At Studio A in Los Angeles, Diane Kravif, 75, stands at the barre with pin-straight posture. Pink slippers cover her feet, and her silver bob is pushed back with a headband. “I’m always the oldest one,” Ms. Kravif said of students in the weekly drop-in class. The academy has since certified over 1,000 of these ballet teachers, operating out of 51 countries. American schools have been offering similar programs, including the Golden Swans at Oklahoma City Ballet, Senior Steps at Ballet West in Salt Lake City and Boomer Ballet at the St. Paul Ballet in Minnesota.

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Persons: Diane Kravif, “ I’m, Ms, Kravif Organizations: ”, Royal Academy of Dance, Swans, Oklahoma City Ballet, Ballet West, Boomer Ballet, St, Paul Ballet Locations: Los Angeles, barre, Salt Lake City, Minnesota