Hi Lovely,
I'm Charlie Plunkett
I have over 50 years’ experience in the ballet, film and television industry.
I'm a professionally trained ballet dancer, have performed in the world’s largest travelling circus and in the West End.
I was the Principal of a performing arts school in London and I am the founder of Ballet Boutique Fitness, Chi-Ballet and Getting in a Happy Place EFT
I am a qualified Ballet teacher, Certified EFT, Law of Attraction and Belief Clearing Coach and Reiki Master.
My Superpower is empowering you to find your inner ballerina whatever your background or experience. I am passionate about creating classes that not only benefit you physically but that nourish your soul.
I want to be the teacher you deserve to have, to guide you towards achieving all your goals and dreams...
My Story
“You should give up ballet, your body isn’t perfect, and we only accept perfection in this school”
After 11 years of living and breathing ballet my childhood dreams were shattered. I’m 13, I’m at one of the top vocational ballet schools in the world. I’ve been there a year, I love it and now I’m asked to leave because of a curvature that’s developed in my back.
I took her words and used them as rocket fuel to prove that I could follow my passion and become a professional ballet dancer.
Was it easy?
No
Wearing a back brace for 23 hours a day for 2 years was quite an experience, especially during a summer heatwave!
Did I give up?
No
I vowed to myself I would do everything I could to continue dancing. I diligently exercised to strengthen my muscles in that hour of freedom each day when I got to take the brace off. Not knowing, but ever hopeful of the day I could take it off for good.
Fast forward 2 years...
I’m accepted at a top Ballet and Performing Arts College in Covent Garden. I successfully audition for a ballet company and as I stand, with my feet in first position, I have a huge rush of emotion swoop over me.
‘I did it!’
I want to find my old principal and thank her.
Thank her, really?
Yes, because whilst her delivery was unkind, she brought something out in me that has remained shining ever since.
Certainty.
Certainty in knowing my path and passion. Of sharing my love and passion for dance and feeling like a ballerina, being unstoppable and persistent in showing up and sharing these capabilities with others.
It is my mission that no-one in my care will ever feel judged like I did.
Emma-Jane Caulfield
"Charlie creates a space where anyone at any level can enjoy, dance and progress in their ballet journey. There is always a laugh along the way so we don’t take ourselves too seriously and are able to enjoy a challenging class whatever one's limitations of the day.
Charlie is an amazing teacher who makes you feel valued in the class, which is no mean feat on zoom! Charlie’s classes make me feel lighter in spirit and stronger in body ready to face the week ahead, a truly joyful experience!
The Ballet Boutique Fitness community is wonderfully supportive and truly a shared experience.
I get a brain and body workout in Ballet class!"
Joy Osman
"I enrolled for Charlie’s ballet class with trepidation. I’m 65, arthritic and have a phobia of ballet teachers. Charlie’s friendly welcome soon put me at ease. Her manner is informal and light - hearted and her praise and warm comments give encouragement to all of us, regardless of age.
To my surprise, I have started to make progress and have found that of all exercise classes that I’ve been to, this is the first that hasn’t left me in acute pain for weeks at a time.
Charlie exudes a joyous love of life and ballet which is delightfully contagious, while she manages to make Zoom as personal as it can be. As for my Ballet teacher phobia – I think Charlie’s magic wand has waved that away!"
My intention...
... is to help other women gain the confidence and skills to channel their inner swan, to navigate their life with grace and ease, regardless of what they may have been told in the past.
Don’t let anyone tell you, you can’t and if they do, do what the younger me did and use it as rocket fuel!
In my classes:
We dance when we are happy and elevate that to joy.
We dance when we are stressed and find peace.
We dance when we are tired and gain a body that is full of radiant health and vitality.
...and we learn tools and techniques that empower us and give us the confidence to shine brightly in the world.
