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 CLASSICAL BALLET awards
The Cecchetti Society Trust Vocational Classical Ballet Awards offer young dancers the opportunity to win generous training Awards funded by the Trust. The Fewster Cecchetti Scholarship, the Barbara Geoghegan Award and the Cyril Beaumont Scholarship each offer winners’ prizes of £2,000, to be used for continued training in classical ballet. There are also other generous monetary prizes for the Runners Up and a number of other competition Awards. The Cecchetti Society Trust funds all the Awards. The competition is open to vocational students in the UK and Internationally and attracts the highest level of talented young dancers.
This academic year the awards took place on 24th November 2024 at Elmhurst Ballet School. The results and photos of the 2023/24 Awards can be found at Vocational Awards 2024/25
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 17th November 2024 at Central School of Ballet.
A link to the ISTD website with the review, results and photos of the 2024 Awards willl be posted on this page when available.
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. The Awards took place on 1st December 2024 at The Dance Workshop, Malta.
A link to the ISTD website with the review, results and photos of the 2024 Awards willl be posted on this page when available.
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. Competition information can be found on the CCA website.