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    Part 4 | Injuries in Irish Dance - feet & ankles
    Target Training
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Part 4 | Injuries in Irish Dance - feet & ankles

    In this four-part blog series, we’ve talked about some common Irish dance injuries and how your core and hip stability plays a critical...
    Part 3 | Irish Dance Injuries - the hips
    Target Training
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Part 3 | Irish Dance Injuries - the hips

    THE HIPS and it's role in injury prevention In part 2 of our Injuries in Irish dance blog series, we discussed the role that the core...
    Part 2 | Injuries in Irish Dance - the core
    Target Training
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Part 2 | Injuries in Irish Dance - the core

    THE CORE and it's role in injury prevention In part 1 of our four part blog series on Irish dance injuries, we reviewed a list of some...
    Part 1 | Irish Dance Injuries - common Irish dance injuries
    Target Training
    • Jun 17
    • 3 min

    Part 1 | Irish Dance Injuries - common Irish dance injuries

    Injuries. One of the most frustrating aspects of Irish dancing. It takes us away from dancing and can be a challenging setback to come...
    Sever's Disease & Plantar Fasciitis in Irish Dance
    Dr. Nina Geromel
    • Apr 25, 2021
    • 4 min

    Sever's Disease & Plantar Fasciitis in Irish Dance

    If you are an Irish dancer, then you have probably heard the words “plantar fasciitis” or “Sever’s disease.” Both of these injuries are...
    Shin Splints in Irish Dance
    Dr. Carrie Skony
    • Mar 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    Shin Splints in Irish Dance

    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...
    Strength Training with an Injury
    Target Training
    • Oct 22, 2019
    • 3 min

    Strength Training with an Injury

    Raise your hand if you’ve experienced some kind of foot or ankle injury (tendonitis, sprain, fracture, etc) as an Irish dancer?...
    Importance of Rest Days in Irish Dance
    Target Training
    • Oct 17, 2019
    • 2 min

    Importance of Rest Days in Irish Dance

    As dancers, we often struggle with the idea of taking a “rest day.” With your countdown to the next feis or major constantly notifying...
    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?’ ...
    Cool Down for Irish Dance
    Target Training
    • Mar 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Cool Down for Irish Dance

    For many Irish dancers, the thought of doing a cool-down after a long class or rounds at a feis (or major!) has never even occurred. Once...
    Knee Pain:  What Every Dancer Must Know
    Dr. Carrie Skony
    • Dec 4, 2018
    • 6 min

    Knee Pain: What Every Dancer Must Know

    Dr. Carrie Skony is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician® and a Dance Medicine physician who treats dancers throughout the Chicago...
    Irish Dance Warmup
    Target Training
    • Nov 15, 2018
    • 2 min

    Irish Dance Warmup

    When you imagine a warmup, you may be picturing a half-hearted jog around a track (or feis venue!) followed by some light, static...
    Sidelined with a foot or ankle injury?
    Target Training
    • Apr 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    Sidelined with a foot or ankle injury?

    Are you sidelined with an ankle or foot injury from dancing? Now is the perfect time to take action so that when you return to dance, you...
    Alleviate Knee Pain and Increase it’s Stability with VMO Dips
    Target Training
    • Apr 12, 2018
    • 1 min

    Alleviate Knee Pain and Increase it’s Stability with VMO Dips

    The VMO, Vastus Medialis Oblique, is a muscle in the quadriceps that plays an important role in knee health. If the VMO is weak or...
    Injuries in Irish Dance
    Target Training
    • Mar 8, 2018
    • 4 min

    Injuries in Irish Dance

    Hello, Target Training Family! I had the pleasure of meeting many of you this past weekend at the Lavin-Cassidy Feis in Wisconsin! For...
    2 Quick Exercises to Improve your ANKLE MOBILITY for Irish Dance
    Target Training
    • Apr 11, 2017
    • 1 min

    2 Quick Exercises to Improve your ANKLE MOBILITY for Irish Dance

    As Irish dancers, we spend most of our dancing time with our feet pointed, known as plantar flexion. Because of the amount of time we...
    4 Exercises to Improve Irish Dance Ankle Strength & Mobility
    Target Training
    • Jul 31, 2016
    • 2 min

    4 Exercises to Improve Irish Dance Ankle Strength & Mobility

    Aesthetically, it is desirable for Irish dancers to have "twisty ankles" and to land jumps in relevé (on your toes). This puts a great...

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