Cara Justice - Dance Educator

Make sure you watch part 1 if you haven’t already! And let me know if you want parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 🤣😩🤪

Had to finally weigh in on the “protein hype” as a NASM CPT who wants to help dancers as athletes 💪🏼

I thought it would be fun to share some of the reallyyyyy particular things that I care about as an Irish dance teacher, besides some of the usual ones like pointing your toes and turning your feet out. 💫 In this role you have to care A LOT about many really tiny things!

In part 2, I cover squats, lunges, abs, and a hip opener! Watch as my leggings get progressively more dusty from the floor. 😅 Because as we say in the business, “every exercise can be a low back exercise if you do it wrong enough.”

Just like with dancing itself, cross training also relies on proper form and technique. ✨ I tried to keep this simple and stick to 7 fundamental exercises so that as you build strength and start doing more advanced exercises, you’re keeping good basic form in mind! The seven exercises I think every dancer should know how to do properly are…

1. Glute bridge
2. Clamshell
3. Plank
4. Leg lift / low abs
5. Squats
6. Lunges
7. Pigeon stretch / hip opener