Southern Area Awards
The Awards are held in the South East of England in March or early April. It has the specific aim of encouraging children who are only able to attend one ballet class per week, known as the "once a week" child.
There are four sections. Junior competitors show a set dance. The Lower Middle and Upper Middle sections, and the Seniors show the award set classwork and a longer "solo" enchaînement. The Vacani Award in the Lower Middle section, the Molly Caulder Award in the Upper Middle section, both for the Joy of Dance, and the Barbara Geoghegan Cup in the Senior section, for Musicality, are adjudicated separately within the competition.
Entry Criteria
The competitor must have been studying Cecchetti for a minimum of one year prior to the competition, with a teacher who regularly enters pupils for Cecchetti examinations.
Junior - age 7 and under 9, guide level Standard 1
Lower Middle - age 9 and under 11, guide level Standard 2 (no Grade 4 or higher)
Upper Middle - age 11 and under 13, guide level Standards 3 & 4 (no Grade 5 or higher)
Senior - age 13 and under 16, guide level Standards 5 & 6 (no Inter Foundation or higher)
All Scholars, Cecchetti and Royal Ballet Associates, those taking part in the London Cecchetti Children's and Mabel Ryan Awards and children attending vocational schools are not eligible to enter this competition.
Date/Venue of 2013 Southern Area Awards tbc
Contacts
Penelope Walker
Telephone: 07583 143895
Mechele Lefkaridi
Telephone: 07738 831616
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