So yesterday I booked a slot.I was nervous on the ride there and I arrived today 15 minutes early, as recommended. I was very pleasantly greeted and shown around the studio. The receptionist asked about any limitations due to injury and I explained mine. She assured me that they would accommodate me with some mods and after the prior class ended she set me up with my weights and a good place for me to be at. I waited as about 8 women arrived and chatted with each other.
The class started right on time and I was fortunate to be next to someone who was knowledgeable, so between watching her and the instructions I felt like I was able to keep up. The instructor was great, giving me and the others little pointers without skipping a beat. This type of exercise works muscles to exhaustion so as you do these tiny little movements at the ballet barre your muscles start to shake and quiver. I apparently am a natural at this shake thing but I hung in there as the legs of my fellow student shook I knew I had company. The 1 hour flew by and i left with confidence to return for more fun and as they say the burn and shake.
The instructor checked with me at the end to see what i thought and if I had any questions and we figured out that I need to work on my "tuck". Which is a super small movement of the pelvis to bring your hips forward and more under your spine.
In closing the movements are certainly done in some graceful poses, many similar to ballet which I enjoyed. I plan to try my next on Thursday which will be with a different instructor and the routines are varied so i will likely be learning some new techniques. I would encourage others to look into this as an outlet for getting a bit of a chance to move n a "feminine manner" at the direction of the teacher.