Barre classes centre around classic ballet moves such as pliés and arabesques, with a focus on correct form and muscle recruitment as opposed to dance sequences. Legwork plays a major role, which ...

Pliés, relevés, and sauté jumps don’t just look graceful, the ballet moves also lengthen and strengthen muscles and burn calories. Ballet-inspired classes like Pure Barre, Bar Method, and Balletone ...

In ballet training, the barre is the horizontal handrail dancers grip while perfecting their technique. Barre-style workouts take those classic ballet warmup exercises and reimagine them for a much ...

The grace and control of ballet dancers is unmatched, and now is the perfect time to try to be one. No, we don't mean pulsing it out during barre class—this is the real deal. During this time of ...

In ballet-inspired fitness classes, a little goes a long way, with small movements promising big results. Two new studios, Pure Barre in Cherry Creek and The Bar Method in downtown Boulder, offer ...

Around 15 years ago, the concept of Barre (a fitness version of ballet training) became popular in commercial fitness centers. The dance-based group workout attracted exercisers across the United ...

Ballet Beautiful is getting ready to chassé its way into new territory in New York City. The barre-ballet workout with a devoted online presence and celeb following—including Gigi Hadid, Kate Hudson, ...

There are no tutus or pointe shoes as the seven women line up at the SuperFly Fitness ballet barre. Although plies, releves and positions are included in the hourlong class, there's no ballet ...

GREENVILLE – "Muscle versus momentum," instructor Maura Markley called over the beat-thumping, dance-pop tunes reverberating throughout her afternoon Pure Barre class. Sweat slowly dripped as more ...

We checked in with American Ballet Theater and New York City Ballet to see how the companies were keeping dancers fit, and together. Carlos Lopez, a ballet master with American Ballet Theater, ...