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Lads pull on legwarmers and hit the barre for charity

The squad ready to take part in the ballet class to raise money for Maggie's in Dundee. Some travelled from London for the charity event.
The squad ready to take part in the ballet class to raise money for Maggie's in Dundee. Some travelled from London for the charity event.

Lads pull on their legwarmers and hit the barre for charity

A squad of Fifers hit the charity barre to raise funds for the Maggie’s centre in Dundee.

The View Studio in St Andrews hosted the lads for the fundraising – and eyebrow raising – charity class.

The group of men, aged between 30 and 40, swapped football, running and CrossFit for squats, lunges and pliés.

They got into the spirit of the event with pink headbands and leg warmers but drew the line at donning traditional tutus.

Ian Furneaux, one of the participants, explained the choice of Maggie’s as the charity, saying: “Maggie’s is a charity close to our hearts so anything we can do to help raise money we try to support and any chance to embarrass myself along the way is an added bonus.”

Men getting into the swing of the class.
Men getting into the swing of the class.
And squat!
And squat!

The class, which was charged at a minimum donation of ÂŁ20, raised a total of ÂŁ750 and was led by the founder of the View Studio, Samantha Mace, who deemed the event a complete success.

Samantha, whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, said: “What the centre offers, the support and the amazing design of the buildings is an excellent venue for patients and families”.

Her own motivation for organising the event was that it was something she wanted to do “for a long time” and came about because one of her clients recently started working at the centre.

She said barre ballet was chosen for the fundraiser rather than pilates or yoga because many men are already enrolled into those classes and do not realise how demanding barre can be.

The class was a real success.
The class was a real success.

Due to the success of Saturday’s event, Samantha has expressed an interest in organising future Hit The Barre classes, with the hope of making it an annual occurrence in two years’ time. 

For more information, see theviewstudio.co.uk

To make a donation, visit www.justgiving.com/Hitthebarre