Barre

About the Class

Barre classes combine the principles of ballet, pilates and yoga into a full body, low impact workout. The class breaks down lower and upper body exercises into components and focuses on isometric movements through repetition. This allows focus on the muscle engagement and avoids the use of momentum to perform each sequence. Upper body combinations are included in the classes and can be done with or without weights.  Floor barre work is incorporated into the classes which is ideal for those that wish to avoid pressure on the joints. Moving the workout to the mat, shifts the focus to pelvic stability, proper turnout and breaks down leg positions in detail. In many ways, floor barre is more challenging because there is less tendency and opportunity to transfer weight into the supporting leg during the movements. In floor barre, students cannot rely on or lean on the barre, and therefore the focus is on technique. This prepares the body for standing barre work.