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.

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 — ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Ballet-inspired workout classes are everywhere these days. But when it comes to sculpting lean muscle, one workout seems to rein supreme (especially with the celebrity set): Ballet Beautiful. So does ...

Boxing matches have been captured on film practically since the birth of the medium, which may explain the primal thrill of Frederick Wiseman’s “Boxing Gym.” The legendary documentarian’s latest ...

Forget about those skinny girls in tutus moving across the stage on their toes. Ballet for fitness is a winner for anyone of any body type, regardless of age, height, or weight. The study of ballet ...

It doesn't get any trendier than ballet-based fitness classes, but do all those courses promising to lengthen, tighten and tone live up to all the hype? Buzzfeed sent five quirky friends to put it to ...

The music from the ballet "Coppelia" filters through the high- ceilinged Alameda dance studio as a dozen mostly middle-aged women in sweats struggle to hold their balance while executing a backward ...