Resources for Dancers

Top Resources for Irish Dancers

• Article - 7 Easy Step to Smash your New Year Goals

• Video - 10 Minute Full Body Training for Irish dancers

  • This is a great, quick full body training video for those dancers who need to work on their overall strength.

• Article & Video - Turnout

  • This is one of our most popular blog posts.  It is a three-part series about turnout which goes into detail about how turnout works, how to improve it and a few turnout exercises at the end.  

• Article & Video - Back Leg Extension/Sitting on Knees

  • This article explains how to pull up on the back leg/sinking in the back leg/back leg toe height and includes exercises at the end to work on those areas. 

• Article & Exercises - Arms In

  • This is from an Irish Dancing Magazine article I wrote about keeping your arms in and includes a few of my favorite exercises to help with this.  

• Article & Video - Toe Height & Pointing

  • This is also from an Irish Dancing Magazine article I wrote about developing the mobility and strength needed to improve your toe height and pointing.  

• Article & Video - Going on Blocks in Hard Shoe

  • This is a two-part blog, including a sequence of exercises, outlining how to develop the strength and mobility needed to safely go up on blocks in hard shoe.

• Videos - Mobility & Flexibility

  • This is a YouTube playlist that includes several mobility and flexibility exercises for Irish dancers.

 

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