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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
Beautiful arms take work. And this class shows you how. Inspired by the elegance of Vaganova and Mariinsky dancers, this improver-level centre builds strength, artistry and coordination in your upper body.
You’ll move through adagio, pirouettes and jumps with a focus on expressive port de bras and head placement. The goal isn’t just to ‘place’ the arms – it’s to move from the heart.
You’ll finish the class feeling not just stronger, but more connected to your own movement language.
Teacher
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Class Length
25 mins
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What you’ll learn
- Port de bras practice through adage, turns and jumps
- Upper body coordination and expression
- Head and épaulement placement
- Strengthening exercises to support arm flow
- Full improver centre, piano-accompanied