Examinations/Syllabus

Syllabus

Ballet Conservatoire

KCs School of Dance are delighted to offer the Ballet Conservatoire training program. The program is based on the Vaganova (Russian) method of training emphasizing correct placement, the use of ‘epaulment’, dynamics and performing qualities inherited in the Vaganova Method. The most professional ballet companies around the world use this method of training in their daily classes, it is therefore logical to teach this method to students from the early stages through their training years.

Cecchetti Method

Now you are a student of the Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet it is important that you should know that the Cecchetti Method was devised by an Italian gentlemen call Enrico Cecchetti.  He was born in 1850 and died in 1928. During his lifetime he became famous firstly as a professional dancer known for his excellent technique, secondly as a great mime artist and finally as a teacher who gained international recognition as a private tutor to world renowned ballerina Anna Pavlova and as the Ballet Master to the famous Diaghilev Ballet Russes just to name a few. It was one of Cecchetti’s students, Lucy Saranova, who introduced this method to Australia where thousands of students here and around the world still study the traditional principles of grace, balance and line – teaching coordination, poise, confidence and musicality, while ensuring the process is still fun and engaging.

The syllabus has been carefully structured to ensure that the student receives well balanced training. Each grade is designed for the dancer to gradually progress through to senior levels.

Cecchetti trained dancers have great success around the world, they are generally well regarded for their purity of line and their ability to adapt to other forms of dance.

ATOD – Australian Teachers of Dancing

ATOD is an Australian owned company and a not-for-profit organisation which commenced in 1991 and continues to offer excellence in dance education and strive to energise and excite a wide variety of people to be involved in the arts. ATOD has grown since its inception and now offers Systems of Training including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre and National Character and a recognised world-wide examination system.

GWT – Glenn Wood Tap

Glenn Wood wrote the GWT syllabus after many years of teaching and adjudicating Tap. He noticed that there was a need for a dynamic and exciting Tap syllabus – that was based on solid technique. After years of scribbling notes, tapping away and teaching many young dancers who have gone on to win local and international competitions, Glenn launched Glenn Wood Tap – The Syllabus in 2004. Retiring from teaching gave Glenn the time to focus on examining and creating new and dynamic choreography – much to the delight of contemporary dancers. GWT currently has 15 examiners Australia-wide and conducts exams via video and the internet for international dancers. There are over 300 schools that enjoy teaching the GWT syllabus – with many of those studios competing in the annual GWT Scholarship and participating in exams.