The Ballet Press

18/08/2026

Still getting to grips with the Grade 7 syllabus. Only, when I reach words like "kneel" and "roll", my nearly 42 year old body has a good laugh at me 😂🩰

05/08/2026

All ready to jump back into teaching...so excited! 🩰

30/07/2026

Yes, ok, I caved today and ordered some new ones. These are now turning into a completely different type of dance footwear! 🩰

16/07/2026

I had my first 'back to teaching' dream the other night. I had to keep moving the students to a different room because people kept coming in...and I had worn my canvas ballet shoes instead of my teaching shoes and they had holes in them. Oh well...at least I know where one part of that dream came from 😂 Learning the Grade 7 syllabus is heavy work, it seems 💪🩰

08/07/2026

It's official! Adult beginner ballet classes will start in September in St Brigid's Hall, Tubbercurry. Fridays at 6:30pm. Payment options by class or by term. Get in touch if you would like more information or to reserve your spot 📝 See you in September! 🩰

11/06/2026

Exciting things starting in September. I'll be back teaching and I can't wait 🩰

01/04/2022

Even the rich and famous want to do ballet to be fit, flexible and elegant! So, what are you waiting for?! Get in touch about ballet and conditioning classes for all ages/genders/experience levels! More classes available for different time zones starting in August!!! 🩰🧘

14/02/2022

Join us in celebrating Lucy's achievement! Not only is she our first student to complete a filmed examination (conducted over Zoom!), but she absolutely smashed it!! Her result of a Merit came in on Saturday and we couldn't be more proud! Keep dancing Lucy, and show the world what you've got! 🩰

04/02/2022

The body is for life, not just for ballet!

Oversplits in Second - What are the Risks?
Another position I see young students trying to achieve in order to get more flexible is oversplits in second position. Unfortunately stretching young hips past their natural physiological range runs the risk of permanent damage, so we need to be very careful in how we achieve mobility in this position.
Any flexibility training requires an intelligent and multifactorial approach, with a deep understanding of human anatomy guiding its application. Doing this ensures that young dancers will be able to continue dancing well into adulthood and live a normal, pain free life when they do decide to stop performing.
To find out more about this topic see link below 👇
https://www.theballetblog.com/portfolio/is-over-stretching-bad/

27/01/2022

Our first adult conditioning classes on Zoom went really well yesterday! Can't wait to share more with everyone next week!