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Jumpers knee – a common Irish dancing injury. What is it? We will discuss how to treat it and prevent it. Have you ever had jumpers knee? Do you know anyone who has suffered from jumper’s knee? If yes, then you might find this helpful…. Jumper’s knee or patellar tendonitis is pain in the tendon […]
Mindset, Motivation, Decision making, Focusing on the future and not the present. Irish dancers have a listen!
Severs disease, also known as calcaneal apophysitis is a painful bone disorder that a lot of Irish dance competitor’s experience. The painful bone disorder results from swelling of the growth plate in the heel. This article will explain the symptoms, how to treat severs disease and how to prevent it. Severs disease is very […]
Why did you choose Irish Dancing? People ask me on a frequent basis, why did you choose Irish dancing? Over the course of six years, I tried so many different careers. I studied Mechatronics engineering at Sligo IT which lasted 2 years before I finally realised it wasn’t for me. My parents of course […]
Confidence. The difference between a champion Irish dancer and the rest. Confidence is a subject I speak about often when conducting workshops. Lacking confidence is the difference between being a great dancer and being the best dancer. To be successful and to reach your goals, you must be confident. And yes, of course, you […]
Recovery is essential for Irish dancers to restore physiological and psychological capacities. As you know, Irish dancers train high volumes and at a high intensity. Without proper recovery following multiple high-intensity training sessions, practice sessions and competitions, a dancer increases the risk for poorer performances and injuries. Even if you are still not dancing at […]
How to become a successful dancer using 3 simple steps I’m going to give you 3 simple tips on how to become a successful dancer…. And these 3 simple tips can be used for anything you do in life… but right now we are going to focus on your dancing…. Number 1. Strategy! If […]
Shin splints are the most common cause of lower leg pain for Irish dancers. Shin splints, also known as Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome is an umbrella term that refers to a number of conditions that cause diffuse pain along the inside shin. They can affect so many dancers because of the following: Training intensity: Shin […]
Ankle sprains and Irish dancers are not a good match. But yet they cannot stay away from each other! They are like a bad couple who just keep meeting, instead of resolving the problem and staying away from each other. During my time at the World Championships in Glasgow in 2016 my team and […]
This has recently become a topic of debate at our workshop’s. It’s like trying to figure out what the weather will be like tomorrow, people’s answer’s keep changing. So today, I am going to tell you what is right… Some people see static stretching as part of their warm-up routine, other people such […]
