Adult Ballet Barre

[@mariaf6162]

I love the class.Thank you!! I’m a 50 years old beginner. You both are a great inspiration for many people like me that considered it was too late for ballet classes. I hope you could post more classes like this one to practice at home. Merci!

[@EmmWood91]

This is amazing thank you! I've been out of dance quite a number of years and have returned age 28! This has been great for just getting back into it again, my partner who has never danced a day in his life is starting to be able to follow most of this too, he's planning to start after lockdown ends, while I am doing zoom with my old old studio and super helpful videos like this until after lockdown

[@debradoroni2375]

I was so excited to discover this! Thank you so much for posting this! Would love to see more of these adult barre classes!

[@sommerbauerle3853]

I’m very glad to join your class, ladies! I’m nearly 28 years old.

[@John3v8]

LADIES!!!!! I luuuuvvvv you. I am former dancer, recovering -- waaaayy to slowly for my liking -- from Post-Concussion Syndrome. This basic barre class is great, and very, very familiar to me. Can't believe I practically did this from memory for years. Anyway, these days I'll have to hit pause, and owing to hip issues, can't produce much of a turnout, so I'll be modifying and hitting pause, as I try to recover some of this. Wonderful! Thank you soooo much! You made my summer!

[@BallerinasByNight]

We're so glad this is here for you!! Working at your own pace is smart as you recover! So happy you are dancing! :)

[@melissadarling9134]

Thank you so much for your channel. I was a ballerina from age 3-12, but when my parents divorced my mom could no longer afford to keep me in ballet. I was literally weeks away from getting my first pair of pointe shoes and it was heart breaking. I've always felt like a piece of my heart was missing. (I'm 26 now). Finally sitting in quarantine, I thought...."do they have online classes??" and i discovered your channel! Thank you so much for all your dedication. I recognize a lot of the vocabulary from when I was younger and some of it is coming back to me. I am looking forward to improving....you give me hope that I can do it again. It's going to be a lot of work, but I just wanted you guys to know how much I appreciate you!!! :)

[@BallerinasByNight]

Aw Melissa! We feel for you!! So glad you have rediscovered ballet and we're happy to help be a part of your journey! ❤️Thanks so much for sharing this story with us!

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

thanks so much. the music is beautiful and so are you ladies. God bless .This class is a blessing to my soul. I love ballet inspite of some of my physical limitations.

[@BallerinasByNight]

:-D Thank you!!

[@shostakovichkiss]

I am a regular for this class! So nice before tryouts during the summer! Good luck dancers!

[@shostakovichkiss]

😘😘😘

[@lindagassmann61]

This was relatively easy but I'm still sweating. Great little workout.. Thank you!

[@cf8595]

omg omg omg I just found these videos after finding you on insta, and I'm in love!! Thank you so much, from an adult dancer who is having a hard time finding a ballet community.

[@paulawhittaker9021]

Thank you for this excellent video! I try to do a little each day to get better!

[@maureenseel118]

Did this en pointe this evening. Holy cow-what a workout. The Fondus really helped me with working on one-legged releve onto pointe.

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Maureen Seel I bet! This would be difficult on pointe! But so good. Glad it helped!

[@maureenseel118]

+Ballerinas By Night Really did! Love this channel!

[@tinalilova4329]

Hi! I´m 17 and doing ballet, I totally love your videos!

[@BallerinasByNight]

Thanks so much!

[@ChristieRogersvloggingcorner]

Fantastic barre workout!!! :) I haven't been to adult ballet class in three weeks(because of their break), and this has really helped me stay in shape/practice moves while class is not on. ^_^

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Positively Christie Thank you so much!

[@jemheart1639]

Awesome work ladies, loved it!

[@RymVri108]

Thank you so much for this. This is perfect for over breaks so I don't lose everything.

[@yanethhernandez6969]

Me encantan. Gracias por este video

[@teiteiboo]

I LOVED this! I especially love the move you do before turning to the other side for the Grand Battement! I miss ballet and you've made me realize just how much. Great job and keep up the good work!

[@BallerinasByNight]

I love that too!

[@lonniesmith-blue8561]

You ladies are awesome. These are off day home barre workouts, and this one is a great warmup before class.

[@BallerinasByNight]

Glad it helps!! :-)

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

Yaaaay I'm so excited about this I'm definitely adding this in my KM 12 week challenge. I really really enjoyed this a lot I feel like I'm in a real studio with you two. I hope to see more

[@ellenwilkesirmisch8600]

Always love this barre! Thanks friends!

[@candice4617]

Thanks for making this video! These exercises are quite similar to some of the stuff we do at my studio. I haven't been able to take classes in a while so having this video to guide me through barre at home keeps my memory fresh. I too would love to see a video for centerwork!

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Candice Lin So glad to hear that! Thank you! We've just uploaded an adagio combo for center (kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6qpq2efh56aiMk)!

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

Can we have some more or even a center class too?

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Melody PINK Ballerina I hope so! It's so much harder for us to film on our own, but we will try!

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

Ok

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

But you did a great job

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Melody PINK Ballerina Thank you!! Glad you like it! :-)

[@tvelicia]

+Melody PINK Ballerina - Great idea Melody! Tobi

[@balletemz5044]

This is wonderful, thank you

[@nikesandin2857]

Could you link the playlist of the music

[@DorothyCrouch]

Thank you, ladies! This is a helpful barre and is the perfect length for weekdays when my ballet time is limited.

[@BallerinasByNight]

Glad it is helping you!! :-)

[@ellenwilkesirmisch8600]

AWESOME! Great work ladies!!! :) Keep them going!

[@broaggirlz788]

I have been doing this exercise Every day for a month and it's helped so much

[@BallerinasByNight]

Wonderful! I'm so glad!!!

[@GH-he6sc]

That was excellent. Thank you!

[@BallerinasByNight]

So glad!

[@bunnyjanie]

Wahoo glad to see you two reunited !

[@BallerinasByNight]

+BunnyJanie Thank you!

[@maureenseel118]

This is my workout for this evening!

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Maureen Seel Great!

[@Amadea27]

+Maureen Seel Mine Too. I was searching for a workout that I didn't create myself I can do to restart doing ballet. I've been a professional dancer until I had an accident 8 years ago. Now I want to start doing ballet just for myself again to feel a little bit like my usual self again :D

[@amydaley2951]

Love the class, thank you! This is exactly what I need. Will definitely be following your channel.

[@BallerinasByNight]

Wonderful!! Thank you!

[@roliboom]

This is awesome! Thanks so much :) Abby I love how expressive you are while dancing! Janna you have beautiful lines in your arms and your head. Please film more of these when you can!

[@BallerinasByNight]

+roliboom Thank you! We hope to!

thank you!

[@samanthacamden7385]

This is great! I am trying to do a barre every day I don't have class and this will be wonderful 😊

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Samantha Camden Wonderful! Thank you!

[@juliethompson7559]

Loved it! Thank you!

[@roberttomlinson325]

im looking to start ballet soon as a beginner. im 29 male. is it too late for me to try?

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Robert Tomlinson No, never too late.

[@diarraamoa1312]

I saw this 83 year old in my ballet studio who just started

[@elainecameron5545]

Im 57 and starting as a beginner next week

[@catand5200]

thankyou

[@CowboyBebop444]

awesomeness

[@BallerinasByNight]

Thank you!!!

[@Phoenixhunter157]

Yay! Thank you for this video! This helps me practice at home

[@BallerinasByNight]

So glad it helps you!

[@starstar6777]

nice!

[@BallerinasByNight]

Thank you!!

[@mdn2237]

Thank you

[@MrMarialuzv]

Where do I buy those pants? how are they called? those on the right

[@BallerinasByNight]

They are called ripstop pants by Body Wrappers!

[@MrMarialuzv]

Thank you!!!

[@noopy99]

Abby, I like to know where you get your pants from? I am looking for pants like this for ages and I don't know where to get them? Is it a Capezio? There I found one similar to yours but I am not quite sure if it is that what I always see in for example videos here on KZbin :D

[@BallerinasByNight]

+noopy99 I have had them longer than I would like to admit, so there's no writing on the tag anymore. But if I had to buy new ones, I would buy the Body Wrappers Ripstop pants that can be found on Discount Dance. Hope that helps!

[@magdalenaszczepanska9222]

thaks a lot! i've been looking for something like that! :))) maybe it's a little bit too fast for me but I'm motivated to practise ;)

[@BallerinasByNight]

We've got a new one coming soon that's more basic...be on the lookout for it!

[@ashleylaurennnx3]

will the instructor go this fast during a class?

[@BallerinasByNight]

For this level of class, yes. Different levels might be paced differently, and it depends on the teacher.

[@ashleylaurennnx3]

@@BallerinasByNight thank you for responding! i love your channel

[@lisaprettypetals]

How can I make a barre like that what all do I need?

[@marywatkins9438]

Try using a chair for the exercises if you don't have a barre.

[@MelissaLynn]

Yes! Thank you :)

[@shireenharoun4423]

Why don't you do a grande plie in 4th just curious

[@nw9801]

Shireen Haroun I had a teacher once who didn’t like grand plies in 4th either. I guess it’s the most awkward of all grandes.

[@shireenharoun4423]

@@nw9801 ohh ok yes they are rather painful and I have to really fight not to drop the back knee but it does loosen me up for the remaining barre different schools different styles I guess

[@esstown]

Guys, wonderful work! The struggle with the music is real. Darn those copy right rules!!!

[@BallerinasByNight]

Thank you so much!!

[@esstown]

Ballerinas By Night: The music is fabulous for your barre about 4 months ago - I am going to buy it. I love your barres!

[@martinacrocco842]

you are fantastic... ( sorry I don't write very well English, I'm italian)

[@BallerinasByNight]

:-) Thank you!

[@martinacrocco842]

Ballerinas By Night you're welcome😁

[@dancing9504]

this barre is very beautiful ** I will add to my workout during the week (:

[@BallerinasByNight]

+dancing Great! Thank you!!

[@EmeraldTurquoise]

What a wonderful barre demonstration! :) I wanted to ask, what brand is Jana's leotard from? It looks lovely! (Love your guys' new channel picture btw)

[@BallerinasByNight]

+EmeraldTurquoise Thank you, and I will ask Jana!

[@BallerinasByNight]

+EmeraldTurquoise Thank you! :) Leo is by Mariia! It's reversible too - here is the link to it! www.discountdance.com/dancewear/style_ME528.html?pid=24021&Shop=Style&&skey=mariia&search=true&SortOrder=P&SID=800818965

[@John-mk3oe]

the tendus were the hardest...my hips started to hurt

[@lollipop1316]

how long have you guys been doing ballet?

[@BallerinasByNight]

A long time.

[@maureenseel118]

Any tips for frappe?! I am struggling so much here. My form, my speed. It's awful.

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Maureen Seel Yes! First, remember frappe means 'to strike'. To strike what? The ball of the foot through the toes, for the purpose of strengthening them for the descent from jumps and pointe work. So, make sure you are striking the correct part of the foot. Second, frappe has to have an under circle movement. That is, from the time it releases from the leg, it has an 'under and up' quality. This shouldn't look circular to the observer - it should still look like a straight pathway, but the muscles underneath the leg will initiate the under and up. Third, make sure the leg is fully disconnected from the hip. Place your hand on your hip to make sure there is little to no movement. If you are taking the hip with you and back, it will inhibit you from being able to move more quickly. I'll try to do a video on this soon - great topic! Hope this helps!

[@maureenseel118]

+Ballerinas By Night Thank you! I have this same struggle with petit battement as well...and double frappes with making sure my foot articulates and is precise...I'm working on it...thanks so much!

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Maureen Seel Then my guess is if you can get the feeling for disconnecting the leg from the hip it will help. And remember to treat the knee like a hinge joint. Try and make it work like a hinge isolating the lower leg from the upper leg, and that should really help!

[@maureenseel118]

+Ballerinas By Night Thanks! I do think that is part of my problem...focusing on moving the leg instead of the knee. Thanks!

[@silvanamartinez5903]

Hi Abby and Jana! I' ve struggling with my fifth position. This is my 3rd year and I cannot close my feet! My teacher says that I need to stretch my hips, but I dont see any improvements. I have low arches. Im afraid that my tighs are the ones causing trouble 😞 If you girls have a solution or a piece of advice, let me now ASAP!

[@BallerinasByNight]

+Jeanette Holmes I wish I had more advice for this. The only time I have had a fairly closed 5th was when I was dancing 8 hours a day - simply because my muscles became so stretched out. You can probably see in the video that neither of us work in a completely closed 5th, and personally it is not something I push on my dancers. That being said, if you lie on your back with feet in the air, and work on going from parallel to turn out, you can work the correct muscles. Single leg dead lifts can help strengthen the hamstrings, which can help hold turn out. Stretching is important, but it's also important to strengthen so that your legs can hold the turnout you have. Make sure your hips are lifted (the hip bones should feel straight up and down, as opposed to tilting forward or backward), that your posture is aligned, and that you are shifting your weight to the supporting leg in your work. Hope those things can help! Keep working and give it time.

[@silvanamartinez5903]

+Ballerinas By Night Thank u!!!! I´ll try these exercises. I really appreciate your suggestions😊 Sometimes I feel really discouraged because we are all adults and my mates can close their fifth. Plus whenever a new student arrives, they can also close their fifth! So I started wondering if there is sth wrong with my body even though Im pretty flexible. I never compare myself to the other sts because I consider that each body works differently. But this fifth position issue is driving me crazy. Best wishes!

[@organicgardenmamavictoriab2768]

yay

[@BallerinasByNight]

Thank you!!

[@kathrynh2356]

Where does one get “trash bag pants”?

[@ilianalopezyanez2984]

Discount dance has a few options (: but most well known dance brands/retailers have them

[@anacarolinareggiani4822]

Excelent!!!

[@BallerinasByNight]

Thank you!

[@shostakovichkiss]

U guys r so nice

[@isis334909]

❤

[@BallerinasByNight]

[@bearvillebear1468]

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