Barre is a form of exercise that is usually practiced by women in groups. It is a social form of exercise, that is, an instructor teaches the class in a room and the rest of them follow the instructions. It is a mix of ballet exercises and pilates with a hint of yoga.
The history of barre
This form of exercise was developed by a dancer and a teacher named Lotte Berk in London. She was born in Germany, and her father was a Russian migrant. She was Jewish in faith, and hence in the late-1930s when Nazism came to a rise in Germany, she moved to London with her husband who held a British passport. She was trained under a very well-known dancer, Mary Wingman, a prominent figure in the genre of modern dancing.
Berk was well versed in her moves at the young age of 18 itself