I spent most of my teenage years in a dance studio, and while I hung up my ballet shoes 10 years ago, dance-inspired workouts always excite me, because I know that dance training is one of the best ...

Barre Collective offers workout classes with techniques inspired by elements of ballet, yoga and Pilates. Brian Kramp is in Bay View kicking off the new year with a few low-impact, high-intensity ...

Donning the half-pound gloves makes you feel as if you’re in for a serious all-boxing workout. But then you take off your shoes (what?) and warm up with plié squats and ballet toe points. This is ...

Ballet barre workouts have been around for decades (actually dating back to the 1950s with creator Lotte Berk). But they’ve become especially popular over the last few years. In fact, this type of ...

For Maria Yu, it’s all about movement. She spent almost two decades as a classical dancer with Ballet San Jose, and when she retired from the company in 2013, she didn’t want to stand still. So she ...

Pilates is a popular workout method that involves a variety of exercises designed to develop functional strength and flexibility in tandem. In modern fitness, Pilates as a methodology focuses heavily ...