Coaching for the Cecchetti Classical Ballet Awards

Dancers ages 9+ who meet the eligibility criteria, are encouraged to take part in the Cecchetti Classical Ballet Awards also known as the ‘Mabel Ryans’. This is a competition aimed at non-vocational dancers and consists of set classwork and a solo dance performed in twos or as a solo, in a public setting.

Performances

All our dancers in Primary and above have the opportunity to dance in a bi-yearly summer showcase which for several years has taken place at the Arundel Centre, Channing School, N6, a 5 minute walk from Highgate Ballet School. In alternate years the summer showcase is a ‘watch week plus more’ at the URC at the end of the summer term.

In mid – December the chapel at the URC is transformed into a performance space for our annual charity performance of The Nutcracker and other Suite Things.

Over the years dancers have also taken part in many performances in and outside of the school for example at the local nursing Home, as part of U-Dance at the Festival Hall, at the V&A, with the HBS Youth Dance Company,  and with the Philippeian Players, N3 in their annual pantomime.

Young dancers are also encouraged to develop their own choreography supported annually in the spring, by the Cecchetti Choreographic Competition.