Broche Banter | Adult ballet training, philosophy, & inspiration

Learning turns as an adult is a very different process than learning as a kid. Whether you're dreaming of your first turn or working up to multiples, this episode will outline the principles of pirouettes to help you navigate the learning process. Find my teaching Broche Ballet on YouTube and online on Zoom at brocheballet.com Live the ballet dream and perform with with me in M

We dive into questions ranging from curious about pointe to serious about pointe for adults. Everything from how long it takes to go en pointe, what it takes to be successful en pointe, does it hurt, and more. Join me to get ready for pointe in my Journey to Pointe for Adults program. *NOTE: Please don't purchase pointe shoes without approval from an instructor and supervised

What it is artistry? The je ne sais quoi of making something you can’t look away from. The magnetic presence of a performer; the expression, wearing your heart on your sleeve and sharing an incredible moment with the audience. In this episode, I break down why I believe adults learning ballet should begin learning this early on in their ballet journey along with my philosophy on

Do you have trouble focusing in class? Remembering combinations? Forgetting your technique? This episode discusses this important part of ballet training, especially for adults with many things competing for our attention.

Cross-training & conditioning are such buzz words and I’m going to break them down a little bit for you how I see them and think about them. As always in my world, what you do depends on you and your goals. You do not have to do anything. Everything is your choice, your prerogative, and based on what you want out of this life and out of ballet! We all start somewhere differen

If you’ve been dancing for a while and wonder why your pirouettes aren’t working yet, or why your petite allegro isn’t getting quicker, or why your legs won’t stay turned out in the center or lift any higher, or why your port de bras still doesn’t look quite how you want, then this is the facet for you. This facet of ballet is where we work to master movements within the

This facet is the breadth of vocabulary in ballet and how we move our bodies from foot to foot across the floor and throughout space. Within this facet, we have 4 components: (1) Vocabulary - what the ballet steps are; (2) The grammar of how the steps fit together; (3) Picking combinations up quickly in class; (4) Memorizing an excerpt of choreography. In this episode, we dive into

When we are training our bodies, we must also train our minds. In the journey to advancing in ballet, our mind needs to adapt and grow as much as our bodies, if not more. Here’s the thing, without a positive and powerful mindset, we won’t be able to stick around long enough in our ballet journey to see real progress. Without an open mind, we won’t be able to experiment and tr

Today on the show, we're going to lay out all of the different facets of your ballet training: - Breadth, this is the dancing - The depth, this is the technique - The performing and storytelling - Personal and body strength Join Julie on this episode as we dig into the different facets of training an adult to learn ballet.

Today, let’s dive into how adults are currently taught ballet. We’ll talk about adult open programs, which are how many of us learn ballet, we’ll talk about what to even teach adults, and how to structure a program for busy adult lives.