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Studio Educator Training
Studio Educator Training
Transforming Teams workshops are designed to help dance educators understand the biomechanics behind dance training and translate that knowledge into practical tools for class.
These sessions focus on building stronger dancers through safer, smarter training methods.
Each workshop explores a specific area of dancer development.
Example Training Modules
Example Training Modules
Aligned for Success: Injury Prevention and Safe Dance Practice
This workshop equips dance educators with foundational principles of biomechanics to build safer technique habits and reduce injury rates among dancers.
Aligned for Success: Injury Prevention and Safe Dance Practice
This workshop equips dance educators with foundational principles of biomechanics to build safer technique habits and reduce injury rates among dancers.
Key Highlights:
Anatomy Basics – Introduction to skeletal and muscular structures relevant to dance alignment.
Postural Assessments – Tools to identify and correct misalignments in dancers.
Safe Conditioning Strategies – Techniques to strengthen without overstretching.
Corrective Alignment Exercises – Practical tools to build turnout and joint stability.
🔗 Aligned for Success: Linked Modules
MODULE 1: Key Principles for Safe Dance Practices
MODULE 1: Key Principles for Safe Dance Practices
Anatomy Basics
Alignment & Movement
Injury Prevention
Addressing Common Issues
MODULE 2: Foundations of Injury Prevention and Alignment
MODULE 2: Foundations of Injury Prevention and Alignment
Why Alignment Matters
Postural Assessments
Safe Strength and Conditioning for Dancers
Risks of Overstretching without Strength
MODULE 3: Identifying and Correcting Alignment Issues
MODULE 3: Identifying and Correcting Alignment Issues
Exercises to Correct Alignment
Turn-out Specific Training
Strength and Flexibility Development
When to Employ Specific Exercises
How to Decide What to Focus On
Baseline Assessment Checklist
The Educator's Toolbox: Strength, Conditioning, and Lesson Planning
This workshop empowers educators with functional strength training, dynamic flexibility strategies, and efficient lesson planning tools grounded in biomechanics.
The Educator's Toolbox: Strength, Conditioning, and Lesson Planning
This workshop empowers educators with functional strength training, dynamic flexibility strategies, and efficient lesson planning tools grounded in biomechanics.
Key Highlights:
Hip Muscle Group Functionality – Learn roles of hip flexors, abductors, gluteals, and more.
Turnout Training – Exercises that strengthen and support turnout without strain.
Core Integration – Beyond abs: training the pelvic floor, spinal stabilizers, and diaphragm.
Plyometric Training – For explosive power in leaps and dynamic movement.
Lesson Planning Frameworks – Ready-made tools to build progressive, targeted classes.
🔗 The Educators Toolbox: Linked Modules
MODULE 4: Understanding the 6 Distinct Hip Muscle Groups
MODULE 4: Understanding the 6 Distinct Hip Muscle Groups
Definitions of Hip Flexors, Adductors, Abductors, Hamstrings, Gluteals and Deep Rotators. Why they are important to dancers.
The major muscles and their unique contributions to enhancing hip flexibility and strength
Dynamic and Static Stretching - What Works and When
Strengthening Your Turn Out - Rotation And Mobility Study
MODULE 5: Corrective Exercises for Weak and Tight Hip Muscles
MODULE 5: Corrective Exercises for Weak and Tight Hip Muscles
Understanding What Weak And Tight Hip Muscles Look Like
Detailed Examples of Strengthening Exercises
Detailed Examples of Lengthening Exercises
Breakdown of Which Muscles Are Being Targeted And When (By Exercise)
Class Planning Tools & Templates
Exercise Glossary
MODULE 6: Developing Detailed Lesson Plans
MODULE 6: Developing Detailed Lesson Plans
Frameworks for warm-ups, core stability, and flexibility training.
Dynamic vs. static stretching: what works and when.
Methods to build precision and muscle memory.
Practical examples and resources to streamline class planning.
Class Planning Tools and Templates.
The Power Up Series: Advanced Conditioning For Dancers
The Power Up Series is designed to build upon foundational knowledge from Modules 1–6. Each module in this advanced sequence is outcome-driven and tailored to elevate flexibility, strength, and explosive power. It requires prior learning from Modules 1–6 (depending on your goals), and is ideal for dancers and educators ready to progress into high-performance conditioning and dynamic training.
The Power Up Series: Advanced Conditioning For Dancers
The Power Up Series is designed to build upon foundational knowledge from Modules 1–6. Each module in this advanced sequence is outcome-driven and tailored to elevate flexibility, strength, and explosive power. It requires prior learning from Modules 1–6 (depending on your goals), and is ideal for dancers and educators ready to progress into high-performance conditioning and dynamic training.
Key Highlights:
Builds on Modules 1–6 for dancers ready to level up.
Emphasizes safe flexibility, functional strength, and explosive power.
Clarifies dynamic vs static stretching and introduces the 6 stretching elements.
Focuses on core as a system – including pelvic floor, diaphragm, spinal stabilizers.
Strength work includes eccentric/concentric control and turnout-specific stability.
Plyometric training applies SSC principles and fast-twitch activation for jumps and landings.
Includes energy system work for performance stamina.
All modules offer scalable progressions and practical application in class or choreography.
🔗 The Power Up Toolbox: Linked Modules
MODULE 7: FLEXIBILITY AND STRETCHING - UNLOCKING THE BODY
MODULE 7: FLEXIBILITY AND STRETCHING - UNLOCKING THE BODY
Understanding Dynamic vs Static Stretching – What Works and When
The 6 Elements of Effective Stretching and Their Application in Class
Targeted Flexibility Strategies for Hips, Spine, and Hamstrings
Using Breath, Alignment, and Activation to Increase Range Safely
Partner and Prop-Based Stretch Progressions
Progress Photo Guidelines and Flexibility Benchmarks
MODULE 8: STRENGTH TRAINING - Core, Control, Co-ordination
MODULE 8: STRENGTH TRAINING - Core, Control, Co-ordination
What is Core Strength? Understanding the Full Core System
Activating Core Muscles: Pelvic Floor, Diaphragm, Spinal Stabilisers
Eccentric vs Concentric Strength – Definitions and Dance Application
Functional Strength Training for Turnout, Balance, and Leg Lines
Turnout-Specific Stability and Deep Rotator Conditioning
Progressive Strength Templates and Integration into Class
Exercise Glossary
MODULE 9: PLYOMETRIC TRAINING - POWER IN PERFORMANCE
MODULE 9: PLYOMETRIC TRAINING - POWER IN PERFORMANCE
Stretch-Shortening Cycle (SSC) – The Science Behind Explosive Power
Understanding Fast vs Slow Twitch Muscle Fibers for Dancers
Plyometric Drills for Height, Speed, and Safe Landings
Power Endurance: Conditioning for High-Intensity Routines
Integration of Strength + Flexibility for Maximum Power Output
Energy System Training – Building Stamina with Smart Intervals
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