C1007 - Ballet Floor Barre: strength flow and integration (all levels)

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Start Date: 21/04/2027      End Date: 23/06/2027        Start Time: 18:30      End Time: 19:30        Hours per Week: 1.00      No of Weeks: 9
Fees:      £60.00 (tuition)     £115.00 (overseas)     £18.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Joyce Gyimah        No of Places: 15
Shadwell Centre

Course Overview

Course Overview
Building confidence through movement awareness

“Move with ease. Build strength. Feel more connected in your body.”

This supportive and accessible course uses Ballet Floor Barre as a tool for conditioning, alignment, and movement integration. Emphasis is placed on stamina, continuity of movement, body awareness, breath connection, and musical flow.

Classes incorporate longer sequences and dynamic phrasing while remaining welcoming to both returning and new students. Students will explore how floor barre principles support everyday movement, posture, coordination, and overall physical wellbeing. The course encourages mindful movement patterns, injury aware practice, and sustainable approaches to strength and mobility.

Reflection on personal progress, confidence, and connection to movement is encouraged throughout the term.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Sustain a continuous 20–25 minute floor barre sequence with consistent control and musicality
* Apply floor barre principles to floor sequence with visible improvement in alignment, coordination, and ease
* Demonstrate increased confidence in dynamic movement transitions and spatial awareness
* Execute movement with controlled breath and reduced muscular tension across 90% of material
* Independently practise at least 6 floor barre based exercises to support strength, mobility, posture, and recovery
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
Suitable for all levels, including students joining for the first time.
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Equipment required

Equipment required
Leotard and tights or close-fitting T-shirt and leggings. Flat canvas or leather ballet shoes. A notebook and a pen. A towel. A bottle of water – no other drinks are allowed in the dance studio.
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How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
You will have an ‘Individual Learning Plan’ where the course learning outcomes are shown and where you can set individual learning goals and monitor your own progress against these.

You will need to evaluate your own progress and manage your time.

Your tutor will give ongoing feedback and will keep you informed of your progress.

Video recording might be used as a reflective tool.
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At the beginning of the course an initial assessment takes place to identify your level of experience knowledge or current skills, and you will be asked to complete and sign a health screening questionnaire.

The tutor will carry out informal assessments to check your understanding, there is no exam.

You will complete a self-assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the course and you will participate in regular self assessment.

Your tutor will let you know how you are getting on throughout the course, to help you work to your full potential.
At the end of the course you will receive written feedback.
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Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
You can progress to: Develop Ballet Repertoire courses and or other dance styles at beginners’ level. (Please note that you might not able to progress to the next level after one term, your tutor will advise you on this)
You may wish to enrol on other courses held at Idea Store Learning. Please see a course guide for further information or speak with your tutor.
Your tutor will support you in researching these and other courses outside of Idea Store Learning.
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Other info

Other info
In general, we will not allow late entries to any course after the first two weeks.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.

If you intend to take an examination and feel you have an additional learning need or special requirements, you must declare them to your tutor within the first 2 weeks of your course.

If you are studying in an online group, then you can arrange a one-to-one online discussion with your tutor, after the session, or by email.

Where we aim to make reasonable adjustments to support our learners, please note we are unable to provide any type of in class or in person support if your course takes place online.
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