The thought of a ballet-inspired workout might frighten even the most devoted fitness fanatic. The common notion of a ballet class usually implies rigid rules, lots of leaps and leotards. Mary Helen ...

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 ...

If you loved ballet class as a kid and wish you could plié today, listen up: Adult ballet classes are a thing, and with over 68 million views on TikTok — not to mention the ever-booming balletcore ...

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 ...

If there’s a common thread that runs through both leadership and ballet, it’s that it takes a lot of work to make it look easy. No one knows this better than superstar ballerina Misty Copeland. When ...

The cult fave studio founded by Mary Helen Bowers (AKA the ballerina who trained Natalie Portman for "Black Swan") is making big moves in NYC. “When I launched Ballet Beautiful it was just me, working ...

Lluvia Cervantes never took her eyes off of her teacher, Erin McMahon, at the Central West Ballet studio during ballet class earlier this month. Lluvia is 9 years old and has autism, and for the first ...

Just because Halloween has passed doesn’t mean your dreams of becoming a ballerina are left in the dust. A local ballet instructor — with tons of experience both on and off the stage — is hosting a ...

At a ballet barre in Oklahoma City, senior women stand a little taller. They're not just ballerinas — they're Golden Swans. The Oklahoma City Ballet offers beginner and intermediate-level classes ...

Misa Kuranaga and Paulo Arrais in Marius Petipa's "The Sleeping Beauty." (Courtesy Liza Voll/Boston Ballet) Rejection is inescapable in the ballet world, even for the lucky few who reach the top, ...