As I took the barre, the instructor uttered words I ... Now in her sixties, Hisaka has made it her life’s mission to introduce ballet to adults of any age or experience level, debunking the ...

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 ...