Ballet/Floor Barre

Class Review: NYC Ballet Workout @ Sanctuary Pilates

by Keeley Walsh - Pilates Instructor, athlete, dancer

  Follow us on Twitter @fitengine Join our Facebook Fan Page NYC Ballet Workout @ Sanctuary Pilates Class Level: Open (Structured as a Pilates Mat class) Instructor: Taylor Gordon Class best suited for: Fitness enthusiast or dancer Class is best for: Core, hip, and glutes strengthening FE Reporter: Keeley Walsh What is this class about?: The [...]

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Body Ballet @ Center for Dance and Body

by Nicole Touzien - Advanced Dancer and Advanced Fitness level

This class is a great calorie-burner that strengthens and tones the major muscle groups utilized in a ballet class. For those who would like to work towards taking a beginning ballet class, I would recommend a few weeks to a month of Body Ballet classes first. This way strength and an understanding of some basic ballet exercises are already under your belt.

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Class Review: Absolute Beginner Course @ Joffrey Ballet School

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Follow us on Twitter @fitengine   Join our Facebook Fan Page   Absolute Beginner Ballet Course @ Joffrey Ballet School   Class Level: Absolute Beginner   Tuition & Fees: $420. Registration Fee $20, waived for students already registered at the school.   Date/Time: Monday and Wednesdays 8:30-10:00 p.m., Fridays 8:00-9:30 p.m., and Saturdays 5:00-6:30 p.m. October 17-November [...]

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Class review: Open BalletFit @ Covenant Ballet Theatre, Bklyn

by Sharon Osborne - Classically trained dancer

Covenant Ballet Theater’s Ballet Fit class is a unique hybrid of pilates, yoga, calisthenics and floor barre with an aim to build strength and mobility throughout the entire body. Our instructor, Helene Parker incorporates some basic yoga such as breath, child’s pose and downward dog with some pilates principle exercises like bridges, spinal extensions and sidekicks with an innovative gentle approach.

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Class review: Introduction to Ballet @ Ballet Academy East, NYC

by Djuna Passman -Int/Adv modern Dancer. Advanced in Yoga and Pilates

Follow us on Twitter @fitengine Join our Facebook Fan Page BALLET ACADEMY EAST CLASS LEVEL: INTRODUCTION TO BALLET Class Fees: $17 per class. 10-card $160. Date/Time: Click here and download schedule INSTRUCTOR: Florentina Bradisteanu FE Reporter: Djuna Passman  CLASS BEST SUITED FOR: This class is best for absolute beginners who prefer less touchy-feely instruction and are more successful with learning styles [...]

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Class review: Barre a Terre @ Peridance, NYC

by Keeley Walsh - Pilates Instructor, athlete, dancer

Follow us on Twitter @fitengine Join our Facebook Fan Page Peridance Capezio Center CLASS LEVEL: OPEN LEVEL BARRE A TERRE Class Fees: $17 single class. 5-class card $72.50 Date/Time: Fridays 10-11:30am and  Sunday's 4:30-6:00 INSTRUCTOR: Anabella Lenzu FE Reporter: Keeley Walsh CLASS BEST SUITED FOR: Dancers and intermediate level fitness enthusiasts CLASS BEST TAKEN FOR: Toning and deep stretching [...]

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Melissa comments on 3 styles of stretch conditioning classes

by Melissa Brading - Advanced Modern dancer (Professional)/Intermediate Fitness Level

FitEngine Reporter Melissa Brading compares three types of similar but very different types of conditioning classes: A.I. flexibility @ Broadway Dance Center (BDC) w/Sally Mae Dunn, Open conditioning barre @ Peridance Capezio Center w/Nina Buisson and Barre a terre @Peridance Capezio Center w/Anabella Lenzu If you had to compare stretch classes what would your comparison be? Open conditioning [...]

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Class review: Beginning Ballet @ Dance New Amsterdam, NYC

by Nicole Touzien - Advanced Dancer and Advanced Fitness level

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) CLASS LEVEL:  Beginning Ballet Technique INSTRUCTOR: Hee Ra Yoo FE Reporter: Nicole Touzien Hee Ra had a hands-on approach to her teaching style, and used multiple approaches for teaching exercises such as imagery, and singing the name of the steps to facilitate musicality, which I thought was fun. Hee Ra is [...]

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Class review: Barre à Terre @ Dance New Amsterdam, NYC

by Melissa Brading - Advanced Modern dancer (Professional)/Intermediate Fitness Level

Dance New Amsterdam CLASS LEVEL: OPEN LEVEL BARRE A TERRE INSTRUCTOR: Anabella Lenzu - Monday's and Fridays 12:00-1:30pm FE Reporter: Melissa Brading  I have heard great things about Anabella Lenzu’s barre à terre class, so I was excited to check it out. She welcomed everyone in and we got started immediately. Note: Anabella has a substitute [...]

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Article: Ballet Dance Classes for All Ages

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For those who are interested in dance classes, ballet lessons in particular, there are many options from which to choose. In most areas you will find ballet lessons that are available to students of all ages as well as a wide range of experience levels. Beginning adults are not uncommon today as more and more [...]

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