If you loved ballet class as a kid and wish you could plié today, listen up: Adult ballet classes are a thing, and with over 68 million views on TikTok — not to mention the ever-booming balletcore ...

Kay Martin approaches the ballet barre for a Friday morning class at Ballet Mississippi. The petite Madison woman, dressed in a black top, black footless tights and a skirt, practices various ...

Dancers perform a scene from "Swan Lake" at the Westside School of Ballet adult showcase at New Roads School in Santa Monica in August. (Zoe Cranfill / Los Angeles Times) For the record: 11:40 a.m.

AS A KID, I had a few years when I tried to be a ballerina. I didn’t have the flexibility, nor the grace, but I do think ballet trained me out of a general clumsiness. The modern fitness world likes ...

When Natalie Portman finally achieves perfection onstage in "Black Swan," it's hard to know whether to applaud or pity her. And who could leave inspired to take up ballet after seeing the Syosset ...

In Ballet West’s exercise class, Utahns discover their inner ballet dancer and forget about looking foolish Becoming a ballet student as an adult is: a) A good way to exercise. It improves posture and ...