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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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Improver
Mon 3 Aug 2026 8:00 am - Fri 7 Aug 2026 4:00 pm
Location: Rambert

IMPROVER – Adult Summer Intensive 2026

Isabella McGuire Mayes
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Ballet with Isabella | Intensives
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About this intensive

The Improver level is often described as Advanced Beginner. It is for adult dancers (18+) who already have some ballet experience and are ready to move beyond the basics into more continuous, demanding work.

At this level, we begin to connect technique across the whole body with greater clarity and speed. You will refine alignment, coordination, and musicality, while building the strength and control needed for more complex combinations. The focus is on understanding, consistency, and steady progress – not perfection.

Teacher
Isabella McGuire Mayes
Course Length
5 days | Mon 3 Aug 2026 8:00 am - Fri 7 Aug 2026 4:00 pm
Location
Rambert, SE1 9PP
Directions
What to expect
  • 5 days of technique, pointe, repertoire, deep dives, conditioning, and stretch
  • Exclusive ISABELLA Apparel
  • Mid-week studio social
  • Complimentary 1 month’s access to the ISABELLA Online Platform (or extended for members)
  • Official photos of your time with us
  • Last day performance for your friends and family

You'll love this intensive if:

  • You have around 2-4 years of ballet training
  • You have attended a Beginner level Intensive and feel ready for more challenge
  • You can follow a full barre and simple centre combinations
  • You can pick up basic choreography
  • You recognise basic ballet terminology without it needing explanation

This Intensive May Not Be Right For You If:

  • You are still learning directions and terminology
  • You are looking for drop-in classes or a part-time workshop (this intensive is a full 5 days).
  • You aren’t interested in focusing on the minute details of technique

This intensive is now sold out.

We are so grateful for the incredible response, every place has been claimed. If you didn’t manage to get a ticket this time, don’t worry. We run intensives and events throughout the year, and new dates will be announced here and across our socials. Make sure you are following us so you are ready when the next one drops.

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£925

including tax and booking fees.