
Southwest Committee
The Southwest Committee of Cecchetti Council America spans Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. We are a community of teachers and students trained in Maestro Enrico Cecchetti's method of classical ballet. Our organization supports local dance studios in the Cecchetti method, providing professional development for teachers and students through workshops, seminars, and master classes. We are a vibrant community of ballet educators and artists.
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The Cecchetti Council of America is dedicated to maintaining the standards and method of classical ballet training established by Cavalier Enrico Cecchetti. The CCA provides a mentored education and training which includes history, anatomy, and music instruction for member teachers. The CCA provides certification through sequential examinations for both teacher members and student candidates.
Southwest Committee Board Members
January 2025 - December 2026
Eliese Freeman-Crumley
Chair
Rena Reeder
Secretary
Anna Bowman
Registrar
Angie Lawrence
*Librarian
Cynthia Shailer
Vice Chair
Robbie Freeman
Treasurer
Dr. Kim Grover Haskin
*Webmaster
Angela Ingels
*New-Member Ambassador
Patricia Suto
CCA Liaison
Cecchetti Council of America
The Cecchetti Council of America is an organization dedicated to maintaining the standards and method of ballet training established by Cav. Enrico Cecchetti. The organization uses his teaching and writings in a sequence of grades, carefully measured as to the degree of difficulty and physical development, and provides a system of accredited examinations to test the student’s proficiency within those grades.
The CCA incorporated as a nonprofit educational association in 1951 and was the first organization in the United States to adopt a uniform system of teaching and examinations. Since that time, it has developed outstanding teachers as well as students who have danced professionally in ballet companies across the world.
The principal objective of the Cecchetti Council of America has always been to raise the quality of ballet teaching. This requires consistent attitudes of self-improvement and professional integrity on the part of each member teacher. The Council provides continuing educational opportunities through publications, refresher courses, and ballet conferences.
It is with great respect and admiration that we remember our Charter Board. Their dedication and love of the Cecchetti method lives on in every CCA member.