The students take their spots at the barre. The mirrored wall reflects 21 dancers, elegant in their leotards, tights and ballet slippers, a few opting for gym shorts or sweats. Barres line up in ...

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, ...

The pandemic cut off George Stern from his go-to physical activities. No more jiujitsu. Goodbye running group. Stern, who is deafblind, needed something safe and accessible that could keep him healthy ...

As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...

Welcome to Fit and Fun! WCPO editors Max Alter and Meghan Wesley love to work out. But, like anyone else, they get bored with the traditional gym workout. So they decided to start #fitandfun, an ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Recently, while visiting family, I was gently ushered into a ...

Discover how one writer is healing her relationship to her body and reconnecting with the joy of dance in a new anti-perfection ballet class. I was nervous entering my first ballet class in more than ...