As a lot of young kids did, I took ballet classes from my toddler years until I graduated college with a degree in dance (focusing mostly on contemporary dance). From ages 15-21 I also taught ballet ...

In a sprawling warehouse space in St. Paul that houses a boxing gym, a pilates studio and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu center, there's an exercise class for older adults that offers something besides ...

As the world’s population ages, exercise advice targeting older adults has become more popular. Social dance, specifically, has been considered a good exercise for those of increasing age because it ...

"Uh oh, we've got dinosaur hands again," said Claire, the ballet teacher. I look down, and sure enough my hands, instead of graceful and light like butterflies, are curled up next to my torso like the ...

Discover how one writer is healing her relationship to her body and reconnecting with the joy of dance in a new anti-perfection ballet class. I was nervous entering my first ballet class in more than ...