OK things are coming along bit by bit. I'm a bit on the edge my seat telling you this. It's nerve-wracking because it's a big project. But it's one that will definitely benefit you in your busy life and, in your sometimes hard-to-fulfil-goal of becoming a ballet dancer!. Guys, I'm going to be building an app. For adult ballet dancers LIKE YOU. It's NOT going to be like Dance Masterclass or any of the other ones where you subscribe to a programme or do a pre-recorded class. It's going to be more personalised, sort of like a ballet-focussed, personal assistant that fits into your day more like DuoLingo does, the language app where you can learn whichever language interests you, but at your own pace. You decide how much practise you want to do each day, and it's customised to the level you're at. Adult ballet dancers have multiple responsibilities, and finding an hour or two (or three, depending what the transport situation is in your town) to go and do a whole class is often a really big hill to climb! And then, the problem is, finding a teacher who's actually going to correct you, not talk down to you, and give you the meaty instruction you want and NOT JUST FLUFFY 'here's a ballet-type experience' that I've heard a lot of adults get sick of. If you tell me your needs, you can LITERALLY be in on this from the word go. I've got a name in mind, and timeline in mind, and plenty of ideas for how it should work, but I REALLY want to hear from you, what works, or DOESN'T work, for you, in online training models?

What classes do you want, in 2026? There are lots of new members - Hello you guys! It's so nice to have you! And I would like to help as many of you into a class that's going to help YOU, as I can. (And don't forget those sparkly gifts, if you're a new enrolee you get "How to Get Serious About Ballet" AND a one-on-one with me before you start! So cast your vote in this thread! You can vote for as many classes as you would actually enrol in. I'll use the results to decide what classes to schedule in 2026. - "Step Two" - Grades 1&2 - RAD Grade 3 - RAD Grade 4 - RAD Grade 5 - Intermediate Foundation - Intermediate - Advanced Foundation - Advanced 1 - Advanced 2

@Lucy Graham Floor Barre is up. @Lucy Graham and @Caroline Ojok Will it bother either of you if Grade 5 is half an hour later tomorrow, I realised that due to picking up my partner from a medical procedure, I may have to delay the class (as with Grade 4). So it would be 5.30 local time instead of 5pm. Can you let me know if this is a problem for either of you? Also Caroline I'm adding you to all 3 course classrooms now.

Everyone, 2026 is fast approaching (kinda like a steam train, and it is barrelling towards me so FAST, I'd like to register my dissatisfaction with THAT, who do I write to please???) AND SO, let's spread the word about these courses and classes! I will be doing various different promotions, and YOU can benefit too. Current students, @Andrea Hardy @Lucy Graham @Jane Smee @Allissa Nalder @Erin Ritson , if you bring a new student to ABA, you will get $30 to spend on Ballet Alchemy publications. As part of the promotion, which ends on Jan 31st midnight, NEW students will receive my e-book "How to Get Serious About Ballet" and a free One-on-one with me! As classes fill, spots like this will be invaluable for getting personal feedback and customised goals/plans. As a thankyou for joining Skool early, current members who enrol in weekly technique classes will receive the same gifts as new members, PLUS, a personal Ballet Improvement Plan, custom designed for you, to enable you to progress your ballet faster, working with YOUR body type and lifestyle! @Yana S @Jenifer Alex @Alison Coopman @Hannah Kronfeld @Florence Robinson @Chris Fletcher ALL new students will also be able to work through the classes that are currently in the grade they enrol in, how good is that?! PS - also - complete transparency, because that's what you get here - the ridiculous introductory price will be going up as well, as I've always said it would. But it's still going to be stupid cheap at $65 per month!