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    4 Steps to Perfect your Crossover
    Target Training
    • Mar 30, 2020
    • 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...
    Hear 'arms in' from your dance teachers?  How to finally fix it!
    Target Training
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 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...
    Going on Blocks in Hard Shoe - part 2/2
    Target Training
    • 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. ...
    Going on Blocks in Hard Shoe - part 1/2
    Target Training
    • 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!
    CORE... and Why It's Important for Irish Dancers
    Target Training
    • 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?’ ...
    Three Top Tips to Keep your Arms in for Irish Dance
    Target Training
    • 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...
    Toe Height & Pointing Exercises in Irish Dancing Magazine
    Target Training
    • 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...
    30 Day Core Challenge with Irish Dancing Magazine
    Target Training
    • 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...
    TWO Target Training Features in Irish Dancing Magazine's July issue!
    Target Training
    • 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...
    National Go Barefoot Day!
    Target Training
    • 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...
    SHOULDERS BACK exercise for Irish Dancers
    Target Training
    • 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 -...
    Is your dance teacher yelling, "keep your arms in!"?
    Target Training
    • 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,...
    Straight Leg on Leaps
    Target Training
    • 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...
    SITTING ON KNEES on FEIS RESULTS
    Target Training
    • 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...
    Shoulders moving while you're dancing?
    Target Training
    • 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...
    3 Surprising Tips & 1 Essential Video for Higher Jumps
    Target Training
    • 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...
    SHOULDERS BACK:  2 easy exercises to fix this common Irish dance problem
    Target Training
    • 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...
    Improve your Irish dance toe height, explosiveness, & strength with only one muscle group
    Target Training
    • 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...
    How to turn your Irish dance weaknesses into your strengths
    Target Training
    • 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...
    Training Single Leg Stability for Irish Dance
    Target Training
    • 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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