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6 Ballet Warm-up Exercises EVERY Dancer Should Know | Train Like a Ballerina

Short | 3 months ago

12-Min Full Body Ballet Warm-Up | Flexibility, Mobility & Train Like a Ballerina

Guide | 3 months ago

Get ready to warm up like a ballerina in this 12-minute full-body warm-up. Use this as your pre-class ritual before your training, whether that be ballet class or any other training. This guided ballerina warm-up is designed to gently raise your heart rate,...

Ballet Groin Lift: Adductor Strength

Short | 4 months ago

Higher extensions aren’t just about the working leg. Your supporting side needs serious strength to keep your pelvis lifted and stable while your leg moves through range. This side-lying groin/adductor lift trains both. It strengthens: • Adductors • Oblique...

Ballet doesn’t just require flexibility- it requires powerful, stable hips.

Guide | 4 months ago

Ballet doesn’t just require flexibility- it requires powerful, stable hips. This lateral lunge into knee drive helps ballerinas build strength in the glutes, hips, and core while improving balance and control on one leg. It strengthens: • Glute medius • Glu...

3 core exercises for better balance in ballet.

Short | 5 months ago

3 core exercises for better balance in ballet. If you are wobbling in balances, it may not just be your feet. Your core helps organise the pelvis, ribs, and spine so your standing leg does not have to do all the work. TLB Master Trainer Katie Boren has you ...

22-Min Lean Legs & Strong Hips Workout | Ballet-Inspired Training | Train Like a Ballerina

Guide | 5 months ago

Start your 7-day free trial in the Train Like a Ballerina app → https://trainlike.app Get the full Higher Extensions Program + every guided class inside the app: https://trainlike.app 💫 This 22-minute workout is your go-to class for lean legs and strong hi...

Improve your pirouettes with this exercises - plank pushback

Short | 5 months ago

If you struggle to stay aligned when you move, your core might be the missing piece. The plank pushback trains the deep core, shoulders, and stabilisers to work together, teaching your body to move without losing alignment. By controlling the transition fro...

Master the Dead Bug for Ballerinas: Core Control is Key

Short | 5 months ago

If your lower back takes over during extensions, balances, or turns… this exercise is for you. The double-leg deadbug helps ballerinas build deep core strength while teaching the pelvis and spine to stay stable under movement. It strengthens: • Transverse a...

Unlock your hips, increase your extensions - Hip CAR's

Guide | 5 months ago

Why your extensions feel stuck… and it may not be your flexibility. This side-lying hip CAR helps ballerinas build the mobility, strength, and control needed for higher extensions by training the hips through full range of motion. It strengthens: • Hip flex...

Ballerina arms come from strength - Banded Lateral Raise

Short | 5 months ago

Light arms come from strength. Lateral raises strengthen the deltoids, which are responsible for holding the arms up without tension. When these muscles are weak, the shoulders compensate—leading to fatigue and poor positioning. Build strength, and the arms...

Ballerina Extensions - Lateral Leg Lift from Chair

Short | 5 months ago

This is how you build strength in your highest range. The lateral leg lift on a chair targets the hip flexors and abductors while training isometric (hold) and eccentric (slow lowering) strength. These are critical for controlling movement at end range. If ...

Stronger Ballet Core

Short | 5 months ago

Why do your legs feel heavy in extensions? Often it’s not your flexibility, it’s your core. This scissor exercise helps ballerinas strengthen the deep abdominal muscles needed to stabilise the pelvis while the legs move independently. It strengthens: • Tran...