Inspired to hit the ballet barre? Here’s what veteran teachers and adult ballet regulars think you should know before you go, plus the benefits you can expect to get out of ballet as an adult.

On a Tuesday in September, Mary Ruble walked up to the barre of the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica for a 7:45 a.m. ballet class, joining about 30 women of all different ages. They ...

Barre ballet classes are a firm favourite in the ... used their muscles more effectively and efficiently. Ballet allows adults to escape from their usual busy lives as ballet is all consuming ...