Vanessa Woods, right, founder of Vitality in Motion, assists adult students in one of her bi-weekly ballet classes. Vanessa Woods, a former professional ballet dancer, suffered an injury that ended ...

Pliés, relevés, and sauté jumps don’t just look graceful, the ballet moves also lengthen and strengthen muscles and burn calories. Ballet-inspired classes like Pure Barre, Bar Method, and Balletone ...

Signing up for your first ballet class might feel like learning a foreign language—and that’s because it basically is! Not only is there a lot of new terminology to wrap your head (and feet) around, ...

Learning something new as an adult is a vulnerable thing. Especially something physical, especially something you’ve been ...

I remember sitting on the bus in middle school and thinking about my future dance school and company. I drew pictures of dance positions and choreography and I even started a journal with ideas and ...

BYU students in Shayla Bott's ballet class practice their positions and exercises. (Whitney Finuf) Dancers may struggle with eating disorders and perfectionism, but dancing environments can play a ...

Growing up I spent most of my afternoons and weekends at my local dance studio. I was enrolled in every genre of dance they offered, but ballet was always the class I looked forward to most. I loved ...

Tracy Somani and her classmates exercise toe extensions in a Philadelphia Ballet class for adults who have never danced ballet before. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

There are no tutus or pointe shoes as the seven women line up at the SuperFly Fitness ballet barre. Although plies, releves and positions are included in the hourlong class, there's no ballet ...

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 ...