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Introduction
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Extensions Course – Introduction00:30
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Extensions Course – Lesson 130:00
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Extensions Course – Lesson 236:00
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Extensions Course – Lesson 333:00
Course outline
About this course.
Isabella shares exercises, stretches and more on how to improve your height of legs in all major positions!
Devant, side and Ecarté and Arabesque! Having not naturally been flexible Isabella spent months as a teenager stretching and strengthening and became the most flexible in her class at The Vaganova Ballet Academy. Just watch her YouTube Vaganova exams and you’ll see! Here she shares her secrets and knowledge to help you reach your flexibility goals!
Course breakdown.
A welcome from Isabella before we embark on this course together to improve your extensions in all positions!
Welcome! In this lesson we will be learning how to improve your extensions Devant. This will increase your strength and height of leg for lifting the leg to the front.
Hooray! we are now looking at improve our flexibility and strength in the side and ecarté positions. This is something I worked on for many months to perfect and get that complete flatness of leg to the side which needs to be achieved with a lot of hip flexibility and more!
The Final Chapter! We are now looking at improve our flexibility and strength in Arabesque. This is something that became my signature movement after having worked on it for a long long time. it is a combination of flexibility, strength, and knowing what muscles to target. In this lesson I will share all.
Meet your 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.
- How to achieve better lines in all positions
- How to achieve higher legs in arabesque, decant and ecarté
- Exercises to build strength for extensions
- Stretches to achieve more flexibility in all positions
- Exercises Isabella did specifically at VAGANOVA
- Exactly what to think when executing a développé that is high in each pose
- Imagery of higher extensions
Who is this for?
- For the dancer who has a good level of strength and flexibility but looking to take it further
- For the dancer struggling to activate the right muscles for good extensions
- For the dancer looking to learn how to stretch for extensions
- For the dancer looking for better lines
Who is this not for?
- Not for the dancer with a beginner level of flexibility
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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Centre Basics
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.
Building Foot Strength and Injury Prevention
Building Foot Strength, Balance and stability, Barre drills and basic Pointe work.
Building Foot Strength, Balance and stability, Barre drills, Pointe work, increasing the demands.
Continuing from week three, we build demanddrills, ending with a pointe beginner barre that with the barre combines all we have learned feeling stronger than before.
Yoga for Turnout, Arabesque, Hamstrings, upper back, spine mobility, core strength and breathe work meditation
Yoga for Hamstrings, Balance, Supporting leg, Full Body Flow, Splits, Shoulder Release, and Colour meditation.
Hip Mobility and Stretch, Floor Barre 2.0, Turnout Stretches, Psoas work
Turnout and Beats Conditioning, Stretch and imagery for turnout, Connect with the deep rotators, Psoas work
Exercises for turnout, Floor Barre intermediate, Hip manifestation stretch, Psoas work
Floor Barre with the Magic Circle, Strong Hips and Glutes, Turnout Stretches, Psoas work
Floor Barre 2.0, Turnout and Beats, Hip mobility and stretch, Floor Barre core, Hip Manifestation Stretch, Psoas work
Exercises for turnout, Floor Barre Intermediate, Strong Hips and Glutes, Turnout Stretches, Floor Barre for developpe. Psoas work
Mat Madness Turnout, Floor barre with magic circle, Turnout stretching and imagery, Turnout stretches, Turnout and beats, Psoas Work
Hip Mobility And Stretch, Connect with your turnout, Floor Barre 2.0, Strong Hips and Glutes, Hip Manifestation Stretch, Psoas Work.
Confidence Boosting Full Body Stretch
Intermediate Hip Stretches
Long Hamstring Stretches
Positivity Stretch and Flow
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