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32 calf rises each leg! – keep it slow and controlled
30 glute bridges – lengthen through the floor
1 minute plank - embrace the shakes!
4 x 30 second balances in retiré each side – if you fall, we start from the top!
Practice your pirouettes from 5th and 4th each side. Try each turn until you feel 1 percent progress
An arabesque each side – master it, and make it clean
1 minute butterfly stretch – breathe, don’t force, keep your back long and actively push the knees out

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About this Class

For intermediate to advanced dancers, company members, and strong adults,

Join Ayumi Hirusaki and Isabella for a beautiful ballet class focused on exploring directions and refining your technique.

The class will focus on grand poses, épaulement, and smooth transitions that bring clarity and expression to your movement. With the guidance of a world-class pianist, you’ll elevate your musicality, rhythm, and emotional interpretation, discovering how music can inspire each directional shift. This class is designed to ignite your artistry, deepen your spatial awareness, and help you connect your technique, musicality, and stage presence as one.

🎵 Experience Ayumi’s incredible music HERE— let it inspire your movement and transform the way you dance.

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Teacher

Isabella McGuire Mayes

Class Length

55 mins

Tags

Ballet

What you’ll learn

Refine your ballet technique and grand poses with a focus on movement through all directions of the stage.
Deepen your épaulement and discover how directional changes enhance artistry and expression.
Strengthen your control, placement, and flow in transitions between grand poses.
Work with a world-class pianist to elevate your musicality, rhythm, and emotional interpretation.
Gain inspiration and confidence by connecting music, movement, and stage presence as one..