Strength, Flexibility & Conditioning
For Dancers
Strength and Conditioning for Dancers
Level 3/4: This hour-long class focuses on building core strength and increasing endurance and flexibility through a variety of exercises. These exercises include, but are not limited to pilates, yoga, and strength exercises.
This class also helps dancers identify areas of weakness as well as needs in flexibility. It gives dancers the tools to use throughout their week to improve these areas as they work towards their dance goals.
Level 5/7: This hour and a half long class focuses on building core strength, stability in joints, awareness of weaknesses and areas of inflexibility and increasing endurance. These exercises include, but are not limited to pilates, yoga, and strength exercises. This class is designed to equip pre-professional dancers with the tools they need to achieve their goals.
*Why is strength and conditioning important for my dancer?*
Dancers are athletes. Just like football players and gymnasts, dancers deal with the risk of injury. Conditioning students in functional strength and flexibility while teaching them the appropriate way to use their bodies decreases the chance of injury. As students progress to the advanced levels of class there is an increased need for strength and endurance to complete prolonged combinations and train through longer class times efficiently. As students progress levels the demand on the body is increased just as it is with sports. By strengthening and conditioning students as they grow and advance as dancers, we can decreases the chance of injury and in the long run it helps creates an intelligent, well-rounded artist with self-awareness. The training in this class is not meant to be limited to this class time. The goal is to equip dancers with the necessary exercises, tools and self-awareness they need to use on a daily basis to improve strength, flexibility and maintenance of their instruments, their bodies.
Level 3/4: This hour-long class focuses on building core strength and increasing endurance and flexibility through a variety of exercises. These exercises include, but are not limited to pilates, yoga, and strength exercises.
This class also helps dancers identify areas of weakness as well as needs in flexibility. It gives dancers the tools to use throughout their week to improve these areas as they work towards their dance goals.
Level 5/7: This hour and a half long class focuses on building core strength, stability in joints, awareness of weaknesses and areas of inflexibility and increasing endurance. These exercises include, but are not limited to pilates, yoga, and strength exercises. This class is designed to equip pre-professional dancers with the tools they need to achieve their goals.
*Why is strength and conditioning important for my dancer?*
Dancers are athletes. Just like football players and gymnasts, dancers deal with the risk of injury. Conditioning students in functional strength and flexibility while teaching them the appropriate way to use their bodies decreases the chance of injury. As students progress to the advanced levels of class there is an increased need for strength and endurance to complete prolonged combinations and train through longer class times efficiently. As students progress levels the demand on the body is increased just as it is with sports. By strengthening and conditioning students as they grow and advance as dancers, we can decreases the chance of injury and in the long run it helps creates an intelligent, well-rounded artist with self-awareness. The training in this class is not meant to be limited to this class time. The goal is to equip dancers with the necessary exercises, tools and self-awareness they need to use on a daily basis to improve strength, flexibility and maintenance of their instruments, their bodies.