How to Make Ballet Studio Pipe Barres
Dancers use ballet barres in rehearsal to provide support while they practice movements and positions. You can construct a freestanding ballet barre to your exact specifications, allowing you the space and the freedom to practice at will. The barre should be parallel to your wait; its vertical supports should therefore be approximately 36 to 40 inches long for an adult and 28 to 30 inches for a child.
- 1 metal threaded pipe, 4 to 8 feet long and 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter
- 2 metal threaded pipes of your appropriate length
- 4 metal threaded pipes, 1 foot long
- 2 metal elbow joints
- 2 metal T joints
- 4 plastic end caps
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Instructions
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Screw each elbow joint onto the end of the 4- to 8-foot pipe, which will be the waist-high piece you hold onto while practicing at the barre. Leave the open ends of the elbow joints facing downward.
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Attach the two pipes of your appropriate length to the downward-facing elbow joints. These pipes will be the vertical support structure of the barre.
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Secure the T joints to the bottoms of the two support pipes, making sure the T joints are parallel to each other.
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Add support to your freestanding ballet barre by attaching one of the four 1-foot pipes to each side of the T joints.
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Cover the four open ends of the joints with plastic end caps.