- Introduction
- Beginners Basics Course – Lesson 106:00
- Beginners Basics Course – Lesson 216:00
- Beginners Basics Course – Lesson 310:00
- Beginners Basics Course – Lesson 406:30
Course outline
About this ballet basics for beginners course.
Isabella’s beginner ballet classes are highly sought after due to her meticulous attention to detail. Now, you have the opportunity to learn from her at home.
This course covers ballet basics, including essential foot, hand, and arm positions, body directions, and center exercises leading to foundational jumps. It’s an ideal resource for beginners to practice and build confidence.
Ballet demands extensive refinement and practice privately; this course will help you perfect your movements and attend your next class with greater assurance. Let’s begin!
Ballet Basics Course breakdown.
In this lesson Isabella will be teaching you how to hold the arms, hands and fingers as well as take you through the fundamental position of the arms, learning ports de bras and practicing with music. Arms and hands in ballet are so important, they need to be soft, fluid, supported and beautiful Let’s practice!
In this lesson we will be learning fundamental centre practice! Including Directions of the body, Pirouette preparation, Adagio and more! All of these elements take a lot of work. If you find you feel weaker in some areas the online studio is there to help you. Keep coming back, trying again and overtime see your improvement. Isabella encourages you to come back to this lesson again and again to refine and improve each time.
In this lesson we will start to learn linking steps which will come up in some of the first classes you take. Linking steps are sometimes more important than the step or position itself. Without good linking steps, our movements can look a little clumsy which will make the position or step we are leading into not as effective. Word of advice for linking steps, practice and more practice. Let’s start!
In our final lesson we will be covering jumps! Ballet jumps are very fun to do. If you find you are struggling to pointe your feet, try the feet courses and slow beginner barres train the feet more and more. As you push off to jump, we need soft landings, soft knees leading into a strong push off! Let’s learn some key fundamental jumps. Notice as you progress with practice that your jump get’s lighter, higher and stronger!
Meet your ballet teacher.
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Founder
Isabella trained at The Royal Ballet School and then became the first British girl to join the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Saint Petersburg at 15 where she studied for 4 years. She joined the Mikhailovsky Ballet in Russia as a soloist and later danced with Eifman Ballet.
What you’ll learn in our ballet basics for beginners course.
- Most common Linking steps
- The structure of centre exercises.
- Directions of the body within the centre
- Preparation for turns
- How to approach a pirouette
- How to hold your arms and hands
- Small jumps
- Rhythm and musicality
Who is this for?
- The beginner dancer who has done a few months of ballet lessons
- The dancer who is committed to repetition and consistency
- The dancer who wants to learn all the tiny details
- The dancer who wants to learn their ballet rules
- The dancer passionate about their foundations
Who is this not for?
- Someone looking for a workout
- Someone not keen on going slowly and learning details.
- If you’re an advanced or pro student
Pricing.
Each tier has something very special to offer. Let’s dive in and see which plan will suit your needs best taking your ballet to the next level!
Corps
Watch anytime and anywhere.
- Access to Online Studio Classes
- Live BWI Classes & Recordings
- Access to Online Studio Plans & Courses
- Direct communication with Isabella and the Principal team to discuss goals
- New personalised plan every 8 weeks
- Personalised video where the BWI team walks you through your plan
Soloist
Expect a greater understanding, detailed lessons and big progress.
- Access to Online Studio Classes
- Live BWI Classes & Recordings
- Access to Online Studio Plans & Courses
- Direct communication with Isabella and the Principal team to discuss goals
- New personalised plan every 8 weeks
- Personalised video where the BWI team walks you through your plan
Principal
Structured plans made just for you by Isabella along with direct communication with her.
Isabella will help you reach your desired goals. This gets results.
If no spots, contact us to be put on the waitlist.
- Access to Online Studio Classes
- Live BWI Classes & Recordings
- Access to Online Studio Plans & Courses
- Direct communication with Isabella and the Principal team to discuss goals
- New personalised plan every 8 weeks
- Personalised video where the BWI team walks you through your plan
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Take a look at our related courses below.
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Floor Barre Core
Turnout Stretch Class
Dancers Core
Advanced Ballet Pointe Course L1
Turnout and Beats Conditioning
Arabesque Workout Advanced
Floor Barre with The Magic Circle
Advanced Stretch
Ultimate Back Workout
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L2
Mat Madness Challenge Day 7 – Turnout and stretch
Strength for Développé
Floor Barre on the Wall
Side Extensions and Mobility
Dancers Core
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L3
Strong Hips and Glutes
Advanced Barre
Floor Barre Core
Advanced Back Flexibility Training
Turnout and Beats Conditioning
Advanced Ballet Pointe Course L1
Grand Allegro Course
Audition Class Barre
Floor Barre Core
Turnout Stretch Class
Dancers Core
Advanced Ballet Pointe Course L1
Turnout and Beats Conditioning
Arabesque Workout Advanced
Floor Barre with The Magic Circle
Advanced Stretch
Ultimate Back Workout
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L2
Mat Madness Challenge Day 7 – Turnout and stretch
Strength for Développé
Floor Barre on the Wall
Side Extensions and Mobility
Dancers Core
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L3
Strong Hips and Glutes
Advanced Barre
Floor Barre Core
Advanced Back Flexibility Training
Turnout and Beats Conditioning
Advanced Ballet Pointe Course L1
Grand Allegro Course
Audition Class Barre
Floor Barre Core
Turnout Stretch Class
Dancers Core
Advanced Ballet Pointe Course L1
Turnout and Beats Conditioning
Arabesque Workout Advanced
Floor Barre with The Magic Circle
Advanced Stretch
Ultimate Back Workout
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L2
Mat Madness Challenge Day 7 – Turnout and stretch
Strength for Développé
Floor Barre on the Wall
Side Extensions and Mobility
Dancers Core
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L3
Strong Hips and Glutes
Advanced Barre
Floor Barre Core
Advanced Back Flexibility Training
Turnout and Beats Conditioning
Advanced Ballet Pointe Course L1
Grand Allegro Course
Audition Class Barre
Floor barre Int
Confidence Boosting Full Body Stretch
Slider Core Workout
Intrinsic Foot Workout
Turnout Course L1
How to Improve Attitude and Arabesque
Floor Barre 2.0
Positivity Stretch and Flow
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention L1P2
The Psoas Course L1
Turnout Course L2
Balance & Penché Ballet Class
Mat Madness Full Body
Stretches for Side Développé
Strong Jumps Workout
The Psoas Course L2
Stronger Pointe Course L1
Ultimate Back Workout
Floor Barre with The Magic Circle
Full Body Stretch Class
Hip & Core Strength for Extensions
The Psoas Course L3
Petit Allegro Course
Int Barre Focused on Strength & Extensions
Floor Barre on the Wall
Hip mobility and stretch
Foot & Ankle Dancer Injury Prevention
Core & Arms
Spinal mobility
Floor Barre for Développé
Ball the Wall Turnout class
Amazing feet course
Core
Long Hamstrings
Floor Barre on the Wall
Beg. Stretch
Amazing Feet Course L2&L3
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Turnout Stretches
Floor Barre 2.0
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Using the head, style and balance
Adage & strength
Vaganova ports de bras and linking steps
Relevé in the centre and pirouette prep
Walking, Pas balancé & rythym
Linking steps
Jumps
Practice week
Build Strength of the feet, Barre drills establishing correct technique
Building Foot Strength, Barre drills and challenging Centre work with a focus on stamina and many repetitions.
Increased intensity of barre drills and intrinsic foot work.
Continuing from week three, we build the demanding drills
Legs Legs Legs
Strength for développé
Turnout that Booty
Lower Legs of Steel
Lunge and battement
Core Power
Barre HIIT
Stretch and Recover
Build Strength of the feet, Barre drills establishing correct technique
Building Foot Strength, Barre drills and challenging Centre work with a focus on stamina and many repetitions.
Increased intensity of Barre Drills, challenging centre work and intrinsic foot work.
Continuing from week three, we build the demanding drills, ending with the challenging Improver Centre with many repetitions.
Build Strength of the feet, Barre drills establishing correct technique
Building Foot Strength, Barre drills and challenging Centre work with a focus on stamina and many repetitions.
Increased intensity of Barre Drills, Centre work and intrinsic foot work.
Continuing from week three, we build the demanding drills, ending with the challenging Improver Centre with many repetitions.
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