Three Exercises to Increase your Explosiveness for Irish Dance

Want to increase your vertical jump, power and explosiveness for Irish dance? Start by incorporating these three exercises into your weekly routine.

Single Leg Deadlift Jump - repeat on each leg

- balance on one leg with a slight bend in your knee

- bend from the hip and engage your glutes, creating a T with your body

- explode from the T into a single leg jump lifting your knee up

- balance on landing and repeat

Squat Jump

- feet hips width apart, hips go back as you squat down with your knees staying over your ankles

- explode up into a jump

- land softly going back into a squat

Lunge Jumps

- take a large step back

- bend front knee into a 90 degree angle, knee staying over your ankle

- explode up as you switch legs and softly land into a lunge with the other foot.

Perform each exercise for 30 seconds with a 15 second break between each exercise.

Repeat entire series three times.

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