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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
This full-body conditioning class builds strength from the top down. By focusing on the arms, shoulders and upper back, you’ll wake up muscles that hold the key to better posture and control across your dancing. Every exercise is mat-based, gentle on the joints and designed to help you connect the arms to the back – not just for strength, but for balance and flow. Great as prep before class or a sculpting session all on its own.
Teacher
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Class Length
6 mins
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What you’ll learn
- Strengthen the tops of the arms, shoulders and upper back
- Learn how to engage the arms through the back
- Improve posture and alignment through the upper body
- Build tone without joint strain