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Ex-Professional

Dance class

TThis pathway is designed for former professional dancers who are entering the Cecchetti teaching ranks.

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Teacher Training Membership is required when you commence your studies. It allows you to teach and enter candidates for Cecchetti examinations while you are preparing for your own assessment.

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For information about the ex-professional pathway, contact the National Office. admin@cecchettiballet.org

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Pre-requisites:

  • CV outlining details of professional dance contracts

  • Current First Aid Qualification

  • Current WWCC
     

Candidates will undertake training with a mentor (a senior Cecchetti teacher or examiner) at their own expense. A Mentor will be allocated to candidate upon commencement. Training will also entail a theory component.
 

Outcome: Successful candidates will receive their Associate Diploma of Cecchetti Ballet Australia Inc. and Cecchetti International – Classical Ballet (CICB) in the year in which their examination was taken. The candidate is entitled to use the letters ‘A(Dip).C.B.A. - C.I.C.B. (See Membership Classification for more detail).
 

How to apply:

An Application in the form of a letter of introduction from the candidate should be emailed to National Office admin@cecchettiballet.org

Please include the following information and documents.

  • Your full name, contact number and location (suburb and state)

  • Letter of support from a Senior Cecchetti Examiner (Category 3 or above) and the Cecchetti teacher with whom they have studied the Cecchetti work leading up to their application lodgement.

  • Your CV

  • Copy of current first aid qualification

  • Copy of current WWCC

  • Copies of any Cecchetti Major Examination results you may have gained
     

Once the above has been received, it will be put forward to National Council for approval. Once approved, you will be required to become a member and a mentor will be allocated to you. Fees are payable directly to the mentor for their services.

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Note:

Cecchetti teachers must hold at least a Licentiate qualification in order to be considered as a mentor.

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