Absolute Beginner Class

Ommi Pipit-Suksun is a retired ballet dancer, who is a former soloist with the San Francisco Ballet, and a former principal dancer with Ballet San Jose.  (A local girl!)  In 2021, she established a YouTube channel called "Dancing with Ommi" where she posted a very nice absolute-beginner ballet barre class series.  Ommi says her reason for creating the videos was to show adult beginners that anyone can do ballet, and can start at any age.  I love that!  

If you've never tried ballet before, check out her classes below and give them a try!  Ommi does a great job of explaining the technique of each movement.  Even if you don't do the classes, they're worth watching to see her guidance on basic technique.

Absolute Beginner Class No. 1:  This class focuses on very basic movements done with the legs in parallel and first positions.  It covers plies and rises, foot progression, battement tendu, glisse/degage, and saute preparation.  Ommi gives detailed explanations of the techniques for each of these movements.

Absolute Beginner Class No. 2:  Progressing a little further, Class No. 2 works with the legs in parallel, first and second positions, doing basic plies, rises, battement tendu, glisse/degage and releves.

Absolute Beginner Class No 3:  The last of the series, this class works with the legs in parallel, first and second positions, doing plies, rises, battement tendu, temps lie, glisse/degate, releves and a final port de bras.  (KEEP IT SAFE: This last class includes grand plies in first position.  Remember, if your knees aren't up for doing grand plie, it's perfectly fine to just do demi plies instead.)