After injuring her back , Berk got the idea of combining her ballet bar routines with her rehabilitative therapy to form an exercise system .
Barre was created by ballerina Lotte Berk in London in 1959 .
After injuring Lotte Berk 's back ballerina Berk got the idea of combining her ballet bar routines with her rehabilitative therapy to form an exercise system .
Barre was created by ballerina Lotte Berk in London in 1959 .