The Barre
Low-impact, high-repetition work at the barre — legs, seat, arms and deep core, set to music and finished with a proper stretch.
45 minutes · group
Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Barre and reformer,
taught in a room
small enough to notice you.
The Barre is Sophie Mallen's studio on George's Street Lower — four reformers, a barre, and classes capped low enough that every set gets corrected. Strength, movement and personalised support, including pregnancy and postnatal work.
A studio built for four,
not forty.
You'll find us inside Ask the Midwife on George's Street Lower — a low-lit room with a barre, four reformers and mats. It was set up deliberately small so that classes stay personal: springs get adjusted for you, form gets corrected, and you leave knowing what you did.
Barre is still relatively new in Ireland. It gives you the toning, deep core work and connection of Pilates at a faster pace — and it's genuinely good fun.
Rated 5.0 from over 100 ratings by ClassPass members.
What we teach
Semi-Private Reformer
Four reformers, four people. Close coaching, springs set to you, and progressions that actually move week to week.
50 minutes · max 4
Pregnancy Reformer
Reformer work adapted trimester by trimester, taught in a studio that specialises in pregnancy and postnatal movement.
50 minutes · max 4
Postnatal Pilates
A gradual return to load — breath, pelvic floor and core reconnection before anything else is added.
50 minutes · max 4
The room
Warm wood, low light, no queue for kit.
Backlit slat walls, arched mirrors and four Balanced Body reformers. Mats and small equipment are provided, there's parking nearby, and the door is a two-minute walk from Dún Laoghaire village.
- Four reformers — classes never grow past them
- Mats and props provided
- Woman-owned and LGBTQ+ friendly
- Parking available nearby
From ClassPass reviews
Sophie is such a lovely instructor, really attentive and the studio is gorgeous. Best barre class I've done in Dublin.
Small class, so much personal attention. My form was corrected the whole way through — you feel it the next day.
Beautiful little studio and a brilliant reformer class. Booked straight back in.
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Live timetable, live spaces. Book straight from the schedule — new to us? Start with The Barre or a semi-private reformer class.
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