Meet Caroline Laporte | Entrepreneur, Ballet Teacher and Founder of the innovative BalletConnect Fitness Program
We had the good fortune of connecting with Caroline Laporte and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Caroline, can you tell us more about your background and the role it’s played in shaping who you are today?
Born in France, I spent my childhood between France and Africa before moving to Texas at the age of 19. My global upbringing and immersion in diverse cultures and traditions fostered my passion for people and dance, inspiring me as a ballet teacher to appreciate all forms of movement and share the beauty of ballet worldwide.
Vibrant costumes, elegant fabrics, and community-uniting dances have always fascinated and inspired me. While ballet can be an exclusive, competitive, and intimidating art form, my diverse upbringing allowed me to experience it in a more inclusive and welcoming way. Sharing moments of barefoot dancing in remote villages, I felt the true power of movement. Seeing villagers’ faces light up as they experienced ballet and Bach’s music for the first time filled me with a sense of joyful connection, even without a shared language.
Shaped by diverse experiences, I have come to see movement as essential to life, echoing Moshe Feldenkrais’ sentiment that “movement is life”. Embracing this philosophy, I strive to share my passion by offering a new, accessible approach to experiencing the fundamentals of ballet for all, while reshaping traditional fitness classes to be more dynamic and multidimensional. It’s about moving with intention and purpose, – learning to truly live in the flow and rhythm of motion.