Success for Beacon Arts ballet students continue in 2011
Our annual Cecchetti ballet exams were held in July 2011 with 100% passes, including 85% with Distinctions and Merits. Grades 6 and above are now awarded UCAS points.
Continuing our successes with vocational exams two students, Emilia Gasiorek and Gina Jameson went on to take the prestigious Advanced 1 Cecchetti ballet and passed with high Merits. Both were Cecchetti Associates and have been accepted by two of the vocational conservatoires of dance and drama in the UK.
Emilia Gasiorek, a Cecchetti scholar for 3 years, won the Mabel Ryan Senior Gold Award 2009. She has now been accepted at The London School of Contemporary Dance (The Place).
Gina Jamieson, a Cecchetti scholar for 5 years, won the Middles Silver Mabel Ryan Award 2009. She has now been accepted at Ballet Rambert. Madam Rambert was a pupil of Cecchetti.
Both pupils danced at the Royal Ballet School Covent Garden on Cecchetti days. They have both won prestigious awards over their years at the Beacon Arts including the Cecchetti Choreographic Richard Glasstone Trophy. We wish them luck in their new and exciting careers.
Boys
Boys have continued their success at the Beacon Arts. Three boys have been accepted by the Cecchetti Associates, one in 2010 had the leading role of Billy Elliot with The Brighton Coalition City Youth Company.
The Boys Cecchetti Associates are taught by male dancers, many of whom trained in Cecchetti at The Royal Ballet School and went on to be well-known in theatre. The boys are also encouraged to develop choreographic skills; Jake Bone won the coveted Richard Glasstone Trophy in 2010.
Four boys have also successfully auditioned for the English Youth Ballet.
Tom Conlan, an ex-pupil of the Beacon Arts, also a winner of the Richard Glasstone Trophy, went on to train at Central School for three years. Tom then joined The Hamburg Ballet Company, where he continued his choreography. He is now dancing for the Pineapple Dance Studios.
Cecchetti Choreographic Competition December 2010
The Beacon Arts had 36 entries. Many were winners and runners up of the different groups. We also won the Richard Glasstone Trophy for choreography and the Laura Payne cup for best solo.
2011/12 - Further news
March 2011 Southern Region Competition
Seven pupils were commended and Juliet Martin was awarded the Barbara Geoghegan Cup for musicality.
Cecchetti Associates
Congratulations to all seven pupils; five girls & three boys.
Cecchetti Scholars
Alex Regan and Lucy Downing have been accepted for the prestigious Cecchetti Junior Scholars' programme.
Eight pupils were awarded places in the English Youth Ballet, four of them boys. Pupils have performed with CATS schemes both in Brighton and London; also with coalition dance and drama groups working with well-known choreographers. Many have had leading roles in their annual school plays.
Our pupils are to be congratulated for all their achievements in gaining challenging and successful auditions for a wide range of interests.
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