Sofa 2 Studio: Ballet Absolute Beginner

Sofa 2 Studio: Ballet Absolute Beginner

Enjoy this three week challenge for Ballet Absolute Beginners! It’s never too late to start ballet classes, even if you have no previous dance experience, and your body and mind will thank you for it.

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Sofa 2 Studio: Ballet Absolute Beginner
  • Ballet Warm-Ups: Feet

    Learn the tricks of a ballet dancer with this quick warm up class focusing on waking up the muscles in the feet.

    Crystal Costa, former First Soloist of English National Ballet, leads this 6-part series of short 10-minute exercises to wake up the muscles in specific parts of the body, from your f...

  • Ballet with Lucy Lowndes | 1 (Absolute Beginner)

    Lucy Lowndes leads this series of classes with Ivy Aitken-Andrews demonstrating and Nathan Tinker on piano.

  • Ballet Vocab | Plié

    Sarah Kundi, First Artist with English National Ballet, leads this series looking at ballet vocabulary or terminology, which is ideal for beginner dancers or those looking to refresh their knowledge and technique.

    Oliver Hornby, former member of ENBYouthCo and current student of English National...

  • Ballet with Lucy Lowndes | 2 (Absolute Beginner)

    Lucy Lowndes leads this series of classes with Ivy Aitken-Andrews demonstrating and Nathan Tinker on piano.

  • Ballet Warm-Ups: Back

    Before taking ballet class, start to engage the muscles in your back with this warm-up session.

    Crystal Costa, former First Soloist of English National Ballet, leads this 6-part series of short 10-minute exercises to wake up the muscles in specific parts of the body, from your feet and back, to ...

  • Ballet with Lucy Lowndes | 3 (Absolute Beginner)

    This is the third in a series of classes for absolute beginners.

    The class includes barre and centre work. Lucy Lowndes leads the session while Nathan Tinker accompanies on the piano.

  • Ballet Vocab | Battement Tendu

    It utilises weight placement or transference and foot articulation.

    Sarah Kundi, First Artist with English National Ballet, leads this series looking at ballet vocabulary or terminology, which is ideal for beginner dancers or those looking to refresh their knowledge and technique.

    Oliver Hornby...

  • Ballet with Sarah Kundi | 1

    Join Sarah Kundi, First Artist with English National Ballet, for this 8-part course recommended for those completely new to ballet or those returning to ballet after a break.

    What you'll learn
    • The five basic arms and feet positions in ballet
    • Finding and working on your turnout
    • Pliés in fir...

  • Warm-Up

    It involves some centre work, port de bras and cardio to warm up the body.

    James Muller leads this session with Chris Swithinbank on piano.

  • Ballet with Sarah Kundi | 2

    Progress in basic ballet technique with this beginner class that develops from battement tendu into battement glissé and glissade, and introduces petit battement sur le cou-de-pied.

    Sarah Kundi, First Artist with English National Ballet, leads this 8-part course recommended for those completely ...

  • Ballet Vocab | Battement Glissé

    It is a progression up from a battement tendu, but upon extension leaves the floor in a lighter glided way.

    Sarah Kundi, First Artist with English National Ballet, leads this series looking at ballet vocabulary or terminology, which is ideal for beginner dancers or those looking to refresh their...

  • Ballet with Sarah Kundi | 3

    This beginner ballet class starts to use third position and introduces new steps: battement cloche, battement frappé and balancé, and adds in changements or jumps into your allegro.

    Sarah Kundi, First Artist with English National Ballet, leads this 8-part course recommended for those completely ...