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You should never put too much weight on to the bar (do not use it as a way to support yourself). Your hand should rest very gently on the bar. Try resting your thumb on top of the bar with the rest of your fingers as opposed to underneath the bar causing you to have a tighter grip.

Ballet bars are most commonly made from wood; however they are sometimes made from either metal or plastic.

A general rule of thumb is that a barre should be placed at a level between the users hips and waist. The standard height is said to be 3.5 feet; however if you are teaching younger children, you will need to adjust the height to suit them.

Dancers use ballet bars to help improve their abilities and to use for warming up. Bar exercises help to improve the dancers skill and technique, as well as alignment, balance and flexibility.

Usually ballet bars are made of light metal or wood.

Ballet bars should be 42 inches. Some are available as 42 inches than can be adjusted to 39 inches.

it can crack your backbone.....first you should take an training from any gym trainer........

You can make a ballet bar in a few easy steps:-Purchase a bar-Purchase wall brackets-Measure and mark the space-Level the marks-Install wall anchors-Secure wall brackets-Attach the bar

Here is a link to a website with the differentspecifications for ballet bars:http://www.alvas.com/barre_fixed_brackets_page.html