Common mistakes of barre ballet According to Isabella, the main thing is progressing too quickly and not conditioning early on. 'It’s very easy to build bad habits in ballet,' she says. More specific ...

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 ...

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

With Ballet Ireland’s Nutcracker touring up to Christmas and the Estonian National Ballet’s Swan Lake pirouetting across the Bord Gáis stage in January, you might find yourself feeling a little itch ...

TOKYO – More and more middle-aged and elderly women in Japan are newly learning classical ballet or returning to the lessons for the first time in decades. Ballet classes tailored for these women have ...

Ballet is becoming popular among middle-aged and older people in Japan as a way to maintain good health, build muscle and improve posture. The Mainichi Shimbun visited one ballet studio to study what ...