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[quote=Anonymous]I'm not familiar with these programs, but whatever you do, don't spend $500 on an infomercial-peddled ballet barre.  They're easy to build yourself from scratch, with one stop at the hardware/plumbing store.  Ask for help getting the following pieces with threads that will fit together.

Traveling dance companies build their traveling barres out of 2" or 2.25" diameter steel pipe that's threaded on the ends for couplings.  For one barre for one person, you need 6 elbow (90 degree) connectors, two T-shape connectors, and the following lengths of pipe (threaded on both ends): four 18" sections, and three 36" sections.  If you want the barre to be usable by more than one person, make one of the 36" sections longer--anything from 48" up to 72".

Take two of the 18" sections and join them with a T coupling in the middle to form a 36"+ piece.  The direction the third side of the T connector is pointing is "up."  At either end, add an elbow connector with the spare end pointing "down."  Repeat with the other two 18" sections.  These two assembled pieces are the "feet" of the barre.

Pick one of the long pieces to be the horizontal "barre."  If you're building a big barre for more than one person, this is the longest piece; otherwise it's one of the 36" pieces.  Screw a 90 degree elbow onto each end, and face the other sides of the elbows "down."  Screw a 36" "leg" onto the bottom of each elbow.

At the bottom of each leg, screw on one of the assembled "feet," by threading the upward-facing T connector onto the bottom of the "leg."  You'll have to spin the "foot" round and round to make it thread onto the "leg."  Repeat with the other "foot."  Finish so that the "feet" are snug, not gorilla-tight, and oriented 90 degrees to the horizontal barre.  Now you have a barre that will support you no matter what you weigh.

You can still spend $50 or $100 on the exercise DVD's, but no need to spend hundreds on a fancy TV barre if you or DH are the least bit handy.  I don't know how much this much pipe costs, but I bet it's about $50 or so.

Good luck.  [/quote]

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