Ballet Barre 3 (Online Ballet Class) - Dutch National Ballet

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

We hope you enjoy these videos as much as we enjoy making them. Stay safe and keep on dancing! ✨ Please let us know what you think of our third Ballet Barre Class in the comments! Want to see more videos like this? Check our Playlist with online classes: kzbin.info/aero/PL6LTjzHW3kssUBZm1X1PVZ6PkEXw44iIT

[@juliagodoy7636]

Hallo! Super class! Dank je wel. Groetjes from Brasilië! Love it love it.

[@balletworkoutbelgium]

Nationale Opera & Ballet it's amazing! Thank you so much ❤️ I'm loving your classes 🩰such a great pianist and ballet master. Thank you for the effort with filming and sharing it with the world 🙏🏻

[@claudiapeano3168]

Great class! Enjoying a lot having this time with you. 👏👏

[@marie-francecharbonneau8343]

Yes we do enjoy your videos. Good placement barre !!!

[@pollybaird617]

Thank you so much for doing these classes. Can be a bit scary during these times how we can stay in shape, so very thankful for this wonderful opportunity.

[@jillabelson9324]

4 years on and I'm still practicing this barre! Ernst you and Rex are the best! Merci!!!

[@laurenzavaleta5878]

Me too I’m still doing these barres!

[@cheyennec5546]

*TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THE OTHER SIDE DEMONSTRATION* 😭❤️

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Grateful you're joining us!

[@sautrah]

me too @@DutchNatOperaBallet

[@mariahelenamarrana4347]

I'm 58 and I'm really enjoying these classes. It makes me forget everything else!!!! THANK YOU!

[@Balletmum]

Thank you so much for the #3! I am so grateful for this level of instructions with superb music so generously shared with us. Once again, I would like to thank ALL the people involved in this recording. Ernst and Rex, of course. But there must be technical support staff behind the scene. Thank you ALL so much for making this possible for all of us away and sheltered in place. Please stay safe and healthy! From California! Looking forward to #4, too.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you so much Hiroko! Being able to share these classes in these uncertain times and receiving all your lovely messages is putting a smile on our faces. And it makes us realize that even in distance dance connects people.

[@xiaolingthompson9411]

I am 64, in Chicago. Following Ernst’s lesson for more than a year now. Really thankful for the online lessons. I just recently amused to see that Rex is dancing with his arms between the music. Hope he could take Ernst’s teaching too. I truly wish this generous offer of ballet class could continue even after the pandemic is over. Your lessons become part of my life now. Thanks.

[@dianeinglesby9414]

Ernst, These are the best online classes I have found for my level! You and Rex are the perfect team and I want you to know how appreciative I am that you both have taken the time to share your talent with all of us. Thank you from Maryland!

[@tullulah5294]

these classes are wonderful !!! thank you so much!

[@cuicallicfa4312]

Its February 2021, we're still in lockdown, an I'm still playing these class videos! I just love them.

[@christinalouiseclarke8500]

saaaaaame

[@joriebernhardt3314]

Same! I just found them and my mental health has improved so much!!

[@meganmateosky444]

I love the pianist incorporating "Samson et Dalilah" in the dévéloppé combo!

[@emmal9534]

Warm-up - Intro: ​0:33​ Exercise: 1:17 Pliés - Intro: 3:30 Exercise: 4:57 Tendu from First - Intro: 9:35 Exercise: 10:30 Tendu from Fifth - Intro: 12:50 Exercise: 13:37 Développé in a Three (??) - Intro: 15:50 Exercise: 16:38 Glissade from Fifth - Intro: 18:30 Exercise: 19:00 Rond de Jambe - Intro: 20:35 Exercise: 21:41 Fondu - Intro: 26:05 Exercise: 26:55 Frappé - Intro: 29:36 Exercise: 30:22 Adage - Intro: 32:05 Exercise: 32:48 Grand Battement - Intro: 35:35 Exercise: 36:21 Rises - 37:58

[@drapetree]

Thank you!! 🙏😊

[@rehinrehin9686]

Thank you so much!!!

[@michellegonzales641]

Hello, I wanted to thank you for the classes that you are teaching for us. I am michelle gereda a professional ballet dancer in peru and I work at the peru national ballet. Thanks for the dedication and the beautiful classes.

[@moniqueleijen7093]

Today is my 50th birthday so thanks for this great gift! I really miss my ballet classes but thanks to you I can still practice and enjoy.

[@painterdawn2]

Happy Birthday! I am 54 and loving ballet even more than when I was a youngster!

[@cezannne61]

Happy Birthday! I'll be 59 in May! I love this!

[@lesliekimura8791]

Happy birthday and congrats to us "mature" ballet students!! (I'm over 60!) Wish we could all meet up when this darn covid 19 ordeal is over. Thank you so much, Dutch National Ballet for posting this awesome class.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Happy belated birthday! We're honoured you joined us on your special day.

[@Carol-ly3vu]

Happy birthday, my birthday is on the 24th of April, and I will be in my house, so I think that we have to help between us. Best wishes from Spain!

[@huiwangz.8142]

I hope to take his class one day in person.

[@stephanieshapso293]

Greetings from Minnesota USA. Thank you so much for your classes. I am practicing with you until dance studios open again. When they open up again , I will continue to study with you . Thank you . God bless you

[@seaofglass77]

I think all of us have been doing a lot of KZbin ballet classes. This is by far one of the best quality ones for material, sound quality, and movement clarity. Thank you very much.

[@bodyassetmovementevolution9596]

I will forever be grateful to pianists in class, even now that my pro career has “ended” (actually turned into a new stage). Our 🩰 world would not exist without you guys 🙏

[@donnakimandfam]

I'm so happy to find these videos. I haven't dance in 17 years. I've missed it so much. Also I can not Describe the foot cramp I got from the class! The pain in my muscles are very much welcomed. I can not wait to do this class again tomorrow ❤

[@taraisastar1]

Simplest always hardest! Cannot cheat through it, clean dancing. Love it.

[@lisettegerald-yamasaki6033]

Thank you for adding the verbal cues for the left side! As the omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus surges, I’m grateful once again for these recordings.

[@mdevita4325]

Strike up the Band! Ernst and Rex, it’s a pleasure welcoming the two of you into my makeshift ballet studio aka my kitchen. You add a touch of elegance to my morning. Great barre and I particularly like the emphasis on ending with the music. This is often overlooked. Many thanks...

[@TheDancelina]

Thank you so much!! I don't know if I am the only one asking for the second side reminder. It is greatly helpful. I deeply appreciate that you paid attention to your viewers and made the adjustment for us! I am looking forward to the next lesson. Your ballet class is the big inspiration during this tough time!

[@margaretgrant2374]

I’m a violinist, and when Rex started playing Czardas, I almost squealed. It made me so happy! Your classes make me dance musically and not feel like I’m just getting through a set of barre exercises. Thank you for helping me stay sane during this quarantine!

[@laurele9702]

Hope you know how much the thousands of us taking these classes appreciate them! At a time when many of us cannot afford regular class, your beautiful and thoughtful classes are keeping us sane and safe for the days to come. With LOTS of love, from San Diego, California. XOXO

[@christarichards8297]

Thank you from Ohio! So much fun and magnificent music. To have class at home with a live pianist and superb instructor is a great blessing!

[@emilievanderwaals195]

Full lockdown again until probably February... so grateful for these!!

[@melaniecoats7314]

I am loving these classes so much as are my students. We are a high school dance program in Queens, NY and so many of our families have been affected by this virus. These classes have brought us a lot of joy! It is so kind of you all to share these with us at a time when we are all starving to be in class together. These are the closest I feel to a real class. I hope everyone at Dutch National Ballet knows how much these mean to us! My students, who never have the luxury of live music, also now understand why I think it's so important. Thank you Ernst and Rex and everyone involved in making these beautiful videos for us!

[@danseuse86]

You guys are amazing, thanks for your very precise and clear exercises! I am a ballet teacher from Italy, here the situation in terrible but I feel much better when I dance with you. sending lots of love to people all over the world!!!

[@Cristina-bo1ly]

Mr Meisner, you don't know HOW GRATEFUL I am for these classes! THANK YOU!!!

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you for joining the classes!

[@minneapolisko]

I agree with so many of the sentiments here. I am 56 and haven't done ballet in a long time. I taught movement and music for young children before covid hit, and I took for granted how teaching and moving with the children helped my body stay healthy. With covid and no job, I found myself sitting more and developed high hamstring issues. I have been doing PT exercises I found online, then tried these classes. These have done more form my hamstring issues than the targeted exercises. This has been a life saver for me. The artistry keeps me coming back and motivates me to work. I think I almost cry after each class because of Rex's beautiful playing. My son is studying piano and I make him come listen to Rex! Thank you Ernst, you are remarkable. Thank you also producers. I know these take work to create!

[@seungaeyoo9412]

I like how Rex is feeling it too. ❤️

[@shanaolson1812]

these are wonderful relief for a worldwide pandemic- thank you.

[@bigballetlover]

So lovely to be able to share a bit of professional barre work. I haven't done any for 10 years and this is wonderful. Thank you.

[@erinnrichards2674]

Thank you for the lovely class from Reno, Nevada. This 53 year old ballerina is very grateful!

[@claudiadam5527]

To the team, Ernst and Rex! I wanted to tell you that even now July 2022 these classes are a gift to us all .. I haven’t danced in a while and I am enjoying them before I finally go back to the studio. Thank you!

[@thaismaciel6112]

i am so out of shape, it has been almost 4 years since i stoped dancing, so i really apreciate these classes

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

So great to hear we can help you! Please keep on dancing

[@TaosYouthBallet]

Thank you for your gift of these videos to the international dance community.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you for receiving our gift with wide open arms!

[@mariabenjamin6684]

These barre sessions are truly a gift to all of us who can't get into the studio. Nothing is better than a good ballet barre and yours is by far the best that's available online during these difficult times. Your generosity is much appreciated. I look forward to taking all of them. It's a great exercise for both body and mind. Thank you so much!!

[@unicornwitchprincess1004]

I appreciate these videos more than you even know. Thank you so much for making ballet accessible to the world, especially during these hard times.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

We are glad you like it. Thank you! 😊

[@amybukarau6185]

These videos have been amazing for my body! Since I don’t have time to take an in person class these barre series keep my body connect. Thank you from Hawaii!

[@sayakayogo8625]

Thanks a lot for helping on the left side and diminishing frustration!

[@joyfuljoynts1331]

I thank you so much for creating and sharing these classes. I have just begun my "return" to dancing at the age of 56. The pace and challenge of these barre sequences is exactly what I am needing. Please let me share our JOYful JOYnts curriculum with you and your dancers as they are what has gotten me feeling good enough to try this level of movement again. May the goodwill generated by your kind sharing be multiplied and returned to you 100x!

[@Tetiana.Kotenko]

We practiced all the classes by this wonderful team all winter! And what a pleasure to start a new season with you again!🎉

[@janiscourtois6742]

Thankyou so much,both Mr;Meisner and your wonderful pianist Mr. lobo. I've been doing your "barres" since lockdown and have continued, one barre every day. A real pleasure ,

[@rosa_pilarb.a.236]

once more thank you for this precious clases! I AM so fortunate you share this! I could not afford normal clases today :) thank you thank you!!!

[@AnaBowlova]

The pianist plays só beautifully. It is such a pleasure to do The Barre with such a skillful both concertist and Ballet Master. Cheers❤

[@aletangoshow]

Here Rosalia from Las Vegas. Best Classes ever!!!!! I have not done ballet for almost 15 years!!!. And thanks of you im back!!!! warm wishes :) Stay Safe!!!

[@marcelaleal2514]

Thank you for one more class! Looking forward to the next one! Love from Brazil!

[@Hellbender8574]

I can't like this enough. Superb class. Outstanding explanations, exercises, video, music, audio quality all around. I know center is harder to film, but contributing a center video would crown you kings of the COVID19 online ballet. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@flow2space]

Thank you again and again from Japan! Your lessons made me love my dance life even more ❤ And I’m in love with these beautiful piano musics❤❤❤Thank you so much!!!

[@painterdawn2]

Even though my ballet studio has reopened I am still doing these wonderful videos! Today I am 55.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

That's wonderful to hear Dawn! Keep on dancing :)

[@melindawilson3698]

Thousands of thanks from Chicago USA! You are keeping bodies and spirits alive! Merci Beacoup!

[@AsdBallerina]

Every day I work at the Barre with your wonderful lessons... So thanks so much. 🖤

[@shieldmaidenforchrist1310]

Working through this series again, 3 years later, during my studio's break between spring performance and summer session. Thank you so much for keeping them available all this time. You are an excellent teacher.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

So nice to hear that you do the classes again after 3 years!

[@gerrardmartindance2020]

Thank you from london, UK. Lovely barre! Ernst you have a great calm/ instructive voice with a lovely line of the body and Rex is a beautiful musician !!!

[@iDannyOfficial]

Thanks for these classes. I am writing at the end of 2022 and unfortunately the health situation is becoming strict again. Please take care of your health

[@michaelstephenson8321]

Hello Ernst, Many thanks for the recent videos, my partner who is 61 years of age has been learning Ballet at Scottish Ballet with Preston Clare,my partner is now in the beginners class and although he is overweight he is really enjoying learning ballet even though he has a balance problem with pirouettes, your classes will help him to keep upto date with what he is learning, thank you and Dutch national ballet for making these classes available.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Lovely to hear Michael. All the best!

[@EelsFan54321]

Love you Ernst and Rex!! My friend from Cali and I (in Sydney) watch you and do classes with you every other day!!! Keep up the amazinggggg work! We love you!

[@m.carolinebertoldo4064]

Thank you so much for your classes ! I live in Geneva, am soon 60 years old and so grateful to be able to attend your barre. And thank you for the great pianist and all people involved.

[@julitamachado]

Great classes! Thanks for your kindness and technical support! It has been wonderful to keep the shape in quarantine times!! 😘👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@cf4349]

Again such a nice video. Also, i like the commenting on the left side! This is a good compromise between not seeing the steps, but also not beeing left alone totally!

[@kiniburk]

My thanks to all those at Dutch National Ballet for making these classes avaliable. I'm an adult student and with the isolating there is nothing available from my home studio.

[@ashlinnmclean970]

Thank you Ernst and Rex! From Australia 😁

[@smadm2437]

Thank you team for a lovely paced barre. What a soothing & enticing voice, I liked the 'aaand' as well as 'foot' throughout! The guidance on the left was a generous gesture too. Much gratitude to Ernest, Rex and all those behind the scene. Stay well everyone.

[@veroniquepech3374]

You cannot imagine how good it is to be able to train with such a talented professor and such a great music! I keep training over and over and I just love your barres even at my small level and I feel so honored to be able to train wit you ! 1000 thanks to you and to all those who made it possible. Take care !

[@junhan4261]

Really love this~~ All the movement, speed, music are just perfect! Thank you ❤

[@jooyounjung6972]

Thank you so much! i'm doing every day at my living room! I want class Day 4 ASAP. Thanks for the great class and music (thank you Rex~) From South KOREA

[@johnfleming7753]

These have been my first classes in 30+ years. Like revisiting an old friend. Thank you,

[@ruthm9923]

Thank you so much! I look forward to Fridays now ☺️ Thank you for letting us be part of the Dutch national ballet family. Love from the UK 💕

[@StefiBallet]

Best classes I’ve ever done!!!!! Thank you so much for this!!!! I’m in a good shape, even though I’m dancing at home!!!! I’m so grateful! 👏🏼🥰 P.s You have the best and the cutest pianist in the world!!!! 😍😍😭🎹

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

How lovely to hear Stefi! We are very happy that you love the ballet classes.

[@yongbkim6068]

A true lighthouse in this age of darkness!

[@painterdawn2]

Many thanks from Massachusetts! I can't tell you how much it means to me that these videos are available for my daily workout. The wonderful music provided by Rex makes it extra special. I love the helpful hints and the rises for the finish. It's really helpful to be talked through the left side.

[@valeriiavolkova21]

Thank you so much for a wonderful lessons. I’m not a ballerina, but I use to do barre exercises for better control my body and technic. This is kinda hard to control all of part of my body during a barre, but every new day with your lesson I feel how I’m getting stronger. Still only until foundu. For fast frappe I have no power😅 thank you work your class and thank you Mr.Rex for you beautiful music list.

[@mariabenjamin3963]

Best online ballet barre classes! Truly enjoying these every week and getting stronger. Makes up for not being able to take class in the studio. Thank you!!!

[@andreamarquezlara2094]

Thank you so much! That frappé and grand battement were killers!

[@shilod2585]

Thank you so much! I haven't taken a ballet class since my early 20s and Ilove getting back into it now! It's so great to be able to take a real class and not some ballet hip hop fitness hybrid. These classes are challenging without being discouraging. I really hope you continue to make these videos.

[@HBeldenqueen]

thank you so much, these barre classes are really getting me back in ballet shape

[@laurenzavaleta5426]

Thank you so much for these classes! It helps me to get in class as a busy mom. I will always be a dancer ❤

[@mariaalejandracaroarredond4114]

Thank you so much for your class. I have been doing it from the first class and I really love them. Greetings from Chile Southamerica.

[@moefoeshow]

These videos are just superb and Ernst and Rex are amazing. These videos have been giving me life during lock down!

[@dollkat17]

💕💕💕 Thank-YOU Rex and Ernst! From Los Angeles 💕💕💕

[@chiaramonteforte4772]

Wonderfull!!! Thank you so much!! I was lucky to meet these barre on line!! NOTHING TO IMPROVE!!!!

[@ginafobbe2210]

These are the best ballet videos I have found so far! I love listening to Rex and Ernst. I am 61 and our studio in Munich is still closed, thank you

[@ashfieldpilates3601]

Great class again! omg those frappes!! Beautiful music as always. Thank you

[@julissabernal7528]

Beautiful class. I haven't danced for so long and now I didn't again. Thanks so much for this. I really enjoyed it.

[@stephaniejee138]

Thanks for your efforts in presenting these classes. They are outstanding in their pacing and wonderful quality of musical accompaniment. It really feels like being in class!!!

[@MsBelline]

Formidable. I am not a dancer but it s excellent for a intense muscle work out and for a nice attitude. I love,it

[@barbarasesto7793]

I love the classes. The music is great and the explanations very effective. Not many words, but the right ones...and perfect indications for the rhythm. I hope you keep on doing this! Barbara from Zuerich

[@Carol-ly3vu]

Thanks for these clases. My birthday is on the 24th of April, and I will be in my house, so I think that we have to help between us, and these is a very good form. Best wishes from Spain!

[@yw6kz]

Thank you from the US! I love taking these classes and I feel that I am improving with each class. Talking through the left side is very helpful at my level. Excellent presentation and demonstration. I hope these can continue as a real online class in the future :)

[@amitayh12]

Thank you both for the kind and warm teaching! Greatfull, this is a big thing for me to be able to take these classes at home. Thank you

[@sofiaalva7222]

These classes are extraordinary I love them, you have really fun combinations. Thank you for adding the extra support on the left and for providing the tools to keep us dancing.

[@rosa_pilarb.a.236]

ooohhh i am just in class 2 and already love it so much!!!! It is so much what I was looking for. Thank you dearest Ernst and Rex.

[@irinazaretskaya7322]

Thank you so much, it the best online class! All the best for you and you families! Stay safe and cheers from Paris 👏

[@ElizabethHopkinson]

Thanks so much for this. I do it in my garden. And it’s so much easier when you talk us through the second side.

[@charlottemcnutt7267]

I am an ancient professional dancer who has gotten miserably out of shape. I am determined to get back in shape. I really enjoying your barres and hope to add center when things don't hurt so much. Thank you for these wonderful classes.

[@gaildendy9479]

Thank you from Johannesburg, South Africa. I'm so enjoying doing these classes. I did my first one yesterday, and have just completed number 3. It's wonderful to have your demonstration, the music, your tips as we go along, and your encouragement. And - guess what! I am 63 years old.

[@katherinecoats3917]

Love these classes! Ernst is a brilliant teacher and the music is beautiful.

[@katia1239]

Ernst, you and Rex are a great way to start the day here in Buenos Aires. Gracias!

[@alegarcia6934]

The best teacher ever!!!! and the most charming pianist in the world!!! Thank you so much for sharing your art !!! So much gratitude from Brazil to the wonderful Dutch National Ballet. You saved my quarentine!

[@russelljohns3066]

Marilyn Johns. Thank you so much Ernst and Rex. Wonderful class at the right pace (I am a 75 year old dancer) i just love it!