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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
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About this Class
This class focuses on building strong, mobile, and stable ankles so they stop being the weak link in your technique. Through targeted strength and active mobility work, you’ll improve ankle range of motion while developing the control needed for secure demi-pointe, pointe work, and clean foot articulation.
Teacher
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Class Length
30 mins
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What you’ll learn
- How to build ankle strength that supports stable pirouettes and controlled promenades, not just flexibility
- Techniques to improve active ankle mobility so you have control at full range on demi-pointe and pointe
- How to reduce wobbling by strengthening the feet, ankles, and lower leg stabilisers
- Ways to improve balance, alignment, and weight placement through the ankle in static and moving exercises
- How to integrate ankle strength and mobility into your regular training to support longevity and injury prevention