This is the perfect workshop for adult ballet dancers who have always dreamed of going on pointe.
In this class 8-week-long course, you will learn all the basics of working en pointe. Starting from straightening exercises for the feet and ankles to the anatomy of a pointe shoe and working our way to safely go on pointe for the first time as an adult dancers.
One year of consistent ballet class experience is required. If you'd like to book an assessment to see if you are ready to go on pointe click on the button below.
When: Saturdays, Sep 9th-Nov 4th (No class on Oct 7th)
Where: Main Studio at 366 Adelaide | Unit 120
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Full Series: $156+HST
About Sarahi
Originally from Saltillo, México. Sarahí started her dance training at the age of eleven. She learned the foundations of ballet at Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey. She also completed a year at The Rock School of Dance Education in Philadelphia, PA (USA) before graduating from high school. Since 2007, both the Ballet Metropolitano de Monterrey and Ballet de Monterrey included Sarahí in their corps de ballet. She gained professional experience dancing in many classical ballets like Swan Lake, Giselle, La Bayadere, Don Quixote and The Nutcracker, to name a few. Neoclassical works like Diving into the Lilacs by Yuri Possokhov, Bruch Violin Concerto by Clark Tippet and Symphony in C and Western Symphony by George Balanchine. Modern dance works include Desdemona in José Limon’s The Moors Pavane. She was fortunate to train with renowned teachers and perform both as a soloist and principal dancer. Sarahí joined Canada’s Ballet Jörgen for the 2015-2016 season. In September 2019, Sarahi had the opportunity to join The Canadian Opera Company’s ensemble as a dancer in their production of Rusalka and later on La Traviata in 2022. Sarahi completed her 200hr yoga teacher training in 2020 and Progressing Ballet Technique Certificate in 2021. Sarahí is currently a part of the Faculty at George Brown College, York University and InStudio. Sarahí co-founded The Fifth Dance, a drop-in dance studio in Toronto in 2019.
