written by Bill  on 06.02. at 05:39:54

Scott, your choices are abundant.  As Basheva has suggested, Boston Ballet does indeed offer ballet classes for adults.  These are in three locations - at their HQ in Boston's South End, and in their studios in Norwell and Newton.  Go to http://www.bostonballet.org for more information.

The Boston Center for Adult Education offers a class; see http://www.bcae.org.

In Cambridge, there are the following choices:(1) Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre, 400 Harvard Street, in Harvard Square http://www.ballettheatre.org, 617-354-7467(2)  The Dance Complex, 536 Mass Ave, http://www.dancecomplex.org, 617-547-9363(3)  The Green Street Studios, 185 Green Street, http://wwwgreenstreetstudios.org617-864-3191(4)  The Boston Dance Company, 550 Mass Ave, no website, 617-491-8615.(5)  The Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 42 Brattle Street, http://www.ccae.org, 617-547-6789.

Drop me a line and I'll tell you what I know about the numerous other schools and studios in the metro Boston area.  

I'll close by saying that I have taken classes at most of the above.  Boston Ballet is tough, very very tough, even on adult beginners (I dropped out mid-semester, but I wasn't alone - each time the class met it had fewer students).  I liked the Dance Complex, which has numerous classes, almost around the clock, in a great many styles of dance, from ballet to modern, to jazz, tap, ballroom, etc. But I ended up taking several classes a week, at my peak (I'm on hiatus from class at the moment) both at the Cambridge Center for Adult Ed, and at Jose Mateo's Ballet Theatre.  These are personal preferences - I liked the instructors, the locations, the other students, the "feel" of the places.

To my knowledge, there are no all-male classes, except perhaps for students who are taking men's technique in preparation for professional careers in dance.  I have, however, taken classes which had several other men.  It's a chancy thing - be prepared to be the only man in your class.  Been there, too.

Bill