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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
En dedans turns can feel like they go against everything your body wants to do. But what if they didn’t?
In this course, we strip back the mystery and build up your understanding layer by layer, from floor barre drills to centre turns. You’ll learn how to feel the wrap of the thigh, the coordination of the back, the spot, the support. It’s not just strength. It’s sensation. It’s control.
We’ll tackle the most common blocks and replace them with technique you can rely on – so you’re not just hoping for a clean pirouette, you’re making one. Whether it’s a single or multiple, the tools are all here.
This is about building the kind of turns that hold up under pressure. Because the best turners aren’t lucky. They’re consistent.
- How to build the coordination and control needed for consistent en dedans turns
- The role of the back, hips, and turnout in setting up and sustaining a turn
- Floor barre and theraband drills to develop muscle memory for clean pirouettes
- How to transfer strength from the barre to the centre
- Expert tips to troubleshoot common mistakes and develop true turning technique
- A full practice sequence you can return to any time
Lesson Breakdown
En Dedans Turns – Introduction to the course
Floor Barre En Dedans Drills
Barre Drills with the Theraband
Barre Turns.
Centre Drills. Building Technique
Expert Tutorials
Is this course for me? Yes if..
- You’re a dancer who dreads en dedans and wants to feel confident turning left
- You’re looking to improve your consistency, control, and technique in pirouettes
- You’re struggling to feel the initiation of a turn or keep your hips and spot working together
- You’re wanting practical drills that break down the turn and help you feel what’s going wrong
- You’re curious about how floor barre can transform your turns from the ground up
Look for another course if...
- You’re looking for fouetté or en dehors-specific turning work
- You already have consistent multiple en dedans pirouettes and want to work on variations
- You’re currently recovering from injury and not ready for full turn training
- You want a choreography-based course (this one is all drills and breakdowns)