We're warming up
We're taking a short pause while Ballet With Isabella steps into something new. Same world-class training. A bigger mission behind it. This next chapter is about more than ballet. It's about how you train, and how you show up – in and out of the studio.
We'll be back soon. In the meantime... keep it moving
- 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
Feeling stuck in your stretch? Let’s shift the limit. If you’ve hit a flexibility plateau, you’re not alone. And you’re not done. This class is for dancers ready to push past the wall and into new range, strength and freedom. You’ll go beyond passive stretching with deep activation work, resisted drills and dynamic mobility designed to unlock your full potential.
Expect to feel muscles fire and joints open as you explore flexibility that’s not just deeper, but stronger and more usable. Built to support the physical demands of ballet, this class helps you move more freely in arabesque, adage and beyond. Less slump, more strength. Let’s open things up.
- How to break through flexibility plateaus with mobility drills and dynamic stretches
- Techniques to build strength within your flexibility, not just reach
- Use of props like bands and the barre to access and explore new range
- Resisted stretching methods to develop deeper muscle activation and control
- How to create safe, sustainable flexibility that supports your dancing
- Tips for holding extended lines with ease, not tension