The Bar Method Palo Alto is a boutique fitness studio offering barre classes for students of all levels. The signature method uses your own body weight, the ballet barre and a few props to create a transformative workout that results in long, lean sculpted muscles. Not only does it reshape your entire body, but it allows you to channel your inner strength and leave class feeling strong, confident and poised. Highly-trained instructors customize the barre exercises to ensure they are safe and effective for any age and every body, including modifications for pregnant women and students with injuries. Our staff and community are here to support you from the moment you walk through the door.
As of 7/22/23, The Bar Method Palo Alto is temporarily located in the Midtown Shopping Center at Luna Dance Studio in the heart of Silicon Valley. Stay tuned for our beautiful brand new studio location coming soon!
Laura Santora began her love affair with the The Bar Method's barre classes in 2002 after her sister introduced her to the workout. A Palo Alto native, she grew up dancing ballet and always dreamed of involving dance in her life in some way. Trained by Bar Method founder, Burr Leonard, Laura has been teaching The Bar Method for 19 years and loves helping women of all fitness levels achieve their goals at the best barre studio in Palo Alto. Laura, her husband, Francis, and son, Michael Philip, love biking around town and enjoying many of the outdoor activities the Bay Area has to offer.
Walk-in spots are available on a 1st come first serve basis. We recommend reserving classes in advance to guarantee your spot in class. Reservations are available online or on the app up to class start time. Reservations can be made anytime via phone or in person. You can reserve one class time per day and be waitlisted for an additional spot.
If a class is full you can add your name to the waitlist online. You will automatically be added to class up to 1 hour prior to class. You will be sent an email confirming your change in status. Being moved off the waitlist into class means you are in class and therefore subject to the cancellation policy. You are responsible for cancelling your class if you are unable to attend.
If you cannot attend class, please cancel your class online, on The Bar Method app, or call the studio before the cancellation cut-off to avoid being charged for a no-show/late cancel. Earliest morning classes require cancellation 12 hours in advance. All classes thereafter require cancellation 1 hour in advance.
It is strongly encouraged that all pregnant clients take at least one pre-natal class (if offered) before taking a standard class. We also recommend that pregnant clients avoid Level 2 and Bar Move classes.
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