Christmas Eve Speed Barre: A Fast-Paced Ballet Workout

Celebrate the holiday season with a high-energy Speed Barre session designed by the experts at Broche Ballet. This Christmas Eve special focuses on the empowering mantra of "less instruction, more dancing," making it the ideal choice for dedicated dancers who want to maintain their technique, strength, and conditioning during the busy holiday break. Instead of long pauses for explanation, this class flows from one exercise to the next, keeping your heart rate up and your muscles engaged throughout the entire 34-minute session.

The class moves efficiently through a comprehensive ballet barre sequence. We begin with warming pliés to ground the body and wake up the joints, then quickly transition into articulate tendus and relevés. The instructor places a heavy emphasis on the vital connection between the deep abdominal muscles and the legs.

By focusing on this core-leg relationship, you ensure that every movement is supported from your center, leading to better balance and more powerful extensions. One of the specific technical highlights of this class is the focus on the alignment between the shoulder blades and the hips. By keeping these "four corners" of the torso in sync, you will develop a stable, tall posture that is essential for both barre and center work.

Throughout the sequences, you will be encouraged to use your breath—inhaling to expand and exhaling on the effort—to find a sense of ease even during demanding combinations. As the class reaches its peak, you will work through a series of energetic relevés and grand battements. These exercises are specifically designed to get the blood pumping and build the explosive power needed for jumps.

You will learn how to use your abs to lift the legs with precision rather than relying on momentum. Join Broche Ballet for this festive, fast-paced technical challenge.