Barre Nouvelle - Transform Your Body Today

Founded in 2015, Barre Nouvelle Fitness was created by Deborah Thompson who is a former National Ballet of Canada dancer, and a certified Barre, Cardio & Les Mills Instructor and Stott Pilates instructor. Deborah owned her own barre and fitness studio, Barre Nouvelle, in Etobicoke for more than 5 years. She went on to start BarreNouvelle online classes in 2020. 

As an honors graduate from Canada's National Ballet School, she danced professionally with the National Ballet of Canada for over 12 years performing on stages around the world. After a successful career as a ballet dancer, she obtained a marketing communications degree and still works in the not-for-profit sector today. 

In 2008, Deborah became a fitness instructor specialist and taught group fitness classes at GoodLife gyms across Toronto. She combined her passion and experience as a ballet dancer and fitness instructor with her savvy business skills to spearhead the creation of the Barre Nouvelle Fitness & Dance studio in 2016. 

The barre classes she offers are based on the original Lotte Berk Technique. The original Lotte Berk Technique was developed by world-renowned modern dancer, Lotte Berk. 

In May 2015, she travelled to England to be personally coached by Esther Fairfax, daughter of Lotte Berk, in the technique. She now teach this unique training method which fuses dance, Pilates, and yoga into a unique workout providing the perfect balance of cardio, strength, and flexibility. 

She also offers cardio fusion dance and stretch &  

strengthen classes to a host of loyal participants.She is additionally a Stott Pilates instructor certified in Mat Pilates.