Private Ballet Coaching | One-on-One Training | Adult Ballet Centre Melbourne

Private Coaching at the Adult Ballet Centre offers focused, one-on-one support for adult dancers seeking clarity, confidence, and thoughtful progression in their ballet training.

These sessions are part of our ABC Executive Coaching™ framework, designed to support adult dancers with personalised guidance that complements group classes and long-term training pathways.

Whether you are refining technique, returning after time away, or working toward a specific goal, private coaching provides space to slow down, ask questions, and receive individualised support. Our instructors are technically accomplished and deeply attuned to the adult dancer’s experience. Your session is a space for support, growth, and elevation.

What Is Private Coaching?

Private coaching is a dedicated one-on-one session with an ABC teacher, tailored to your individual needs, goals, and experience.

Sessions may focus on:

• Classical ballet technique and alignment

• Strength, placement, and coordination

• Musicality and movement quality

• Preparation for progression or assessment

• Returning to ballet after a break or injury

• Building confidence and clarity in your training

• Learning or refining repertoire or solos

Each session is shaped collaboratively, respecting where you are in your training and what you would like to work toward.

How Private Coaching Supports Your Training

Adult ballet training is not one-size-fits-all.

Private coaching provides a supportive environment to:

• Work more slowly and intentionally on specific technical elements

• Clarify concepts introduced in class

• Address areas of frustration with calm, focused guidance

• Rebuild confidence after time away from ballet

• Support injury-aware, sustainable progress

• Align your training choices with your goals

Many dancers find private coaching particularly valuable during periods of transition, such as returning to class, preparing for assessment, or refining technique alongside regular group training.

Part of ABC Executive Coaching™

Private Coaching at ABC sits within our ABC Executive Coaching™ approach, which prioritises:

• Intelligent, adult-specific ballet pedagogy

• Sustainable training and injury awareness

• Clear, respectful communication

• Individual progression within a supportive community

• Long-term enjoyment and engagement with ballet

This means your private coaching is not isolated from your broader training, it is informed by the same philosophy that underpins our classes, programs, and assessment pathways.

Who Is Private Coaching For?

Private coaching is suitable for:

• Adult beginners seeking extra clarity and confidence

• Returning dancers easing back into training

• Intermediate and advanced dancers refining technique

• Dancers preparing for AICD Assessment programs

• Dancers working toward personal or artistic goals

• Anyone wanting focused support alongside group classes

There is no expectation to be “at a certain level” private coaching meets you where you are.

Session Options & Bookings

Private coaching sessions are available by appointment and can be booked in the following formats:

In-Studio Private Coaching (60 minutes)

A traditional one-on-one private coaching session held in the studio, with you and your teacher working together in a focused, uninterrupted environment.

This option is ideal for:

• Detailed technical work and alignment

• Breaking down specific movements or concepts

• Learning or refining repertoire or solos

• Strengthening placement and coordination

• Goal setting and long-term training planning

• Returning to ballet after time away

This format allows time to slow down, ask questions, and work deeply with guidance tailored specifically to you.

In-Class ABC Executive Coaching (Live, In-Ear Support) ( 90mins)

This option allows you to attend your regular scheduled ballet class while receiving live, real-time individual coaching through a discreet earpiece.

Your teacher provides immediate guidance and corrections as the class unfolds, supporting you to apply technique clearly and confidently within the class environment.

This format is particularly beneficial if you:

• Learn best through real-time feedback

• Want support integrating corrections directly into classwork

• Are consolidating technique at your current level

• Are preparing for progression or assessment

• Would benefit from individual attention while remaining in the group setting

In-Class Executive Coaching takes place during the full class duration and is offered in selected classes, subject to teacher availability.

Please note: this booking is for the coaching support only. You must also book into the class separately.

Pointe Readiness & Assessment (45mins)

Private coaching sessions may also include a detailed strength, alignment, and technique evaluation to determine pointe readiness or to provide individual pointe shoe fitting approval and assessment.Please see further details on the Adult Ballet Centre Pointe Program page.

These sessions are designed to ensure dancers are physically prepared, appropriately supported, and safely introduced or returned to pointe work. Coaching focuses on strength, alignment, control, and technical readiness, alongside guidance on correct shoe selection, fitting considerations, and how to manage, sew, and care for pointe shoes.

This thoughtful, individualised approach supports confidence, injury prevention, and long-term sustainability in pointe training.

A Thoughtful, Supportive Approach

Private coaching at ABC is not about pressure or perfection.

It is about:

• Understanding your body

• Developing confidence in your technique

• Making informed training choices

• Feeling supported in your ballet journey

Every dancer’s pathway is different, and private coaching offers a calm, personalised space to support that individuality.

What to Expect in a Private Coaching Session

Private coaching at ABC is an immersive, individualised experience where your instructor will:

• Identify and address key areas for technical development

• Offer tailored exercises and corrections based on your body and learning style

• Refine artistry, musicality, alignment, and coordination

• Work with you to set meaningful, achievable goals

• Provide expert mentorship in a confidential, focused environment

• Coaching for solos and repertoire and pointe development

• Return to the studio after injury for rehab and 1:1 guidance