Free standing ballet bar exercise device

A free standing ballet bar exercise device comprising:

• a pair of legs, each leg having a free, proximal end and a distal end disposed away from the proximal end;
• a lower cross bar connecting the legs intermediate their ends;
• a support arm pivotally attached to each leg at the leg's distal end, each support arm having a bottom end where the support arm is connected to a leg and a top end;
• a horizontal exercise bar mounted to the top ends of the support arms;
• an upper cross bar connecting the support arms intermediate the bottom and top ends;
• and
• a backboard rotatably attached to the upper cross bar and capable of extending substantially vertically to the floor to support the exercise bar in a free standing position;
• wherein the backboard is releasably attached to the lower cross bar.