Ballet Floor Barre Class

Ballet inspired classes like pure barre bar method and balletone are a popular workout trend that incorporates moves from ballet pilates and yoga to upbeat music.

Ballet floor barre class.

A ballet floor barre for when you want something different dancers generally love a good excuse to lie on the floor and floor barre is the perfect excuse. Charlotte began teaching adult ballet classes to ladies 22 years ago. This open class consists of a light stretching warm up routine followed by a challenging ballet barre that uses repetition to build muscular strength and endurance. In this class we focus on developing ballet aesthetics such as good posture and lean muscles.

The original floor barre class was created by zena rommett in new york city in the 1960s as a way to help professional dancers build flexibility strength and recover from injuries. Misty copeland a principal dancer at american ballet theater abt used it to recover from stress fractures in her tibia. The ideal class to train the ballet muscles with extra attention on core and legs. You complete the exercises either sitting or lying down rather than standing at the barre so gravity will play with your muscles in a different way.

The origins of my floor barre and ballet classes charlotte danced with the national ballet of portugal and dutch national ballet before joining the birmingham royal ballet as a choreologist. Floor barre includes common routines that professional ballet dancers use to maintain an optimal physical condition. The mission of the zena rommett floor barre foundation is to preserve and promote the highly regarded floor barre technique for current and future generations of dancers athletes the injured elderly and everyone desiring the alignment and strengthening health benefits of this gentle yet highly effective technique. All exercises are mirrored by the instructor safely on zoom for easy learning and modifications for all bodies and comfort levels are welcomed.