Best Barre Studios in Austin
Barre focuses on small, pulsing movements that are incorporated from ballet. The exercise is typically in a room where ballet barres line the walls and the class uses resistance bands, yoga straps, exercise balls, and hand weights. Yoga and Pilates moves are also in the mix.
Most studios require you to wear grip socks—buy some before you go, they can be $15-20/pair in the studios.
Below are our favorite Barre studios in Austin.
MOD Fitness
Locations: North Burnet near 45th and Medical Pkwy, and S. Lamar (Opening Spring 2020)
Favorite Instructors: Aly (so hard!!), and Brittany Shimansky (head of training, former professional ballerina, teaches at Equinox also – her classes are always full and/or waitlisted)
Cost: $23/class or for First Month $89 Unlimited Classes
Parking: North Burnet – free street parking (minimal behind the studio in lot), S. Lamar – free parking lot
Offers childcare!
Classes are 5 credits on ClassPass.
Define
Define actually offers spin, yoga, and barre. Try one of their 30/30 Classes – 30 mins of spin followed by 30 mins of barre!
Locations: South Lamar in the Hanover Apartment Building
Favorite Instructors: Kristen Franke (barre or spin), Becca Flores (spin), Leigh Anne Spencer (take her Bounce class!)
Cost: $22/class, $125/month unlimited for first month ($150 after that)
Parking: Free in Hanover Apartment Parking garage, take elevator up to 1st floor where studio is
Classes are 5 credits on ClassPass.
Pure Barre
Try an Empower or Reform class – Empower has more Cardio circuits and reform does a lot more weights and bands.
Locations: Westlake, Arboretum, Lakeway, Round Rock, Cedar Park, San Marcos
Favorite Instructors: Jasmin (Empower class at Westlake and Arboretum), Maggie (Reform class at Westlake and Arboretum), Sabrina and Anna for Classic (Westlake and Arboretum), and Jennifer (Lakeway)
Cost: $23/class
Parking: Free parking in parking lot at all locations (Go Pure Barre!)
Classes are 5-6 credits/class on ClassPass.
Bar Method
This place is super technical with their form. They will correct you a lot when you first start going but you will get a killer workout and be super sore (and toned).
Locations: Downtown in the building where Sushi Zushi is
Favorite Instructors: Lindsey (The Owner), Jess (has some great class times!) and Courtney
Cost: $27/class or $99 for first month (if new client)
Parking: Free in Parking Garage
Classes are 5 credits on ClassPass.
Barre3
This is a very popular, nationwide studio. Barre3 is very much an aerobic class, with swift movements, upbeat music, and non-stop movement leading to an extremely tiring workout! They also offer childcare in their Play Lounge.
Classes are 2-7 credits on ClassPass.
Downtown (Lamar and Cesar Chavez in Gables Apartments)
Mueller (Town Center on Aldrich Street, just below Alamo Drafthouse)
Circle C (Parkside Village shopping center between Beckett and Mopac)
Galleria (Near the outdoor amphitheater)
Four Points (Trails at 620 Shopping Center on North FM 620 between Wilson Parke Avenue and Concordia University Drive. The studio is in Phase 2, Building M, Suite 200)
Cedar Park (Coming Soon – Presidio retail complex on Parmer Lane and Ranch Trails Road)
Favorite Instructors: Kelsie (Downtown, super cute and great music!), Maddie S. (the hardest instructor, her classes are super intense with almost zero downtime, and her workouts are always perfectly synced with her music), Chris P. (her classes are so well thought out, very precise poses and she is extremely positive), Jessica K. (one of the original Barre3 instructors at the Downtown location, a Barre3 veteran and it shows, always keeps things fresh and challenging), Lee Lee (she is always sure to tell you what muscles you are working, a very sweaty class!)
Cost: $23/class, or $99 for first month for new clients
Parking:
Downtown – Free Parking in Gables Garage
Mueller – Free two-hour self-parking with validation in the District Garage, located directly behind the studio on McBee Street
Circle C – Free Parking in lot behind the building
Galleria – Free parking in the streets around the Galleria as well as in the parking lots behind barre3
Four Points – Free parking in lot in front of the studio
Cedar Park – Free Parking in lot in front of the studio
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