I half expect to relive a combination of "Flashdance" and high school drill team when I head to Pure Barre one weekday morning. Because that's likely not the case, I leave the leg warmers and bodysuit ...

A low-impact workout combines several exercise elements for high-impact results. If you mix Pilates stretch and strengthening moves with a ballet barre and some groovin' tunes, you get Pure Barre.

There’s stretching and toning, and parallels to Pilates, yoga and ballet. Ballet dancers have perfected their grueling workouts for centuries but barre fitness started in the 1940s when a dancer ...

What many small gyms lack in space, they typically make up in focus. It’s part of what makes them great: rather than dabble in 10 different disciplines, they try to excel at one or two. At Barreworks, ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. This is not what I had in mind for kicking my ...

Barre classes centre around classic ballet moves such as pliés and arabesques, with a focus on correct form and muscle recruitment as opposed to dance sequences. Legwork plays a major role, which ...

It's never too late to try something new, and this week's Love Your Neighborhood, we are trying out the Adult Ballet class at ...