{"id":93479,"date":"2015-07-08T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T06:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/93479\/hard-work-pays-off-for-young-ballet-dancers\/"},"modified":"2015-07-08T09:20:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T07:20:26","slug":"hard-work-pays-off-for-young-ballet-dancers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/07\/08\/hard-work-pays-off-for-young-ballet-dancers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hard work pays off for young ballet dancers"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ballet pupils at Diana Moore Dance World (DMDW) recently completed the ISTD Cecchetti Ballet Examinations, where they all passed with flying colours.<\/p>\n

The Cecchetti Method is a system of training in classical ballet, designed strictly according to the laws of anatomy, and it stresses two essential ingredients – technical and artistic development in a dancer and a sensitive, musical response to all movements.<\/p>

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Amanda Reynolds, who has been teaching ballet at DMDW for five years, believes that this is the strongest group of ballet dancers she\u2019s taught to date.<\/p>\n

Thirteen pupils of the 23 who entered for the examinations achieved a distinction.<\/p>

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Xant\u00e9 Lourens, Teaghen-Lee Joubert, Sienna Lilly Schutte, Lean\u00e9 Potgieter, Warona Masetlwa, Te-Amo Mosehla, Remofiloe Kindra Kgaswe, Caitlyn Peters, Lethabo Somo, Tianna Reddy, Gwendelyn Mkhari, Tshegofatso Molapisi, Refilwe Sethibe, Mc Kayla de Beer, Lethabo Maphumulo, Scarlett Louise Schutte, Mbali Zulu, Olebogeng Molapisi and Casey Lee Collett have all qualified to participate in the annual \u201cDance Encore\u201d, which will take place in March, next year.<\/p>\n

Tshegofatso Molapisi, Refilwe Sethibe, Mc Kayla de Beer, Lethabo Maphumulo, Scarlett Louise Schutte and Mbali Zulu have also qualified to represent the East Rand Region in \u201cThe Gauteng Performance\u201d, which will take place in October, this year.<\/p>\n

All the ballet pupils are working towards representing Diana Moore Dance World at the East Rand Dance Festival, which will take place in Kempton Park in September.<\/p>\n

Amanda is looking forward to sending the best team yet and is hoping for her pupils to display the high level of dancing for which Diana Moore Dance World is famous.<\/p>\n