Portable Folding Exercise Bar for Barre, Balance and Ballet Home Workouts, Strong Freestanding Stable Design

Easy to put together (follow the video- not the instructions in the box!), and more sturdy than anticipated. My husband had hip surgery and one of his therapy exercises required holding on and doing back kicks. This worked perfectly for him too. As a former dancer, I’m looking forward to 2026 with some very basic ballet moves to get me started on my weight loss journey. This barre is easily portable and the perfect size. I highly recommend!

I used to be a member, for 7 years of a Barre Workout. However, the prices kept going up, from $100 per month to $160 and increasing before COVID19. I finally had to break with that studio and have been looking for a replacement. I just found a great Barre workout on a streaming service and a week into it, it became clear, I needed a ballet barre. I checked the internet for options. I decided I didn't want to mount the barre in the wall of my house. So, I searched the internet again and found Booty Kicker Ballet Barre. The price was pretty good compared to the other options. The website was clean, transparent and super easy to watch the videos showing various uses. I went to SmileAmazon and they sold the barre with free shipping because I am a Prime Member and I pulled the trigger and ordered the barre. Within days, the barre box was at my front door with "Booty Kicker" written on the outside :) I thought that was fun. The box is about 22lbs. So, I waited for hubby to move the box into the house. Then he was able to set it up by himself. A few days after he set it up, I received the Email from Booty Kicker that we should watch the set up video. I agree, that is what people need to do. Fortunately, my husband is a mechanic, so, he was able to do the set up based on his skills. The barre has a beautiful solid wood barre, just like the ballet barres you would see at any ballet or barre studio. Check! The frame is nicely painted beige/tan color. The hardware on the wooden bar is shiny nickle coated, and the "feet" (like an "L" angle shape frame) are the same beige/tan-very neutral color. I LOVE the "shark fins" on the back frame where I store my barre weights so nicely and out of the way. The barre is long enough for me to hang my towel/mat on it and use it. If you try to hang or pull sideways on the barre, all crazy, it will move, but that is not what barre workout is about. It is sufficient for ballet & barre workout. Kids climbing & jumping on it, b/c it is not fixed to a wall, will cause it to move. But, hey, it is "portable" so... I love this barre so much, ,and the quality of the product, one of my girlfriends has already purchased one for herself based on my say. And, another girlfriend will probably by one for herself. LOVE this product. Using it almost every day. Consider it totally a GREAT purchase!

I love it. I've been doing barre for 8 years and whoever engineered this equipment got it spot on for barre exercise! The equipment is heavy duty and solid. Nothing is cheap about it - there was absolutely not one iota of give after assembly. The video for assembly was a huge plus; clear, concise instructions in a language I could understand (I read the written instructions before hand but never needed to refer back to them). It's easy to stop the video and replay for validation of whether or not you're assembling it correctly (i.e. enlarge the screen to focus on a particular part). Every single piece fit together the first time - which is also the first for me in self assembly (I'm still in awe). The holes lined up, the screws fit perfectly, even the velcro straps fit around the screws/nuts/bolts EXACTLY. Now, if only the barre exercises were as easy (but then we wouldn't feel the burn)!

Overall, this gets the job done. I plan to keep it. I'm 5'7", fairly muscular and around 150lbs. I had no issues with the height, or the stability (tried with Ballet Beautiful and XtendBarre). I even tried doing some incline push ups on it, and it was fine. However, as with anything involving balance, placement of your body is key. If you keep your weight centered on it, you'll be fine. If you go too far to one side, it will move - totally normal for something that's not anchored to the floor or wall and is light enough to move around your house. FYI I'm not sure if mine may have been a customer return, because the velcro and strap were dirty like they had been fingerprinted, some of the parts seemed warped, and the base was labeled incorrectly. PROS: -Sleek, modern look - doesn't make the room it's in look bad even if you leave it out -Good height for 5'4-5-9, I personally think if you're taller or shorter you may have a hard time using this depending on your range of motion -Stable once assembled (on a hard floor - I didn't love it on carpet) -Cost effective way to enhance your barre classes at home CONS: -Assembly SUCKED. I say that as someone who can assemble pretty much anything without help, usually faster than it says it will take. This took me over an hour - it started poorly with the base labels being reversed (pretty sure this was a return and the L and R bags got swapped), some of the bolts were taking off chunks of paint that seemed to be clogging the holes...this was just overall painful and weird to assemble. I did get it done, and it does work now, but it wasn't easy. -Folding is technically possible, but also sucks. The bars you have to pop out in order to fold it down are in very weird positions that make injuring your fingers or hands pretty likely. I'm probably not going to want to collapse it every day.

Assembling the Booty Kicker was a huge challenge. Despite following the instructions, I had to ask for external assistance. A contractor had to address problems with the joints, adding to the overall complexity. The challenging setup process was a significant drawback and I almost returned it. However, once set up, it’s very sturdy and very well designed. I added side weights for stability, and it feels like a true studio experience at home, well worth the effort.

Aparelho foi recomendado pela Fitness trainner e realmente é excelente. Há estabilidade no piso e funcionalidades diversas. Equipamento bom, de qualidade. Gostei muito.

Nicely made. Easy to put together, I followed a Youtube video on it. Height great.

Robuste, facile à assembler, tres satisfaite. Bon product.

I submitted a complaint that the parts just didn't work. I have not been able to fix it as the measurements were wrong. I am very sure they sent us a defective one and since it wasn't a cheap purchase, I am shocked that no one has reached out to resolve the issue. It has been almost 4 months and the items is still in my home, and taking up space. Very very dissapointed.