Flex and Pointe Ballet Class

Lexi Romero teaches an essential beginner ballet warm-up focused on flex and pointe technique with assistant Ava Labella. Students start seated with eight controlled flex and pointes, then add four-count bounces in each direction to deepen the stretch through the calves and hamstrings. The class moves into a wide straddle for over-the-side reaches and a 15-second center hold, single-leg lifts with opposition arm work, flex-variation hamstring stretches, and a combined quad and back catch stretch to open the shoulders for barre work. Lexi then breaks down all five classical positions with detailed tendu transitions and turnout cues, before heading to the barre for pliés in first, fourth, and fifth, a tendu stretch from first, and a sou-sou relevé challenge that finishes hands-free off the barre. Ideal for beginner ballet students learning foundational positions, flexibility drills, and proper alignment, with clear posture, turnout, and winged-foot reminders throughout.