Online ballet training for skaters, gymnasts and sportspeople
We provide online ballet training to artistic roller skaters, figure skaters, artistic gymnasts and rhythmic gymnasts, across the UK, USA and Europe who are 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 a tutor who is experienced in understanding the specific training needs of the sport – which is where our programme can help. With the Janet Lomas School of Dancing's Ballet for Sports training, you are joining a supportive community of like-minded athletes. And a benefit of it being online, is that there are no geographical barriers providing flexibility so that wherever your training or competitions may take you in the world, you can continue to access our 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 placed in classes to learn with those of a similar age/standard. Our weekly live online classes include:
Private online tuition in:
Please note that availability of private tuition is limited and priority booking is given to those already in our Ballet for Sports programme. |
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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, suiting a range of time zones.
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:
Want to enhance your training?
"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" |
British Champion and Team England rhythmic gymnast, Daisy
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Would you like to know more?
We offer all new students a 30 minute 1-to-1 evaluation ballet class.
This gives us the opportunity to fully assess your child's current ballet standard and areas for development. If your child hasn't taken ballet classes before, it gives them the chance to learn their first basics positions and steps in a one-to-one environment. It also gives the parent and child the opportunity to meet the teacher and get a feel for how we can help you with our online classes – plus, it makes the first lesson a little less daunting! 30 minutes – £18 If you are a club looking for workshops exclusively for your team, please get in touch with us for further details. |
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.
Tiered and age-appropriate training
In our Ballet for Sports programme, we offer multiple online classes each week so that training can be tailored specifically to suit the age and level of the athlete. This is because a one-size-fits-all open approach to ballet training for sports training is unsafe – a child beginner athlete who has only had a few skating/gymnastics classes should not be participating in the same online open ballet class as an adult elite level athlete.
Our class sizes are strictly limited so that we can monitor progress and provide live feedback to each student in the class. This ensures safe practises and enhanced development of the athlete.
Our class sizes are strictly limited so that we can monitor progress and provide live feedback to each student in the class. This ensures safe practises and enhanced development of the athlete.
Meet our Ballet for Sports coach
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Miss Johanna is a fully-qualified and experienced ballet, modern and contemporary dancer and teacher with a strong background in music. It is the combination of these skills that she uses to develop artistry, musicality and performance skills in the athletes she works with. Alongside being a fully qualified ballet teacher, Johanna has taken further teacher training in Vaganova ballet method (the most beneficial ballet training method for skaters and gymnasts) and her higher-level Licentiate in Imperial Classical Ballet to ensure her athletes are receiving the highest quality ballet tuition.
To further specialise her training, Johanna also holds her British Gymnastics Sport Support Service Membership for her ballet work with gymnasts and has also trained with a Ballet for Skaters coach in the USA. This provides a unique combination of experience, quality and highly specialist training for the athletes on the Janet Lomas School of Dancing's Ballet for Sports programme. |
Johanna regularly works with multiple British Champion and Team GB athletes from clubs across the UK. She also works online with international athletes based in the USA and Europe. Athletes she has worked with have won both at national and international levels.
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)
Private coaching for performance, artistry and arms choreography (Online)
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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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