That babe next to you at the gym pumping hundred-pound barbells? She’s a ballerina, not a bodybuilder. These days, top dancers can’t get by on grace and agility alone — which is why more of them are ...

WASHINGTON — For those who think that hopping, shuffling, shouting and jumping isn’t fulfilling, there is the demi-plie releve in first position. The demi-plie releve routine, as described by the New ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ballet-inspired group fitness classes have leapt beyond the traditional wall-mounted barre to include tools like bungee cords and swishy balls for a full-body workout, according ...

Never before have humans lived such a disembodied existence. Many of us spend our days hunched over the computer, ignoring our body until our limbs go numb. As of 2011, only about 20 percent of ...

Ballet is SO many things. It's beautiful, it's brutal, it's technical, it's grace epitomized. But for so long, classical ballet has been an art form that most of us could only admire from afar — ...

Mary Helen Bowers has been training Victoria's Secrets models for years with Ballet Beautiful Fitness. After dancing with New York City Ballet for 10 years, she took a break to go back to school.

Dancers perform during a rehearsal for 'Ballet and Beyond' by the Joburg Ballet in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 1. (Kim Ludbrook/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock/11840729g ...

There's likely no assumption you've made about boxing (brutal, reactive?) or ballet (elitist, punishing?) that hasn't crossed the minds of Zoe Emilie Henrot and Dalton Outlaw. Henrot, a lithe ...