Spring is nature’s yearly act of artistic creation — a bursting forth of stored energy into blossoms, leaves, light, and song after winter’s quiet incubation. All appears so natural and so easy, like watching a beautifully trained ballerina glide across the stage — weightless, fluid, luminous. Yet behind every effortless arabesque and every blooming magnolia lies something deeper: preparation, patience, and unseen work.

With maturity usually come the wisdom and better understanding of who we are, what we want, and what makes us happy. No matter what age you are, ballet practice offers a wonderfully effective yet versatile way to be active, learn something new overtime, get fitter more effectively than any traditional gym or aerobic activities, and, most importantly it allows to enjoy something that brings a sense of beauty to life at any age!

Have you ever been to the ballet class and felt that they are talking some foreign language to you? That’s because in ballet classes or ballet workouts the tutor would always use French ballet terminology and call each ballet move a specific name. Which is why it makes it possible to learn ballet at any age. Terminology and structure helps to memories the movements, sequences and enjoy the progress! Ballet developed as a performance-focused art form in France, hence why all terminology is used in French.