We're warming up
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
In Part One of this variations series, we take on four of the greats: two versions of Paquita, Kitri’s Wedding, and the emotionally rich Nikiya from La Bayadère. Each variation is a full world in itself – packed with technical challenges, character, musicality and fire.
Whether you’re training for stage, competition, or just for yourself, these solos will demand your all and give you back so much more. Isabella coaches you through every detail, from port de bras and style to stamina and presence, showing you how to refine, rehearse and perform. Let’s go beyond steps and bring these characters to life.
- How to rehearse and refine famous classical solos
- Key corrections on épaulement, musicality and stamina
- How to develop character, projection and presence
- Performance coaching that takes you from dancer to artist
Lesson Breakdown
Paquita Pas De Trois Variation Part 1
Paquita Pas De Trois Variation Part 2
Nikiya Variation Part 1
Nikiya Variation Part 2
Kitri Wedding Variation Part 1
Kitri Wedding Variation Part 2
Paquita Variation 6 Part 1
Paquita Variation 6 Part 2
Is this course for me? Yes if..
- You want to learn full variations
- You’re working on stage presence or competition prep
- You want to push stamina, style and storytelling
Look for another course if...
- You’re a complete beginner
- You want slow technique breakdowns; this is performance-focused