Barre is a fitness class which is inspired by ballet, that first came to prominence in America in the 1970s. The workout focusses on your core with an aim to improve balance and posture.

While most of us over the age of 18 might be sceptical about stepping into a full-on ballet class, the hybrid variation – barre – brings the best of the techniques without the pressure of ...

But Lemuel Ma and Wesley Matsuharu Lai, two teen dancers in the Hong Kong Ballet’s Classical Training Programme, know that boys also have a place in ballet. Lemuel and Wesley, both 14 ...

Classical ballet contains extremely strict gender ... In schools, though everyone takes barre and center together, the boys will then leave for a separate “men’s class” while the girls ...

Fans flocked to it not only for its promise of lean muscles and improved strength, but there was also an undeniably pleasing aesthetic to barre. It taps into the graceful world of ballet with its ...