The Australian Ballet (@ausballet)

Allegro central! 🩰 The stamina and endurance required to bring Justin Peck's Copland Dance Episodes to life really pushes us to another level, and we absolutely love it 🙌   Performances at the Sydney Opera House until 21 November   🩰 Jeremy Hargreaves, Cameron Holmes, Elijah Trevitt

Our daily essential 🩰 Morning class is one of our favourite times of the day ✨

Is there any better way to start the morning? 🩰   Morning class with Peter Brikmanis on the keys of our Kawai Pianos 🎹   🩰 Samara Merrick, Amy Ronnfeldt & Bryce Latham

What really scares a dancer? 👻   We asked around to find out!   Happy Halloween 🎃

Morning class looking a little spookier today 🎃👻

Nutcracker season is in full swing! Check out some of the backstage action as we perform our Melbourne season of Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker 🩰 🎵 Orchestra Victoria

The power of a good spot 🩰   Benedicte Bemet spinning her way through the Sugar Plum Fairy variation from Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker.   Anyone else feeling a little dizzy just watching? 👀 🎹 Elli Welsh

A little Sugar Plum Fairy and Prince magic in the studio 🩰 How many times is too many to watch this pas de deux? Asking for a friend... Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker is back this October at the Ian Potter State Theatre! We'll see you there!   🩰 Cameron Holmes & Benedicte Bemet 🎹 Elli Welsh

Let’s take a moment for Stephanie McQuire’s adagio! 🩰 🎹 Peter Brikmanis

When the midnight snack mission requires a little technique 🩰 🎹 Elli Welsh 🩰 Benedicte Bemet as the Sugar Plum Fairy, rehearsing Sir Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker.

We introduced our friends from The Stuttgart Ballet to some iconic Aussie snacks 🇦🇺 Is there anything else they should try while they’re here? 🩰 Abigail Willson-Heisel, Henrik Erikson, Diana Ionescu & Gabriel Figueredo

Look who’s here 👀 The Stuttgart Ballet have arrived at our studios and are putting the finishing touches on Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty ahead of opening night this Friday at The Regent Theatre. We can’t wait for you to see it! 🩰 Artists of The Stuttgart Ballet 🎹 Alastair Bannerman

A 101 on Copland Dance Episodes from Justin Peck himself ✍️ Watch this to prepare yourself for our Sydney season of this epic work.   Sydney Opera House: 6-21 November 🩰

Tell us you’re Australian without telling us you’re Australian 🙌🇦🇺

Composer Peter Brikmanis takes us inside his creation of the score for Stephanie Lake’s Seven Days, exploring how Bach’s music became the foundation for seven distinct variations, reimagined for the stage. 🎶   Created by an entirely Australian creative team, Seven Days will soon make its US debut…

Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty in 3 words ✨ Hear from The Stuttgart Ballet company members Martí Paixà, Elisa Badenes, Henrik Erikson and Abigail Willson-Heisel as they share their thoughts on this enchanting production. See Marcia Haydée’s The Sleeping Beauty exclusively in Melbourne from 9…

Join @Belle as she shares what a typical travel day looks like for our dancers as we travelled to Brisbane for John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet.    Thank you to our Lead Partner, @Qantas for ensuring a seamless flight experience for everyone on the trip ✈️

A little game of would you rather… We put some of our dancers to the test with a few tricky questions!   What would you choose? 🩰

Let’s bedazzle a pointe shoe ✨ Should we try it on? 🩰

Romeo and Juliet: Blooper Edition 🎬 🩰 Benedicte Bemet & Cameron Holmes

The fight scene in John Cranko's Romeo and Juliet is one of our favourites ❤️ Tickets are available for our remaining performances at QPAC until 22 August Link in bio 🩰 Maxim Zenin, Jarryd Madden 🎵 courtesy of Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Class is in session 👏 🩰 Joseph Caley, Yuumi Yamada, Maxim Zenin, Marko Juusela, Brodie James

Now THIS is a ballet class you don’t see every day ⚔️🩰 🤺 Jarryd Madden & Cameron Holmes

Making grand allegro look effortless. ✨ Enjoy this snippet of Yuumi Yamada during morning class. 🎹 Andrew Dunlop

Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet, just as Nolan intended 🙌 Music by Queensland Symphony Orchestra

From leg warmers and scarves, to cosy layers, we’re loving the balletcore looks keeping our dancers warm this winter. ❄️

Okay Cam... we see you 🩰 Anyone else feeling a little dizzy just watching this? 🎹 Andrew Dunlop

Where it all begins 🩰 Morning class is a daily ritual for our dancers and the foundation of every rehearsal day in the studio. Enjoy these snippets of Robyn Hendricks, Yuumi Yamada, Mia Heathcote, Sharni Spencer, Mason Lovegrove and Benedicte Bemet.

One definitely tastes better than the other 🩰🥖 Can you find all three?

There's never a dull moment when Craig Salstein is leading rehearsals! Our Melbourne season (and Australian premiere) of Justin Peck's Copland Dance Episodes runs 23 June - 2 July. We can't wait to see you there. 🎹 Andrew Dunlop