It’s never too late to sway and pirouette like Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in Black Swan. A lot of women are hesitant about learning ballet for fear that their body won’t be as strong as flexible as early learners. Truth is, no matter how old you are, it’s never too late to learn ballet. It’s not just a form of exercise, but it’s a great method to help strengthen your body, tone and tighten all those wobbly areas, and even help you improve your posture and grace.
The key to learning ballet as an adult is to stop feeling intimidated by others who have had more years of practice than you. Instead of feeling threatened, use them as a mentor. It’ll also be more encouraging to take up adult ballet with some friends, so if you’re keen on learning, here’s a list of adult ballet classes available in the Klang Valley.
DancePot
DancePot – School of Performing & Creative Arts is a newly established dance school in Setapak. They specialize in ballet and other various forms of dance that are specially crafted for dance enthusiasts of all types and ages. DancePot offers two forms of adult ballet classes, Adult Ballet 1 (for beginners) an Adult Ballet 2 (for improvers).
Fees: RM120 monthly, or RM45 for drop-in
Address: 26-2, Plaza Crystalville Jalan Danau Niaga 1, Off Jalan Genting Kelang, 53300 Setapak Kuala Lumpur
Website: http://www.dancepot.my
Aurora School of Dance
Aurora School of Dance is founded by Principal Suraya Ahmad Kamil in 1989 and offers “time tested” focused teaching that has even produced national and world-class dance champions. A lot of Aurora’s dance students have transitioned as dance professionals, and have received numerous individual and team awards for numerous international dance contests. Aurora School of Dance offers their Ballet for Adults class every Thursday at 6.30pm in the SS14 studio.
Fees: RM30 for enrollment
Address: No 96, Ground Floor, Jalan SS14/1, Subang Jaya 47500
Website: http://auroradanceschool.com/Home.php
Meadow Ballet Centre
Meadow Ballet offers the Fitness Ballet (aka Adult Ballet) class that specially aimed at ballet beginners over the age of 16. The class fuses floor exercises for warming up and fundamental techniques that progress to more advanced ones. You can also learn a ballet variant of the infamous “Swan Lake” to get a sense of wheat a ballet performance is all about. The adult fitness ballet takes place every Tuesday at 8.15 pm, so don’t miss out!
Fees: RM120 for 4 lessons
Address: 5-2 2/76C Road, Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur 55100, Malaysia
Website: http://www.meadowballetcentre.com/Ballet-School-Kuala-Lumpur-Malaysia-V6/index.html
Purple Yogis
Purple Yogis is more than just a dance centre. It’s really an urban retreat centre where everyone can feel peace and harmony – like a home away from home. It’s also the first allergy-friendly studio in Malaysia where it promotes healthy Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ). This reduces the spread of microorganisms in the air and even accommodate anyone with allergies. On top of a great list of yoga and pilates classes, Purple Yogis also offers Adult Ballet classes once a week.
Fees: RM100
Address: 2A, Lorong Ara Kiri 3, Lucky Garden, Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur 59100
Website: http://www.purpleyogis.com.my/
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Fitness 101: Can Adults Do Ballet?
Ballet Exercises You Can Try At Home
