Better Turnout Intermediate Plan

This Class is one of my most popular classes of all time and it’s back!Floor Barre is something that really helped me discover my turnout. I have drawn inspiration from floor barres I have crossed paths with over the years and added my own exercises as well.Connecting with the correct muscles can be hard but this class really helps you connect with those difficult turn out muscles we all need to find.If you do this regularly, your technique will vastly improve! Turnout will get better, balance, pirouettes. That’s what we want!This class can be for all levels, though it’s best for intermediate and up.Enjoy!

This class is absolutely amazing for the whole body.Targeting the muscles for turnout and beats.These include the inner thighs, deep rotators hamstrings and glutes. However as a bonus, we will also be giving you a big dose of core work. Your whole body will be challenged!You’ll come away from this class feeling more connected to your turnout as well as strong through the whole body.Get ready to sweat and feel the results!!

In this lesson, Isabella will be teaching you exercises you can do at the barre, stretches and how to really utilise your turn out. After all, even if you know all the exercises, you need to understand how to put it into practice and execute the ballet movements effectively or you won’t reach your true turnout goals.

Now we will be lengthening the muscle with some of my most favourite exercises.You will need a stretching band for this along with two soft balls which you can find on amazon under ‘miracle ball method’It’s key to keep yourself as relaxed as possible in this lesson with very little tension in the muscles, focusing on length and space in the hip joints.After this, when you stand up, you should feel much more lengthened in the back, grounded in the legs, open in the hips and tall in the torso.

In this class ( part of the mat madness 14 day challenge) we go a little lighter in the intensity and focus on the deep rotator muscles as well as stretching out the hips.Deep rotator connection is subtle and hard to find which is why we have to go slow, and think deeply as we do the movements.

In this lesson Isabella will be taking you through many exercises for your turnout. These exercises are designed to activate the correct muscles which you need to utilise to optimise your turnout. You will need a small towel or Pilates ball for some of the exercises.

This class is designed for dancers with a good level of flexibility in the hips looking to increase further getting closer towards flat turnout. We will be doing some advanced stretches to help increase range in the hips and lower leg turnout. 

Now it’s time to strengthen your Psoas muscle. By now, you should be feeling amazing in your body and much longer.Of course we need to be strong. Working the Psoas in a functional way is key here. This allows us to keep it long even whilst we strengthen it. What we don’t want is to shorten the Psoas as we build strength as this is counter productive and will lead to inhibited turnout and poor posture.With the visualisation we have learned and these functional exercises, you will build strength whilst keeping length. This is key. Let’s get started.

In this lesson, Isabella will be teaching you exercises you can do at the barre, stretches and how to really utilise your turn out. After all, even if you know all the exercises, you need to understand how to put it into practice and execute the ballet movements effectively or you won’t reach your true turnout goals.

Floor Barre is one of the most effective tools a dancer can use to train proper alignment and muscle usage. Now with the aid of the pilates ring we are taking it to new levels. This class will help you find your deep rotators, core connection, hamstring strength and stability. If you add this to your routine you are guaranteed to be stronger than ever.

This class is designed for dancers with a good level of flexibility in the hips looking to increase further getting closer towards flat turnout. We will be doing some advanced stretches to help increase range in the hips and lower leg turnout. 

This class is absolutely amazing for the whole body.Targeting the muscles for turnout and beats.These include the inner thighs, deep rotators hamstrings and glutes. However as a bonus, we will also be giving you a big dose of core work. Your whole body will be challenged!You’ll come away from this class feeling more connected to your turnout as well as strong through the whole body.Get ready to sweat and feel the results!!