Adult ballet
Adult ballet classes in Vienna
Classical ballet for grown-ups: three levels, a group of eight, and teachers who danced it on the great stages before they taught it.
ARTIS teaches classical ballet to adults at three levels: absolute beginners, beginners with some training, and intermediate to advanced. Classes follow the Vaganova method and are taught in English, German and Russian, in groups of at most eight, by dancers trained at the Vaganova Academy who went on to the Mariinsky Ballet, the Bayerisches Staatsballett and the Wiener Staatsballett.
No previous experience, no particular body and no particular age are required. You are placed in the level that fits and move up when your technique is ready, not when the calendar says so.
Three levels, one method
- Absolute beginners start in Ballet Zero: facing the barre with both hands supported, the five positions, the first pliés and tendus, correct alignment from the first class. It pairs the standing barre with Floor-Barre, the same work done lying and sitting on a mat.
- Beginners with some training continue in Ballet Set Light: one hand on the barre, longer combinations, the first work in the centre without support, and a short stretch after the barre.
- Intermediate and advanced dancers take Ballet Set: a full class with barre, centre, adagio and allegro, plus Ballerina Workout conditioning and a longer stretching class. Pointe work has a class of its own, Première Pointe.
What a class is like
A class runs sixty to seventy-five minutes: a warm-up on the floor or at the barre, barre work, centre work according to level, and a stretch to finish. With eight people in the room every exercise is corrected individually. Most adults train two to four times a week, and the memberships are built around that rhythm.
Your first class
You do not have to buy a membership to begin. Any adult class can be booked on its own in the ARTIS app, a single class from €30, and the membership comes afterwards if you want one; if you continue, that first class is credited towards the first month. Leggings, a fitted top and socks are enough for the first time.
