Your 2022 Worlds Training Guide is here! With the World Championships just around the corner, you may be feeling a combination of nerves...

Amazing Irish dance posture. You notice it as soon as a dancer steps onto the stage. In our posture blog series, we started breaking...

We’ve started tapping into some of the foundational principles of excellent Irish dance posture by digging into how mobilizing and...

In yesterday’s newsletter, we focused on the importance of your core muscles to help support good Irish dance posture. Stabilizing your...

For Irish dance, a weak center or core (arms moving, body bending, shoulders twisting, etc) will make you less efficient while dancing. ...

In the last blog, we’ve talked all about how your body produces energy for Irish dance, specifically with the anaerobic energy system....

While getting through your full hardshoe round may feel like running a marathon, the way our bodies function to utilize fuel and oxygen...

After a dancer lays the groundwork for attack, stamina and power (ASP) through stability and balance training, it's time to turn to...

When I ask dancers what their top areas of improvement are, 9 times out of 10, they'll answer with more attack, more stamina, or more...

Check out the article, The Great Balancing Act, below featured in Irish Dancing Magazine in the Jan/Feb 2022 issue.

Your 2021 Oireachtas Training Guide is here! With the Oireachtas just around the corner, you're probably feeling a lot of nerves as we...

Your 2021 Nationals Training Guide is here! I've rounded up all of my favorite resources for the dancers competing at the US Nationals...

It's no secret that adolescence is a difficult time. The changes that occur between ages 6 and 17 create unique mental, physical, and...

If you are an Irish dancer, then you have probably heard the words “plantar fasciitis” or “Sever’s disease.” Both of these injuries are...

Have you ever felt a nagging, achy pain along your shin, maybe after an intense season of training? Pain that occurs along the inner side...

Check out the January 2021 issue of Irish Dancing Magazine and read an article I wrote including 7 easy steps to smash your New Year Goals!

Irish Dancing Magazine features an article from Target Training in their December 2020 issue! Looking for more exercises to improve your...

Your 2020 Oireachtas Training Guide is here! This year's Oireachtasì are unlike any competition we've seen before. No matter what changes...

As seen in the September issue of Irish Dancing Magazine! INTERESTED IN IRISH DANCE-SPECIFIC TRAINING VIDEOS? 1 MONTH FREE @ the Target...

As we continue training at home, you're probably looking for some ways to change up your workouts. In this blog, you'll find some of our...