Instead of using a barre, you can also use a stool, a chair, a kitchen counter and even a kitchen bench can all be used as a barre to shift your weight and hold it. If you don't have a yoga mat you can use...
Bras basFirst positionSecond positionThird positionAllongé BRAS BASBras bass is also called "preparatory position. The arms are held down in front of the body in the shape of an oval. The hands are in front of the hips. Imagine that you have a big balloon in your...
There are 6 positions in ballet. Every exercise starts and finishes in one of them so it's important that you know them well! First, second and third position on the feetFourth, fifth and sixth position on the feet First position: With an outward rotation from the hips,...
Movement of the arms in which you move the arms to different positions. The shoulders remain down and the movement is continuous. The shape of the arms is nicely rounded, without angular or "hanging" elbows or fingers sticking out. Fingers are in a natural relaxed...
This is a ballet movement that can be done in all positions. The dancer with bends and extends the knees. All steps in ballet come down tobending and stretching the knees. That is why in my method I pay a a lot of attention to...
This is a classic ballet term and means "throw". The leg goes up into the air at a 30-degree angle. This can be forward, sideways or backward. The battement jeté is an important foundation for many jumps and trains the legs to go in the...
In this exercise, the working foot slides forward, sideways or backward on the ground and usually starts in the first or fifth position.This foot extends fully and then returns to the starting position. In battement tendu, you learn to perform each direction correctly: forward, sideways...
This term designates the position in which the dancer stands on one leg (specifically the standing leg). The other leg (this is the working leg) is raised in a turned out manner behind the body. The knees are both stretched. ...
You inextricably associate a ballerina with elegant movements. The good news is that you can teach elegance, you don't even have to be a professional ballerina. Practising elegance can be done every day. By focusing on the posture of your head, watching your arm movements,...
Those who take ballet classes automatically come into contact with classical music. Composers, known and less known (piano) pieces: they all pass in review. The Ballet Workout App pieces are played by a pianist who works already more than 20 years in the Royal Balletschool...
Research has shown that ballet helps with parkinson's. More so, it is sometimes used as concrete therapy. Thanks to the physical exertion, dopamine and endorphins are released, making ballet a very rewarding remedy for depression. Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New...
In fitness or other physical training, you use the part of the brain responsible for physical efforts. Ballet activates the parts of your brain that are necessary for physical exercise, but in addition, you also need the parts that make it possible to memorize choreography,...
Since ballerinas don't want a large volume of muscles, but still need a lot of strength, in ballet workout exercises you mainly use the deep muscles.These particular muscles are closer to your bones and will make you stronger from the inside out without creating extra...
I often do get the comment that muscles are used that my students didn't know existed before. That is completely true, you will be using muscles you didn't even know you had. But that can only be a good thing because in this way you...
As a professional ballerina, you always dance lengthwise and try to maµke each movement as big as possible. The bigger the movement, the more beautiful from the stage. With that thought in mind, I developed all my exercises. We will never pump up the muscles...
If you have a sedentary job, it is more than likely that you suffer from occasional pain in your (lower) back, shoulders or arms. After all, we spend a large time of the day behind our desk and we do not always do so in...
For adults, ballet is an excellent way to take your mind off things. The stress of work, worries at home or personal issues are pushed aside by focusing on the body. In ballet the rule is that when you enter the ballet studio, you leave...
The Ballet Workout is a unique method built on the basic elements of classical ballet. The program was specially developed so that no dance orfitness experience is required. From young to old(er), everyone can work out with it. You decide for yourself how far you...
It is important to know what your talents and strengths are, to accentuate them and build on them. Practising with a negative mindset and self-hatred doesn't get you to the right results and can make you feel upset. Look at yourself in the mirror with...
For a dancer, the body is everything. Every exercise, step, stretch position and pose is measured and well thought out, so you can look the most beautiful and elegant look. But what about the way you think and feel? What you think is not merely...
Ballet Workout has a physical school for adults and children in Belgium. Our school has over 3000 members and we organise yearly shows where everyone gets the chance to dance on stage in a historical French theatre and feel like a real ballerina. For many,...
I’m Tatevik Mkrtoumian, a professional ballerina and the founder of the Ballet Workout Belgium school (over 3000 members in Belgium), app and book. I inherited my passion for ballet from my parents who both are ballet dancers. I started ballet when I was 5 years...
In ballet there are 6 feet positions. Each movement starts or finishes in one of the positions. ...
BRAS BAS is also called "preparatory position". The arms are held down in front of the body, in the shape of an oval. The hands are in front of the hips. Imagine that you have a large balloon in your arms and feel the resistance....
Do you feel stiff after class or are you feeling tired lately? Magnesium is a mineral that helps your muscles relax. Magnesium-rich foods are: apples, spinach, nuts, bananas, salmon, chickpeas. You can also take magnesium supplements that you can find in the pharmacy. There are...
Arabesque, is a body position in which a dancer stands on one leg–the supporting leg–with the other leg–the working leg–turned out and extended behind the body, with both legs held straight. These are the 3 arabesque positions. First arabesque (arms and legs in and open position...
Welcome to the Ballet Workout APP! This app is made so that you can exercise and stretch anytime and anywhere. Set a goal for yourself and never miss a training with the notification function. Here you will also find tips and recipes. About Tatevik: I'm a professional...
Do you want to attend a class in the Ballet Workout school? Simply send an email to info@balletworkout.be. You can find the schedule in this app by clicking on your photo in the right corner and then clicking on Class Schedule. In order to see the...
You don't have a ballet barre at home? No problem! Just hold onto the back of a chair, counter, door handle or even just a wall. Make sure you have place to move your legs. ...