1. NOT GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP Are you up all night before a competition worrying about the next day? Or busy throughout the week with school, dance, clubs, work and sports and the one way to fit it all in is to cut into your bedtime? If this sounds like you, this is one habit you need to BREAK! Research shows that an athlete’s performance suffers when they do not get an optimal amount of sleep. This includes important components of an Irish dancer’s performance such as a de