Online ballet training for skaters, gymnasts and sportspeople
We provide online ballet training to artistic roller skaters, figure skaters, artistic gymnasts, rhythmic gymnasts, and swimmers who are
British Champions, Team GB, Team England, Team Scotland,
and GB pathway, competing at national and international levels.
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Why does ballet help sports?Ballet provides careful and technical training, helping athletes understand the way their body moves, adding grace, poise, strength and flexibility.
Whether it’s working on fundamental movements to ensure that the leg is fully extended or advanced sequences for co-ordination and placement, ballet gives a finesse to movements that is unparalleled by any other training method. |
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What is Ballet for Sports?
Prices start from:
£5.50 a class Ballet can improve many aspects of sports training as it helps with strength, posture, flexibility, leg and arm lines, footwork, control, musicality and performance. In our Ballet for Sports pathway programme, we provide weekly online ballet and conditioning training, taught live on Zoom for athletes who wish to use the benefits of ballet to enhance their sports training. These classes are widely attended by athletes of artistic sports such as artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, figure skating and artistic roller skating (Dance, Figures and Free). However, the benefits of ballet training is not limited to just these sports – we've also helped people training in sports such as football, baseball, netball and swimming. |
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Did you know?
There are many examples of famous sports people who have attributed their ballet training to enhancing their sports – including Rio Ferdinand, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jordan, Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean. |
In order for ballet to benefit sports training, ballet tuition must be provided at a highly technical level by an experienced tutor. By joining the Janet Lomas School of Dancing's Ballet for Sports programme, you will be working with an experienced tutor who understands the specific requirements for using ballet to enhance sports training. With online training, you are joining a supportive community of like-minded sportspeople – and wherever your training or competitions take you in the world, you can continue to access our training in live online classes. Plus, you will have the opportunity to access workshops, exclusively organised for athletes on our Ballet for Sports programme.
Whether it’s working on fundamental movements to ensure that the leg is fully extended or advanced sequences for co-ordination and intricate footwork, ballet gives a finesse to movements that is unparalleled by any other training method. |
Who can join Ballet for Sports?
Age
Our Ballet for Sports pathway programme provides access to training in our:
Location
We welcome students from across the world to our online ballet classes. Classes are taught in English, however if English is not your first language, please do not be concerned – we are experienced in teaching international students who speak minimal/no English. |
Sport Disciplines
We accept athletes from any sports discipline if they feel that ballet will help their current training. Our training
Students are offered classes to learn with those of a similar age/standard. Our weekly live online classes include:
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We also offer British Gymnastics British Qualifications Testing (BQT) and Scottish Gymnastics performance programmes (NPP) preparation for all levels of rhythmic gymnasts in private classes (group & individual).
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"Ballet helps me with my skating as it develops my performance and musicality skills, as well as improving my strength, flexibility and control. Miss Johanna is an amazing ballet teacher and help me be more expressive in my routines" |
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How does Ballet for Sports work?
After discussing your current sports training, we can curate a specific timetable for you. As we offer a wide range of online ballet, strength and conditioning classes, students on our Ballet for Sports programme can enhance their training in a timetable that works alongside their current sports training schedule.
Our programme is so popular that we have Ballet for Sports students in every class that we teach in our children's department (ages 7-18) and adult department (ages 18+)
Our programme is so popular that we have Ballet for Sports students in every class that we teach in our children's department (ages 7-18) and adult department (ages 18+)
Choose from our range of live online classes:
"Ballet helps me with my rhythmic gymnastics as it improves my control, balance and flexibility all whilst having fun in the classes. Miss Johanna is a fabulous teacher – she helps my performance quality and musicality with great effort" |
Start your training with us
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Private coaching for performance, artistry and arms choreography (Online)
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£18 for 30 minutes
£35 for 1 hour Want to give your routine some extra sparkle? Have you been told that you need to improve your component score? At the Janet Lomas School of Dancing, we offer performance skills and artistry coaching for competitions. Our 1-to-1 online sessions are taught by Johanna – with her advanced training in ballet, jazz and contemporary, Johanna works with skaters to enhance the performance elements in competition programmes and develop arm choreography. Permission must be sought from your current coach. |
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Miss Johanna is a fully-qualified, experienced dance teacher, with a strong background in music. It is the combination of these skills that she uses to develop artistry, musicality and performance skills. Unlike the standard basic ballet teacher training, Johanna has taken further teacher training in Vaganova ballet method (the most beneficial ballet training method used for skaters) and her Licentiate in Imperial Classical Ballet. Specifically to help the skaters she works with, Johanna has also trained with a Ballet for Skaters coach in the USA. This provides a unique combination of experience, quality and highly specialised training for the skaters on the Janet Lomas School of Dancing's Ballet for Sports programme
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Johanna regularly works with multiple British Champion skaters and Team GB skaters from clubs across the UK. Skaters she has worked with have won in both the UK and internationally. She has also helped many athletes of all levels to achieve new PB scores.
Miss Johanna has given me so much confidence and really helped with my general strength, control and flexibility. Online lessons are very thorough and helpful with lots of individual feedback"
Emma Thiele – Senior Ladies British Champion 2024 (Artistic Roller Skating)
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Benefits of ballet for
gymnasts & skaters
Develops posture
Development of lines, extensions and control
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Enhances dance quality and movements
Helps with flexibility and strength
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Improves balance and turns
Develops musicality and performance skills
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Additional benefits of joining our Ballet for Sports programme:
Exclusive workshops & events
Take part in special events and workshops, organised exclusively for athletes on our Ballet for Sports programme.
Past events have included a ballet workshop with Hannah Martin (Commonwealth Games rhythmic gymnasts and Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer), and professional performance make-up tutorial for skaters.
Past events have included a ballet workshop with Hannah Martin (Commonwealth Games rhythmic gymnasts and Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer), and professional performance make-up tutorial for skaters.
Focussed training
Unlike a traditional dance school where classes may work towards ballet exams or an annual school show, students in our Ballet for Sports programme are with like-minded athletes, focussing on using ballet to improve their sports training
We welcome students from across the world to our online ballet classes.
Classes are taught in English, however if English is not your first language, please do not be concerned – we are experienced in teaching international students who speak minimal/no English.
Classes are taught in English, however if English is not your first language, please do not be concerned – we are experienced in teaching international students who speak minimal/no English.
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All images on this page are athletes from our Ballet for Sports programme – they are not stock images.
Janet Lomas School of Dancing
Est. 1978
Est. 1978
Online international ballet training to the highest standard.
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