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As we wrap up the summer and head into our new season of dance, you might be faced with a brand new team filled with varying levels of dancers. Whether you lost a bunch of seniors or you have a huge incoming freshman class, it's important that you take the time to...

Dancers who are excited to improve their skills and reach their splits often ask me:  How often should I be stretching?  While this varies for everyone, dancers can stretch daily. Stretching for a minimum of three days a week is recommended by the American College of...

I think we can all agree that having enough strength and mobility to hit a full split at the top of a split leap is hard enough. Now imagine needing to hit that while your body is diagonal or quickly changing leading legs mid-air!   The skills we’re talking about...

A Dancer-Fitness member recently asked me — “How do I train my dancers to see progress in their skills, technique, and strength?”   She wanted to know HOW to structure workouts to make sure she wasn’t going too hard or too easy on her dancers. She wanted to get...

Whether you’re a dance team dancer or coach or part of a studio, there are three seasons throughout the year for dancers who compete.    Those seasons are: off-season, in-season, and competition season.    The difference between in-season and competition...

It can be frustrating when you start working with a brand new team. Some are more flexible, stable, or have a stronger core while others have stronger legs. I get it. You’re working with various levels of dancers within the same group. But you’re just not sure how to...

A question you may have (because I get it a lot) is "How often should we switch up our training?"   I get it, your dancers tend to get bored and they think that every exercise should be Instagram worthy, super complicated lots of equipment and something that...

I know taking time away from choreography, cleaning and technique can be scary and adding strength training to your class seems overwhelming - especially if you're not a self proclaimed fitness expert. 🗣️ But hear me now: it's not too late to see the benefits of...

If you’d like to save time cleaning your skills and working on technique to improving your dance turns, I recommend incorporating strength training in your class with a specific focus on the skills that need the most work.   I hear from my dancer fitness...

Having strong dancers who dance with confidence is a goal I've heard multiple times from my dancer-fitness community as well as the reason why many have become dancer-fitness.com members. I'm thrilled that so many recognize strength training as a step toward this goal...