Exploring Spartacus: A Journey Through Russian Ballet

🤸‍♀️Today we are sharing a core-muscle exercise/stretch from our last Pre-Ballet course in September. Starting February 15th we revisit the Pre-Ballet level with master teacher Ekaterina Trunina and will soon after proceed to the intermediate levels of the Vaganova method! This one doesn’t really have a name but it consists of leaning towards your legs while doing the splits. We hope this exercise is useful to you! Let us know in the comments what exercises you use for core muscle strengthening

✨ Developing turnout from the ground up with Bolshoi Academy Master Teacher Ekaterina Trunina @katheryn_ballet. This essential Pre-Ballet floor-barre exercise builds lower-body turnout - a fundamental skill that shapes every classical movement. Through a two-step stretch sequence, students learn to rotate from the hip, stabilize the pelvis, and align the legs correctly for ballet technique. Master these foundational methods in our upcoming Pre-Ballet Teacher Training Seminar: starting tomorrow,

Take a look behind the scenes as our Pre-Ballet students perfect their Pas Polka under the guidance of Master Teacher Ekaterina Trunina. This lively dance etude is part of their journey to build strong foundations in rhythm, coordination, and expression 🌟 Join us next week for our first Pre-Ballet teacher training course of 2025 with Bolshoi Academy Master Teacher Ekaterina Trunina! Check the link and register soon: https://bit.ly/bba-pre-ballet 📌 Follow for more updates from | Russian Ballet