Chittick, who has taught ballet, modern and jazz dance classes for over 25 years to preschoolers up to seniors, pulled from various disciplines to create her stretch class.

Kids stretch and perform yoga poses during a Kidding Around Yoga with CC class. (Courtesy of Corie Caccese) Kidding Around Yoga specializes in sharing yoga and meditation with children.

“A lot of these kids would never get the chance to see something like this, so I thought it would be good to bring it to the school,” said Brenda Scott, who teaches after-school dance classes.

A new study finds that adolescents often don't get much exercise during dance classes. Kids in hip-hop classes were the most active.

Candlelight Stretch class offered by dance instructor Dedicating time to stretching on a daily basis can help improve one’s range of mobility, among other benefits. (Photo courtesy of Julie ...