Did you read the July issue of Irish Dancing Magazine?? It includes not one, but TWO features from Target Training. Check out Ellen's top 3 tips to keeping your arms in and Jess' recipe for Quick Energy Pickups! INTERESTED IN IRISH DANCE-SPECIFIC TRAINING VIDEOS AND NUTRITION GUIDES? Receive 1 MONTH FREE @ the Target Training Online Institute Irish dance strength & conditioning, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! Join the Target Training Online Institute today and receive your first month

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 - shoulders rounding forward and head hanging down. Many dancers will try to compensate by squeezing their shoulder blades together so tightly that their ribs are sticking out, back is arched, and shoulders are pulled way back. They’ll begin their dances like this but as soon as they get to dancing, it’s nearly impossible to maintain this overex

Are you a dancer who bends their arms when they dance? Your elbows popping out on jumps and spins and your dance teacher constantly yells “ARMS STRAIGHT” at you. If this sounds like you, an important muscle in your arms could need some strengthening…your triceps! Your triceps are a muscle on the back of the upper part of your arm. Their principle responsibility is to straighten your arm by extending the elbow joint. For Irish dancers, this muscle is critical to executi

I asked almost 200 dancers what the #1 skill they needed to improve on. There were three front runners far above the rest. But the #1 skill Irish dancers reported that they need to improve on… Posture!! Dancers have been struggling to keep their arms in, backs straight and shoulders steady but haven’t been able to make impactful progress. Until now. I’m here to give you a step-by-step guide to: improving the mobility in your shoulders so you have the range of motion to br

This month on the Target Training Online Institute, we’re launching a 30 day posture challenge…the 30 Days to Improved Posture. So needless to say, I’ve had Irish dance posture on my mind! When focusing on improving Irish dance posture, there are multiple muscles you need to develop in your shoulders, upper back, mid back, arms, and core. The two we’ll focus on in this blog are the infraspinatus and teres minor. These muscles are two of the four muscles that make up the r

Sitting at school or work all day and playing on our phones or working on the computer has caused a bit of a problem for Irish dancers - shoulders rounding forward and head hanging down. Many dancers will try to compensate by squeezing their shoulder blades together so tightly that their ribs are sticking out, back is arched, and shoulders are pulled way back. They’ll begin their dances like this but as soon as they get to dancing, it’s nearly impossible to maintain this ove

Before completing these key exercises to improve your Irish dance posture, check out our recent blog post, IMPROVE YOUR IRISH DANCE POSTURE WITH THESE THREE TIPS INTERESTED IN MORE IRISH DANCE-SPECIFIC POSTURE VIDEOS? Check out the 30-Day POSTURE CHALLENGE on the Target Training Online Institute! Receive 1 MONTH FREE @ the Target Training Online Institute Irish dance strength & conditioning, ANYTIME, ANYWHERE! Join the Target Training Online Institute today and receive your

I was at the Pat Roche Feis & Windy City Feis this weekend and took a break from our Target Training booth to walk around and check out some dancing. As I was studying the dancers, I took notes on areas we can improve a dancer’s technique and optimize their performance through strength and conditioning training. Number 1 on my list, posture! Read the below 3 tips to improve your Irish dance posture and we’ll follow up later this week with specific exercises for each tip. St