The thought of a ballet-inspired workout might frighten even the most devoted fitness fanatic. The common notion of a ballet class usually implies rigid rules, lots of leaps and leotards. Mary Helen ...

"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 dad caused quite a stir when he showed up to his 8-year-old daughter's dance class in a tutu. Thanh Tran showed up to "parents night" for his daughter, Adriana ...

It started, as things often do, in a group chat. We were unpacking our anxieties du jour—dead-end job hunts, relationship strife, the generic existential dread of the year 2018—when our friend Han ...

Discover how one writer is healing her relationship to her body and reconnecting with the joy of dance in a new anti-perfection ballet class. I was nervous entering my first ballet class in more than ...

As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...