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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
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Class Info
About this Class
Whether it’s a calm single or a sharp fouetté, a good turn starts with good preparation. This intermediate centre class helps you train pirouettes in a range of settings – from slow balances to turns under fatigue.
You’ll refine your placement, timing and stamina, learning to manage transitions, direction changes and musicality. It’s not about ‘nailing it’ every time. It’s about building a toolkit you can rely on when it counts.
Let’s make your turns feel second nature.
Teacher
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Class Length
30 mins
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What you’ll learn
- Balance exercises to improve pirouette prep
- Fouetté turn drills
- Directional changes and musical control
- Turn training under fatigue
- Alignment and timing for consistent rotation