Alicante — Costa Blanca — Spain

A ballet retreat for adults

Balletby the sea

One week by the sea — and technique a year of evening classes will not give you

24 hours of the Vaganova school in one week — with a former ballet theatre soloist. The group stays small, so every correction is yours, not the room's. Barre in the morning, sea and pool in the afternoon, dinner on the terrace. Retreats 12–18 September and 24–30 October 2026, villa by the sea from €1500.

Dates12–18 September
24–30 October

Practice4 hours a day

StayVilla by the sea

Pricefrom 1500 € villa · week

Get the programme & reserve your place

IIWhy now

Nothing but love for your body — the sea and a professional teacher!

Working through your mistakes — the reason progress has stalled.

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The company of women who never need it explained.

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Mastering technique, coordination and true dance quality.

IIWhy it's worth a week

A week where your child is at the barre with a professional teacher — while you simply unwind at a villa by the sea, right nearby.

The Russian school, not a hobby class — placement and posture you can see within a week.

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Your child is looked after — classes, the sea and evenings all on a schedule, with parents always close.

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A holiday with meaning — sun and sea instead of a tablet, the stage instead of boredom.

Ballet shoot on the shore — Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca · shoot by the water

IIIThe format

Adults only. A dance of the soul, a celebration of the body.

You've tried the lighter versions — barre fitness, once-a-week "adult ballet" — and you can tell real schooling from a pretty picture. Here it's Vaganova technique from a teacher who has stood on stage herself: classical, pointe and repertoire, character, stretching. Pitched to the level of the group: serious work — yet this is your holiday, not a second job.

Discipline in class. Holiday the rest of the time.

In class: shaping a young ballerina's arms

In class · hand to hand

IIIWhat a week gives

Posture, discipline and a love of dance

Classical training by age and level, stretching, work on posture and port de bras — and the rehearsal of a little performance piece. At the end of the week comes a showcase for parents: your child steps "on stage" by the sea and receives their very first diploma.

Discipline in class. School holidays the rest of the time.

IVThe villa & the place

A villa by the sea — or a 5★ hotel

The Alicante coast — Blue Flag beaches and a villa with a pool. The studio is a couple of minutes away: after class, it's the pool or the sea. Breakfasts at the villa, snacks by the pool.

A studio for class

A professional studio a couple of minutes away: a mirrored wall, double barres, a lounge area.

Hotel SH Villa Gadea 5★

The second accommodation option — a five-star hotel in Altea, right by the sea: spa, indoor pool, restaurants. The rate is from 2000 € for 5 nights or 2500 € for 7 nights.

The ballet you love — made even sweeter, and closer than you think.

VThe programme

Every day in one rhythm: class — sea — villa

24 hours of schooling in a week. Mornings at the barre with Eleonora, afternoons for the sea and the pool, evenings for dinners and conversation. The full day-by-day schedule is in the programme we'll send after you apply.

Classical · 90′Pointe & repertoire · 60′Character · 60′Stretching · 30′

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VIWho you'll travel with

Women who never have to explain why they need this

The group is made up of women already on close terms with ballet — some have taken a weekly class for years, some are returning for the first time in a long while. Different levels, one intention. Inside: a shared barre and one goal for the week — not a competition.

The teacher who remains in my heart. Dear Eleonora, thank you so much for all the teachings throughout these weeks, they have been precious to me. Thank you for the constant challenge and trust.

@guadalupe_ballerina Instagram

So grateful to you for the wonderfully productive character dance classes!

@nastyaa_paziura Instagram

Her belief in Aleena’s ability to execute multiple pirouettes, double and triple piqués and fouettés on pointe was very inspiring! We are extremely grateful.

@aleena.enpointe Instagram

With inspiring Eleonora Adeeva we have ballet class, pointe, repertoire — thank you for these weeks.

@eveline_ballet Instagram

You arrive alone. You come home with women who understand.

Ballet by the Sea manifesto

Thank you, my character teacher, for giving me my first ever character classes. They were amazing.

A student of the school Instagram

Reviews from Eleonora's students — taken from public Instagram posts and stories.

VIWho your child will be with

An intimate group — the teacher sees every child

The group is kept small so that every child gets the teacher's attention — matched by age and level. Parents stay right there at the villa: classes for the children, a holiday for the whole family, evenings shared together.

VIIThe teacher

Class · Dressing room · Stage

Eleonora Adeeva

Ballet is an art passed hand to hand, from teacher to student. Eleonora passes on the gold standard of the Russian school — the method of Agrippina Vaganova.

Soloist of the Saint Petersburg Ballet Theatre (SPBT) — leading roles of the classical repertoire.
Laureate of international competitions, she has performed on the stages of London, Paris and Tokyo.
Certified teacher of classical ballet with 20 years of teaching. She regularly gives masterclasses around the world — Spain, Mauritius, Hungary and other European countries.
Trained by masters of the Russian school: Alla Osipenko, Svetlana Efremova, Alexander Kurkov, Lyubov Kunakova.

Your future depends on your foundation and your coordination. These fundamental skills are what carry you to progress and results.
Eleonora Adeeva

The lineage of the school Vaganova→ OsipenkoEfremovaKurkovKunakova →Eleonora→your technique

Eleonora on stage, a classical role — On stage · classical

Pas de deux, SPBT production — Pas de deux · SPBT

Eleonora Adeeva Ballet SchoolGoogle reviews from students and parents

4.9

★★★★★

235+ reviews

Maria Kovalenko

a month ago

★★★★★

I came back to the barre after a twenty-year break. Eleonora sees everything — from the placement of your foot to the look in your eyes. In one week my body remembered more than in a year of classes at home. The levels in the group are matched so well that no one ever feels out of place.

Anita Globenko

2 months ago

★★★★★

Eleonora is my most important teacher. She sees every detail — from the placement of the foot to the very fingertips — and knows how to explain it so the body understands. My first medal is a victory we share.

Viktoria Lange

3 months ago

★★★★★

Character dance with Eleonora is a love all of its own. I never imagined that as an adult I would learn a variation with a fan. Every class is a little performance.

Irina Melnik

a month ago

★★★★★

Ballet by the Sea was my best holiday in years. Class in the morning, the sea in the afternoon, and evening conversations with women who understand. I arrived worn out — I came home pulled up and composed, my back holding itself.

Guadalupe Martínez

4 months ago

★★★★★

After the showcase my daughter came out with flowers and a certificate — I hadn't seen that much pride in her eyes for a long time. Thank you for the patience and for the true Russian school.

Olga Pogodina

2 weeks ago

★★★★★

A teacher who has stood on stage herself — you feel it in every correction. Not "lift your arm higher", but an image that makes the arm rise exactly where it should on its own.

VIIIWhat's included

Included in the price

✓7 nights at the villa by the sea, twin-share accommodation
✓24 hours of classes with Eleonora over the week — 4 hours a day: classical 90′, pointe & repertoire 60′, character 60′, stretching 30′
✓Personal corrections for every dancer — the group is intimate, and the teacher sees every arm and every foot
✓Breakfasts at the villa
✓Snacks by the pool
✓A pool, with Blue Flag beaches close by

Not included

—Dinners
—Flights to Alicante
—Airport transfer (we can arrange it for an extra fee)
—A photo shoot by the sea — on request
—Personal expenses

Worth knowing before you book

·Some of the villa rooms have a double bed
·Single occupancy — on request, for an extra charge
·The programme may shift with the weather — the rhythm and level of the week stay the same

VIIIWhat's included

Included in the price

✓7 nights at the villa by the sea — your child stays with a parent
✓Daily classes — classical ballet, character, repertoire, pointe, stretching
✓A showcase for parents and a diploma at the end of the week
✓Breakfasts at the villa
✓Snacks by the pool
✓Sea, pool and evenings on the programme

Not included

—Dinners
—Flights to Alicante
—Airport transfer (we can arrange it for an extra fee)
—Personal expenses

Worth knowing before you book

·Children travel with an adult — there's a programme for parents right alongside
·The mix of classes adapts to the age and level of the children in the group
·The programme may shift with the weather — the rhythm of the week stays the same

IXThe price

A week that costs less than a year of studio fees — and gives more

2026 retreats: 12–18 September · 24–30 October — the same programme both weeks
The essentials are already in the price: 7 nights, 24 hours of class with Eleonora, breakfasts and poolside snacks — no separate studio fee on top
The group stays intimate — places close as bookings come in, and there is no third week this year
Not sure about your level? Take one online class with Eleonora before you fly — you will meet her and set the right load together

Rate · Villa by the sea

from1500^€

per week · twin-share accommodation · pool

—7 nights at a villa with a pool
—Classes with Eleonora every day
—Breakfasts and snacks by the pool

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12–18.09 · 24–30.10 Alicante · Costa Blanca

Rate · SH Villa Gadea 5★ hotel

from2000^€

for 5 nights · Altea · a room in a 5★ hotel

—5 nights at SH Villa Gadea 5★ — 2000 €
—7 nights at the hotel — 2500 €
—The same programme of classes with Eleonora
—Breakfasts at the hotel

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12–18.09 · 24–30.10 Altea · Costa Blanca

XBefore the retreat

Let's meet online

Private online lessons with Eleonora — a way to get to know the teacher and the method before you travel. Placement, technique, work at your own level — one on one.

Single lesson

100^€

60 minutes · one on one

5 lessons

425^€

85 € per lesson

−15 %

10 lessons

800^€

80 € per lesson

−20 %

Book — Instagram

XIThank-you notes

From Instagram — as they are

Stories from Eleonora's students — screenshots of the thank-yous they posted themselves.

A thank-you for coordination and technique

XIIFinale

A month from now, you're at the barre with the sea in view

…or at the same Saturday class, hearing the same correction for the fourth time. Between those two versions of you there is one decision and one week. Retreats 12–18 September and 24–30 October — the group is intimate, and places are few.

Get the programme & reserve your place Message Eleonora

The programme · Ballet by the Sea

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Who is the ballet for?

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Which dates suit you?

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We've already prepared a message with your answers — send it to Eleonora, and she'll share the programme and reserve your place.

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Balletby the sea

Who's stepping up to the barre?

Adult ballet

Kids' ballet

Adults only. A dance of the soul, a celebration of the body.

Posture, discipline and a love of dance

A villa by the sea — or a 5★ hotel

A studio for class

Hotel SH Villa Gadea 5★

Every day in one rhythm: class — sea — villa

Women who never have to explain why they need this

An intimate group — the teacher sees every child

Eleonora Adeeva

A week that costs less than a year of studio fees — and gives more

Let's meet online

From Instagram — as they are

A month from now, you're at the barre with the sea in view