Meet the expert: Isabella McGuire Mayes is the founder of Ballet With Isabella. She trained at The Royal Ballet School, before becoming the first British girl to join the Vaganova Ballet Academy in ...

In ballet terms, if you were to do a rélevé ... your weight up and into the balls of your feet, micro-adjusting for balance As you press onto the balls of the feet, try to ensure that your ...

Sit with legs extended and loop a resistance band around the top of your foot. Grasp both ends of the band with your hands to ...

If it is tricky to balance on one foot, you can use the side of the sofa or a chair as a ballet barre. Raise your arms up into the air with your arms slightly rounded, in an open circle.