Her smiling through the pain is gorgeous

You said "how are your arms feeling?" and I responded out loud "dead" and then you said "probably dead." I laughed out loud. Thank you for the great burn and the encouraging words throughout. I love your workouts

Maria, I wanted to thank you. I do one of your videos almost daily for the past few months and they have helped me tremendously through these difficult times. We are the same age and yet are lives are so different, and with these videos I can have a small taste of yours, so thank you very much, keep being sweet and inspiring.

You are my favorite. Such “simple” exercises but the burn is so strong. Thank you for this video.

I just finished doing this workout and love it sooo much! To be honest, the back exercises are very difficult for me but it simply shows that I have to work much harder on my back muscles. Oh and yeah, my arms are also dead right now 😅 It was amazing and I will do this regularly. Thank you, Maria 🙏❤

I've been struggling to find arm and back workouts, and this is fantastic! Thank you!

This burned but it was also absolute heaven for my weak, tight and irritated bicep tendons. It gave them the release they needed, and some strength, and this also helped increase my shoulder control and mobility/active flexibility. To top it off these exercises also helped me gain more active flexibility and control in my upper back area. It's really helped my posture, daily comfort and my contortion training. I love your work and your routines. X

OMG! Marie looks like a 92 pound angel but ohhhhh my Godddddd she is as tough as nails!!! Her classes look soooo easy but they are crazy hard. She is AMAZING!!!! Thank you, Maria!!!

Thank you for this amazing workout. I do it 2/3 times per week, my arms, back and even neck are looking and feeling so much stronger e beautiful ❤️

That was great! Always love doing swan arms and those back bows are intense. Thank you, Maria, and happy New Year!

this looks so simple but hurt af😂 never thought it would burn my arms so much in the first 2min. im doing strength training more than 3yrs but this video was like hell. ( in a good way)😂😂😂

Thanks so much for this workout! 🙏🏻😊 I’m a cellist and need arm and back strength so this is really helpful! Have a wonderful year Maria! 🤗

It was the best upper arms session! Love it as it reminded me of my 7 ballet years!

I've just started learning the Hungarian variation from Raymonda (which you did beautifully!) so this routine is exactly what I need! Thank you for the wonderful content, as always!

Loved this little arm workout Maria! Thank you. 💕

I really like the arms and back workouts. They are very hard and my arms are so tired now but I know I'm getting stronger :)

super challenging, but my arms feel great after! Thank you!!

thank you Maria for these helpful exercises. I'll try to practise everyday this summer

What an awesome workout for a very much neglected area of the body. Thank you!

Another great work-out, Maria! Thank you for these extraordinary videos!!

It’s just these what I need ❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you very much Maria

Wow I definitely felt the burn!! Thank you for this video! And thank you for sharing and helping people around the world stay healthy!

Thank you, Masha! This will really help me! ❤️❤️

This is my new favorite as a former ballerina. Thank you so much for this Maria, you're truly an inspiration

I’m enjoying these so much. I like them when they are 20 minutes or less because I can fit them in when possible . You are very approachable. So good. Thank you! Keep going!!

I mistakenly thought that the weightless arm exercises would be easy!! Xaxa. The side - back exercise was also pretty tough!!

Thank you. lots of new exerceises that ive never seen elsewhere. loved it. I'll be back for more!

Thank you! I’m performing Odile in a couple of months and am trying to get my arms ready!

Your workouts have helped me pinpoint my weaknesses and I’m loving it. Thank you!

Thank you Maria it’s a really beneficial arms and back mini workout. Your approach is also very friendly and relaxed..I’ll use it as part of my daily workout during lockdown.

You are so beautiful with such a giving, loving personality!! I LOVE all of your workout videos and really like the arm ones because no one else offers this! Strong, beautiful, graceful ballet arms!

Well done Maria! My arms and back were burning but they thank you. It's amazing that those tiny movements can produce such huge results.

Спасибо, Мария!

When I was starting with the university, where I study dance, this video helped me so much! I improved my posture and went with a lot of energy💖💖💖

Awesome! Can't wait to do this!!! Thank you. ❤️💪🏻

Спасибо!очень хорошие упражнения для рук и спины! обязательно -буду их делать;

hi Maria I finally got around to doing this back workout to slim my down a bit I really felt it and look forward to seeing more routines like this : )

Thank you, Maria, this short workout was amazing! I don't have the time today for a long workout (which I also enjoy) but this was perfect to tell my body not to slack...

One of the best weightless arm workouts, I really felt the burn in my shoulders 🔥 I'm definitely going to check out more of your workouts cause I want abs like yours 💪

Very nice and feels very effective, thank you! You're my favourite workout personality on KZfaq, because - unlike everyone else - you actually acknowledge that the exercises hurt and are unpleasant! it makes them much more bearable that way. Thank you! :)

Loved it , Maria !thank you so much !

I can't tell you how much I needed this. Thank you!!!!!

This was awesome! Added to my favorite workouts playlist. Thank you! ☺

greeeat! during the exercises i'm almost dying and then it's over! it makes me want more lol

Your demeanor is such a bright light! Thank you Maria :)

I was looking for tonnig my flappy arms without making my shoulder bigger until I found your video. These exercises are really effective for tonning the triceps. Since your workout content is ballet inspired, I'll show your channel to my mom who used to be a ballerina in her early adulthood.

Thank you so much for sharing this. A masterpiece once again 🙌🏻❤️🌷💐🌹🌼🍀🍓🌻

Thank you so much your workouts really motivate me and make me happy to workout 💙💙💙

I’m currently on summer break but spending the holidays working (9-7) with only one day off a week when i have a ballet private. As I’m so busy with work I’ve been finding it hard to find time to workout and stretch. I’ve been waking up at 6:30 each day to fit in 2 of your fitness workouts and then a stretch and I feel so much better now that I’m working out again. I’m 16 years old and don’t want to dance as a career but want to continue for fun. Thank you so much for your amazing videos and for inspiring other dancers like me!

Muchas gracias María. Te sigo desde Chile. Cada mañana me inspiras 🌻🌻

Спасибо большое от всей души!!!

So thankful for your time, knowledge, and presentation!

Thank you Maria! Loved it! Arms and back are my least favorite but it’s of the utmost importance because our heads are always looking down most of the day

great arm excercises. Grazie Maria

Спасибо, Мария! Очень удачно совпало, как раз силовые сегодня по плану. С Вами было здорово проработать руки!

thank you maria ♥♥♥ I love doing swan arms

love this video. I'm trying to do this everyday and I feel the difference in my arms. They're getting stronger and toned! Thank you for class :)

Спасибо, Мария! Очень замечательные упражнения!)Будем делать с энтузиазмом!))

Brilliant thank you Maria!

Thank you so much for this workout

This is so great! Am recovering from elbow tendinitis so can't lift weights, this arm training is a life saver!

Thanks Masha! 🥰

Love you Maria :) Thank you for this

Maria your workouts are everything! You are so encouraging and motivational in every single one of your videos, you have no idea how much this means to many people during these difficult times. Thank you for everything ❤

I love these workouts even though they can be tough. The arm circles kill me the most so sometimes I start in the middle of the video to do those first before my arms are tired. With the other exercises I can push through the pain, but with arm circles when I'm tired, my arms just die - it isn't painful I just can't lift them anymore! I agree with you that back muscles are so, so important. I used to do weight machines in the gym for my back, but since I stopped going, I wasn't sure how to work them at home. I would like to request a video for ankle strength and stability if you can. Mine are so flexible that I tend to trip a lot and who better than a ballerina to help us balance better? Thank you.

Thank you !! This is very helpful , I feel so good after this

Love this workout! Short but challenging!

such a great arm workout! I was struggling to find something for the arms from a ballerina. This is really good, thak you Maria!

Большое спасибо 💕 только что закончила тренировку, очень понравилось 🧡

I've been working out at home for a long time and I just tried this workout rn and omg it's amazing! soo hard, but so good! thank youuu

I'll do this every day! Fantastic!

ohhh this was AMAZING! ThanK YOU!

Just starting out.... My arm's are burning, been working the arms, will invest in a mat for the back routines,overall enjoying the workout, thank you for your tuition.

Love the exercise, my arms are burning 🔥

totally glad I found this . I saw the Nutcracker last night and that inspired me to seek "ballet arm strength videos" 20 year yoga practice and injured my neck last dec ( 2022) . Been a slow come back with body strength. TY for all you do. Can't wait to do it again and explore more of your videos.

Супер! Казалось бы ,легкие упражнения ,но еле доделала их. Спасибо ,Мария.

Love your workouts 😍

Best excersises for the upper back muscles. Also, good for the upper spine. Do not stop.

Thank youuuuu so much, this really helps

Love your workouts 💜

Such a great satisfying workout!

Love love LOVE this one my friend!!! Thank you!!!

Vielen Dank Maria! Sehr gut!

This group of exercises gives such good results. And there are no weight used. I like this very much and wish to thank you for your contribution towards a body of grace and beauty.

Hi Maria , l started dancing ballet two years ago. Your videos help me so much , I love it , upperback and arms help me to have arms very strong . You are wonderfull, thank you very much .

My arms where burning!!!! Great workout, thank you.

thank you so much for teachingme how to open up my shoulders and chest. I have broken foot and cant do much exercise and also my posture got so bad from lack of walking and huncheing over cruthces. I started getting pinched nerve in neck but when i do this i feel so much better, and i can breather better since it opens up diaphram, lovely:) -Sarah from NJ, USA

Nice and short! Good job Maria!

Thanks!

yayyy you are posting workouts again

Wow, great exercises....I was not expecting to work so hard. Thank you!

Happy New Year, Maria! Wish you a bright and successful 2021!

Thank you!!! Wonderful routine. X

I have very thin and weak arms. I was only able to do the first 2 exercises 😅 Hoping this will give me some strength before I do resistance training. Very nice for correcting posture too! Thank you!

Genia Maria ! Excelente rutina de ejercicios

Мария вы для меня пример работоспособности, делаю упражнения с вами каждый день!!! Жду новых видео упражнений на красивые и сильные руки! Спасибо!

🙏🏽 Thank you 💗

Wow. The back exercises are killers. Couldn’t do the second one but tonight was my first try. Lots of room for improvement. Like this a lot. Thanks!

I probablt didnt push as hard as i could have bevause this was the last of a few Workouts i did and i had to stop in middle of the last one but i love it so much!! Defo adding it to my routines

Thank you so very much for this video! I am probably not your usual commenter, but I want to say you are so very correct in your feeling that the back strength is important for us all, not just ballet dancers! I am a woman in my mid 60s now, and I am in the process of regaining strength from my earlier years, which started to go in my early 60s. From the time I was in my late teens I have done yoga and ballet type work, Adding Pilates along the way. I am not nor have I ever been a professional dancer, but I was able to keep a good strength overall with my exercises through the years. But we reach a certain age and muscle starts to go almost overnight and we must work diligently but extremely carefully to regain it. I as well as many of my age group have Osteo problems and I must be careful in my exercises. But your videos work so well! No I cannot always follow you exactly and through the arm circles I did have to relax for about a second and a half and then I was able to finish it with good form. I don’t go up as high as you with my back extensions, but I am engaging my muscles and I am seeing benefit. Please continue these videos, as they help so many others, perhaps even more than you realize. Of course you realize the importance of keeping proper strength, but for many of us it’s hard to find things that will truly rebuild strength at our age. I can’t thank you enough! Any and all videos you would like to make I will look forward to viewing and following to the best of my ability. Yes I have to modify them sometimes but it’s very easy to see how the modification would take place so that I can do them and still gain the benefit. Your manner of delivery with Videos is very straightforward, easy to follow, and very enjoyable and encouraging.