This year we are doing NUTCRACKER and BOARD GAMES

Clocktower Theatre , Moonee Ponds

We have had to move days and so this year it will be on a Thursday evening.

Mid year concert held at St Bernard’s auditorium.

THE NOELLE AITKEN JUNIOR ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

Grade 2 and Grade 3 students will be adjudicated separately with a trophy plus four gold medal winners, as well as numerous Honourable Mention Certificates awarded in each section. The trophy winners will be asked to perform a short solo, either classical or demi-character (to be set by their teacher) at the Finals of the Enrico Cecchetti Victorian Medal Awards on Sunday 18 June at VCASS, 57 Miles Street, Southbank.

The Competition will be in the form of a simple unseen classical class with NO eliminations.

DATE: Sunday 7 May 2023

Grade 2 Registration - 9.30 a.m. Class: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Presentation: 12.00 p.m. – 12.15 p.m.

Grade 3 Registration – 12.00 p.m. Class: 12.30 p.m. – 2.30 p.m.

Presentation: 2.30 p.m. – 2.45 p.m. Times of classes will be confirmed once entries are received.

VENUE: Cecchetti Studios – Ministry of Dance, Level 1, 64 Sutton Street, Nth. Melbourne (Melways Reference: 2A – C3)

ENTRY FEE: ENTRIES CLOSE: $25.00 per student (Teachers - one cheque only as for examinations please). Thursday 6 April, 2023. So entries go through the school.- not direct to Cecchetti

AGE LIMIT FOR ENTRIES: Students must be under 12 years on 1 January, 2023 and hold
either Grade 2 or Grade 3 Examination or Assessment Certificate from 2022. Students who passed Grade 2 in 2022 present for the Grade 2 class, students who passed Grade 3 in 2022 present for the Grade 3 class.

DRESS: Regulation Grade Cecchetti examination uniform to be worn.

THE 42nd VICTORIAN CECCHETTI CHOREOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2023

CECCHETTI BALLET VICTORIA

Sunday 2nd April, 2023
Closing Date : Friday 17th March, 2023
Venue : TBA
Adjudicator : TBA
All entries to : lily@lilysdancestudios.com.au
Enquiries : Email: lily@lilysdancestudios.com.au

Website : https://www.facebook.com/groups/cecchettichoreocompvic

Our adjudicators will be looking for a student from all Sections, who exhibits potential and a love of performance, whilst maintaining the Cecchetti qualities of a pure, simple and unaffected natural style. The three winners of the Award will perform a solo at our Teachers Refresher Day next year. A fourth award will be presented to a male student entered in any of the three sections and finally the Bloch Improvisation Encouragement Award.

Sunday 26 February 2023 At
Cecchetti Studios - Ministry of Dance 64 Sutton Street, Nth. Melbourne

Adjudicators: TBA

Registration time for all levels: 9.45 a.m

Class Time for all levels: 11.00 am

Improvisation:1.00 pm
Awards announced: 2.00 pm

Section A: Students working on Grade 5/6
Section B: Students working on Intermediate or Advanced 1 attending up to 3 ballet classes per week after school hours
Section C: Students attending either full time or extended plan weekly classes where students attend numerous ballet classes per week including school hours.
Dress Requirements: Students are to wear the Cecchetti examination uniform – plum/aubergine leotard for Grade 5/6. Navy blue leotard for Intermediate and Advanced. Boys white T-shirt or leotard with navy or burgundy tights/allovers

• Open to all Cecchetti students currently working on Grade 5 to Advanced 1

• Students must present their last examination report or certificate within the last 2 years on the day

• Once a student has won the award, they are precluded from competing in the same level, however, they may

  enter in the next level, if eligible

• Open class format

• No elimination

• Competitors will perform an improvisation of a one-minute duration

• Each competitor will receive a certificate of participation

• Adjudicators will award Honourable Mention certificates

• One winner will be selected from each of the three sections

• A Male student award from any of the three sections

• A Gift Voucher from Bloch for the Improvisation Encouragement Award

• Gift Voucher for each winner and a perpetual trophy for a period of 12 months

  Please note that Cecchetti Ballet Australia (Vic) reserves the right to take photos of students for promotional purposes. Please advise supervisor on the day if you do not wish your child to be photographed.

  Cost: 35.00 by transfer to:
  Cecchetti Ballet Australia - BSB: 063 145 Acc: 1023 2831 – Reference with Name and WCA The adjudicators’ decision is final and no Correspondence will be entered into.

This event is to be held at the current studios of Essendon Academy of Ballet at 7 Victory Rd, Airport West. Bring your photo’s and share your memories of your time at the school

The mid year concert has been booked at St Bernard’s College in West Essendon. Tickets are purchased through the school. The times are indicative at this stage.

The concert at the Clocktower will not go ahead this year. Instead we are having a showcase for the Juniors students on Saturday Dec 11th in the morning and the Intermediate Section of the school on Friday night 10th December.

Annual December Concert at the Clocktower theatre.

Mid Year performance is being held at St Bernard’s College. Most of the students are performing at this concert. The Ballet students will be doing a performance per grade and the Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Tap and Lyrical one or two dances per grade. The theme is Iconic Movie songs (not from musicals). The students are looking forward to performing their dances for their family and friends.

Dress rehearsal and Concert are both on Friday 14th December.  The rehearsal will be during the day with the concert that night. 

After 20 years of my teaching at Essendon and the previous years before at Essendon - there is a change

Concert and rehearsal will all happen on Friday the 14th December at the Clocktower Centre.

The rehearsal will be shorter.  The jazz will only have 1 hour to rehearse and the ballet will have 4/5 hours and the concert will be that night at 7pm.

This concert will be celebrating the studios 55th year and Michela's 20th concert since taking over the school.