Ballet performance on stage at Accesschannel

How we work

Honest instruction, clear structure.

Each course on Accesschannel is built as a sequential lecture series — meaning you follow a thread from one session to the next rather than picking videos at random. The pacing is deliberate. A lesson on port de bras won't appear before the student understands the relationship between the spine and the pelvis. That's not a philosophical choice, it's just how ballet training works in practice.

Our content draws from the RAD and CECCHETTI frameworks, adapted for screen delivery. We pay close attention to how the camera angle changes what you can see, and we script demonstrations specifically for that medium — not just filmed stage rehearsals with a microphone stuck nearby.

Format Sequential video lectures with structured progression per module
Focus Classical and contemporary ballet technique, stage craft, musicality
Audience Adult learners, returning dancers, and motivated beginners
Region Based in Newcastle, aligned with NSW educational initiatives
Isabeau Fontaine, lead instructor at Accesschannel
Isabeau Fontaine Lead Instructor

Trained at the Queensland Ballet Academy, Isabeau has been teaching classical technique for fourteen years. She built the core curriculum for Accesschannel's foundational series.

Nadia Wren, contemporary ballet specialist at Accesschannel
Nadia Wren Contemporary Specialist

Nadia came to Accesschannel after a decade performing with independent companies in Melbourne and Adelaide. Her lectures focus on how classical vocabulary sits inside contemporary movement.

Ballet class in session, students at the barre
Close-up of pointe shoes during a ballet lecture
Curious about how the programme is structured? Have a look at what a full learning path looks like. See the programme