We’re bringing back our barre work this month so grab a sturdy chair. If you’re familiar with barre workouts, what we do isn’t that. SLB is really quite different and two major differences are workout and origin.
Most bar/barre workouts are based on The Lotte Berk Method. SLB is Cardio-Cheer-Sculpting®, which blends the dynamic cardio of cheer choreography with the grounded and standing sculpting of cheer conditioning.
Most traditional bar classes do not believe in impact and we do - your feet will surely leave the ground. If you're not comfortable or not used to a more aerobic, cardiovascular workout, I suggest listening for my modifications.
Movement-wise, bar workouts involve a lot of small, isometric movements and most people will agree that SLB is much more of a dynamic workout-you’ll move around a lot in all of our workouts. Many bar classes follow the same general format, maybe with a few different variations, and all of our workouts are different from each other (literally) every week. You’ll rarely get the same workout twice. We also work with many more props, and much heavier weights.
So, I think that it's safe to say that the only similarity is that we both use a ballet barre within the workout. Interestingly enough though, the barre is used in an entirely different way (to condition for stunt training).
Because the workouts/methods are so different, I would recommend starting with the SLB Beginners Series.