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 ...

Never before have humans lived such a disembodied existence. Many of us spend our days hunched over the computer, ignoring our body until our limbs go numb. As of 2011, only about 20 percent of ...

The secret behind the sculpted, resilient physique of actress Anya Taylor-Joy isn't endless hours of heavy lifting; it's the disciplined, low-impact world of ballet-inspired fitness, often practiced ...

It's not Pilates core training and it's not barre lower body/core workouts, both of which have elements of ballet dancing. Instead, Nashville is about to get its first ballet fitness studio, Body & ...

FARGO - You don't have to be a ballerina to work out like one. Even if you've never spun or twirled a day in your life, Jamie Smith will have you doing plié squats in no time. Four times a week, the ...

WASHINGTON - For those who think hopping, shuffling, shouting and jumping isn't fulfilling, there is the demi-plie-releve in first position. The demi-plie-releve, as described by the New York City ...

RICHMOND, Va. — For its third outpost in the Richmond market, a national fitness brand is hopping into Midlothian. Pure Barre, a brand of ballet barre fitness studios, is opening a new location at ...

The Richmond Ballet has put a new spin — and a lot of booty shakin’ — into its adult-class lineup with the addition of Rhythm & Motion. Downtown: Rhythm & Motion is offered at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays and ...