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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.
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- 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
Few things in ballet are as thrilling or challenging as a series of fouettés on pointe. These iconic turns demand more than momentum. They require a storm of control, strength, speed, and stamina.
This course breaks fouettés down into clear, achievable layers. You’ll build from the ground up, starting with essential barre drills and alignment, then moving through spotting, use of the back, centre turns, and finally to variations and the legendary 32 fouettés. Along the way, you’ll learn to troubleshoot common issues like losing balance, drifting across the floor, or running out of steam mid-turn.
Each lesson has a specific focus to help you feel strong, supported, and in control. Whether you’re aiming for a solid single or pushing toward multiple fouettés en pointe, this course gives you the tools to turn with power and polish — and actually enjoy it.
- How to prepare your legs, feet, and core for strong, supported turning
- Correct technique for starting and finishing fouettés with clarity
- How to control spotting and placement in different fouetté styles
- Strength drills to maintain lift, alignment, and balance across multiple turns
- How to safely and confidently build toward 32 fouettés on pointe
- Strategies to fix common fouetté issues like traveling, dropping the heel, or losing coordination
- How to build endurance and consistency for stage-worthy turns
Lesson Breakdown
Fouettés On Pointe – Introduction to the course
Barre Drills
Fouetté At The Barre
Centre Drills On Flat
How To Use Your Back And Core
Starting Well, On Pointe & Weight Placement
Different Types Of Fouetté Style
Starting And Finishing Well
Where Should We Spot?
How To Gain Speed
Mastering 32 Fouettés On Pointe
Practice Makes Perfect
Is this course for me? Yes if..
- You’re a dancer preparing to perform fouettés on pointe for the first time and want a clear, methodical approach
- You’re looking to refine your technique and gain consistency, strength, and control in every turn
- You’re struggling to stay centred, spot clearly, or finish your turns with polish and want to break bad habits
- You’re wanting to understand the mechanics of fouettés step by step so you can self-correct and feel confident
- You’re building stamina and aiming for clean multiple fouettés in performance, exams, or auditions
- You’re tired of feeling thrown into the deep end with fouettés and want real tools and corrections that work
Look for another course if...
- You haven’t yet started pointe work – try the Pre-Pointe Course first
- You’re looking for choreography-based turning sequences rather than technical drills
- You’re working through a foot or ankle injury and not cleared to turn en pointe