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
This class isn’t just about putting your shoes on. It’s about building the kind of strength, placement and control that’ll carry you through years of pointe work. Think of it as your foundation: over 20 focused minutes, you’ll move through slow rises, relevés and échappés designed to build power from the ground up. We’ll target feet, ankles, calves and core, helping you activate the right muscles, avoid common mistakes and start trusting your body en pointe.
Every exercise is carefully paced so you can feel what good technique actually feels like – no rushing or guessing, just smart, solid progress. Whether it’s your very first pointe class or you’re coming back after a break, this is the class that sets you up to go further. One rise at a time.
- How to warm up feet and ankles properly before putting on pointe shoes
- Safe, supported technique for rising through demi and full pointe
- How to articulate through your feet during échappés and relevés
- What muscles to activate for balance and control (core, turnout, calves and more)
- How to build trust in your shoes, increase endurance and avoid rolling or sickling
- Foundational technique to prepare for more advanced centre work