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Introduction
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Artistry Course – Introduction3:00
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Artistry Course – Lesson 1. Use of arm and head.5:00
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Artistry Course – Lesson 2. Mirror your arms with your head.10:00
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Artistry Course – Lesson 3. Portraying emotion through your movements.15:00
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Artistry Course – Lesson 4. Bringing different mood.8:00
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Artistry Course – Lesson 5. Let’s dance a variation.8:00
Course outline
About this course.
This Artistry Course has come from Isabella’s heart and soul. Although passion and desire to dance well was always within Isabella, when she joined The Vaganova Ballet Academy they criticised her of being initially stiff! Isabella didn’t know how to emote through her movements and be truly expressive. Fast forward, and after spending many years in the school Isabella learned everything about expressing through movement, showing different mood and becoming an expressive artist. Eventually the school names her top 3 in the school and “one of them” Now it’s your turn to learn the secrets!
Course breakdown.
Welcome to the much awaited BWI Artistry Course!
This course is from Isabella’s heart and soul.
Isabella will be teaching you many layers to your artistry. What is artistry?
How to use it in class, how to show different mood along with much more.
Isabella learned how to use her body in the most artistic way after joining The Vaganova Academy.
The students and dancers are the most expressive.
If you want to being new layers and artistic depth to your dancing then you’ve come to the right place!
Let’s begin.
In our first lesson, Isabella will be demonstrating how to make something basic such as a tendu come to life with artistic expression. It’s very important we use your upper body and head. Here you will be shown the difference when not using it.
In this lesson, we will be improvising with ports de bras, practicing use of arms and head. We then will progress to learning a combination and how to bring the movements to life with artistic expression which can be learned! Just as Isabella did.
It’s time to respond to the music!
Music can be so emotive, so beautiful!
Your movements can say so much with no words. Happiness, Sadness, Pride, Sorrow.
In this lesson we will be practicing how to show different moods when you dance. How to respond to the music.
This can go back to how you respond to music in your ballet class showing different mood with each exercise.
This will al add artistic nuance and light and shade t your dancing.
In this lesson we learn a little more how to bring different emotions to our dancing.
This time to an identical piece of music with identical movements.
This will teach you how you can change the dynamic and artistry of your dancing making the steps and mood seem completely different.
Our final lesson has arrived.
We will be going through Nikiya’s death scene. Isabella chose this variation as it is so obviously emotive it’s hard not to channel into your soul. Watch how Isabella uses her arms and head. All the little details make a huge difference.
Isabella will also give insights into how to make any one of your variations more artistic.
We hope you have enjoyed this course with us!
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 use your arms and head within ballet class
- How to mirror what your arms do with your head
- How to respond to the music and show different mood
- How to dance with the same steps and channel different emotions
- Learn how to bring to life any exercise
- How to use your body in a more artistic way within a variation
Who is this for?
- This is for every dancer from beginner to pro
- For those seeking to dance more artistically
- For those struggling with dancing the same all the time
- For those wanting to learn how to add artistic style and nuance
- For those wanting to learn to bring mood to their dancing.
- For those wanting to understand the difference between dancing artistically and plainly.
Who is this not for?
- This is for everyone!
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
- Access to Online Studio Plans & Courses
- Live Weekly Online Classes
- 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
- Access to Online Studio Plans & Courses
- Live Weekly Online Classes
- 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
- Access to Online Studio Plans & Courses
- Live Weekly Online Classes
- 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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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.
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
Long Hamstring Stretches
Intermediate Back Stretches
Full Body Stretch Class
Long Hamstring Stretches
Intermediate Hip Stretches
Confidence Boosting Full Body Stretch
Intermediate Back Stretches
Positivity Stretch and Flow
Long Hamstring Stretches
Confidence Boosting Full Body Stretch
Intermediate Hip Stretches
Long Hamstring Stretches
Positivity Stretch and Flow
Long Hamstring Stretches
Intermediate Back Stretches
Full Body Stretch Class
Long Hamstring Stretches
Intermediate Hip Stretches
Confidence Boosting Full Body Stretch
Intermediate Back Stretches
Positivity Stretch and Flow
Long Hamstring Stretches
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