So the typical thing was to take the girls to ballet class and then the boys to either karate or soccer. And I went to karate for like a week and a half, and one of the other kids in the class got ...

If it is tricky to balance on one foot, you can use the side of the sofa or a chair as a ballet barre. Raise your arms up into the air with your arms slightly rounded, in an open circle.

Barre ballet classes are a firm favourite in the fitness scene for their ability to combine the grace and elegance of classical dance and Pilates with the rigour of strength training. As an un ...