Coach Louise trained to a high standard of Ballet through the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus. Combined with her fitness expertise, Louise teaches a group class aimed at improving strength, balance, elegance and flexibility for all. Louise carefully selects exercises that are useful to skaters and non skaters alike.
Ballet Fit For All is wonderful for improving strength and also muscle tone, particularly for the legs, back and core. We combine bending, lifting, jumping, twisting and rotating, both with and without music, in order to create an enjoyable and efficient class for the full body through movement.
Ballet Fit For All helps to train the less domineering muscles which therefore helps to produce less bulky, longer and yet leaner muscles. It also encourages improvements in timing, grace, turnout of the hips, pointed toes, jump height, strong feet and also helps add strength to flexibility. All of which are very useful skills for Ice Skaters and Roller Skaters.
In the first half of the class usually begins with a barre section. We do to very similar exercises each class in order to avoid you having to think too much about the choreography/steps. Focussing on the technical and the ‘Fit’ aspects of the class. We cover Plies, Tendu, Glisse, Grand Battement and more…
During the second half of the class however, it is more free as we move in to the centre. We work on steps leading up to an adagio sequence perhaps. You will learn Balance, Pas De Chat, Pirouettes, Sauté, Changement, Entrechat and more…
The Ballet Fit For All class is not designed for Prima Ballerinas! Two left feet… no problem. Adults, Skaters, those with additional needs or no experience… We welcome you all.
Need to begin ballet for your ice skating but worried you won’t be good enough for a strict ballet class? Give it a try. We talk technique, we work hard, we work to improve overall body condition and learn skills to improve strength, flexibility and balance.
Skaters, adults, those with additional needs or without. Actually everyone is welcome to give it a try.
