Ballet: building confidence (beginners)

About this course

Participants revisit and extend ballet foundations through work on posture, alignment, strength, balance and coordination. Barre practice becomes more varied, with exercises requiring increasing control and stability. The course also introduces linked movements, travelling steps across the studio and coordination between the arms and legs. Learners work towards performing short combinations with clearer transitions, spatial awareness, musicality and flow, including sequences remembered without relying on written prompts.

What you'll learn

• Perform a varied barre sequence with improved control and stability
• Coordinate arms and legs while travelling across the studio
• Hold a simple ballet balance such as relevé or passé for at least five seconds
• Perform a short choreographed sequence from memory with clear transitions and flow

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for beginner-level learners and remains accessible to people joining at this stage, although the description does not state that no previous experience is needed. Participation involves active ballet movement, including barre exercises, travelling steps and short combinations performed from memory.

• Builds on ballet foundations from an earlier term while welcoming new learners at this stage
• Combines stationary barre work with movement across the studio