HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — For the 25th year, young dancers are spending two weeks at Hope College, advancing their artistic talent through the International Summer School of the Cecchetti Council of America.
Held at Hope since 1995, the summer school will culminate with two free public concerts on Saturday, July 20, at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre, at 86 E. Eighth St. in HOlland
The 250 or so dance students are work at multiple locations on Hope’s campus as well as at the Holland Area Arts Council.
The Cecchetti Council of America is dedicated to the standards and method of ballet training established by Enrico Cecchetti, who lived from 1850 to 1928.
The summer school training includes classical ballet, pointe, variation, pas de deux, jazz and a performance workshop, and lecture topics including dance history, nutrition, and injury prevention and care.
