About Detroit Barre
Detroit Barre creates a dedicated space where students of all fitness levels and backgrounds can practice barre technique, improve their health, and positively affect their lives through movement, music, and community.
Our Technique
Barre is a dynamic group fitness class focused on low-impact, isometric exercises that combine ideas from ballet, pilates and yoga.
Based on the revolutionary technique developed by dancer Lotte Berk, barre provides a full-body workout designed to strengthen, lengthen, define, and tone muscles.
Classes focus around the ballet barre where clients work through a progression of movements targeting muscles throughout the entire body. Our expert instructors provide detailed cueing, hands-on adjustments, and modifications to support all clients throughout class.
Our Teachers
Mallory
Mallory discovered barre in college, when a group fitness instructor recruited her off the gym floor to try a class — and it completely changed her life. From improved physical strength to greater confidence and focus, barre quickly became more than just a workout.
She joined Detroit Barre as a client in 2018. In 2023, she stepped into the role of owner and studio manager. For Mallory, Detroit Barre is more than a fitness studio — it’s a vibrant community where people feel welcomed, valued, and inspired from their very first class. She’s passionate about fostering that same positive, empowering environment for others and is honored to lead the studio through its transformation and into its next chapter.
Mallory trained to teach barre classes with Detroit Barre.
Amanda
Amanda loved taking barre classes — morning class, evening classes, weekend classes — basically all barre classes. The only logical next step was to become a barre instructor. By day, Amanda serves as a corporate trainer, and her skill in motivating adult learners shines through in all her classes: you may find her next to you at the barre suggesting, “Let’s all lift our heels a little higher.”
Amanda trained to teach barre classes with Detroit Barre.
Claire
Growing up dancing, Claire has always enjoyed movement and music. With a history of taking and teaching classes in tap and ballet for both adults and children, she jumped at the opportunity to teach barre as well. She loves curating the perfect playlist, bringing a variety of exercises and connecting with all of the students that visit the studio.
Claire trained to teach barre classes with Barre-Om.
Kristen
Kristen discovered barre classes in her neighborhood and has been loving the benefits ever since! She brings a great enthusiasm to all her classes. She’s even been overheard saying, “Knee dancing second? Whatever! We’re changing lives here! One thigh exercise at a time!”
Kristen trained to teach barre classes with Barre-Om.
Laura
Laura initially turned to barre as cross-training to supplement her jogging habit. While living on the East coast, she began taking classes at an independent barre studio. After moving back to Detroit, she identified a lack of local, community-based barre studios in the area and in 2014 founded Detroit Barre.
Laura loves that barre strengthens and stretches all the muscles that many other fitness modalities neglect. Her classes focus on educating clients in proper barre technique with an emphasis on developing the mind-body connection. While she won’t promise you’ll leave class taller, she insists that you will feel that way!
Laura studied with a premier, independent barre studio on the East Coast and then trained to teach barre with Barre-Om.
Kate
Coming soon!
Kate trained to teach barre classes with Detroit Barre.