The lights dim.
The Russian classical heritage unfolds.
For two centuries the Russian classical school lived on the pages of books and was passed on in the studio — by voice, by hands, by demonstration. The Classic Method is the first to film it from within. Below are three acts: heritage, development, and the masters.
Methods
Russian classical ballet was shaped by teachers whose knowledge and method raised the strongest school in the world. We do not invent a method — we open access to the one that has trained the world's finest dancers for centuries. Movement by movement: barre, centre, jumps, pointe work.
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Courses
Academic rigour, technique, and health all rest on a prepared body. Gymnastics, stretching, the back, turnout, the foot, developing facility — the foundation on which technique becomes possible. Short, precise exercises you return to again and again.
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Masterclasses
Signature classes by the stars of Russian ballet — with live piano accompaniment. Learn, and use the combinations at home, in the studio, and with your own students, drawing on the masters' experience.
Masterclasses →The Russian ballet school, in clear language
The Classic Method translates the complex methodology of the Russian classical school into a clear visual language — movement by movement, without simplifying the school itself. So that a genuine tradition becomes accessible to everyone — amateurs, students, and professionals.
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This is only the beginning
The Classic Method is a young project with a wide horizon. The library is already live, grows every month, and will keep growing until it captures the entire school.
The best time to join is at the very beginning — together with the project.
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- The Vaganova method — barre, centre
- Body-preparation courses — gymnastics, stretching, the foot, turnout
- Signature masterclass with live music
- Narration in Russian · subtitles in several languages
Coming next
- Turns, jumps, and pointe work
- Methods of new teachers of the Russian school
- Masterclasses by guest stars
- Versions in 日本語, 한국어, and English
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