Hey coaches and dancers! Since you’re here, you may already be including strength training in your practices or weekly schedule. And that makes this coach excited. Are you thinking about upping your strength training game? Strength training is when you include...
Ok, dancers and coaches, I’ve heard you. I’m ready to share my thoughts on increasing your back flexibility. This is a question I get almost weekly and something that clients and followers are constantly asking me to comment on and create videos for. I have to be...
Recently I’ve been spending a lot of time doing private lessons in studios all over Minnesota. At these studios, I've worked individually with dancers on their solos, skills, and technique. One of the skills I repeatedly see during these private sessions is a variety...
Hey dancers and coaches! As we enter the busiest time of the year filled with holiday performances, you may also be deep into your competition and convention season. It's important that we take the time to address the elephant in the room during this crazy time —...
Whether you’re in the throws of competition season or not stepping on stage for a few months, make sure you save this newsletter for later. When I was coaching, one of the most frustrating things was receiving the judge’s feedback and seeing the same scores for...
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...
