Body conditioning for dancers - a Russian developed and successfully proven method - group class

A partir de 11 $ /h

What was Mikhail Barishnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Osipova, and all the other Russian dancers’ secret to success? The one thing they all have in common is their training in the Russian ballet method of Vaganova. This professional method has been developed over the decades to become the most effective method in the world. The grandeur of the legendary Russian Bolshoi and Marinskii theatres speak for themselves. For this reason, I have gone to Russia to study for my bachelors in this method at the University of Moscow, and together with my collective experience in teaching ballet, am waiting to train you to become the next ballet legend.

WHAT DO CLASSES LOOK LIKE? Each lesson is 1 hour 30 minutes, the sweet spot between length of attention span, physical endurance span, and building stamina. Ballet classes are structured according to the Russian ballet method of Vaganova, and body conditioning classes include professionally developed exercises specifically for dancers. I customize lessons to work on what my students most need, and therefore weak spots are attended to until they are wiped out. Lessons are conducted online in the convenience of your own home, saving both time and transport costs.

WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM THESE LESSONS? My lessons are for you if you any one of the following scenarios describes your situation:

1) YOU DO NOT ATTEND ANY OTHER BALLET CLASSES - classes include a full syllabus, examinations are optional, and you can therefore attend my online lessons as your only source of ballet.

2) YOU ALREADY ATTEND OTHER BALLET LESSONS - I also offer the option for you to take these classes as a supplementary addition to classes at your studio in order to boost your scores in exams and competitions, and improve your technique, strength, allegro, and stability in pirouettes, balance, and pointe. This gives you the chance of becoming the new class hero, and enjoy the freedom of dancing without worrying about stamina, faulty technique, low leg height, weak allegro, and gruesome posture.

3) YOU ARE A DANCER, BUT YOU DO NOT DO BALLET - my body conditioning classes are beneficial for dancers of all genres. It teaches complete control over the body, promoting stability, strength, leg height, good balance and stamina.

WHAT LEVELS DO I TEACH? I currently teach beginner, intermediate and semi-advanced levels (RAD levels would translate as all levels up to Advanced 1), for children from age 10+ and adults. Although I am qualified to teach higher levels, I currently do not have time to choreograph full classes at such high intensity and complication.

ABOUT DANÉ - I am an experienced ballet teacher who loves ballet, people and teaching. To make it more interesting, here is my experience starting now and going backward: Currently I am studying at the university of Moscow where I have been voted the best student of the institute by my lecturers, and have attained cum laude so far in all my subjects. I began studying for my bachelors in Moscow September 2020. I have 14 subjects including the Russian ballet method of Vaganova and several other dance styles, body conditioning for dancers, choreography, music and acting. Due to current events I study online from South Africa for now. In my free time I teach ballet and write scripts for productions, sometimes staging my choreography when time allows. Prior to this, I studied Russian for a year in Kazan, Russia (this is a requirement if you study choreography in Moscow). Before going to Russia I founded and directed my own ballet school in Johannesburg from 2017-2019, and staged 3 productions. During this time I trained with the Russian School of Ballet in South Africa, attained a distinction for my exam and took part in their production at the Roodepoort State Theatre. Before this I trained with the RAD with many distinctions up to Advanced 1, but changed to the Russian method just before taking my Advanced 2 exam (if you take classes with me you will understand why;)). Furthermore, I won countless gold, A+ and special awards in festivals, eisteddfods and competitions, several of them including my own choreography. I was part of a theatre group from 2016-2017, where I performed the lead role in the Roodepoort State Theatre. I have done ballet since 2003, and was schooled in an American syllabus from grade 1 to graduation.

Información adicional

Body conditioning is an open class with a set weekly time, and can host from 3 up to 10 people. Please contact me for more information about when the class is scheduled for.

All you need is a computer/laptop with a camera, ballet clothes and shoes or any tight fitting clothes with socks, enough space, an open piece of wall against which you can lean (about 1.2m wide, and as high as you when you stand on your toes and lift up your arms), and most important of all - a passion for dance, a desire to learn, and a smile :)

You are more than welcome to message me for more info.

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What was Mikhail Barishnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Osipova, Svetlana Zakharova and all the other Russian dancers’ secret to success? The one thing they all have in common is their training in the Russian ballet method of Vaganova. This professional method has been developed over the decades to become the most effective method in the world. The grandeur of the legendary Russian Bolshoi and Marinskii theatres speak for themselves. For this reason, I have gone to Russia to study for my bachelors in this method at the University of Moscow, and together with my collective experience in teaching ballet, am waiting to train you to become the next ballet legend.

WHAT DO CLASSES LOOK LIKE? Classes are composed of 2 50-minute demi-lessons, the sweet spot between length of attention span, physical endurance span, and building stamina. Ballet classes are structured according to the Russian ballet method of Vaganova, and body conditioning classes include professionally developed exercises specifically for dancers. In addition, guided stretching and variations lessons are included in adult beginner classes (a variation is a solo dance from a ballet that is meant to give the individual dancer a chance to showcase their abilities and enjoy the beauty of performance centred choreography). Classes are customized to work on what students most need, and therefore weak spots are attended to until they are wiped out. Lessons are conducted online in the convenience of your own home, saving both time and transport costs. At the moment only beginner adult and intermediate private group spots are still available. These are small groups of no more than 5 students per group to provide high quality individual attention and customized feedback for each student.

WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM THESE LESSONS? My lessons are for you if you any one of the following scenarios describes your situation:

1) YOU DO NOT ATTEND ANY OTHER BALLET CLASSES - classes include a full syllabus, examinations are optional, and you can therefore attend my online lessons as your only source of ballet.

2) YOU ALREADY ATTEND OTHER BALLET LESSONS - I also offer the option for you to take these classes as a supplementary addition to classes at your studio in order to boost your scores in exams and competitions, and improve your technique, strength, allegro, and stability in pirouettes, balance, and pointe. This gives you the chance of becoming the new class hero, and enjoy the freedom of dancing without worrying about stamina, faulty technique, low leg height, weak allegro, and gruesome posture.

3) YOU ARE A DANCER, BUT YOU DO NOT DO BALLET - my body conditioning classes are beneficial for dancers of all genres. It teaches complete control over the body, promoting stability, strength, leg height, good balance and stamina.

Formación

WHAT LEVELS DO I TEACH? I currently teach beginner, intermediate and semi-advanced levels (RAD levels would translate as all levels up to Advanced 1), for children from age 7+ and adults. Although I am qualified to teach higher levels, I currently do not have time to choreograph full classes at such high intensity and complication. I offer lessons from 1 to 3 times per week (up to 2 ballet classes, and 1 body conditioning group class).

Experiencia / Calificaciones

ABOUT DANÉ - I am an experienced balletmaster who loves ballet, people and teaching. To make it more interesting, here is my experience starting now and going backward: I have recently graduated from the Russian State University with a red diploma (I received distinctions for all my subjects) as a balletmaster/ballet teacher. While studying I was voted the best student of the institute by my lecturers. I began studying for my bachelors/honours degree in Moscow September 2020. I had 14 subjects including the Russian ballet method of Vaganova and several other dance styles, body conditioning for dancers, choreography, music and acting. During this time I continued to teach ballet as well as stage multiple works and variations including 2 one act ballets on colleagues and students. This included doing the choreography, organising, directing, teaching and polishing of these works as well as managing the performances. Prior to this, I studied Russian for a year in Kazan, Russia (this is a requirement if you study choreography in Moscow). Before going to Russia I founded and directed my own ballet school in Johannesburg from 2017-2019, and staged 3 productions. During this time I trained with the Russian School of Ballet in South Africa, attained a distinction for my exam and took part in their production at the Roodepoort State Theatre. Before this I trained with the RAD with many distinctions up to Advanced 1, but changed to the Russian method just before taking my Advanced 2 exam (if you take classes with me you will understand why;)). Furthermore, I won countless gold, A+ and special awards in festivals, eisteddfods and competitions, several of them including my own choreography. I was part of a theatre group from 2016-2017, where I performed the lead role in the Roodepoort State Theatre. I have done ballet since 2003, and was schooled in an American syllabus from grade 1 to graduation.

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Niños (7-12 años)

Adolescentes (13-17 años)

Adultos (18-64 años)

Tercera edad (65+ años)

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90 minutos

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Entrenamiento personal

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Danza clásica (ballet)

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Vaganova ballet technique/body conditioning for dancers private lessons

30 $ /h

What was Mikhail Barishnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Osipova, and all the other Russian dancers’ secret to success? The one thing they all have in common is their training in the Russian ballet method of Vaganova. This professional method has been developed over the decades to become the most effective method in the world. The grandeur of the legendary Russian Bolshoi and Marinskii theatres speak for themselves. For this reason, I have gone to Russia to study for my bachelors in this method at the University of Moscow, and together with my collective experience in teaching ballet, am waiting to train you to become the next ballet legend.

WHAT DO CLASSES LOOK LIKE? Each lesson is 1 hour 30 minutes, the sweet spot between length of attention span, physical endurance span, and building stamina. Ballet classes are structured according to the Russian ballet method of Vaganova, and body conditioning classes include professionally developed exercises specifically for dancers. I customize lessons to work on what my students most need, and therefore weak spots are attended to until they are wiped out. Lessons are conducted online in the convenience of your own home, saving both time and transport costs.

WILL YOU BENEFIT FROM THESE LESSONS? My lessons are for you if you any one of the following scenarios describes your situation:

1) YOU DO NOT ATTEND ANY OTHER BALLET CLASSES - classes include a full syllabus, examinations are optional, and you can therefore attend my online lessons as your only source of ballet.

2) YOU ALREADY ATTEND OTHER BALLET LESSONS - I also offer the option for you to take these classes as a supplementary addition to classes at your studio in order to boost your scores in exams and competitions, and improve your technique, strength, allegro, and stability in pirouettes, balance, and pointe. This gives you the chance of becoming the new class hero, and enjoy the freedom of dancing without worrying about stamina, faulty technique, low leg height, weak allegro, and gruesome posture.

3) YOU ARE A DANCER, BUT YOU DO NOT DO BALLET - my body conditioning classes are beneficial for dancers of all genres. It teaches complete control over the body, promoting stability, strength, leg height, good balance and stamina.

WHAT LEVELS DO I TEACH? I currently teach beginner, intermediate and advanced levels (RAD levels would translate as all levels up to Advanced 2 and Solo Seal), for children from age 10+ and adults.

ABOUT DANÉ - I am an experienced ballet teacher and qualified balletmaster/choreographer who loves choreography, people and teaching. To make it more interesting, here is my experience starting now and going backward: I graduated my 4 year Bachelor's degree in "the art of the balletmaster" with summa cum laude at the university of Moscow in July 2024 where I was voted the best student of the institute by my lecturers. I began my studies in Moscow September 2020. I had 14 subjects including the Russian ballet method of Vaganova and several other dance styles, body conditioning for dancers, choreography, music and acting. During my studies I taught ballet and dancers' body conditioning and staged choreographies. Prior to this, I studied Russian for a year in Kazan, Russia (this is a requirement if you study choreography in Moscow). Before going to Russia I founded and directed my own ballet school in Johannesburg from 2017-2019, and staged 3 productions. During this time I trained with the Russian School of Ballet in South Africa, attained a distinction for my exam and took part in their production at the Roodepoort State Theatre. Before this I trained with the RAD with many distinctions up to Advanced 1, but changed to the Russian method just before taking my Advanced 2 exam (if you take classes with me you will understand why;)). Furthermore, I won multiple gold, A+ and special awards in festivals, eisteddfods and competitions, several of them including my own choreography. I was part of a theatre group from 2016-2017, where I performed the lead role in the Roodepoort State Theatre. I have done ballet since 2003, and was schooled in an American syllabus from grade 1 to graduation.

Vaganova ballet (method of the Bolshoi and Marinskii theatres) group classes

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The cost of creating choreographies depends on their duration (in addition to the cost of the class and/or rehearsal).

All ages and levels, don't wait any longer!

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📌It doesn't always take two for things to work...
To begin to connect, assimilate and experiment with new KNOWLEDGE, the most IMPORTANT thing is the body, the attitude, perseverance and a great pinch of confidence!
I always like to approach the codes of different dance disciplines, based on structures that work on the physical, rhythmic, and creative aspects.
There is an idea that Tango is difficult to learn, and of course if we approach it with that label, it will be that way. Starting from the main concept of tango, WALKING, something that we all do most of the time, dancing tTANGO is within everyone's reach.🤗
Another very important point is the way to assimilate and understand it 😉😅
❤️‍🔥What will the classes be like, you ask?
I'll tell you a little bit, we are going to develop the structure in the work of weight changes, the step, projection of the walk, the pivot, understanding the kinesphere individually and as a couple translated into the hug, the turns and the spiral torso to understand the momentum in various exercises, the eights so famous in tango, the basic step and universal exit, walks with the concept of lanes and much more from various sequences that familiarize you with the technical needs to be able to perform the steps without leaving aside the dynamics, pulse, accent and compas of the tango. Everything will be raised in the background in a more organic way. It's not just about learning individual steps, and then...what do we do 🧐? It is not the form that should take the leading role, but the way in which you express that form.
We will also let your creative and playful side be part of the process, through a tool that I consider very valuable, which is improvisation 👌 since it allows you to find your own style and recognize your strengths and weaknesses to continue growing in your passion for dance.
With all these tools, entering the world of more complex sequences and why not, creating your own, will be one more step and not an impossible challenge to achieve.🤩
Don't forget that the steps that are known today and a large part of the sequences emerged from a restless and creative mind, which explored synonymous with IMPROVISE❗️
Let's go through the process together and hold each other in a hug.

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I work individually with each client to design sessions tailored to their goals, needs, and pace. My intention is always to guide with empathy, patience, and respect, supporting each person in finding their own path to well-being.

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Trabajo desde un enfoque de yoga inteligente y entrenamiento funcional consciente, combinando:
• análisis de la postura y del movimiento,
• activación del core profundo,
• movilidad articular y estabilidad,
• respiración consciente y control corporal.

Cada clase es 100% personalizada. Antes de empezar, observo cómo te mueves, cómo respiras y cuáles son tus objetivos, para crear un programa que realmente funcione para ti.

Estas sesiones son ideales si:
✔️ tienes dolor de espalda, cuello o caderas
✔️ pasas muchas horas sentado/a
✔️ quieres fortalecer el abdomen sin dañar la espalda o el suelo pélvico
✔️ buscas mejorar tu postura, equilibrio y movilidad
✔️ quieres entrenar con seguridad y atención profesional

Mi objetivo no es exigirte más, sino enseñarte a entrenar de forma inteligente, para que tu cuerpo se vuelva más fuerte, estable y ligero desde dentro.

📍 Clases individuales adaptadas a todos los niveles
🧘‍♀️ Enfoque respetuoso, progresivo y consciente
💫 Resultados reales: menos dolor, mejor postura y más confianza en tu cuerpo

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I am a teacher specializing in classical, contemporary and Latin dance.
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We can focus on ballet, contemporary dance, salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia or house dance!
All we need is your desire to dance and a spacious area with music!

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¡Descubre el Trigrama Corporal!

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* Sincronizar tu cuerpo con la música.

El Trigrama Corporal es una propuesta lúdica que facilita el aprendizaje del ritmo a través del movimiento, dirigido a todo tipo de público (con y sin experiencia en música y danza).

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Pero no solo vas a aprender a bailar: también conocerás la historia, el origen y el significado de cada danza, entendiendo su música, su contexto y la identidad que representa.

No necesitás experiencia previa, solo ganas de aprender y disfrutar.
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Si llevas tiempo entrenando y no ves resultados, probablemente el problema no es tu esfuerzo, sino la forma en la que estás entrenando.

Trabajo como entrenador personal online ayudando a personas a perder grasa, ganar masa muscular y mejorar su físico con un sistema estructurado y adaptado a cada caso.

No utilizo rutinas genéricas. Cada programa se ajusta a tu nivel, objetivos y disponibilidad, ya sea que entrenes en casa o en gimnasio.

Trabajo con un sistema propio llamado Método Fitmind, donde organizo todo el proceso para que tengas claridad total sobre qué hacer y cómo avanzar semana a semana.

Además, tendrás seguimiento constante para ajustar el plan, resolver dudas y asegurarte de que estás progresando correctamente.

Este servicio es ideal si:

■ Quieres bajar de peso sin hacer dietas extremas
■ Buscas ganar músculo sin estancarte
■ No sabes cómo estructurar tu entrenamiento
■ Estás cansado de probar sin resultados

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I work with beginners, active adults, professionals with sedentary lifestyles, and clients returning to exercise after injury or life transitions. Training sessions are structured, motivating, and designed to fit real schedules.

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Classes are available online in English, Spanish, and Italian.

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