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Want to practice ballet, the classic and beautiful art of dancing more than your ballet class allows? Want to practice at home? Need a barre, but don't have on? This wikiHow article is here to teach you to use regular household furniture to create a bar for yourself.

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    Grab a kitchen chair and turn in so that the back of the chair is facing towards you.
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    Weigh the seat of the chair down with books and other heavy items to ensure that it will not tip backwards nearly as easily.
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    Position yourself behind the chair.
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    Use the top of the back of the chair to act as your ballet barre. Or, if your chair has horizontal rungs spaced several inches apart, you can rest your leg in between one of the rungs. This is useful if you don't have enough leg strength or flexibility to reach the top of the chair.
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    A great alternative to a kitchen chair is to use a kitchen counter top- you don't have to weigh it down because it won't tip over, plus, it's a lot larger- giving you more space to position your leg.
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    Much like using a counter, you can use a table, either a kitchen table or a card table. You can adjust the table to be the height you need it to be.
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    As a last resort, you can always use the back of a sofa- this isn't quite as nice as the other options above, however, as it can be a bit too soft and squish under your leg.

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