Instead of twirling en pointe, the rage is incorporating that long wooden rod into a routine based on the work of dancer Lotte ... one of these spin-offs: Pure Barre. The barre, in particular ...

It's not a work-from ... serve as the barre. "When we get back to the studio and back on stage, it's going to be amazing." Apart from typical ballet classes, the women are given pointe classes ...

For instance, Dr. Reed says most instructors at various barre studios now incorporate the full ranges of motion during some exercises to supplement all that isometric work—meaning they’ll now ...

My eyes wide open, barely blinking, so I would not miss a millisecond of the “older girls” doing their graceful barre work. They all danced so beautifully with their heads held up high leaping across ...

All through the pregnancy, right up to the day before she gave birth, she was at the barre doing class ... Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The second work, Distant Cries, is a duet choreographed ...

Barre Boot Camp, a Thursday night class at Thrive Pilates, combines Pilates and barre work in one boot-camp-style session, promising varied exercises that sculpt you all over and work up a sweat.