As a lot of young kids did, I took ballet classes from my toddler years until I graduated college with a degree in dance (focusing mostly on contemporary dance). From ages 15-21 I also taught ballet ...

Somewhere between the pliés and tendus, your thighs begin to burn. You’re standing at a makeshift ballet barre (your kitchen counter) in homespun ballet slippers (socks rolled down past your heels, ...