Ballet barre workouts have been around for decades (actually dating back to the 1950s with creator Lotte Berk). But they’ve become especially popular over the last few years. In fact, this type of ...

UTD’s Nikki Delk studies breast cancer in her lab and takes adult ballet classes in her free time. Explore more stories from Arts Access. Bright piano notes roll through the studio as Nikki Delk curls ...

Bright piano notes roll through the studio as Nikki Delk curls her fingers around the ballet barre. Delk lifts her heels to go en pointe while the instructor snaps to the rhythm. As the music picks up ...