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About this workshop.
A student ballet intensive where you can experiment, test, and grow
in a positive, judgment-free environment.
Register your spot Sunday, September 8th at 2pm BST
This week with Isabella is for any dancer age 14-18 who wants to improve their technique and artistry, and who wants to be nurtured both mentally and physically. With Isabella’s expert eye and attention to detail, you’ll take time to deep-dive into technique to figure out those tricky bits that may be holding you back.
Don’t worry, we’ll work hard and sweat lots, but we’ll figure things out together!
First, a bit of housekeeping. Please read thoroughly:
- To register your place in the BWI Ballet Lab, book your registration deposit from this page. This deposit is 50% of the total Ballet Lab price (deposit is £350, total attendance fee is £700).
- Within a week of us receiving your deposit, we’ll send you a short questionnaire to complete. This questionnaire is to make sure this session is the one best-suited to help you grow. Please read the rest of this page below to decide whether this session of The Ballet Lab is right for you. In addition to the questionnaire, we’ll ask you to submit a few photos:
- first arabesque
- développé à la séconde en face
- tendu effacé devant
- grand plié in second taken from the side view
Dancers’ places will be confirmed in registration order. When we confirm your place in this session of The Ballet Lab, we will send you a link where you can pay the remainder of the attendance fee.
NOTE:
- Based on your questionnaire, should we determine that another session at a future date will be of greater benefit to you (for example, Summer 2025) we will reach out to you about transferring you to a future event and refunding your 50% deposit for this winter’s Ballet Lab.
- If places fill before you can register, please add your name to the waitlist from this page.
IYou can find more information and answers to frequently asked questions on the events page by clicking HERE
Tentative schedule.
Final schedule will be confirmed closer to event.
Here is an example of what one day looks like. For the whole timetable, head to our booking page HERE which includes all the information.
Self Warm-up
09:30-10:00
Self warm up
10:00-10:30
Technique
10:30 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30-13:30
Pointe
13:30-14:30
Technical Deep Dive
14:30-15:30
Break
15:30-15:45
Rep or Contemp
15:45 – 16:45
Stretching
16:45-17:30
Chat and Rest!
17:30-17:45
Who is this for?
- You are serious about improving technique & want to do so in a supportive environment.
- You want to explore your artistry & discover new facets to yourself as a dancer.
- You want a pressure free pre-professional summer intensive to explore and unlock your potential.
- You want get personal feedback and detailed corrections from Isabella directly.
- You want to understand how to achieve technical things more effectiively and consistently
- You want to learn in a safe space free to make mistakes, learn and improve!
Who is this not for?
- You are looking for drop-in classes or a part-time workshop. The Intensive is the 5 full days.
- You are a student who trains only once a week
- You are not used to doing regular pointe work
- You aren’t interested in focusing on the minute details of technique.
Meet your teacher.
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Founder
Isabella is the youngest and first british graduate to join the vaganova ballet academy at 15 years old. Working to become top of the school. Isabella was a soloist with Mikhailovsky and Eifman ballet before returning to London and discovering her passion for teaching. Isabella founded BWI as a way for dancers globally of all levels to get the detailed vaganova training as well as conditioning they desire to take their ballet to new levels.
What you’ll learn.
- Open studio time in the morning to warm up on your own
- A guided warm-up or specific conditioning
- Vaganova Technique Class with detailed feedback
- A safe and encouraging atmosphere where we really learn ballet
- Technique deep-dives for the common things we struggle with!
- Stretching and understanding how to stretch
- Targeted conditioning, Floor barre and more!
- The schedule will likely be approximately 9:00-17:00 with an hour for lunch and a short break in the afternoon. Possibly a shorter day Wednesday to allow for a bit of rest and recovery.
- Each participant will also receive a welcome bag with a few surprises 🙂
Cancellation Policy.
- If we have confirmed your place, the deposit is non-refundable.
- The remaining 50% of the ticket price is refundable before November 15th, 2024.
Please email [email protected] to request a refund.
Please email [email protected] to request a refund.
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