Injured ballerina discovers Pilates and choreographs a new career for herself and others Leslie Braverman remembers the feeling. It was not a good feeling. Like most young women in her profession, dancing was the only thing that mattered. She had worked her way up to the professional level, performing for years with the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Then the pain started in her leg, and it wouldn’t go …

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Why even Madonna is doing Barre 3 Inquirer.net She took to joint-friendly activities such as yoga, Pilates and swimming. One day, she attended a new class called Barre 3 in Portland, Oregon. …

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