Hi Desiree... running through the 4 Week Ballet Body Fitness Challenge for the 6th or 7th time! I just had to let you know. Total body transformation.... and I'm calmer, too! You are a magician 👌 and are super appreciated. I combine these with your 5 Minute Chassé Challenge, your 5 Minute Squat Challenge, 8 Minute Jazz Interval Workout and other great HIIT style workouts, for a cardio burst. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Michele, I’m SOOO happy you are enjoying my Ballet Body Challenge…and seeing wonderful results! It’s so fabulous when you find movement that you enjoy. Exercising becomes this beautiful thing that you WANT to do…instead of this dreadful thing you should do. I’m really happy for you and so grateful for your continued support. HUGE HUGS 🤗💕🧚🏼♀️🤗💕🧚🏼♀️🤗
Good Morning This workout was challenging but I welcome and embrace the challenge. I love that you make your workouts difficult but not impossible because ultimately that is how we advance and grow. I have moved on to the "Ballet Body" challenge and this is my second day.
That’s wonderful…and I think you have a great mindset! Enjoy the challenge and keep us posted on your progress because that’s what it’s all about!!! 🥰💖💪🏼🩰🧚🏼♀️
Some people look forward to a special menu in a good restaurant. I look forward and love Desiree's weekly menu: always fresh, always challenging and always making you feel amazing! Thank you! As you wanted feedback on struggles, here is mine: in the zigzag position moving one leg back to front, I have found that the supporting leg in the front wants to rise up too by a couple of inches. xxx
Awww that’s so sweet! Thank youuuu! 😘😘😘 Yes, I know exactly what you mean, it may not be totally obvious, but on one of my zigzag sides I felt the same thing. It’s all about that hip mobility…but as I always say, PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS! 💖💪🏼💖💪🏼💖
Awww that’s so sweet! Thank youuuu! 😘😘😘 Yes, I know exactly what you mean, it may not be totally obvious, but on one of my zigzag sides I felt the same thing. It’s all about that hip mobility…but as I always say, PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS! 💖💪🏼💖💪🏼💖
SUCH a pretty workout! Your lines are just out of this world. You make everything look so effortless and beautiful, I actually feel more graceful just doing this along with you!
I love love love your workouts! My favorites are the ones with that AMAZING piano barre music…. love love love. Your super friendly and pleasant voice really helps too!
Deirée a class that combines fluidity and rhythm in a perfect timing 👌🏼the two sections and two rounds are excellent, it allows us to improve performance and technic. I did it “around the clock” 😁 Thank you! 💝🌷🌷🌷 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Before this I tried another barre workout but the fitness music made me so aggressive, combined with all this cardio jumping... Then I found this and was welcomed with this lovely relaxing music. Exactly what I wanted! Dear, you look so perfect!
I get this awful noise in my heap when trying to pull my leg up straight but, aside from that, I really enjoy doing these excercises. Looove your workouts! So intense yet so elegant 🥰
Thanks a lot for the workout! I enjoyed these exercises.😍 This is exactly what a dancer's body needs. During this workout, I feel the muscles that I need in dance classes. Thank you!🥰❤
Omg, Desiree....on Day 2 of your 4 week “Ballet Body” Fitness challenge -- love it!! 💕😍 In all this time, I have never done your ballet workouts...why not?! I think I looked at it before like, “well I don’t know ballet.” Now I’m thinking omg. . . . What if I’m a ballerina? 😮🤣
Michele!!! I’m so proud of you for doing this challenge! It’s so easy to shy away from things we’re not familiar with or intimidated by…but you gotta try things at least a couple times and give it a fair shot. I’m so glad you’re enjoying it so far - keep going! 🥰💖🧚🏼♀️🩰💪🏼
This was AWESOME!! I just did your 20 min Ballet HIIT and this one today along with my 60 min HIIT that I love which turned out to be for the challenge today so I had extra time to try something new. So glad I tried these. I was a sweaty mess after both. Whoa!!! 💕💕💕
That was really good. Thank you. First time ever I was glad there was a repeat of a circuit! I didn't have the energy for another repeat but enjoyed this till the end.
This was a true bonus of the week and I leapt with excitement! Utterly beautiful just like D. Graceful challenges throughout. Awesome Stuff. Thankyou for sharing. Hearts from London
What elegance you have 🥰Once again, thank you for these beautiful sharing of your great experience in the matter. I practice yoga, pillage, but my favorite thing is ballet. All these exercises are complementary to all other activities. What is most important is to love what you do. Thank you for everything.🤗🇨🇦
Desirée, hi! I was particularly glad today that I’d usually work out by myself. I was laughing out loud while trying to do the fan steps portion of the class, without any of the skills and grace you were demonstrating for us! I totally bombed it! But it was fun and l’m generally not a fan of HIIT classes Thank you for the little imp-smiles and imp-moves, and also for the lovely music!
As long as you’re laughing and smiling - that’s what matters! 🥰🥰🥰 Remember it’s not about perfection, it’s about PROGRESS! Keep at it and you’ll see improvements over time. Thank you so much for always leaving such lovely comments…so grateful! 💖
@@DansiqueFitness Thank you for your encouraging words, Desirée. My daughter danced between the ages of two and a half (mommy and me classes) until 18. She was in the Nutcracker for nine seasons with Princeton Ballet and in her junior year of high school she dance Kitri in Don Q. I watched and enjoyed countless hours of rehearsals and performances. Looking at me doing the fan steps, you would have thought I’ve never seen ballet before in my life. I thought it was hilarious! And I do love barre classes and can usually keep up pretty well. Anyway, I had fun cracking myself up. My husband wasn’t within earshot so he did not question my sanity! 😆
@@ildikojones7073 Haha omg you’re so cute! I’m so glad you had a good time! 🥳🥳🥳 And that’s wonderful…sounds like your daughter had a lovely dance journey! 🩰🌷
Loove looove looove your workouts! 🥰 Although lifting my legs up and dropping them without touching the floor is always a killer for me 😖I don't have much flexibility in my hips and I struggle with those a lot...But I keep trying! 💪 THANK YOU as always for your videos, they're THE BEST! 🙌♥
I got to around the 22 minute mark before I started to lose my form so unfortunately I didn’t finish the whole workout but I did the best that I could!
Dear Desiree♥️🥰thank you 🙏for amazing fairy tale ballates. Such workouts lift spirit and mood, body and mind altogether🌟🌻 The music is so delicious. As for my preferables: I like more 2nd part, my favourite was when we sit like a mermaid and move leg back to front ( don't remember the name of it🤯) maybe standing workout is more unusual and that's why more difficult🤔 Have a wonderful day when you read it🥰👋
You are so kind! Please check out my beautiful BALLET MEMBERSHIP on my new On Demand platform…I’d be so appreciative of your support if you’re able to! www.dansique.com/on-demand 💐🩰🧚🏼♀️💖
Thank you, Desiree! Your workouts have helped me gain more muscles throughout the months, which is super helpful at my ED recovery! I'm wondering if I need a pair of soft ballet training shoes for these workouts? I usually wear a pair of socks/go barefoot, but I don't feel like they've got enough "grip" on the mat. Or do I simply wear trainers? Thank you and have a nice week!
Wear whatever you’re most comfortable in and whatever allows you to execute the moves easiest! Thank you so much for your kind words…sending you a HUGE HUG! 🤗🤗🤗
A question for you: thanks to my super-flexible hips, I have pretty good extension to the front and sides, but my back arabasques which were never great, are pretty awful at this point in life. What would you suggest for increasing range again in this aging body? Also, looking forward to doing this workout!! 💖🤗
Be sure you’re keeping up with your stretching…specifically your hip flexors. Also, arabesques require a lot of back strength and mobility…so keep doing your prone (laying on your stomach) exercises! Here are some video suggestions… ua-cam.com/video/q86TIIT-NQQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/t0ljDHG7eWU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/C_02eOc8Zg4/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/fhpbOtXP6UI/v-deo.html
It’s definitely not a beginner workout but I’m so glad you gave it a try. If you were having trouble balancing, you can hold onto something for the whole first section. Remember, practice makes progress…so keep at it! 🥰💖💪🏼🩰
yay ballet workout, miss that
cute outfit ^^
thank u Desiré
My pleasure! ❤️
Your videos are the best!
Thank you so much! 😘
Hi Desiree... running through the 4 Week Ballet Body Fitness Challenge for the 6th or 7th time! I just had to let you know. Total body transformation.... and I'm calmer, too! You are a magician 👌 and are super appreciated. I combine these with your 5 Minute Chassé Challenge, your 5 Minute Squat Challenge, 8 Minute Jazz Interval Workout and other great HIIT style workouts, for a cardio burst. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Michele, I’m SOOO happy you are enjoying my Ballet Body Challenge…and seeing wonderful results! It’s so fabulous when you find movement that you enjoy. Exercising becomes this beautiful thing that you WANT to do…instead of this dreadful thing you should do. I’m really happy for you and so grateful for your continued support. HUGE HUGS 🤗💕🧚🏼♀️🤗💕🧚🏼♀️🤗
Good Morning This workout was challenging but I welcome and embrace the challenge. I love that you make your workouts difficult but not impossible because ultimately that is how we advance and grow. I have moved on to the "Ballet Body" challenge and this is my second day.
That’s wonderful…and I think you have a great mindset! Enjoy the challenge and keep us posted on your progress because that’s what it’s all about!!! 🥰💖💪🏼🩰🧚🏼♀️
Some people look forward to a special menu in a good restaurant. I look forward and love Desiree's weekly menu: always fresh, always challenging and always making you feel amazing! Thank you!
As you wanted feedback on struggles, here is mine: in the zigzag position moving one leg back to front, I have found that the supporting leg in the front wants to rise up too by a couple of inches. xxx
Awww that’s so sweet! Thank youuuu! 😘😘😘 Yes, I know exactly what you mean, it may not be totally obvious, but on one of my zigzag sides I felt the same thing. It’s all about that hip mobility…but as I always say, PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS! 💖💪🏼💖💪🏼💖
Awww that’s so sweet! Thank youuuu! 😘😘😘 Yes, I know exactly what you mean, it may not be totally obvious, but on one of my zigzag sides I felt the same thing. It’s all about that hip mobility…but as I always say, PRACTICE MAKES PROGRESS! 💖💪🏼💖💪🏼💖
fun, creative, efficient and femenine!! Loved it!!! thanks!
Thank you! 🥰🥰🥰
Loved this one. Really works muscles needed for those of us learning ballet. Would love to see more like it.
So glad you loved it! You’d really love my Ballet Collection on my On Demand platform…hope you’ll check it out! www.dansique.com/on-demand 💖🩰🧚🏼♀️
SUCH a pretty workout! Your lines are just out of this world. You make everything look so effortless and beautiful, I actually feel more graceful just doing this along with you!
Aww I’m so glad you loved it! I can tell…you’re a lovely and graceful dancer too I’m sure! 💕
Stoped for a while but i am baaaaaackk 💓
Welcome back!!! 🥰🥰🥰
I struggled with ballet atitudes and passet. Loved all of them!!! lol Hugs a lot! Thank you very much!
Thanks Patricia! 💛💛💛
What a lovely surprise! Thanks Desiré, you have made us love ballet.
My pleasure! 🥰
I love love love your workouts! My favorites are the ones with that AMAZING piano barre music…. love love love. Your super friendly and pleasant voice really helps too!
Thank you so much for your love and support Kisha! XOXO 😘
Deirée a class that combines fluidity and rhythm in a perfect timing 👌🏼the two sections and two rounds are excellent, it allows us to improve performance and technic.
I did it “around the clock” 😁 Thank you!
💝🌷🌷🌷 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you Vera! Happy weekend my beautiful friend! 🥰🥰🥰
@@DansiqueFitness 🫶🏼🥰🥰
Always love your music choices❤❤❤❤❤
I really appreciate that; thank you! 😘
Loved this playful workout! I have some new favourite movements, now :)
Wonderful! 💖🧚🏼♀️🩰💖🧚🏼♀️🩰
Before this I tried another barre workout but the fitness music made me so aggressive, combined with all this cardio jumping... Then I found this and was welcomed with this lovely relaxing music. Exactly what I wanted! Dear, you look so perfect!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad you loved it! 💖🩰🌟💖🩰🌟💖
loved this eorkout
Thanks Judith! 🥰🥰🥰
thank you Desiree 💪💕 that was perfect!
Aww I’m so glad you loved it! 🥰💖🩰🧚🏼♀️
I get this awful noise in my heap when trying to pull my leg up straight but, aside from that, I really enjoy doing these excercises. Looove your workouts! So intense yet so elegant 🥰
My joints pop and crack all the time too…as long as it’s not painful, you don’t have to worry! 🥰💖💪🏼
I absolutely adore your ballet workouts. 💕
I’m so glad! 😘
Love this kind of workout for the strength and flexibility with the elegance of ballet.
I’m so glad! 🥰💖🩰🌸
Thanks!
Thanks! 😘
Thanks a lot for the workout! I enjoyed these exercises.😍 This is exactly what a dancer's body needs. During this workout, I feel the muscles that I need in dance classes. Thank you!🥰❤
LOVED have an amazing week further
Omg, Desiree....on Day 2 of your 4 week “Ballet Body” Fitness challenge -- love it!! 💕😍 In all this time, I have never done your ballet workouts...why not?! I think I looked at it before like, “well I don’t know ballet.” Now I’m thinking omg. . . . What if I’m a ballerina? 😮🤣
Michele!!! I’m so proud of you for doing this challenge! It’s so easy to shy away from things we’re not familiar with or intimidated by…but you gotta try things at least a couple times and give it a fair shot. I’m so glad you’re enjoying it so far - keep going! 🥰💖🧚🏼♀️🩰💪🏼
@@DansiqueFitness still loving this on Week 3!!!!
This was AWESOME!! I just did your 20 min Ballet HIIT and this one today along with my 60 min HIIT that I love which turned out to be for the challenge today so I had extra time to try something new. So glad I tried these. I was a sweaty mess after both. Whoa!!! 💕💕💕
Wonderful!!! Thank you so much for always sharing your experiences. I really appreciate your lovely comments & continued support! 💛💕💛💕💛
Definitely one of my favorites. Thank you.
So happy to hear that! 🥰💖💪🏼
again such a graceful yet hardcore workout! I especially loved the 2nd exercise of the 2nd section, very fun and elegant! :)
I’m so glad you loved it Judith! 🥰💖🩰🧚🏼♀️
Thank you again fairyDesiree! This was a lovely, elegant and cheering experience. I love ballet so much🥰🥰🥰
I’m so glad you loved it beautiful Frederique! 💛💛💛
That was really good. Thank you. First time ever I was glad there was a repeat of a circuit! I didn't have the energy for another repeat but enjoyed this till the end.
You're so welcome! 🥰🥰🥰
As a soccer player and runner, these ballet exercises are so hard but so good.
Good for you! Keep at it…it’ll get easier! 🥰💖💪🏼
This was a true bonus of the week and I leapt with excitement! Utterly beautiful just like D. Graceful challenges throughout. Awesome Stuff. Thankyou for sharing. Hearts from London
Yayyy so glad you enjoyed it! XOXO 😘
Yayyy so glad you enjoyed it! XOXO 😘
Your workouts are invigorating. Thank you Desiree for giving me the chance to practice my inner ballerina😍😍😍
My pleasure! I’m so glad you enjoyed it Clara! 💛
Thank you Desire🥰🥰🥰 wonderful as usual😀!
Thank you lovely Ana! 💖💛💖💛
What elegance you have 🥰Once again, thank you for these beautiful sharing of your great experience in the matter. I practice yoga, pillage, but my favorite thing is ballet. All these exercises are complementary to all other activities. What is most important is to love what you do. Thank you for everything.🤗🇨🇦
Agreed! Thank you so much for your kind words and support! XOXO 😘
@@DansiqueFitness The pleasure is all mine 🤗
I struggled with ballet beats but overall it was a very elegant experience.
Keep practicing…you’ll get them! 🥰💕🩰💪🏼
The burn was amazing in this workout. Thank you and keep the ballates coming
Thanks for your kindness Krystal! 🥰🥰🥰
So good!! I’m sweating like crazy!!! The zig zags were my fav!!
Yayyy!!! 💖🥰🩰💪🏼
Desirée, hi! I was particularly glad today that I’d usually work out by myself. I was laughing out loud while trying to do the fan steps portion of the class, without any of the skills and grace you were demonstrating for us! I totally bombed it! But it was fun and l’m generally not a fan of HIIT classes
Thank you for the little imp-smiles and imp-moves, and also for the lovely music!
As long as you’re laughing and smiling - that’s what matters! 🥰🥰🥰 Remember it’s not about perfection, it’s about PROGRESS! Keep at it and you’ll see improvements over time. Thank you so much for always leaving such lovely comments…so grateful! 💖
@@DansiqueFitness Thank you for your encouraging words, Desirée. My daughter danced between the ages of two and a half (mommy and me classes) until 18. She was in the Nutcracker for nine seasons with Princeton Ballet and in her junior year of high school she dance Kitri in Don Q. I watched and enjoyed countless hours of rehearsals and performances. Looking at me doing the fan steps, you would have thought I’ve never seen ballet before in my life. I thought it was hilarious! And I do love barre classes and can usually keep up pretty well. Anyway, I had fun cracking myself up. My husband wasn’t within earshot so he did not question my sanity! 😆
@@ildikojones7073 Haha omg you’re so cute! I’m so glad you had a good time! 🥳🥳🥳 And that’s wonderful…sounds like your daughter had a lovely dance journey! 🩰🌷
cant wait to try this! was just looking at your videos to plan my next workout!
Let me know how it goes! 🥰
I enjoyed that so much, what an awesome challenge. Thank you, love your videos.💕
Thank you lovely Michaela! 💖
Thank you very much for this doable but challenging workout.:-)
My pleasure! 🥰🥰🥰
Hi Desiree! thank you so much for your routines! they´re great! xoxo from Argentina :)
Thank you Maria! 🥰💖💪🏼🩰
Could not have loved this more 💗 Loved this workout 👍Thank you for sharing
My pleasure! 😘
My pleasure! 😘
Loove looove looove your workouts! 🥰 Although lifting my legs up and dropping them without touching the floor is always a killer for me 😖I don't have much flexibility in my hips and I struggle with those a lot...But I keep trying! 💪 THANK YOU as always for your videos, they're THE BEST! 🙌♥
Thank you so much for your beautiful comment. And yes, keep trying…practice makes PROGRESS! 💐🧚🏼♀️💕💐🧚🏼♀️💕💐
I got to around the 22 minute mark before I started to lose my form so unfortunately I didn’t finish the whole workout but I did the best that I could!
That’s all that matters - trying your best! Practice makes PROGRESS so keep at it! Each time will get a bit better and easier. 🥰🥰🥰
i loved it sooo much!!!
I’m so glad! 🥰💖🩰🌸
I did this during a work meeting lol I’ll do it again but it was fun
So glad you enjoyed it Kelly! 🥰
What to say.. Simply ❤️ it simply ❤️ you
Thank you Eleonora! 🥰🥰🥰
Wish i could do these ballet moves, suffer from mortons neuroma and high arch. Painful lifting the toes. Love your workouts.
Thank you for your love & support! Sending healing vibes your way! 🥰
Nice workout with some interesting new moves. You look so graceful and elegant when you do it, not sure I'm up to your standard just yet 🤣🤣
It’s all about PROGRESS, not perfection…so just keep at it! 💖🥰💪🏼🩰🧚🏼♀️
Dear Desiree♥️🥰thank you 🙏for amazing fairy tale ballates. Such workouts lift spirit and mood, body and mind altogether🌟🌻
The music is so delicious.
As for my preferables: I like more 2nd part, my favourite was when we sit like a mermaid and move leg back to front ( don't remember the name of it🤯)
maybe standing workout is more unusual and that's why more difficult🤔
Have a wonderful day when you read it🥰👋
I’m so glad you loved it! And yes, if you’re not used to doing standing exercises, they will certainly feel more challenging…keep at it! 💖💪🏼🥰🩰🌸
Absolutely lovely 💗💗💗
You are so kind! Please check out my beautiful BALLET MEMBERSHIP on my new On Demand platform…I’d be so appreciative of your support if you’re able to! www.dansique.com/on-demand 💐🩰🧚🏼♀️💖
This was definitely what I need 👏💕👌🏻
I’m so happy to hear that! 🥰
Thank you, Desiree! Your workouts have helped me gain more muscles throughout the months, which is super helpful at my ED recovery!
I'm wondering if I need a pair of soft ballet training shoes for these workouts? I usually wear a pair of socks/go barefoot, but I don't feel like they've got enough "grip" on the mat. Or do I simply wear trainers? Thank you and have a nice week!
Wear whatever you’re most comfortable in and whatever allows you to execute the moves easiest! Thank you so much for your kind words…sending you a HUGE HUG! 🤗🤗🤗
Lovely as always! Thanks for share! ❤💫
Thank you Johanna! 💖
This was a HARD workout!😮😮😮❤❤❤
Amazing! please make a Christmas 🎄 challenge!!!!! 😺❤️😺
I did! www.dansique.com/post/12-day-countdown-to-christmas-fitness-challenge ❤️💚❤️💚
@@DansiqueFitness OMG This is my dream 🤩🤩 thank you’!!!
Thank you so much! As an ex-ballerina that made me feel sentimental haha but please do more of these! ❤️
So glad you enjoyed it Mary! 🌷🩰💖
This is so nice ❤😊
Thank you Julie! So happy you loved it! 🥰
Omg I can't stop admiring your elegant moves, adorable hands long legs . God bless you !!!!
Thank you so much for your kindness! 💕🌼💛💕🌼💛💕
@@DansiqueFitness the pleasure is all mine !!!💯🌹♥️
For me most challenging was fan kick (I can do a split, but here it doesn't work) Releve with jumps helped me to feel all my extra weight 😅
Keep at it! Practice makes progress! 🥰💖🩰🧚🏼♀️
A question for you: thanks to my super-flexible hips, I have pretty good extension to the front and sides, but my back arabasques which were never great, are pretty awful at this point in life. What would you suggest for increasing range again in this aging body? Also, looking forward to doing this workout!! 💖🤗
Be sure you’re keeping up with your stretching…specifically your hip flexors. Also, arabesques require a lot of back strength and mobility…so keep doing your prone (laying on your stomach) exercises! Here are some video suggestions…
ua-cam.com/video/q86TIIT-NQQ/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/t0ljDHG7eWU/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/C_02eOc8Zg4/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/fhpbOtXP6UI/v-deo.html
@@DansiqueFitness You're the best!! Thanks so much! I'll put those in regular rotation. xoxoxox
These are good moves..i am sweating 🥵
Yayyy! 💖🥰💪🏼🩰
I loved the workout but I think I’ve ruined my hip. Hope I can walk tomorrow.
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♥️🙏🏻
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My hips were popping poppers during those scissors
Too difficult for me. Gave up. Would love a beginners one on similar lines.
It’s definitely not a beginner workout but I’m so glad you gave it a try. If you were having trouble balancing, you can hold onto something for the whole first section. Remember, practice makes progress…so keep at it! 🥰💖💪🏼🩰
Thank you, Desiree, for always challenging me in the most beautiful ways! I love learning ballet with you 💘🩰💖💖💖🥰🥰🥰This was a fun workout!
Thank you beautiful Natalie! XOXO 😘