Author Archives: James Devine

REST OR TRAIN?

What’s Best And When? Are you a ‘No Pain, No Gain’ person, or a ‘Rest, Recover, Return’ person?! Take a look at today’s new article written by The Irish Dance Coach and decide what is best for you! You will always need to push yourself further to reach new levels and continue improving. But a common

04
Dec
WHY IS S&C ESSENTIAL FOR IRISH DANCE ATHLETES?

S&C has been integrated into the training for elite athletes for all sports for many years to develop the physical qualities that can’t be optimised by practicing the sport itself. This is a completely new concept in the dance world. However in recent years other dance genres including ballet and contemporary dance have started to

23
Nov
IRISH DANCERS – DANCE ATHLETES

"It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer". Irish dancers are clearly athletes in the degree to which they require the athletic physical capacities to perform at a high level.

12
Nov
RECOVERY 101 FOR IRISH DANCE

When it’s back-to-competition season (after the summer) and when there are big majors on the horizon, it’s time to focus on ways that you can improve your dancing. This is a key time for Irish dance teachers and coaches to remind their dancers to train smart and practice adequate recovery to minimise the risk of

04
Nov