If you still haven't gotten over not taking ballet lessons when you were younger, your chance to be a ballerina has finally arrived! Patricia Zhou [1], a professional ballerina with Staatsballett and Royal Ballet, has been leading live ballet classes for all levels on her Instagram, and recently took her trainings to Youtube. Get ready to add another skill to your list of talents, because in these detailed lessons, you'll learn everything you need to know about ballet from terminology to form.
Zhou releases a class each week which will allow you ample time to practice what you've learned and to retain it. Be sure to follow the classes in order to properly progress through the technique. Each class is about an hour, so make sure to block out your schedule and have water on hand, because you're going to need it. Once you've completed all of the lessons, check out her website [2] for more ways to continue your ballet training. Now it's time to perfect your tendu, plié, and pirouette with the lessons ahead.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 1
In this first class, you're going to learn the basics. Don't worry if you don't get everything initially, just allow yourself to have fun! All you need is an open space and something you can hold on to such as a tall chair.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 2
For the second class in this series, Zhou will be going over the basic steps covered in the first class and also teaching you more ballet technique.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 3
Before getting started with Zhou's third class, make sure you've completed the first and second lessons so you know the terminology and technique Zhou is covering. For this class, you're going to need open space and a barre to hold on to.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 4
By now you should be feeling more comfortable with your technique. In this class, you'll be learning new technique to incorporate into your barre routine, Zhou said.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 5
Lesson five, already? We wish we could see how much progress you've made this far. You'll need a barre again for this lesson and, as a friendly reminder, remember to practice your technique for a few days before starting the next class.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 6
We're getting closer to the end of the series and we hope you're enjoying it as much as we are! Put everything you've learned to the test in this lesson.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 7
You're a pro ballerina in the making, how exciting is that? You're going to continue to perfect and refresh what you've learned already as well as learning two new steps in this lesson.
Patricia Zhou Beginner Ballet Class 8
You've made it to class eight, and in this class, you're going to learn more technique that professionals do every single day.
