Glimpses into the Spanish World of Ballet

A Glimpse into the Spanish World – Cecchetti, Bournonville and the Escuela Bolera, A London Teaching Event, April 2012

Author’s first glimpse into the world of August Bournonville In 2007, in Paris, Flemming Ryberg and Dinna Bjorn of the Royal Theatre Copenhagen, presented a week of classes in Bournonville technique, repertoire and mime. As an observer with very little practical experience of the Bournonville style, I watched with fascination and delight, revelling in the…

Notes from the author: Journey to TheCecchettiConnection.com

There have been many reasons behind the creation of a website about Cecchetti and not least, to bring to a wider public, lesser known insights into this extraordinary Method of teaching classical ballet. I would like to thank first Katharine Kanter, director of the Société Auguste Vestris for her unwavering support, dedication and encouragement which…