Hello lovely Ballet Alchemy family, I've had a very eventful New Year during which I had a bad case of appendicitis and a resultant appendectomy. It was not my favourite way to see the New Year in! And without going into too much personal detail, this situation will have some drawn out impact on my overall health situation which means I can't continue to run Ballet Alchemy classes for a little while. I have cancelled all subscriptions and refunded any recent payments. I am extremely sorry for the inconvenience this is going to cause current students but I'm leaving all the material online in case you'd like to revisit any of it. I plan to restart everything mid-year. In the meanwhile I will leave this group open, and I am here for you if you need any ballet-related help at all! I really hope your New Year is going swimmingly and that you have a great January and all following it. Please let me know if you have any questions! Cheers Nicola

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

Hi @Erin Ritson I'm uploading your video now! I'm not always this early with your class, this was pure luck so may not be repeated LOL. @Jane Smee and @Allissa Nalder I had trouble with the recording of the first half of the class, it's patchy. I will re-record those exercises for you on Friday or Saturday and edit them together with the second half an hour of the recording which is fine. In future I would like to record the chat screen as an insurance measure until I can get a second camera set up for the purpose. Is this ok with everyone? @Lucy Graham Grade 5 is up @Andrea Hardy Grade 3 is up @Jane Smee @Allissa Nalder just confirming Grade 4 week 7 is up now. sorry about the delay.