The Salt Lake Tribune

In Ballet West’s exercise class, Utahns discover their inner ballet dancer and forget about looking foolish

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 ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

Ballet classes at Shawnee senior center help residents' posture and mood: 'It makes you happy'

Vanessa Woods, right, founder of Vitality in Motion, assists adult students in one of her bi-weekly ballet classes. Vanessa Woods, a former professional ballet dancer, suffered an injury that ended ...

Strength in community: Dance for Parkinson’s program keeps participants moving

Movement is woven into the fabric of our daily lives -- whether that means walking down the street, getting dressed or ...
Los Angeles Times

Don’t count on dance class to give your kid a workout, study warns

Only 8% of kids enrolled in after-school dance programs got enough exercise during class to meet federal guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a new study finds. Even worse, only 6% ...
The Times Leader

Ballet helps seniors in Missouri exercise in a fun and challenging way

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — More than a dozen men and women sit in chairs spread in front of a stage in a bright room. Many are chattering. Others sit quietly. Then ballet instructor Vanessa Woods’ voice cuts ...