More than a performance, ballet dance is a good way to attain strong limbs. Ballet exercise strengthens the muscles of inner thighs, back of the legs, core and butt. These ballet stretches and more ...

I half expect to relive a combination of "Flashdance" and high school drill team when I head to Pure Barre one weekday morning. Because that's likely not the case, I leave the leg warmers and bodysuit ...

What many small gyms lack in space, they typically make up in focus. It’s part of what makes them great: rather than dabble in 10 different disciplines, they try to excel at one or two. At Barreworks, ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. Pilates is over. London is seeing a huge increase in ballet exercise classes — and the ...

What exactly is Pure Barre? Pure Barre, started by a former dancer in 2001, is a ballet barre-incorporating exercise class that combines elements of Pilates, weight lifting and ballet into one workout ...

Like most little girls I was enlisted in ballet classes aged three and from the moment I took my first plié it was evident I wasn’t going to be the next Darcey Bussell. Ballet-based workouts are fast ...