
Welcome to 20 Moves in 20 Days: Beginning Ballet Center! I'm so excited to be on this journey with you, and just delighted that you are interested in learning ballet (it's my favorite dance style of all time, but I do love them all!). Consider doing some warm-up stretches or even a full beginning ballet barre series of exercies each time you want to learn a new move, to help prevent injury, increase flexibility, and feel great! I've attached a ballet terminology sheet for you so that you can build your ballet vocabulary, if you'd like. If at any time you have questions, please don't hesitate to reach out for support! You can email me at lindseydinneenofficial@gmail.com, or visit my social profiles on Instagram or Facebook (@lindseydinneenofficial). See you in the course!
practice échappés from first to second position, then to first, with transitions to third or fifth, focusing on landing switches, arm position on hips, and warming up the feet.
Learn glissade basics and police dogs allegro steps to travel across the floor, practice transitions, and develop leg work for small jumps with switching feet.
Master temps levé, a jump and return to the same position, with drills that build leg power, control, and quick rebound after a jet, while practicing shifts and arm usage.
Learn the chassé, a traveling step where the back foot chases the front foot in a step-together-step pattern, staying low and practicing in both directions for future leaps.
Master bourrée basics: traveling steps across the floor with precise footwork and turns, keeping the back foot leading and legs crossed to create a floating line with gentle knee bend.
Learn day 10 of 20 moves in 20 days ballet walks by practicing toe-ball-heel from first position, circle walking, and backward steps, emphasizing transitions, consistent foot pointing, and strong legs.
Master the balancé side with a three-step side-to-side sequence and front-back balance work, with optional arms, in day eleven of the 20 moves in 20 days program.
Develop the chassé preparation for pirouettes from fifth position with spotting and quick balance transitions to bring everything together for clean turns, including singles and doubles.
Learn the pirouette en dehors with two directional turns, master spotting to maintain balance and avoid dizziness, and keep arm movements simple for stable, repeatable turns.
Day 17 teaches piqué to retiré, emphasizing a straight working leg, power from the supporting leg, and across-the-floor transitions with controlled release.
Practice piqué to arabesque in day 18 of 20 moves in 20 days, building balance, extended line, and steady progression through ballet technique.
Learn balancé front and back through a 1-2-3 count and side-to-side patterns. Practice front-to-back extensions, optional arm use, and combining moves through the course's 20 moves in 20 days.
Day 20 emphasizes a traditional ballet reverence, guiding students through first to fifth positions and a bow to honor the teacher and pianist, with gratitude and mutual respect.
You completed all 20 moves in 20 days of beginning ballet center, a brand new skill you built from scratch. I’m here to help as you continue your dance journey.
Have you always wanted to learn to dance ballet but not felt ready to jump into a ballet class? I completely understand, and that's why I created this online course for you! In just 20 days, you will learn 20 different ballet moves that will introduce you to all the essential beginning steps for a classical ballet center. I walk through each one slowly and clearly, so that you know exactly how to execute each new step, and even provide some mini combinations on many of the days' content so that you can start to put the moves together. After 20 days, you will emerge from this course at a beginning ballet dancer's level (I teach ALL of the steps, and MORE, in this course that I do in my community college Ballet Dance 101 course!)!
Here's what you'll get in this 20 Days in 20 Moves: Beginning Ballet Center course:
20 Days of energizing new ballet dance steps.
Full-body strengthening to keep you more injury-free and strong--great for any age!
All 20 demonstration videos and bonus materials are yours to keep, and return to anytime you want.
Do this course for 20 consecutive days, or in your own timing. Make it yours.
Even when you've completed the course, you'll have lifetime access to revisit your favorite steps or bonus materials anytime you want to!
With this course you will:
Learn a new skill that is accessible for people of any fitness level.
Discover how to reveal more confidence and self-value than you've ever had, by learning fun dance techniques in your real world.
Challenge yourself to be the best possible YOU.
Fulfill bucket list dreams!
Who should take this course?
People who want to purposefully learn a new skill that engages their mind and body.
People who want to transform their lives into the most empowered and successful they can be.
People who can move and stretch at a beginning level.
People who would like a strong role model for mindset, fitness, inspiration, and healthy lifestyle.