Ballet Improvers

About this course

The course continues work on classical ballet fundamentals, with attention to posture, balance, coordination and body awareness in space. Learners develop more demanding elements including adage, pirouettes, petit batterie, directions, grand allegro and longer enchainments. Teaching combines repeated practice with progressively complex balances, footwork combinations and choreographic phrases. The classes also introduce deeper stretching and expand ballet vocabulary, with feedback provided throughout.

What you'll learn

• Refine posture, balance and coordination through repeated classical ballet exercises
• Perform more challenging balances, footwork combinations and extended choreographic phrases
• Develop adage, pirouettes, petit batterie and grand allegro technique
• Use ballet directions and enchainments with greater awareness of musical structure
• Apply a wider range of classical ballet vocabulary

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for learners with around one to three years of ballet training, or for those returning to ballet and revisiting the foundations of classical technique. The Improver level indicates work beyond fundamental exercises, including more demanding jumps, balances, footwork and choreographic combinations.

• Suitable for learners returning to ballet after a break
• Includes physically demanding stretching, jumps and balance work

Before you go

• Comfortable clothing is recommended.