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The Ballet Code ⭑Ramona Maria Schmid⭑

Private Mentorship for Ambitious Adult Ballet Dancers

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Most adult ballet dancers think anatomy is complicated.It’s not.The moment you actually look at what’s inside your body ...
11/10/2026

Most adult ballet dancers think anatomy is complicated.

It’s not.

The moment you actually look at what’s inside your body — where the bones sit, how the joints move — something shifts. Not next month. Not after ten more classes.

Today.

The harder part? Taking that knowledge into your body and making it stick. That’s where most people give up. That’s also where all the progress is.

The Anatomy Self-Study Guide walks you through both — and it’s free.

👇 Comment ANATOMY and I’ll send it over.

10/10/2026

You get full access (once a week for one month) to a ballet studio - Yes, you have it completely for yourself

What are you working on? 👇🏼

09/10/2026

Here’s the thing nobody tells you:

You can look this up. Right now. Today.

Your anatomy is not a mystery reserved for physiotherapists and ballet teachers.

It’s YOUR body.

But you want to know what’s actually more interesting than knowing the muscles?

It’s integrating them into your ballet movements.

Because knowing which muscles to use and using them consistently are two very different things.

The second one is where your progress lives. 🥳

And it happens at your pace, at your depth, in your own kitchen counter practice NOT only in class.

The Anatomy Self-Study Guide has been one of my most-used free resources for adult ballet dancers for a reason.

It gives you both.

👇 Comment ANATOMY and I’ll send it to you directly.

07/10/2026

You know the moment.

One correction. One off-day.
One younger dancer in the room.

And suddenly your brain goes:

“I’m not made for this.”
“I’m too late.”
“I’m wasting my time.”

And then you do the protective thing.

You go quiet. You go small. You go low-profile.

If that’s you, I’m not here to tell you to “be more confident”.

You’re not failing at ballet.

You’re doing a very intelligent nervous system move:
“If I detach first, I won’t be disappointed.”

(SO many adult dancers are doing that, in more and less subtle ways!!!!)

But hear me out: you can’t be detached AND devoted at the same time.

Devotion grows when you learn to stay connected, especially on the days everything feels messy.

That’s the work.

Staying plugged in without brutality and “push through” energy.

Because sensitive and ambitious is not a problem.
It’s just a combo that needs the right kind of training and relationship with ballet.

If you’re in this spiral a lot, and you’re tired of pulling the brakes right when things get real, I have a private container open:

BALLET NEEDS YOU
10 weeks of private mentorship for the dancer who wants to become devoted, no matter what.

If you want details, DM BNU and tell me one sentence about what you most want to change in your dancing (body / consistency / confidence / one specific skill).

The most important question is not: “How can I make this ballet movement more perfect?”The most important question is AL...
07/10/2026

The most important question is not: “How can I make this ballet movement more perfect?”

The most important question is ALWAYS: “How can I make this ballet movement more connected to my body?”

That’s where everything changes.

Because perfection usually makes you leave your body.

Connection brings you back in.

(Let that sink for a moment!!!!)

And ballet gets so much more intelligent when you stop trying to force the shape from the outside — and start listening for the relationship from the inside.

That’s exactly why I created Stop Fighting Your Anatomy — Start Leading Your Artistry.

A 5-teaching journey (€ 29) for adult dancers who are ready to build body awareness, placement intelligence, and trust from the inside out. YES!!!

Comment FIVE and I’ll send you the link.

What’s the most painful part about circling your next level in adult ballet? (You can also DM me the answer!!)
07/10/2026

What’s the most painful part about circling your next level in adult ballet? (You can also DM me the answer!!)

You know the moment.One correction. One off-day. One younger dancer in the room.And suddenly your brain goes:“I’m not ma...
05/10/2026

You know the moment.

One correction. One off-day. One younger dancer in the room.

And suddenly your brain goes:

“I’m not made for this.”
“I’m too late.”
“I’m wasting my time.”

And then you do the protective thing.
You go quiet. You go small. You go low-profile.

If that’s you, I’m not here to tell you to “be more confident”.

You’re not failing at ballet.

You’re doing a very intelligent nervous system move:

“If I detach first, I won’t be disappointed.”

(SO many adult dancers are doing that, in more and less subtle ways!!!!)

But hear me: You can't be detached AND devoted at the same time.

Devotion grows when you learn to stay connected, especially on the days everything feels messy.

That’s the work.

Staying plugged in without brutality and 'push through' energy.

Because sensitive and ambitious is not a problem.

It’s just a combo that needs the right kind of training and relationship with ballet.

If you’re in this spiral a lot, and you’re tired of pulling the brakes right when things get real, I have a private container open:

BALLET NEEDS YOU
10 weeks of private mentorship for the dancer who wants to become devoted, no matter what.

If you want details, DM BNU and tell me one sentence about what you most want to change in your dancing (body / consistency / confidence / one specific skill).

Who feels this? Leave a 'ME' in the comments.
05/10/2026

Who feels this? Leave a 'ME' in the comments.

You don’t need another teacher telling you to pull up your…whatever. You need a paradigm shift.Adult dancers are some o...
04/10/2026

You don’t need another teacher telling you to pull up your…
whatever.

You need a paradigm shift.

Adult dancers are some of the most dedicated people in the studio
but we are still often trying to grow inside a rulebook built for 12‑year‑olds.

And at some point, trying harder inside the old paradigm stops being noble.

It becomes exhausting.

That’s exactly why I created Stop Fighting Your Anatomy — Start Leading Your Artistry.

It’s a bundle of 5 teachings (€ 29) for adult ballet dancers who are ready to stop fighting their bodies
and start using their maturity, intelligence, sensitivity, and lived experience as part of their technique.

And here’s what I want you to know today:

You don’t need to “binge” all 5 teachings perfectly.

Because one sentence can shift the way you enter class.

One gold nugget can change the trajectory of your adult ballet life.

Are you open to that?

Direct link to the course in the first comment 👇

You love ballet.You listen carefully. You want to understand. You’re willing to put in the work.And still, you can leave...
03/10/2026

You love ballet.

You listen carefully. You want to understand. You’re willing to put in the work.

And still, you can leave class with a head full of corrections—and no clear idea how to practise them.

“Pull up.”
“Use your core.”
“Relax your shoulders.”

You remember the words.

But what are you actually supposed to do?

Trying harder isn’t much help when you’re not sure what you’re trying to make happen.

This is the part I love teaching.

Where is your hip joint—and how does understanding it change the way you move your leg?

How do your arms connect to the rest of you?

What can you discover when you stop holding a position and begin exploring the movement?

Not less technique.
Technique you can understand, feel and work with.

That’s why I created FIVE — Stop Fighting Your Anatomy, Start Leading Your Artistry.

Five replay teachings exploring:

Your leg axis and hip joints
Your shoulder girdle and arm coordination
Breathing your arms instead of holding them
Bringing your artistry into your dancing now
Connecting the discoveries into your own approach to practice
€29. Self-paced. One teaching at a time.

You can want to improve and want to enjoy your dancing.

You don’t have to choose between the two.

Explore FIVE through the link in my bio. 😍

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