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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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Class Info
Who is this for
About this Course
If your arabesque is low, stiff or struggles to get off the ground, you’re not alone. This course helps you build height, strength and that wow-factor placement.
Arabesque wasn’t natural for Isabella either; she earned hers through hours of precise, patient work. In this course, you’ll discover the exact floor and barre exercises she used to get the highest arabesque in her Vaganova class. And no, it’s not all about the back. We train the body as a connected whole.
Teacher
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Class Length
3 Lessons
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What you’ll learn
- Activation of the core, back and turnout muscles
- Stretches and strength for arabesque-specific height and control
- How to make your arabesque look light, aligned and effortless
Lesson Breakdown
Lesson 1
Higher Arabesque Course – Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Higher Arabesque Course – Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Higher Arabesque Course – Lesson 3
Is this course for me? Yes if..
- You want to improve your arabesque height and feel in control of your placement.
Look for another course if...
- You’re not ready to stretch, train and repeat.