Members
Board of Directors
Angela Ingels
Chairman
Arabasque Studio of Dance
Dallas, TX
Eliese Freeman-Crumley
Vice Chairnan
Dance By Eliese
Fayetteville, AR
Robbie Freeman
Treasurer
Dance By Eliese
Fayetteville, AR
Kim Grover Haskins
Secretary
Dallas, TX
Anna Bowman
Registrar
Doxa Arts Academy
Laurie Massey
Communications Officer
Dream Dance Center
Prosper, TX
Lee Ann Stehle
Librarian
Doxa Arts Academy
Arkansas
Teacher Members
Cinnamon Barton
Premier Dance Coompany
Austin, TX
Yvette Bauder
The Dance Movement
McKinney, TX
Julie Bierne
Classical Ballet School
Edmund, Oklahoma
Stan Bobo
Gobel School of Dance
Nacogdches, TX
Debbie Claus
Stars Foundation
Cabool, MO
Sue Collins
University of Texas
Denton, Texas
Teresa Cooper
University of Texas
Denton, Texas
Nicole Drouin
Arkansas
Meredith Dunham
One Academy of Dance
Austin, Texas
Vicki Fink
Dream Dance Center
Prosper, Texas
Robbie Freeman
Dance By Eliese
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Melissa Glouchkova
Metamorphosis Dance Academy
Round Rock, TX
Leslie Hale
Frisco Dance Studio
Frisco, TX
Cynthia Hamill-Harris
Doubletake Dance
Hurst, TX
Jody Isenhour
Doubletake Dance Studio
Hurst, Texas
Wanda Jones
Founding Member
Arabasque Studio of Dance
Dallas, TX
Angie Lawrence
Doubletake Dance Studio
Hurst, TX
Diana Mallum
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Tonja March
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Dayna Meixall
Allen Dance Studio
Allen, Texas
Cheryl Merlock
One Academy of Dance
Austin, Texas
Kristina Morrison
Academy of Dance
Springdale, Arkansas
Anne Motl
McKinney Dance Studio
McKinney, TX
Carla Mullendore
Dancer Strong Academy
Mckinney, Texas
Ann Parsley
National Examiner &
Current President of CCA
Erin Rice-Oyler
Blanco Ballet
Blanco, TX
Rena Reeder
Central Texas Youth Ballet
Austin, Texas
Mona Rhodes-Schreiber
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Renata Sanford
National Examiner
Cynthia Schailer
Dancer Strong Academy
McKinney, TX
Rebecca Whitsett-Curtis
Karen's Dance Studio
Joplin, MO
Samantha Young
Dallas, Texas
Becoming a Cecchetti Teacher cont.
I have a mentor - now what?
Once you have located a mentor begin your class-time. All members continue their education through coaching
session and class-time. The bond between you and your mentor will be a fun one. You will work hard and laugh
hard. You may be in 1 on 1 training sessions, or they may be small group classes you can attend with other
teachers looking to further their ballet education. You will be eligible to attend the biannual Seminars within our
Southwest Council, and the Seminars hosted by other Councils around the world, plus the Teacher Summer
Program to supplement your coaching sessions. These are all wonderful ways to connect with other teachers
studying The Cecchetti Method. You will find that we are a global organization with many opportunities for both you
and your students including studying abroad and ballet competitions. For your coaching sessions you can choose
between or alternate, in person sessions with virtual sessions. She/He can help you with purchasing library
materials and music and guide you to apps and websites to further help you study. When you are ready for your
first Teacher’s Exam you and your mentor will choose an Exam Date.
The Southwest Committee hosts many exams per year. The deadline for both Teachers and students is 9
weeks out for both registration and exam fees.
Once you have taken your Grade 1 Teachers Exam, and passed you are eligible to become a member of The
Cecchetti Council of America. Your mentor or our New Teacher Committee can guide you through the easy online
membership request. However, it is not required….. YET. You will be required to request membership when you
1. Register for your Grade 2 Teachers Exam OR
2. Desire to register your first students for their Primary level or Grade 1 level exams. (more on Primary Levels
later.)
Remember, you are requesting membership. Do not wait until the 9 week due date before an exam to apply for
membership.
Thank you for your interest in The Cecchetti Method. We hope this brief outline helped to guide you to your next
step in gathering information about this wonderful methodology.