The students take their spots at the barre. The mirrored wall reflects 21 dancers, elegant in their leotards, tights and ballet slippers, a few opting for gym shorts or sweats. Barres line up in ...

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 ...

When Natalie Portman finally achieves perfection onstage in "Black Swan," it's hard to know whether to applaud or pity her. And who could leave inspired to take up ballet after seeing the Syosset ...

Maybe it's the reemergence of balletcore, or maybe we're all just trying to discover our inner child, but ballet classes for adults are majorly on the rise. Former Miami City Ballet dancer Miriam ...

Every Thursday evening at Civic Dancer Center, there is the one and only adult ballet class offered at the studio. The class is made up of women in their 20s all the way up to Darrellyn, who is 74 ...

"Uh oh, we've got dinosaur hands again," said Claire, the ballet teacher. I look down, and sure enough my hands, instead of graceful and light like butterflies, are curled up next to my torso like the ...

A pop-up ballet class for adults at Jax Yoga aimed to continue Jacksonville's tradition of dance and allow its members to ...

The Cleveland County Wellness Square (The Well), 210 S. James Garner Ave., is now offering a free ballet class for adults age 16 and over. Taught by Ballet Instructor Maya Read on Wednesdays at 5 p.m.

Kay Martin approaches the ballet barre for a Friday morning class at Ballet Mississippi. The petite Madison woman, dressed in a black top, black footless tights and a skirt, practices various ...

It’s never too late to dance to your heart’s content, as these ladies do. Mostly young professionals, some mid-lifers and a couple of senior citizens, they meet up every Wednesday for ballet dance ...

UTD’s Nikki Delk studies breast cancer in her lab and takes adult ballet classes in her free time. Explore more stories from Arts Access. Bright piano notes roll through the studio as Nikki Delk curls ...