Hello!

Great Post!!!
My name: Tanya,
Location:I am from Alberta Canada
What I teach: Cecchetti Ballet (full certification as an associate Diploma),Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, and for a break I teach street jazz (or hip hop)
how long Ive been dancing: 26 years
Dancer training: Accross Canada and the USA, too many great teachers to list
teaching: 18 years
teacher training: Cecchetti, ISTD , + two full teacher training courses (three years each), annual teaching upgrades/ seminars
Family: 1 husband, 2 children (one more on the way), two dogs and a partridge in a pear tree.
Studio: Alberta West Dance Co.
Certification: all the Cecchetti grades, majors and teacher certification Associate (can't remember the year) , then Associate diploma exam in 1999. ISTD theatre branch Full member, Many courses RWB, etc.. too many to list.
Sucesses: Providing the oppertunity for dancers to have the best training I can offer, to prepare them for a life of dance or any field they choose. Many dancers I have trained have gone on to have professional careers in dance.

ALSO AS AN ADDITION...

***Not trying to stretch the whole "Correct the teacher thing" however, when I see incorrect information on a post, I feel the need to put the correct information out there because, many people read these threads for information, and It is important to have as little false information present as possible. When you get many teachers in an area debates may begin, but I do not think that is what was ment to happen here.We all mean well and I don't think any one need feel stupid, just happy!!!

with that being said:
1.The Cecchetti head does not just remain straight! That is obviously a sign of either just learning the basic lower work with out the introduction of heads or incomplete training.
2. The Cecchetti syllabus has an actual two full sets of port de bras, the first set contains four port de bras and the second set contains four more for a grand total of :8 port de bras exercises.

Take care !!