Whether you're looking to learn a new skill, renew an old one, or just want a unique way to be more physically active, an adult ballet class might be the thing for you. The Grand Rapids Ballet offers ...

Over 16 weeks of weekly classes, my glutes are stronger, my calves shapelier and – to my surprise – I have a growing sense of rhythm ...

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, ...

One recent winter's night, I was sitting Girl Scout-style on a yoga mat, taking deep breaths and trying to strengthen my spine and build better bones. It was a place I thought I'd never be, ...

Barre ballet classes are a firm favourite in the fitness scene for their ability to combine the grace and elegance of classical dance and Pilates with the rigour of strength training. As an ...

AS A KID, I had a few years when I tried to be a ballerina. I didn’t have the flexibility, nor the grace, but I do think ballet trained me out of a general clumsiness. The modern fitness world likes ...

Four of Heather Sorter’s young ballet students recently traveled to San Mateo County to participate in the annual Youth America Grand Prix in Millbrae. “This is the first time I watched my students ...