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 many times, it requires a ton of single leg stability and strength. This is an often overlooked area of training but one that is quintessential for an Irish dancer. Follow along with the below single leg stability exercises to perform both alone or with a friend. TRAINING SINGLE LEG STABILITY Solo Training Step 1: Begin standing on one f

Improving Irish dance toe height has been on my mind! This month on the Target Training Online Institute, one of the videos to be released on April 1 is: 10 Exercises to Improve Toe Height While developing this video, I incorporated exercises that hit on the key components to improving toe height: posterior chain strength - glute, hamstring, calf, bottom of foot quad strength ankle mobility double vs. single-leg strength. I recently published an article about improving toe h