Ballet dancers have perfected their grueling workouts for centuries but barre fitness started in the 1940s when a dancer combined her ballet bar conditioning with her rehabilitation of a back injury.

With the pandemic forcing many people to adapt their fitness routines to the confines of their homes, exercise typically done in class settings — like spinning or barre — has gone virtual. But often ...

Dance and fitness trainer Kaley Hatfield shows us how to do ballet barre at home in Yahoo Life’s fitness series, “Take 5.” If you don’t have a barre, no problem. All you need is a chair for stability.

Cardio, schmardio. For the ultimate body and mind workout, some harried adults are pirouetting back in time — and signing themselves up for ballet class. Whether it’s curious first-timers looking to ...

WASHINGTON — It seems fitness buffs can’t get enough of barre; studios are popping up all over D.C. But if you have yet to step up to the barre, you need to know a few things if you want to make a ...

WEBVTT LENNIALS. ALL YOU NEED ARE SOME NONSKID SOCKS AND A BAR. INSIDE THAT STUDIO -- THERE IS A BAR. BUT NO BALLERINA. WE DEFINITELY GET THOSE QUESTIONS A LOT. DO I NEED BALLET SHOES. ELIZABETH OWNS ...

Q: How did you get involved in this business? A: My inspiration came from taking my first barre fitness class in New York City — and falling in love. A dancer back then, barre training completely ...

FARGO - You don't have to be a ballerina to work out like one. Even if you've never spun or twirled a day in your life, Jamie Smith will have you doing pli? squats in no time. Four times a week, the ...

Ballet inspired workouts, also known as ‘Barre ’workouts are continuing to show growth as we enter the new year. While ballet has been appreciated for centuries, only recently has it made the ...

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It's not Pilates core training and it's not barre lower body/core workouts, both of which have elements of ballet dancing. Instead, Nashville is about to get its first ballet fitness studio, Body & ...