Some competitions are organised by the Cecchetti Society Classical Ballet Faculty, ISTD, or by Cecchetti International Classical Ballet (CICB), and others are organised by the Trust. The Trust supports the provision of Scholarships for young dancers to further their Cecchetti training. Trust funding allows for the appointment of prestigious guest Adjudicators who share their expertise and knowledge with the competitors through their adjudication, and also supports event costs.
CECCHETTI SOCIETY TRUST vocational awards
The Cecchetti Society Trust Vocational Awards offer young dancers the opportunity to win generous training Awards funded by the Trust including the Fewster Cecchetti Scholarship - £2,000, the Barbara Geoghegan Award - £2,000, the Promising Dancer - £600 and Musicality Awards - £600 to enable students to further their Cecchetti training. The competition is open to vocational students in the UK and Europe and attracts the highest level of talented young dancers. The Awards will took place this academic year on 3rd December 2023 at Elmhurst Ballet School.
The results and photos of the 2023/24 Awards can be found at Vocational Awards 2023/24
CECCHETTI mabel ryan awards
The Cecchetti Mabel Ryan Awards organised by the ISTD take place annually and are designed to encourage dance quality and demonstrate the high standard of children training in the Cecchetti Method. The Awards event for children and pre-vocational students offers an opportunity to perform in a theatre in an atmosphere of friendly competition. The Trust supports the event costs, helping to make the competition accessible to young dancers and their teachers. This academic year the Awards took place on 19th November 2023 at Elmhurst Ballet School.
A review, results and photos of the 2023 event can be found on the ISTD website at:
Mabel Ryan Awards 2023
cecchetti malta AWARds
The Cecchetti Malta Awards are organised annually by the ISTD to give Cecchetti students in Malta the opportunity to perform. The Cecchetti Society Trust contributes to the cost of the event and funds the Tanya Bayona Scholarship - €1,100 for students working at a vocational level to further their Cecchetti training. This academic year the Awards took place on 3rd December 2023 at The Dance Workshop, Malta.
A review, results and photos of the 2023 event can be found on the ISTD website at:
Cecchetti Malta Awards 2023
cyril beaumont scholarship
The Cyril Beaumont Scholarship - £2,000 was created to support the training of vocational students studying the Cecchetti Method. The Scholarship is currently open to students at KS Dance School, Warrington studying the Cecchetti work who are training to perform or teach. The Scholarship is awarded annually through an assessed competition class with guest Adjudicators. This academic year the Awards took place on 6th December 2022.
A review, results and photos of the 2023 event can be found on the KS Dance website at:
Cyril Beaumont Scholarship 2023
cecchetti international classical ballet competition (cicb)
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
Cecchetti International Classical Ballet (CICB) is an association of 7 international Cecchetti Societies. The CICB Competition takes place every three years and is hosted by one of the member societies. Each Society selects a team of talented young dancers to represent their organisation in the competition. The Cecchetti Society Trust provides bursaries for travel and accommodation for those students selected by audition to represent the Cecchetti Society Classical Ballet Faculty, ISTD. The next CICB Competition will take place in Michigan, USA from 21st - 27th July 2024. Competition information can be found on the CCA website.