Anyone ever heard of ballet without a barre?

Question: Anyone ever heard of ballet without a barre!?

at my ballet lessons, theres no barre!. i think it may be because my teacher is russian and used to dance with the kirov, and apparently they dont use a barre there to build confidence or something!. has anyone else ever heard of this!? do you think its a good thing!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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A lot of teachers don't use the barre, they do excersies in the center of the floor!. But I think it's strange just because I've always done warm ups at the barre and it just seems like a key part of bettering the dancer while teaching ballet!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I have never heard of this before, because at my ballet class, we use the barre to help us do things eventually in the centre!. We use it to help our balance!. I don't think it is a good thing, because without the bar it is a lot harder to learn certain moves and therefore it will take longer to learn to dance altogether!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, that is kind of a special "treat" for our ballet classes, we call it centre barre, for obvious reasons!.
We also do a barre where you lay on the floor, that is REALLY fun for me, it is still really challenging in other ways than other ways of doing barre is!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yeah, I've heard of it!. There's two kinds: just doing regular warm ups in the center and there's also floor barre!. Floor barre is where you lie down on the floor to do a lot of the work!. It's actually really cool!Www@QuestionHome@Com

We use the barre in our class mostly for warm ups and stretches!. I wouldn't say it is necessary for the class though, and the teacher probably knows what she is doing :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've done that at my studio a couple of times!. We called it floor barre!. It is harder, but it really improves your strength and balance!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

My daughter does her dance classes in a church hall without barres!. She gets As in her ballet exams, as do many of the other kids!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

lots of teachers do that it's fine you do have to practice balancing at home so you can do more with out the barre=^!.!.^=Www@QuestionHome@Com

center practice :)Www@QuestionHome@Com