http://www.inmotionwithmichelle.weebly.com/

In-MOTION with Michelle - new, Pretoria (2025)

03/11/2025

Ok, so this is me in "teaching mode" 😊 - completely absorbed in the grace, beauty, and the precision of ballet. 💫

It’s also me doing what I love most: sharing the joy (and details! 😉) of movement, guiding dancers to discover their own artistry and sense of line, and pouring a little bit of myself into each class. 🩰

𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕. It’s well-bring and nervous system regulation disguised as art, and beauty and joy disguised as movement.

Sure, it’s about technique and precision - but it’s also one of the most beautiful forms of self-expression and a way to come home to your body.

Ballet has been a part of my life for over four decades, and my journey with it has certainly had its share of ups and downs, challenges and joys.

But what the 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 has given me is a deep love for movement and for the expressive and performing arts.

It has cultivated mindfulness, awareness, and interoception;
it has decorated my life with community and friendship;
and it continues to foster elegance, joy, and the appreciation for beauty in my everyday life.

I hold a firm belief that ballet isn’t only for the young or the professional dancer. Anyone can experience its magic, even in its most basic form - and even from a chair! I would know, because that’s exactly where you’ll sometimes find me: sitting on a chair, listening to beautiful music, and moving my arms through a graceful port de bras sequence. Try it - it’s amazing! 🥰

As I say, ballet is one of the most exquisite ways to reconnect with yourself and regulate your nervous system. For me personally, it’s one of the most beautiful - and admittedly, also most challenging - practices of bodyfulness I have ever experienced. And I am a better version of myself because of it.

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If you are curious to explore ballet as an adult, keep scrolling and take a look at the classes I have to offer:

🩰 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔: Intermediate Adult Ballet @ 6:10 pm (Alphenpark – near Menlyn)

𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔: Beginner Plus Adult Ballet @ 4:30 pm (Garsfontein)

𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔: Intermediate Adult Ballet @ 5:15 pm (Alphenpark – near Menlyn)

𝑻𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔: Young Adult Ballet @ 5:45 pm (Alphenpark – near Menlyn)

If you’d like to find out more about the 𝒊𝒏𝑴𝑶𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔, or the ballet classes I teach for children and adolescents at 𝑷𝒓𝒐 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒆 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝑫𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒚 feel free to📱WhatsApp me @ 083 261 9631.

More info: https://inmotionwithmichelle.weebly.com/

I’d love to welcome you to the studio and share the joy of ballet with you! 🩰💫

31/10/2025

𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐍𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 - 𝑨 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑

✨Our breath is always with us - a quiet companion, a living language. ✨

In this in-person group session, we’ll take a mindful pause together to reconnect with the simple yet profound gift of conscious breath.

We’ll explore how breath can ease the weight of stress, nourish the nervous system, and help us remember what it feels like to simply be and breathe.

This workshop is not only about breath - it’s also about embracing life with presence, self-compassion, and heart-centered resilience.

🌸 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑻𝑶 𝑬𝑿𝑷𝑬𝑪𝑻
• A kaleidoscope of Centering Practices
• Introduction to basic Breathwork Principles and my approach to conscious breathing
• Gentle Movement and light stretches to prepare the body for deeper, more easeful breathing
• Four guided conscious breathing practices:
– Breath Awareness Practice
– Energizing Breath Practice
– Calming Breath Practice
– Balancing / Integrating Breath Practice
• A Restorative Somatic Practice to close

🌿 𝑫𝑬𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑺
📅 Date: 22 November

🕯 Time: 10 AM - 12 PM

📍 Location: The Space Health and Wellness Center, 573 Rossouw Street, The Willows, Pretoria

💚 Bookings: WhatsApp @ 083 261 9634

💫 Limited to 10 participants - booking essential. Payment secures your spot.

**Mats, pillows, bolsters, and blankets are provided (you’re welcome to bring your own if preferred).

**This is a floor-based session with a few standing exercises.

⚠️ Not suitable for pregnant women or those with major medical conditions - please reach out if unsure.

An invitation to learn, slow down, and restore - in the company of breath. 🌿

I'm so excited for this workshop! Hope to see you there!! 🤗

29/10/2025

𝑷𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒕. 𝑹𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓. 𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚. 𝑴𝒐𝒎. 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒓. 𝑺𝒐𝒐𝒏-𝒕𝒐-𝒃𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 - 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆.

The titles may differ, the stories unique - yet every pair of feet carries a lifetime of experiences, and every dancer steps into the studio with her own reason for being there.

Each week, these beautiful women arrive from different walks of life, carrying with them the weight and wonder of their days.

But when the music begins, the noise of the outside world begins to soften.
The to-do lists fade for a moment as they step into a world of ballet, dance, movement, and community - dedicating themselves to well-being, learning, growth, and self-care - all while sharing joyful moments of connection, and experiencing the timeless elegance of ballet.

A return to joy! 💫

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𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 🩰

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧:
♡♡ Intermediate Adult Ballet Classes -
🩰 Mondays at 6:15 PM and/or Wednesdays at 5:15 PM
♡♡ Young Adult Ballet Class -
🩰 Thursdays at 5:45 PM
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Pro Arte Dance Academy, Alphen Park (near Menlyn)

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧:
♡♡ Beginner Plus Adult Ballet Class -
🩰 Tuesdays at 4:30 PM
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Biolife Health and Fitness Centre, St Bernard Street, Garsfontein

📱WhatsApp 083 261 9631

More info: https://inmotionwithmichelle.weebly.com/

27/10/2025

There is something truly special about 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭! It is a gentle dance between understanding the technique and the 𝒉𝒐𝒘, and simply 𝒆𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 the art and elegance of dance. So although it's about technique, yes, it's also about 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, and rekindling the 𝒋𝒐𝒚 that dance and moving one's body sparks within us!

💫 In my classes, I strive to create that balance -
♡ a space where 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒎𝒆𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒋𝒐𝒚,
♡ where 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒆𝒓 share the same floor,
♡ and where 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 matter just as much as 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 💫

I love inspiring and assisting dancers (re)discover the essence of movement, alignment, and artistry - while also inviting the body to step beyond old habitual ways of moving, the mind to engage with curiosity, and the heart to dance again.

💝 My deepest hope is that each class feels like a small community - 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆, 𝒋𝒐𝒚𝒇𝒖𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 - where you can move, exhale the weight of everyday life, and inhale the beauty of art. A space to reconnect with your body, your creativity, and your love for dance.

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🌸 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧:
🩰 Mondays at 6:15 PM and/or Wednesdays at 5:15 PM
Thursdays at 5:45 PM (Young Adult class)
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Pro Arte Dance Academy, Alphen Park (near Menlyn)

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧:
🩰 Tuesdays at 4:30 PM
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: Biolife Health and Fitness Centre, St Bernard Street, Garsfontein

📱WhatsApp 083 261 9631

More info: https://inmotionwithmichelle.weebly.com/

02/10/2025

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 4/4 - 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲

🧠 Movement literally changes your brain chemistry. It boosts joy, lowers stress, and fills you with feel-good hormones that shift your state from within.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒚:

🧠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 - 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧
☘️ Movement releases dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins — your joy and safety hormones.
☘️ It lowers cortisol (stress hormone) and increases oxytocin (love-and-trust hormone).
☘️ Movement supports mental health, focus, resilience, neuroplasticity, cognitive enrichment, and memory.
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Looking to move with purpose and presence? Join me!

💫 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 for young adults and ladies 40+ offer a space to build strength, elegance, and confidence, all in a supportive, welcoming environment.

💫 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 combine mindful movement, gentle stretches, breathwork, and somatic practices like grounding and body scans—helping you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and nourish your spirit.

Whether you want to energize, unwind, or simply feel more alive in your body, these classes guide you into ease, presence, and joy.

For more info: send me a DM or reach out via Whatsapp 083 261 9634.

01/10/2025

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 3/4 - 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥

💛 Movement is more than physical - it awakens something deeper. When you move, you touch freedom, meaning, and connection beyond yourself.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍:

💛 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥 - 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭
☘️ Movement awakens your sense of freedom, truth, and meaning.
☘️ It reconnects you with something greater than yourself, lifts and refresh your mood, and sparks creativity and new vision.
☘️ Through movement, the soul finds a space to breathe.
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Looking to move with purpose and presence?

💫 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 for young adults and ladies 40+ offer a space to build strength, elegance, and confidence, all in a supportive, welcoming environment.

💫 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 combine mindful movement, gentle stretches, breathwork, and somatic practices like grounding and body scans—helping you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and nourish your spirit.

Whether you want to energize, unwind, or simply feel more alive in your body, these classes guide you into ease, presence, and joy.

For more info: send me a DM or reach out via Whatsapp 083 261 9634.

30/09/2025

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 2/4 - 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲

🌿 The body holds so much — tension, stress, exhaustion, even unspoken stories. Moving with awareness and intention gives your body a way to release and restore, and opens up space for us to feel a bit more connected with ourselves.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚:

💃🏻𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 — 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟
☘️ Movement helps release tension in your muscles and joints, and nourishes the connective tissue - the fascia - of your body.
☘️ It gives your body a voice of expression, release and restoration when words fall short.
☘️ It improves and supports posture, body awareness, proprioception, coordination, strength, sense of balance, and much more as you move through daily life.
☘️ It strengthens your nervous system, boosts circulation, enhances vitality, and reconnects you with yourself.

💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

Are you looking to move with more purpose, intention and presence? Join me!

💫 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 for young adults and ladies 40+ offer a space to build strength, elegance, and confidence, all in a supportive, welcoming community and environment.

💫 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 combine mindful movement, gentle stretches, breathwork, and somatic practices like grounding, body scans, bilateral movement practices - helping you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and nourish your spirit.

Whether you want to energize, unwind, or simply feel more alive in your body, these classes guide you into ease, presence, and joy.

For more info: send me a DM or reach out via Whatsapp 083 261 9634.

29/09/2025

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 1/4 - 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝

✨ Our thoughts can spiral, keeping us stuck in overthinking that won’t quiet down for even a millisecond. 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 is one of the simplest ways to step out of the mind’s loops and into presence.

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅:

💬𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 — 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬
☘️ When you intentionally move your body, you break free from overthinking.
☘️ Movement brings you out of your head and into the present moment - the here and the now.
☘️ It reduces anxiety, increases presence, and calms your nervous system.

💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚 💚

Looking to move with purpose and presence?

💫 𝑨𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 for young adults and ladies 40+ offer a space to build strength, elegance, and confidence, all in a supportive, welcoming environment.

💫 𝑰𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔 combine mindful movement, gentle stretches, breathwork, myofascial release exercises, and somatic practices like grounding and body scans—helping you reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and nourish your spirit.

Whether you want to energize, unwind, or simply feel more alive in your body, these classes guide you into ease, presence, and joy.

For more info: send me a DM or reach out via Whatsapp 083 261 9634.

05/09/2025

Our bodies are 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 - precious, intricate, even exquisite, like the stars in the universe. ✨ Change is woven into our very being - it is a natural part of life. And as we age, our bodies shift and transform.

This is why it matters to appreciate and embrace this vessel and all the sensory gifts it offers us while we still have it. 💛 𝑺𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒍 and breathe in the fragrances, 𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 to the music of everyday sounds, 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 the textures of the world around you.

If you are reading this, pause for a moment to marvel at all the ways your body carries you, supports you, and allows you to experience life...

☘️ Take a slow breath, and savour the wonder of simply breathing.

☘️ Let your eyes wander to the sky and rest there for a moment.

☘️ Stretch, twist, and bend - move in ways that nourish and delight your body.

☘️ Reach out and touch a texture you love.

☘️ Sip your favourite drink and let the flavour linger.

𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞. 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐥. 𝐁𝐞.

01/09/2025

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01/09/2025

Celebrating the beauty of the budding and the birth of Spring, and the refreshing sense of hope Spring offers us.

May joy move and dance in your heart throughout this season.

28/08/2025

Life pulls us in every direction - work, family, responsibilities, endless to-do’s… and in the rush, we often lose touch with ourselves, forget to breathe with ease, and forget how to simply 𝒃𝒆.

These classes are a gentle invitation to step away from the rush and busyness, and return to yourself. Together, we’ll explore simple ways to release built-up tension from the body through somatic movement and tend to our inner well-being - because we cannot pour from an empty cup.

🌿 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕:
A mix of gentle movement, neuro-science informed somatic practices, and breathwork.

💫 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒓𝒉𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒎.

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Feel like you might need a break to nurture your body and mind and take a gentle pause? Join us!

🌿 Weekly Friday classes @ 8-9am in Garsfontein;

🌿 Monthly Saturday classes @ 8-9am in The Willows.

Have questions or curious to try out a class? Feel free to reach out via DM or Whatsapp 083 261 9634. 💫

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