Absolute Beginner

This class is designed to teach you the absolute basics of ballet.  This class offer detailed explanations on how to execute the basic movements of ballet. This is an ideal class to learn ballet from scratch!

Beginner

This class is for dancers who have around 6-18 months of previous ballet experience.  This level works towards combining sequences of basic ballet steps and starts to introduce basic turns, linking steps and jumps. There continues to be a strong focus on basic ballet technique and posture.

Beginner/ Elementary (fundamentals)

This class builds upon the skills learned in the Beginner class, by incorporating more complex combinations of steps and turns. There is still a strong focus on the technical execution of steps making this class suitable for beginner students who would like the challenge of more complex sequences, as well more experienced dancers who want to perfect their technique. This class is also good for those who have danced as a child and want to return to ballet. This class is best suited to those with at least 18 months experience.

Pre-pointe/ Pointe

This class is suitable for anyone who would like to strengthen their legs, feet and ankles. Improved foot strength can lead to better balance and stability. This class improves foot alignment and control. Pointe work can only be undertaken by students who demonstrate a level of physical strength and technique stipulated by The Ballet Cove. Please email for further details.

Body Conditioning

These classes warm up, strengthen and fine tune the muscles so that they are prepared for maximum engagement in the following ballet class. Similar to the necessity of tuning a violin before attempting to play one, these classes tune up the body in order to achieve the most improvement from each ballet class.

Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT)

“Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner from junior through to advanced levels. PBT helps teachers around the world prepare their students to receive the strength they need to achieve their personal best.

The program helps with injury prevention and rehabilitation and enhances the ability of athletes to perform at their best. It can be difficult for students to feel which muscles initiate the correct alignment in training. However, with the use of an exercise ball, the students gain a great sense of posture and weight-placement whilst feeling each correct muscle group working throughout each exercise, which then stays with them when whilst performing in dance or their chosen field of sport

PBT focuses on core strength, weight placement and alignment of the body with a gradual approach of carefully designed exercises and repetitions of these exercises that trigger their muscle memory. The program is designed with safe dance methodology.” Taken from the PBT website