At the Washington School of Ballet, lapsed ballet dancers—as well as new ones—train alongside prima ballerinas.

Stephen Tetkowski, a senior ballet student at the Arts Academy of Benjamin Rush, stretches at the barre. Tetkowski says his dance training crosses over to ... the higher I can get my leg the more ...

Just like Pilates, barre is having a bit of a moment. Blending the elegance and precision of ballet with strength ... came up with the idea to combine her dance conditioning routine with her ...

My good health is down to luck, discipline and my years with the Royal Ballet – but ... with six o’clock legs, but then we didn’t have to do that when I was a dancer. We didn’t do Pilates ...

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Keep reading to learn the steps (you are a dancer, after all) to help take you from baby ballerina to full on prima. If possible, dancers with professional aspirations should begin ballet classes ...