The largest ballet class barres involved 1,525 ballet dancers and was achieved by Queensland Ballet (Australia) at the State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, on 22 May 2011.

The record attempt was held in association with The Ideas Festival 2011 (Australia). The barres class lasted for 38 minutes and 54 seconds in total. The class was led by Queensland Ballet’s Artistic Assistant, Nicole Galea. The class followed the following plan: 1) Warmup, 2) Plies, 3) Tendu, 4) Glisse, 5) Ronds de Jambe and Battements Fondus, 6) Battements Frappe, 8) Adage, 9) Grands Battement, 10) Ports de Bras and Reverence.