Most people watch ballet because it's beautiful. When it comes to stories and emotions, no other art form compares. But it's also possible to consider ballet from a fitness angle, to behold all those ...

CEBU, Philippines - Ballet is not necessarily for ballerinas. It is a great stretch and tone workout for muscle development and control, flexibility and gracefulness. Age and gender do not matter in ...

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 ...

A low-impact workout combines several exercise elements for high-impact results. If you mix Pilates stretch and strengthening moves with a ballet barre and some groovin' tunes, you get Pure Barre.

The workout room looks like any dance studio with a ballet barre and mirror-lined walls. But three words painted inside Pure Barre Irvine convey that this class is no waltz. “Lift*Tone*Burn.” That’s ...

Feeling the strain of the last year? These stretches will help (Picture: Ballet Fusion) After months (and months) of lockdown, working in awkward locations and sporadic home workouts – our bodies are ...

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — More than a dozen men and women sit in chairs spread in front of a stage in a bright room. Many are chattering. Others sit quietly. Then ballet instructor Vanessa Woods’ voice cuts ...

Vanessa Woods, founder of Vitality Ballet, teaches class at The Willows at Brooking Park in Chesterfield on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017. Vitality Ballet brings dance to older adults using modified ballet ...