British ballet

The identifying characteristic of British ballet is the focus on clean, precise technique and purity of line that is free of exaggeration and mannerisms.

The training of dancers in Britain is noted for its slow progression, with a great deal of attention paid to basic technique.

Dame Marie Rambert was a former pupil and colleague of Cecchetti, and she also established a professional ballet school teaching his methods.

Phyllis Bedells, another Cecchetti pupil, would also play an important role in the teaching of ballet in Britain, as a founder member of the Royal Academy of Dance, which today is the world's largest classical ballet-teaching organisation.

Branches of the Cecchetti Society were subsequently established around the world, most notably in Australia, South Africa, Canada and the USA.