Did you know that warming up BEFORE class can help you maximize your growth and development? This workshop will help participants develop a personalized warm-up to activate important muscle groups, open and expand their frame and build stamina in preparation for daily class. Proper preparation prevents poor performance!
Monica Bondi is a former dancer who fuses her knowledge of the art form with a specialized Pilates approach to help her students achieve length and strength. Workshop participants will learn exercises they can implement into their ballet conditioning program to improve their alignment and facilitate increased strength and mobility.
Join us to learn ALL the components of turn out to reach your maximum rotation! In addition to hip strength and stability, participants will learn exercises to stabilize, expand and connect the rib cage, pelvis and feet to find their true turnout potential.
Dancers spend most of their conditioning on strength, flexibility and stamina. But, to continue to grow and develop, dancers must incorporate rest and recovery into their fitness plans. Learn Yamuna routines to release tension and increase mobility and alignment for improved health and sustainable body function. Yamuna Body Rolling is a self-care method and therapeutic […]
This workshop is for dancers who are already en pointe, as well as those who are interested in progressing to pointe work. With an emphasis on the intrinsic muscles of the feet and stabilizing exercises for the trunk and legs, workshop participants will learn exercises they can do independently to improve foot shape, leg line […]
Less is more! Especially when it comes to balancing! Workshop participants will learn how to use less effort to achieve the most efficient and expansive shapes in ballet class. The exercises learned in this workshop will improve body awareness and movement efficiency to help dancers minimize lower leg and foot pain and injuries such as […]
Join us for an opportunity to learn choreography from Ben Stevenson’s The Sleeping Beauty. Dancers will take a technique class, and then dive into coaching from Houston Ballet Artistic Staff, that will help them grow as dancers and actors! This workshop is for female identifying dancers ages 14+, with 3 or more years of experience […]
The GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® includes the GYROTONIC®, and GYROKINESIS® movement methods. These methods address the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion, and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences. Workshop participants will learn the principles of the GYROTONIC® expansion system, to find a deeper connection to their […]
Join us for an opportunity to learn choreography from the ballet Raymonda. Dancers will take a technique class, and then dive into coaching from Houston Ballet Artistic Staff, that will help them grow as dancers and actors! This workshop is for female identifying dancers ages 14+, with 3 or more years of experience dancing en […]
