Ballet Foundations with Lexi
Build a real classical ballet foundation with Lexi Romero, a ballet and pointe specialist who has trained alongside artists like Misty Copeland. Across four progressive classes you'll warm up with flex-and-point work and floor stretches, learn the five positions of the feet, and work the barre through demi-plie, grand plie, rond de jambe, and sous-sus. From there Lexi builds into adagio (coupe, passe, slow extensions, penche, and arabesque) before carrying that control into the center with a flowing adagio combination. Lexi teaches alongside her assistant Ava with constant cues on posture, turnout, alignment, and clean lines. Perfect for beginners starting ballet and dancers returning to the barre who want to sharpen their technique.
Course Videos
Flex and Pointe Ballet Class
Ballet instructor Lexi Romero opens her foundations series with a full warm-up and the building blocks of classical technique, demonstrated alongside her assistant Ava. The class moves through seated flex-and-point work with pulses, straddle reaches, a forward fold, and single-leg hamstring stretches before a quad-and-back catch stretch preps the body for the barre. Lexi then breaks down all five positions of the feet, stressing turnout, winged (never sickled) feet, and stacked alignment of the shoulders, hips, and toes. The class closes at the barre with the first pliés, tendus, a rond de jambe into fourth, and a sous-sus relevé with the hands lifting off the barre. Ideal for beginners building their ballet foundation from the very first position.
Pliés Ballet Class
In the second class of her ballet foundations series, Lexi Romero takes dancers to the barre to master the plié, working alongside her assistant Ava. She breaks down the demi-plié and grand plié in first, second, fourth, and fifth positions, weaving in tendu, a rond de jambe into fourth, and a sous-sus rise, all set to music on both sides. Throughout, Lexi drills the details that keep ballet safe and clean: knees tracking over the toes, heels staying grounded until the grand plié, square shoulders and hips, and a constant lift out of the supporting leg. A closing recap zooms in on proper plié alignment and how to release the heels in a grand plié. Built for beginners ready to build strength and control at the barre.
Adagio Ballet Class
Lexi Romero slows everything down for adagio, the sustained, controlled heart of ballet, taught at the barre with her assistant Ava. She explains that adagio means to take your time, then builds the exercise from fifth position: coupé to passé, a slow extension from the knee, tendu, and close, working the front, side, and back before dropping into a penché and lifting into arabesque. Lexi layers in the corrections that make adagio clean: square shoulders, constant turnout, winged (never sickled) feet, and a level supporting hip. After breaking down both sides, the class runs the full combination to music and finishes with a detailed look at a proper arabesque. Best for dancers with the basics down who are ready to develop balance, extension, and control.
Adagio Center Piece Ballet Class
In the finale of her ballet foundations series, Lexi Romero brings everything to the center, no barre, with her assistant Ava. She teaches an adagio centerpiece combination that starts in a crossed (croisé) fifth and moves through coupé, passé, and an extension, offering both a high-leg and a low-leg option, before turning to en face to balance, extend to second, balancé, and finish with a sous-sus into fifth. Lexi emphasizes lengthening out of each position to find the balance and keeping the work controlled the moment the supporting leg is on its own. After breaking down both sides, the class runs the full combination to music. Ideal for dancers ready to take their barre adagio off the wall and into the center.
Your Instructor
Hello! My name is Lexi and I’ve been dancing/ teaching for over a decade. I’ve trained in all styles of dance including jazz, contemporary, ballet, pointe, Dunham, African, Hip Hop and more. I can’t wait to share my knowledge in ballet where my work truly thrives in. I’ve worked along side artist such as Misty Copland, Ingrid Sylva, and Desmond Richards.