Jakob Wheway hughes
Jakob Wheway Hughes is a professional dancer and prizewinner of the Prix de Lausanne, where he received Audience Favourite, Best Contemporary, and Scholarship No. 9. Cecchetti trained and a graduate of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, he has worked with Ruth Brill and Brandon Lawrence, was awarded the Barbara Geoghegan Award (2022–23), and…
Shannon Lewis
Shannon has been dancing since the age of seven and has achieved success in both performance and training. She received the Lower Junior Musicality Award at the Mabel Ryan Awards (2018), and was recognized at the Cecchetti Choreographic Competition with the Felicity Jaffe Shield for Most Emotive Performance (2021) and Senior Runner-Up (2024). She is…
Josh BenÃtez Dart
Born in Torquay, Josh is a former professional ballet dancer with the State Opera Ruse. He trained at Elmhurst Ballet School, where he had the opportunity to work closely with Birmingham Royal Ballet. Throughout his training and career, Josh has had the privilege of learning from renowned artists including Carlos Acosta, Steven McRae, and many…
Lydia Andrades Benitez Dart
Lydia is a former professional dancer with the State Opera Ruse. She began her training at AABC Puerto Real before continuing her studies at the Conservatorio Profesional de Danza Mariemma in Madrid. She was awarded a scholarship to the English National Ballet School and went on to graduate from Central School of Ballet. During her…
Jacqueline Lewis FISTD
Jacqueline Lewis, Director of Devon Dance Centre, is a Fellow of the ISTD and Committee member of the Cecchetti Classical Ballet Faculty,Jacqueline has over 40 years experience as a dance teacher and mentor, who has trained generations of dancers many of whom have gone on to study at leading institutions such as the Royal Ballet…
Cecchetti Students and Teachers Convention May 2024
Our Second Cecchetti Students and Teachers Convention was held during May half-term at Devon Dance Centre. It was a pleasure to have Cara Drower and Bethany Kingsley-Garner teaching and what a wonderful learning experience we all had.
Cecchetti Day 2024
Taken from the ISTD website Cecchetti Day 2024 Jacqueline Lewis, ISTD Cecchetti Classical Ballet Faculty Committee member tells us about an inspiring day of dance at Cecchetti Day 2024. It was wonderful to see so many Cecchetti students and teachers from across Europe attending Cecchetti Day this year at The Royal Ballet School on Sunday 21 April.…
Spring into Dance 2024
Devon Dance Centre was proud to present our performance of “Spring into Dance” in aid of the Children’s Society on Saturday 23rd March 2024. All of our students at Devon Dance Centre took part in the fundraising event, and the venue, St Mary the Virgin Church, was full. We had Mermaids, Beetles and Bugs, Teddy…
Bethany Kingsley-Garner
This week, we were honoured to have Bethany Kingsley-Garner join us for our Intermediate Cecchetti Ballet Class. Bethany was trained at White Lodge, before moving to Scotland to become a Principal Dancer with the Scottish Ballet.
Bring A Friend to Dance Weekend
The dance School will be holding a Bring a friend to dance weekend on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th July.
