Are you thinking about starting a strength or stretch training program? You probably already know what I’m about to say, but here goes… do it! Strength training can totally transform your dancing when you do it consistently. Plus, it doesn’t take that much time at...
Strengthen Glutes to Advance Your Favorite Dance Skills
I’m always reaching out to my community on Instagram to find out what you guys want to improve on and I’m always told: Leaps Turn Out Aerials Turns No more hopping Flexibility Did you know when you use strength training to effectively strengthen glutes,...
Are You Improving Flexibility the Right Way… or the Wrong Way?
Let me guess. When you or your dancers struggle with flexibility, your first instinct is to: Stack some yoga blocks and overstretch. Push on your dancers or have partners press and pull. Open a book or turn on the TV and sit in your splits. If these three...
Splits on the floor but not in the air? Here’s how to fix it.
Splits on the floor but not in the air? Here’s how to fix it. Are you a dancer who has their splits on the floor but doesn’t have a full split leap in the air… yet? If so, you can stop stretching your hamstrings and start strength training your core and...
How to Make Your Off Season an Improvement Season
Summer is a great time for dancers to shift their focus from performing and competing to improving skills with strength training. Although your dancers may use this time to recover from the previous competition season, the school year, and other demands — now...
Strength Training Exercises to Increase Dancer Mobility and Flexibility
What's the silliest thing you've ever heard about increasing your flexibility? I've heard that sleeping in a frog stretch or watching TV in the splits is the fastest way to increase flexibility. (Yikes!) Unfortunately, when flexibility is your dancers’ main focus,...
Tight or Clicking Hips? 3 Ways to Strengthen and Increase Your Hip Flexibility
Are your dancers complaining about tight hips? Do they feel like their hips don’t open easily? There are three key things you need to focus on with your dancers to make it easier for their hips to open. With the exercises below, increase your dancers’: Hip...
Get that extra POP in your jumps and leaps!
Ideally, when your dancers are jumping, they take off with power. They hit a full split at the top, both legs are even, and the legs powerfully snap down with control. Sometimes, though, your dancers do more of a... puddle jump. You know, what I mean. They travel...
The Biggest Secret to More Flexible Hips
Have you been asked by your dancers how they can loosen their hips or for the best flexibility exercises? If so, you may have thought back to some of your favorite exercises for more flexible hips and focused on all of the classic hits like butterfly,...
How To: Have Your Dancers Stretch Before Bed
I was recently was emailed by a Dancer-Fitness member wondering the best exercises for her super determined dancers who want to stretch before bed. I was so impressed that her dancers were taking the initiative and I thought you may also have some ambition dancers who...