Heidi Zolty, FCUSA, Fellow, Examiner, Fellow CC-CICB, FISTD, Enrico Cecchetti  Final Diploma.

Ms. Zolty began her Cecchetti ballet training in South Africa under the guidance of Dawn Bloom and Evelyn Wayner.  After accomplishing all the Cecchetti Graded and Major exams, in her grade 12 school-year she took her Advanced 2 Cecchetti Exam and received special permission to take her Associate Qualifying exam.

At age 17 Ms. Zolty was accepted into PACT Ballet in Capetown, South Africa as a member of the Corps de Ballet.  At age 20 she received a soloist position with the Oldenburg State Theater in Germany, where she danced many soloist/principal roles, including Anna in the “The Diary of Anna Frank” which was choreographed especially for her. 

In 1989 she was awarded her Enrico Cecchetti Diploma under the guidance of Vivienne and Eileen Keegan, and  in 1995 was awarded her Fellowship with Distinction under the direction of Jean Spear.

Ms. Zolty was the founder  and director of HZ Ballet Classique in Vancouver, Canada for 33 years  and most recently established The English Ballet School in Laitila Finland.  

She has trained and coached multiple professional dancers and teachers who have achieved their Qualifying and Diploma level examinations. 

Ms. Zolty joined the Cecchetti USA board of examiners in January 2022.