Ballet is better than gym aerobics because it develops muscles a swell as lengthening them - but not in a body-builder way - allowing you to remain graceful and feminine,' says Christina Hughes of ...

Low impact strength training is one of the best ways to boost full body strength ... and fuelled up (perhaps thanks to the muscle memory of my past ballet muscles). At this point, to take the ...

Former dancers have said there is a long-running "toxic" culture of body-shaming and bullying at two of the UK's most prestigious ballet schools. The BBC has spoken to more than 50 ex-students of ...

I love the fluid movements and how ballet makes me feel delicate when ... The girls I was in classes with were just not welcoming of a body like mine in their classes, and even today I get ...

Strength training doesn't have to involve weights—there's a lot you can do with just your bodyweight to develop strength.

LONDON—Ballet dancers have a more intimate relationship with their shoes than most people. So do ballet fans. When Marie Taglioni, among the first dancers to perform on the tips of her toes ...

On the heels of his Olympic loss, the ballet dancing boxer Harry Garside opens up to WHO about challenging Masculinity and ...

Barre: Combinations of ballet-inspired lower body work, low-weight resistance training ... GRIT: A 30-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout, designed to improve strength, ...

Dozens more ballet dancers have described body-shaming and bullying at schools across the UK, following a BBC investigation earlier this year. One ex-Elmhurst Ballet School student says she was ...

Stanislav Olshanskyi has had to battle homesickness and adjust to Miami City Ballet’s style: quick, light, constantly in motion. He’s also the prince in “Swan Lake.” By Marina Harss The ...