Even after almost 3 years and being able to go back to my ballet studio, I still access these lessons from time to time on rainy days or when I can't get to ballet. They are wonderful lessons and I hope they never disappear from UA-cam.
I am STILL so grateful to both of you for these wonderful classes. I travel a lot and these help me and my body stay sane and happy! I hope you keep them up always - they don’t seem to ever get old! HEEEEEEL ERG BEDANKT ❤❤❤
"I love it", ooh and so do I. Especially when Rex do the combination with his hands so that he can perfectly play his masterpieces while we our doing our best at the barre. Thank you! Dziekuje 🥰 from Poland 🥰🥰🥰
Perhaps others have commented on the fact that Rex does the combinations with his hands. I never noticed that before and I've never seen another class pianist do that. It's a testament to how attuned Rex is to the movements and the music that best suites them. Thank you so much for your beautiful music, Rex!
I've been watching Van Damme videos lately. Ballet is so underrated. I never thought of classical music as fitness music but it is and it is perfect because it's like soft power. Instead of a riot, it is very controlled, composed and stable and organized. It is a shame I didn't do this all my life.
I have always dreamed of having a ballet school, but I want a martial arts school on the first floor! I want my dancers to know how to protect themselves not just be graceful and beautiful. When my son was a toddler I told him "There are no Power Rangers here. You have to stay close to Mommy so no one steals you." I'd like to create real life Rangers. Especially "Pink" I see many similarities between Dance and Martial Arts. 💗
I am so hoping you will continue to do classes for all of us even after things have improved with the health crisis! You are a superior teacher Ernst! combinations are always interesting, fun and challenging...would like to continue training with you even if it is online...Thank you for your time to plan all these beautiful classes for us! Looking forward to more! Best wishes from St Petersburg, Florida USA. Ps: merci to Rex as well!!!
I really appreciate that Ernst prepares different exercises and Rex prepares new music every week. Also this system of alternating the videos between the barre and center is working well for me. Thank you so much
Rex, you are a genius! The two of you make such a duo of grace and beauty; and your reaching out to the dancers of the world so generously will forever remain as one of the high points of humanity during this pandemic. Bravo to the Dutch National Ballet! And thank you!
I am training almost every day., even when I feel a little tired. Your teacher is really nice ! I feel good during the class even though I have lost a lot of technique. It seems that everything is coming back slowly. I am even taking old classes again sometimes!!!! Thank you for sharing these classes with us !
I really love each barre, and this been a godsend during this shutdown. I went online and donated to Het National today. Time to bring out Ted at the beginning of class to ask others to make a contribution!!!! Thanks again to Ernst and Rex!!!
I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude for your classes, Ernst, with the dashing and musical Rex at the piano. During this difficult health crisis, and as an aging teacher who doesn't always take a full class anymore, these classes have been a godsend, both physically and mentally. Doing barre with you has become as important as eating, sleeping, and breathing!!! Many thanks. Stay well and safe.
Thank you so much, Ernst and Rex for creating a wonderful alternative for a class in this tough time of social distancing and uncertainty. This is such a bright light and the only thing I will miss once (and when?) we go back to some kind of "normal". All the way from Boston...
I so want to thank you all for posting this and your other videos. Im an adult learner who would never have the opportunity to see your level of teaching irl. So there's a silver lining to the pandemic I guess. Please accept my heartfelt thanks. You are such a gorgeous dancer and an excellent teacher. I have learned so much from you, and have become a stronger dancer. Sending thanks and love, Karen R
Ernst, hartelijk dank!! Your accessible yet challenging classes have made it possible for me to survive these days. Your clear instructions and pleasant demeanor make barre something I look forward to every day.
Thank you, Ernst and Rex, for taking the time to be here for all of us! I am very grateful that you put together these online classes to help us keep up our training, and having Rex to play live music makes us all dance better.
I am so enjoying working my way through your wonderful online ballet classes. Just got to lesson 9, as it takes a few times for the exercises to sink in. But I am improving and thank you so much. These classes are amazing- the highlight of my day.
Thank you Ernst and Rex! I would have never had the honor of being in a class with you two until now. You keep me honest in my practice. Love from Los Angeles. DOOBLE! :)
Am I the only one to notice that the camera quality for this clip looks so much better than the last clips?😮. It might be that my eyes are tricking me after watching so many of your ballet classes, still something changed...🧐. Movements in the clip looked so much more sophisticated and beautiful😍✨. Thanks for Dutch National Ballet, and people involved in this film.
Oh my goodness!this was my favourite class so far,because the alchemy between steps and music was perfect!that warm up music was inspired...thank u Rex for your heartfelt interpretations.so much healing energy streams out.thank you!
Thank you so much for all these barres. I absolutely love them. Such calm clear demonstration, and beautiful work to do to wonderful music. I start the day with this whenever I can. Good for the body and the soul. So generous of you to share these with us all.
Thank you again for a wonderful class. I always am reminded of an old teacher while taking these classes. I was very lucky to have ever been in her class. She came back to teach some of us aspiring young dancers out of her long retirement. Many times we repeated exercises twice as we did something unquestionably wrong. And she always compared old ways to what is acceptable now. She told me to do 100 releves everyday and we do only 16 here. She was a student of Michel Fokine and Ina Stobrova. She was my teachers' teacher. I can still hear her though she is passed on. Thank you💗
I've probably run out of original things to say at this point, lol... but I still am getting SO much (i.e., joy and good technique work) out of these classes! Thank you thank you thank you from San Francisco, California!!
Merci beaucoup !! You're my daily "rendez-vous" :) It's a great pleasure to follow your exercises, so well explained and with good piano player ;) It make me breathe 1 hour by day, even if it isn't always easy for me, but it makes me progress. Thank you both for your passion and your generosity: it's a big present in those days. Dancing is so important... Thanks
I've explored several online ballet barres, but this one is by far the best! I love that you can do a different barre every day! Thank you so very, very much for posting these online for all of us to enjoy!
Thank you Ernst and Rex for another great barre!!! Rex's music is so uplifting, and Ernst is giving beautiful, clear, rigorous instruction. Such a gift to have such nice varied classes. Ready for the weekend now ;)
Thank you so much for the lovely classes. Rex is a wonderful pianist and I love watching his beautiful hand movements. The barre is challenging but not too complicated.
#9 a very powerful barre. In watching your placement and upper body, therein are essential corrections most need to understand, not much talked about and many times forgotten yet make everything easier . Thank you. Music is delightful and perfect.
I love your classes.. Really is a beautiful way to stay focus on the good things that we have... And connect our selves to some kind of normality 😘.. From a Paraguain in argentina
I have tremendously enjoyed and appreciated these nine classes. Thanks also for helping with the left side. To make these remarkable classes more beautiful is the music by Mr. Rex, just gorgeous. Two thumbs way up! Thank you! YoYo from Chicago
Thank you so much Ersnt and Rex and the HET for these beautiful classes. I am enjoying them so much and it's such a gift to all the dancers of the world. So, thank you xoxo
Thank you so much for these wonderful classes and the great music. It’s make this time a lot easier to stay motivated and get a good barre. Thank you and stay healthy. Big hug from Germany 😊🩰
I loved your videos, not too complicated for someone like me who hasn't done any bar lessons for many years ! Very beautiful moves and music :-) Many thanks to you both.
Thank you so much Ernst and Rex! I am loving your classes! They are keeping me fit, happy and most of all SANE! You are amazing and I am very, very grateful for your time and effort! So much love from South Africa
Sending thanks to both of you for this awesome resource. Trying to stay in shape during this lockdown so I have been doing one of your barres everyday and as much of the center as my apartment space will allow me. Excellent teaching and excellent music. Thank you!
Thank you so much for keeping those wonderful classes online during the second lockdown! It is a great help both physically and mentally! Take care & stay safe!
Thank you again! Following your upcoming premiere schedule has become my highlight of routine for weeks now. I hope everyone continues to be safe and well. Happy May Day from California!
Even after almost 3 years and being able to go back to my ballet studio, I still access these lessons from time to time on rainy days or when I can't get to ballet. They are wonderful lessons and I hope they never disappear from UA-cam.
Love these classes so much! Here are the timestamps:
Warm-up - Intro: 0:23 Exercise: 1:15
Plies - Intro: 3:29 Exercise: 4:08
Tendu from First - Intro: 8:03 Exercise: 8:59
Tendu from Fifth - Intro: 11:05 Exercise: 12:00
Jete - Intro: 13:51 Exercise: 14:48
Faster Jete - Intro: 16:29 Exercise: 17:26
Rond de Jambe - Intro 18:09 Exercise: 19:29
Fondu - Intro: 23:53 Exercise: 24:53
Frappe - Intro: 26:42 Exercise: 27:44
Adage - Intro: 29:59 Exercise: 31:02
Grand Battement - Intro: 33:51 Exercise: 34:40
Ending exercise 36:19
I am STILL so grateful to both of you for these wonderful classes. I travel a lot and these help me and my body stay sane and happy! I hope you keep them up always - they don’t seem to ever get old! HEEEEEEL ERG BEDANKT ❤❤❤
I love how Rex uses his hands to work through the exercises too ✊😂
Me too!!!
He's so adorable *-*
I was thinking the same thing!!
Ernst and Rex are both just wonderful
Ernst is a fantastic teacher and Rex takes it to a whole other level. These classes have, far and away, the best music. Thank you
"I love it", ooh and so do I. Especially when Rex do the combination with his hands so that he can perfectly play his masterpieces while we our doing our best at the barre. Thank you! Dziekuje 🥰 from Poland 🥰🥰🥰
Perhaps others have commented on the fact that Rex does the combinations with his hands. I never noticed that before and I've never seen another class pianist do that. It's a testament to how attuned Rex is to the movements and the music that best suites them. Thank you so much for your beautiful music, Rex!
I've been watching Van Damme videos lately. Ballet is so underrated. I never thought of classical music as fitness music but it is and it is perfect because it's like soft power. Instead of a riot, it is very controlled, composed and stable and organized. It is a shame I didn't do this all my life.
I have always dreamed of having a ballet school, but I want a martial arts school on the first floor! I want my dancers to know how to protect themselves not just be graceful and beautiful.
When my son was a toddler I told him "There are no Power Rangers here. You have to stay close to Mommy so no one steals you."
I'd like to create real life Rangers. Especially "Pink"
I see many similarities between Dance and Martial Arts. 💗
Lovely class! It Just me or when Ernesto honestly turns en dedans I still SEE en dehors 😊
Thank you, Ernst and Red for a fantastic class! Best combination of barr and music!
can't stop to thank you Ernst and Rex; The best classes on internet.Probably the only great corona legacy that we'll treasure for ever! THANK YOU.
I am so hoping you will continue to do classes for all of us even after things have improved with the health crisis! You are a superior teacher Ernst! combinations are always interesting, fun and challenging...would like to continue training with you even if it is online...Thank you for your time to plan all these beautiful classes for us! Looking forward to more! Best wishes from St Petersburg, Florida USA. Ps: merci to Rex as well!!!
yes!!!!!
I really appreciate that Ernst prepares different exercises and Rex prepares new music every week. Also this system of alternating the videos between the barre and center is working well for me. Thank you so much
Rex, you are a genius! The two of you make such a duo of grace and beauty; and your reaching out to the dancers of the world so generously will forever remain as one of the high points of humanity during this pandemic. Bravo to the Dutch National Ballet! And thank you!
Thank you! Enjoy the classes
And I'm still here repeating these barres.
Thank you💗
You are wonderfull! Yes, Rex is dancing Max Ernst steps with his Piano! 🦋😍🌸☀️🌼
I am training almost every day., even when I feel a little tired. Your teacher is really nice ! I feel good during the class even though I have lost a lot of technique. It seems that everything is coming back slowly. I am even taking old classes again sometimes!!!! Thank you for sharing these classes with us !
thank you so much for this excellent classes!!! please keep posting more for us to practise at home in this difficult times
I look forward each week to my ballet Monday’s! I am 58, so grand plies are harder for me. I was missing a good ballet warm up. Thank you!
We are glad you enjoy our classes Mary! 😀
Thank you Ernst for your quiet manners in teaching. You are are danseur étoile ⭐️ and a good teacher. Rex Lobo is a 🤴
I really love each barre, and this been a godsend during this shutdown. I went online and donated to Het National today. Time to bring out Ted at the beginning of class to ask others to make a contribution!!!! Thanks again to Ernst and Rex!!!
I would like to offer my heartfelt gratitude for your classes, Ernst, with the dashing and musical Rex at the piano. During this difficult health crisis, and as an aging teacher who doesn't always take a full class anymore, these classes have been a godsend, both physically and mentally. Doing barre with you has become as important as eating, sleeping, and breathing!!! Many thanks. Stay well and safe.
That is lovely to hear. Keep on dancing!
I will be eternally grateful to you for these lessons. You are virtually with us in this difficult times. thanks ❤︎
Excellent video to learn ballet online. Thank you so much.
the music by Rex was magical today!
Thank you so much, Ernst and Rex for creating a wonderful alternative for a class in this tough time of social distancing and uncertainty. This is such a bright light and the only thing I will miss once (and when?) we go back to some kind of "normal". All the way from Boston...
Thanks for class today - lovely music and exercises!
I so want to thank you all for posting this and your other videos. Im an adult learner who would never have the opportunity to see your level of teaching irl. So there's a silver lining to the pandemic I guess. Please accept my heartfelt thanks. You are such a gorgeous dancer and an excellent teacher. I have learned so much from you, and have become a stronger dancer. Sending thanks and love, Karen R
Thank you Karen, nice to hear that you enjoyed the lessons
You are so wonderful to have given this to us! Thank you!!!
Merci Ernst et Rex, c'était génial et très apprécié !
Ernst, hartelijk dank!! Your accessible yet challenging classes have made it possible for me to survive these days. Your clear instructions and pleasant demeanor make barre something I look forward to every day.
So grateful for these classes! I really enjoy and make me feel happy. Muchas gracias!
Thank you, Ernst and Rex, for taking the time to be here for all of us! I am very grateful that you put together these online classes to help us keep up our training, and having Rex to play live music makes us all dance better.
Thank you so very much for the fantastic barre classes and beautiful music! It is so appreciated.
I am so enjoying working my way through your wonderful online ballet classes. Just got to lesson 9, as it takes a few times for the exercises to sink in. But I am improving and thank you so much. These classes are amazing- the highlight of my day.
That is great Barbara! 🤗
Thank you Ernst and Rex! I would have never had the honor of being in a class with you two until now. You keep me honest in my practice. Love from Los Angeles. DOOBLE! :)
Thank you again very much!🥰 You are the best!!!💪I look forward for your classes! 🙂
Ernst Meisner 🥰 ❤️💋
Rex Lobo 🥰❤️💋
Cameramen 🥰❤️💋
These are the best. Ernst and Rex, you make ballet such a joyful experience!
Am I the only one to notice that the camera quality for this clip looks so much better than the last clips?😮. It might be that my eyes are tricking me after watching so many of your ballet classes, still something changed...🧐. Movements in the clip looked so much more sophisticated and beautiful😍✨. Thanks for Dutch National Ballet, and people involved in this film.
I LOOOOOVE YOUR CLASSES...from LAURA AND THE BELLE TONES OUT HERE IN NYC, YER THE BEST !!!
Beautiful Class! Love your smile and your enjoyment is contagious! Thank you for this heaven time in crazy times 🤗 From Argentina 🇦🇷
Oh my goodness!this was my favourite class so far,because the alchemy between steps and music was perfect!that warm up music was inspired...thank u Rex for your heartfelt interpretations.so much healing energy streams out.thank you!
Old dancer as for me, it is a fantastic experience to follow your lesson. Thank you Sir, See you again.
Thank you for this!!! You are so clear in your teaching, I really enjoy your classes.
Thank you so much for all these barres. I absolutely love them. Such calm clear demonstration, and beautiful work to do to wonderful music. I start the day with this whenever I can. Good for the body and the soul. So generous of you to share these with us all.
Thank you again for a wonderful class. I always am reminded of an old teacher while taking these classes. I was very lucky to have ever been in her class. She came back to teach some of us aspiring young dancers out of her long retirement. Many times we repeated exercises twice as we did something unquestionably wrong. And she always compared old ways to what is acceptable now. She told me to do 100 releves everyday and we do only 16 here. She was a student of Michel Fokine and Ina Stobrova. She was my teachers' teacher. I can still hear her though she is passed on.
Thank you💗
Missing my time in classical ballet.
Wonderful Barre routine. Bravo!
Dear Ernst and Rex, thank you again for helping us to keep our bodies and minds fit! Greetings from Switzerland.
I've probably run out of original things to say at this point, lol... but I still am getting SO much (i.e., joy and good technique work) out of these classes! Thank you thank you thank you from San Francisco, California!!
Compliments on the musical choice, I adore the rhapsody on a Paganini theme.
THANKS TEACHER.YOU ARE
GREAT. REX, BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO...FOR YOU.
Thanks Ernest and Rex Lobo. You are making my days great. Love Ballet! From 🇧🇷
you are truly heroes.....with the exercise, the music...enchanting, loving it XXX
Your classes are the very best! Thank you
Merci beaucoup !! You're my daily "rendez-vous" :)
It's a great pleasure to follow your exercises, so well explained and with good piano player ;)
It make me breathe 1 hour by day, even if it isn't always easy for me, but it makes me progress.
Thank you both for your passion and your generosity: it's a big present in those days.
Dancing is so important... Thanks
All interesting lessons. Thank you very much❤
Ernst and Rex have been keeping me sane through all of this. Thank you both so much, your online class has become part of my daily routine.
Thank you very very much! Amaizing pianist, wonderful teacher. (from Brazil)
I've explored several online ballet barres, but this one is by far the best! I love that you can do a different barre every day! Thank you so very, very much for posting these online for all of us to enjoy!
Thank you! We like it that you enjoyed it so much! ❤️
Thank you so much, fantastic teaching and music!
Thank you for another amazing class!
Thank you Ernst and Rex for another great barre!!! Rex's music is so uplifting, and Ernst is giving beautiful, clear, rigorous instruction. Such a gift to have such nice varied classes. Ready for the weekend now ;)
Thanks from Ibiza! Love this teacher. I ve been a dancer my hole life and still going Madrid to take classes.
Thank you so much for the lovely classes. Rex is a wonderful pianist and I love watching his beautiful hand movements. The barre is challenging but not too complicated.
Challenging!! Very nice class. Thank you so much. Enjoying from Miami Florida
Thanks a lot Mr.Ernst & Mr.Rex for such a lovely class!!! Greetings from Argentina
This class had challenging combos, thank you for working my technique and my brain! :-) Ernst and Rex are wonderful!
#9 a very powerful barre. In watching your placement and upper body, therein are essential corrections most need to understand, not much talked about and many times forgotten yet make everything easier . Thank you. Music is delightful and perfect.
I love your classes.. Really is a beautiful way to stay focus on the good things that we have... And connect our selves to some kind of normality 😘.. From a Paraguain in argentina
Ernst and Rex you are amazing.Thanks for another brilliant class!And you are fantastic in creating a wonderful atmosphere, thank you!
Rex is just awseome!
Hello and thank you so much for this virtual class. Ernst is a fabulous teacher, and I love Rex using his hands during the exercices !! 😍
Enjoyed this barre once more on a cloudy wet morning. Thank you for brightening my day again 💗
I really appreciate the classes! Thank you very much Ernst Meisner and Rex Lobo!!
I have tremendously enjoyed and appreciated these nine classes. Thanks also for helping with the left side. To make these remarkable classes more beautiful is the music by Mr. Rex, just gorgeous. Two thumbs way up! Thank you! YoYo from Chicago
We love these classes! I watch them before planning our classes for the week at our studios IN Santa Cruz California
Thanxxx so much! You and your classes really lighten up my day.
I love love love those classes! Petrouchka for jette❤️ thank you E&R.
So grateful for your wonderful classes . Thank you for sharing your talents and expertise. Thank you Ernst and Rex!
I get so excited when new videos from the dutch national ballet come out x
Hello from Toulon !! thank you soooo much again, so nice, so generous, so useful. Thank you Ernst and Rex !!!
Thank you so much Ersnt and Rex and the HET for these beautiful classes. I am enjoying them so much and it's such a gift to all the dancers of the world. So, thank you xoxo
Great to hear this Suzanne! Keep on dancing
I love today's music Rhapsody on a Theme of paganini . I danced with this music before.
Thank you so much for these wonderful classes and the great music. It’s make this time a lot easier to stay motivated and get a good barre. Thank you and stay healthy. Big hug from Germany 😊🩰
I love this class.. it’s beautiful 😻
beautiful class,srong fondus and batteries!
I loved your videos, not too complicated for someone like me who hasn't done any bar lessons for many years ! Very beautiful moves and music :-) Many thanks to you both.
The toughest ballet barre so far!! Thanks Ernst :)
Thank you from Toulouse your wonderful barre cheer up my Spirit. Have a good day. Maryse
I’m from El Salvador and I’ve been doing your ballet class during this quarantine, so, thank you very much. I really enjoy It!
Thank you so much Ernst and Rex! I am loving your classes! They are keeping me fit, happy and most of all SANE!
You are amazing and I am very, very grateful for your time and effort!
So much love
from South Africa
Sending thanks to both of you for this awesome resource. Trying to stay in shape during this lockdown so I have been doing one of your barres everyday and as much of the center as my apartment space will allow me. Excellent teaching and excellent music. Thank you!
Thank you so much for keeping those wonderful classes online during the second lockdown! It is a great help both physically and mentally! Take care & stay safe!
Thank you for these classes! They are wonderful!
Again thank you both Ernst and Rex! Another lovely class!
Thank you again!
Following your upcoming premiere schedule has become my highlight of routine for weeks now.
I hope everyone continues to be safe and well.
Happy May Day from California!
Thank you very much for this great class, Ernst and Rex! It was wonderful and so are you! Greetings from Belgium!
Danke Maestro, como siempre maravilloso, saludos desde Berlin.
Thanks a lot for what your doing for us during this particular time. I really love ballet barres you make !
Another fantastic class! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I look forward to your classes every day!