Shannon started dancing at the age of 7. studying Cecchetti Classical Ballet. She has received many awards, including the musicality award in the Mabel Ryan (2018), Scholorships to the Tring Park Cecchetti Summer School (2018, 2019) The Felicity Jaffe Shield for the most Expressive Solo (2022), was awarded a place at the Ateneo Danza International...
I’m a Devon girl, born and raised in Totnes, where my love for dance first began. From the age of five to eighteen, I trained at Totnes School of Dance before heading off to Essex to take my passion to the next level. I earned my Diploma in Dance & Musical Theatre and soon after landed a...
RBS DIP (TTC), ARAD, Fellow and Lead Examiner ISTD ( Cecchetti Branch ), Holder of the Enrico Cecchetti Final Diploma, DDE ( NB ), PDB Spanish Dance Society Gillian trained at Bush Davies School from the age of 11 to 16, after which she spent three years at the Royal Ballet School on the Teachers Course, the final year as Head Student. She then...
Our Second Cecchetti Students and Teachers Convention was held during May half-term at Devon Dance Centre. It was a pleasure to have Cara Drower and Bethany Kingsley-Garner teaching and what a wonderful learning experience we all had.
Taken from the ISTD website Cecchetti Day 2024 Jacqueline Lewis, ISTD Cecchetti Classical Ballet Faculty Committee member tells us about an inspiring day of dance at Cecchetti Day 2024. It was wonderful to see so many Cecchetti students and teachers from across Europe attending Cecchetti Day this year at The Royal Ballet School on Sunday 21 April....
Devon Dance Centre was proud to present our performance of “Spring into Dance” in aid of the Children’s Society on Saturday 23rd March 2024. All of our students at Devon Dance Centre took part in the fundraising event, and the venue, St Mary the Virgin Church, was full. We had Mermaids, Beetles and Bugs, Teddy...
