Ballet

January 26, 2017

Reconnect With Ballet To Beat The Post-Holiday Blues

Everyone loves a holiday right? It’s relaxing to step out of your routine and treat yourself with the choice of reading that book in bed or […]
January 23, 2017

Cross Training – Do You Need It For Your Adult Ballet Class?

Almost every fitness regime these days has the term ‘cross training’ attached to it, but will it help in your adult ballet class, or is it […]
January 5, 2017

Why Starting Ballet Should Be Your New Year’s Resolution

As we head into the silly season where indulging becomes the norm, it’s a good time to look forward to the New Year with a plan […]
September 5, 2016

Should your head or your heart lead the way in ballet?

Do Pirouettes feel like the enemy? Maybe a balance in arabesque makes you feel queasy. Perhaps the request for expression makes you want to run for […]
July 10, 2016

10 Questions For …Belle McDonagh, Teacher, Elancé Adult Ballet School

1. As an adult, how has ballet training changed for you? Ballet training as an adult is a vastly different experience to training when younger. There […]
May 2, 2016

Travelling overseas? Pack your ballet shoes!

I am writing this from Heathrow airport, waiting to board a plane to Melbourne following a week in London on a work trip. Usually I return […]
March 15, 2016

Teacher Talk

Teacher Talk: What makes a good adult ballet student (and what are our “pet peeves”)? To understand what defines a “good” adult ballet student, we approached the […]
February 25, 2016

Adult Ballet – Is it for me?

There is a genuine “buzz” around current opportunities for adults in ballet. For the uninitiated though, there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding the […]
December 2, 2015

Beginning ballet as an adult – what can you expect?

Excitement, nerves, apprehension…..these feelings are to be expected when you arrive for your first ballet class! Many adults believe that without having studied ballet in childhood, […]