Master Pilates Ballet

Specialised Pilates for Ballet Dancers

Are you a ballet student, pre-professional dancer or professional performer looking to improve strength, alignment, turnout and body awareness?

Clinical Pilates Instructor and founder of Master Pilates, Ann Wilde, has developed a specialised Ballet Pilates program designed to complement your dance training and support long-term performance, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

In developing this specialised program, Ann has drawn on past experience as a full time ballet student, her extensive knowledge of the Pilates method, and research into the most up-to-date global best practice for targeted exercise prescriptions for dancers. This program is effective in building strength, improving technique and minimising the potential for injury.

Ann has a strong interest in the body, anatomy and injury rehabilitation and prevention and began focusing on Pilates for dancers and injury rehabilitation in 2013, initially learning from Paula Baird Colt when she was Australian Ballet’s strength and conditioning coach. Ann is a Principal Trainer & Pilates Instructor with Pilates Alliance Australia (PAA) and a member of International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADAMS). She has completed Marie Walton-Mahon's Progressing Ballet Technique certification and is committed to ongoing professional development. She has also completed Jennifer Milner's Refine Turnout course. In 2025, she visited the Royal Ballet Pilates studio in London, where she furthered her understanding under the guidance of Jane Paris, the Royal Ballet's Pilates instructor.

Ann’s dance career saw her study at The National Theatre Ballet School in 1999, where she was awarded the Jocelyn De Cardi Award for 'Most Promising Full-Time Student', followed by graduation from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) with a Bachelor of Dance (High Distinction) in 2002.

Supporting Ballet Performance & Development

Ann teaches Pre Professional Ballet dancers privately or in group classes and online and has helped dancers prepare for competitions such as Ballet Teachers Workshop and Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) as well as auditions for full time Ballet schools such as Australian Ballet School, Queensland Ballet School and English National Ballet School.

The Pilates for Ballet Dancers programme has achieved outstanding results, with dancers demonstrating significant improvements in strength, turnout, leg height, core control, alignment, and balance. Each programme is tailored to the individual, focusing on the specific corrections each dancer requires. These corrections are translated into practical, easy-to-understand concepts, enabling dancers to develop a deeper understanding of their bodies, accelerate their technical progress, and move with greater efficiency and control.

Testimonial

"We just wanted to thank Master Pilates and Ann Wilde for the time she spends with our daughter. It is through Ann’s support and experience with dance and movement that our daughter continues to develop her physical and mental edge. Their weekly pilates sessions have reduced recovery times, prevented injuries, and prepared our daughter for her big performances and competitions. Most importantly, Ann’s work has increased our daughter's self awareness and taught her how to really listen to and take care of her body. It’s even more amazing considering it’s all done on Zoom – Melbourne to Colorado! The time spent with Ann is invaluable and we’re so grateful to have her as a teacher and mentor."

are you interested in the ballet pilates program?

Our specialised Ballet Pilates program is available by appointment and can be undertaken through both in-studio and virtual sessions.

If you would like to learn more or discuss how the program may support your training goals, click the button below to book an appointment.