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Mar 30
2 min

4 Steps to Perfect your Crossover

Over crossing is key to the look of Irish dance. You may have heard your teacher say "cross" or "knees open" in class, but how can you ac...

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Jan 31
3 min

Hear 'arms in' from your dance teachers? How to finally fix it!

Do your dance teachers constantly tell you to keep your arms in? Have you gone to feis after feis only to see 'arms in' written from ever...

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Oct 14, 2019
3 min

Going on Blocks in Hard Shoe - part 2/2

As of September 1st, U13 dancers are allowed by CLRG to begin going on their blocks (en pointe, toe stands, etc) in their hard shoes. Bu...

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Oct 10, 2019
3 min

Going on Blocks in Hard Shoe - part 1/2

Many times, dancers struggle to get up on their blocks and can’t confidently execute the choreography. We've got all the tools to help!

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Aug 29, 2019
3 min

CORE... and Why It's Important for Irish Dancers

As athletes, we hear a lot about our core - that we should be engaging it, strengthening it, etc. - but what muscles make up the ‘core?’ ...

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May 29, 2019
3 min

Three Top Tips to Keep your Arms in for Irish Dance

Whether it be from judges or from teachers, you’ve probably heard the comment “keep your arms in” at least once in your dancing career (o...

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Mar 11, 2019
1 min

Toe Height & Pointing Exercises in Irish Dancing Magazine

Did you read the March 2019 issue of Irish Dancing Magazine? Check out the video demonstration of the 5 exercises featured in the magazin...

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Aug 20, 2018
1 min

30 Day Core Challenge with Irish Dancing Magazine

Jump start your fall training with the 30 Day Core Challenge from Target Training featured in the September issue of Irish Dancing Magazi...

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Jul 22, 2018
1 min

TWO Target Training Features in Irish Dancing Magazine's July issue!

Did you read the July issue of Irish Dancing Magazine?? It includes not one, but TWO features from Target Training. Check out Ellen's to...

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Jun 1, 2018
2 min

National Go Barefoot Day!

June 1st is National Go Barefoot Day! This holiday is a chance to live barefoot for just one day to honor and raise awareness of people...

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May 17, 2018
2 min

SHOULDERS BACK exercise for Irish Dancers

Sitting at school/work all day and playing on our phones or working on the computer has caused a bit of a problem for Irish dancers - sho...

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May 16, 2018
1 min

Is your dance teacher yelling, "keep your arms in!"?

Does your dance teacher always yell at you to keep your arms in? If so, you may be missing one important muscle in your posture training,...

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Mar 12, 2018
2 min

Straight Leg on Leaps

We were discussing a recent feis in class this week and what adjustments we can make from a strength and conditioning standpoint to addre...

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Oct 25, 2017
2 min

SITTING ON KNEES on FEIS RESULTS

Do you see “sitting on knees”, “pull up”, and “dropping” on your feis results? Or are your dance teachers yelling this at you? Do you...

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Oct 16, 2017
1 min

Shoulders moving while you're dancing?

Are your shoulders moving while you're Irish dancing? Perform this one exercise to create strong & stable shoulders. INTERESTED IN MORE ...

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Oct 12, 2017
2 min

3 Surprising Tips & 1 Essential Video for Higher Jumps

Need to get your jumps higher and more powerful? Check out the below 3 tips to achieving greater height and follow along with the power ...

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Oct 4, 2017
2 min

SHOULDERS BACK: 2 easy exercises to fix this common Irish dance problem

SHOULDERS BACK!!! Have you heard your dance teacher yelling this at you? You try to correct it by squeezing your shoulders back but the...

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Sep 21, 2017
2 min

Improve your Irish dance toe height, explosiveness, & strength with only one muscle group

Due to the repetitive nature of Irish dance (always kicking forward with limited time extending your leg behind your body) and spending t...

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Sep 7, 2017
3 min

How to turn your Irish dance weaknesses into your strengths

Every Irish dancer has that “thing” they struggle to overcome. It’s that comment that has been shouted at you numerous times from your da...

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Jun 13, 2017
2 min

Training Single Leg Stability for Irish Dance

In three steps of a reel, an Irish dancer jumps off and lands on one foot almost 200 times! To safely push off and land on one foot that...

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