How Ballet Improves Strength, Flexibility, and Posture at Any Age
Ballet has long been admired for its grace and artistry, but beyond the elegance lies a powerful tool for building strength, improving flexibility, and enhancing posture. Whether you're in your 20s or well into your 60s, ballet-inspired movement offers benefits that go far beyond aesthetics. Ballet Fusion embraces this philosophy, blending classical techniques with accessible fitness training to help women feel strong, supple, and poised at any stage of life.
The Best Ballet Shoes for Adult Beginners: A Complete Guide
Starting ballet as an adult is a beautiful step towards rediscovering your body, creativity and confidence. Whilst starting out in socks is perfectly fine, you may want to treat yourself to a good pair of ballet shoes. And with so many options out there, it’s easy to get overwhelmed.
Am I Too Old to Start Ballet? The Truth About Adult Beginners
Many people believe that ballet is reserved for the young, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. While professional dancers often start training in childhood, ballet as a form of fitness, expression, and personal challenge is accessible to everyone—regardless of age.
Ballet Fitness vs. Traditional Workouts: What’s Best for You?
When it comes to fitness, finding a workout that not only aligns with your goals but also keeps you motivated can be challenging. For many, the debate between ballet fitness and traditional workouts such as gym sessions or HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) comes down to personal preferences. So, which one is best for you? Let’s compare ballet fitness workouts with traditional fitness methods, highlighting the benefits of each and helping you decide what works best for your fitness journey.
Top 10 Ballet Myths Debunked
Ever wondered if pointe shoes are made from wood (FYI – they aren’t!)? Or, perhaps you thought Ballet is impossible to begin as an adult (which isn’t true, because that’s why we are here at Ballet Fusion!)?
We are here to debunk some of the most common misconceptions about the world of Ballet – and some of them might even surprise you!
A Ballet Teacher’s Top Tips on Starting Dance Workouts, At Any Age
Dance workouts are great for muscle strength, coordination, expression and more! Ballet instructor Rhea Sheedy shares her top tips on getting started.
Reasons why you should begin your journey with Ballet (when you're 50 and over)
When we think of a ballet class, we often imagine a sea of pink tutus, tiaras and tights...
But Ballet isn’t just for children – in fact, Ballet provides a huge range of benefits for you and your health!
Keep reading to find out why.
The anatomy of a pointe shoe
A pointe shoe is more than just your average pair of flat ballet shoes – in fact, each pointe shoe is so unique as they are made by hand and many dancers can even tell minute differences between one pointe shoe maker and another! Freed of London supply a vast quantity of pointe shoes to The Royal Ballet Company and many company dancers often request their preferred shoemaker to create their shoes!
What happens to your body when you dance or exercise?
It’s amazing how quickly our body responds to movement and exercise. Within seconds, amazing things are happening. And amazing things keep happening as we keep up a regular routine. From an instant mood boost, to improved immune system and prevention of heart disease and cancer.
How to get started with ballet as an adult
Deciding to try something new can be somewhat daunting – typically, we fear the unknown or feel anxious about starting a new hobby ‘too late’ in life. However, we have compiled a list of everything you need to know to get started and enter into the world of ballet.
Online Ballet Workouts
Ballet Fusion online ballet workouts are designed to strengthen, tone and shape - as well as help to improve posture and balance.
We’re currently running nine different types of live online ballet workout classes ranging from classical ballet fitness to ballet core and ballet cardio flow.
20 Reasons Why Adult Ballet is a Great Workout
Ballet is a great workout for the whole body. Ballet is a weight-bearing form of exercise which strengthens muscles, promotes healthy bones and burns calories. Because ballet uses the full range of muscles, it’s also great for cognitive functions such as coordination and concentration.
We all know that ballet is great for posture and balance but did you know that ballet can also reduce the symptoms of depression, arthritis and diabetes? And there’s more, ballet has also been shown to fend off dementia and osteoporosis. Read on for all the amazing benefits of ballet.