UPDATE! SO.....my MRI results came back and unfortunately I have a full thickness (complete) labral tear of the hip and a paralabral cyst in the hip socket. Luckily the hip structure looks good, the bones are healthy and there is no significant arthritis. Arthroscopic surgery to repair the labrum and remove the cyst would be the only option. I have been told the wait list is rather long so I am waiting to go back to my doctor to ask questions and find out some more information about what my options are. I will keep you posted. 

UPDATE! I miss you! All is going OK. I am having weekly dry needling / physio which is helping a lot. They did not give me cortisone shots yet as they needed to get a few more tests done to rule some other more serious structural issues with the bone and joints. Having had an X-ray, bone scan and CT scan they have ruled out AVN/Osteonecrosis, hip dysplasia, impingement or significant arthritis (phew!) but they still think the pain is a labral tear and some wear on the cartilage that has caused the damage to the tendons and tissues due to overuse and repetitive movements. I have an MRI / arthrogram booked for May 1 so hopefully that should give me some more answers and we can get it all fixed once and for all.   

As some of you are aware I have been having some serious issues with my left hip which started to become painful back in December. I have recently been to see a specialist and had some ultrasound tests on it. Although nothing too worrisome or significant showed up (no new hip needed just yet!), they did however find chronic damage and abnormalities to various tendons and tissues around the hip due to repetitive stress and overuse which has led to the inflammation, pain and tendinosis. They have prescribed rest and a course of cortisone shots.

As of late it has become increasingly hard to teach and perform certain steps/movements and after careful consideration, it is with sadness that I have taken the decision to cancel all online and in-person classes for the remainder of the season. I need to take this time now to recover, look after myself and not do any more damage.

For those with a membership I will be reducing the monthly charge to $25.00 per month. You will still have full access to the vast amount of Silver Swans, Barre Fitness, Balletiques Fitness, Ballet Barre and Ballet Blast recorded classes in the Members Area. Memberships will run until the end of June when there will be a break in payments over the summer. You will still have full access to the videos for free over these months. 

All classes will start back fully (in-person and online) in September. 

Thanks for your understanding, for your continued support, your energy and enthusiasm! 

Have a wonderful summer and I look forward to being back to fitness and dancing again with you in the Fall. 

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Get access to the entire back catalogue of recorded classes.  Do them whenever you want!  That's hundreds of classes for one low monthly fee!

Price reverts to $25.00 CAD/month after your first free month. and $52.50 from September 2023. when all live and online classes start back up.  No payments are made over July and August but you will still have full access to the all the videos

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Balletiques & Bubbles

On January 29, 2020, Balletiques hosted an event in support of the Calgary Silver Linings Foundation at Festival Hall.  The Calgary Silver Linings Foundation provides support and builds awareness of eating disorders in Alberta and has the grand mission of building a residential treatment facility here in Calgary.  The event consisted of a mini-Balletiques class with 100+ participants (it was electric!), a silent auction, some local pop-ups including Nourish Sweat Soul, Evolution VN and the Bamboo Ballroom, light nibbles supplied by Jugo Juice, Hula Poke, Crave Cupcakes and Dirt Belly and of course, Bubbles! 

We raised $2,132.55 in the support of the Silver Linings Foundation.  Thanks so much to all who attended and donated, and our Silent Auction donors and winners.  It was a great success.

Watch the official video below of the magical event, and we hope to see you at the next one.

Lolë Brand Ambassador 2020 

FREE FITNESS CLASSES IN THE CORE IN FEBRUARY

I am so excited to announce that I have been asked to be a Lolë Brand Ambassador again for 2020.  I will be teaching a free Balletiques: Barre Fitness class at Devonian Gardens in The Core, downtown Calgary, every Sunday in February 2020 (Feb 2, 9, 16, 23).  The class starts at 11.00 am before the stores are open. Come for a free class, stay for everything else! 

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