The roll-up is a classic Pilates maneuver, great for core strengthening & stabilization. This quick workout takes the roll-up and twists, teases & manipulates it - making it highly effective as an exercise for Irish dancers, reinforcing good posture and upper body control.

Level: Intermedia...

Our second "On-The-Go Abs" feature takes traditional Pilates corework to the next level. With guest student & longtime Riverdance Lead Dancer Siobhan Manson, we filmed this workout while in the middle of a show with The Young Irelanders, thus demonstrating how easy it is to get in a bit of ab ac...

Your lower abdominals are critical for helping you power & push through the challenging moments on stage. In this workout, we'll go through a classical sequence of challenging low-ab exercises, and hopefully have some fun when we're not shaking too much!

Level: Advanced
What You Need: Mat
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In this classic "ab attack"-style workout, we'll take the definition of a crunch to the next level. Using Pilates principles and some elements of the Fuse Pilates method, we'll not only tone but also focus on creating length and maintaining control of our core. This workout is great as a quick ...

Complete Core is a full-on Pilates experience that is an exciting new way for Irish dancers to cross-train! In this compact yet high energy workout, with some innovative Pilates exercises from the Fuse Pilates method, we'll engage nearly every muscle in our body to assist in our core strengtheni...

Celticore founder Joe Duffey introduces some of the basic principles of Pilates which are applied in all Celticore workouts. Great for beginners and anyone who wants to brush up on their Pilates form, this workout also demonstrates how the fundamentals of Pilates are incredibly beneficial for Ir...

"On-The-Go Abs - a Fuse Pilates workout" challenges your abs like never before! In just five minutes, you'll crunch, twist, pulse & tone. Drawing from the Fuse Pilates method (www.fusepilates.com) and classical Pilates, we'll mix in elements of other fitness disciplines and push you to maintain...

There are two parts to this video workout: the first part focuses on posture, engaging your arms, upper back and challenging your abdominal stability. The second part, as requested by a Celticore monthly subscriber, is a super-challenging ab set designed to ignite your core and help stay one ste...

Learn how to properly achieve the quintessential Pilates core-strengthening move: Teaser! This instructional seminar, also great as a quick core workout, we'll guide you through several of the fundamental aspects of keeping proper form, and of course we want to focus on the essential Pilates asp...

This workout is the 2nd part of our "Core Activation" series -
a program of workouts designed to help educate Irish dancers in what exactly it means to engage your core while dancing. In this workout, we'll move through an intelligent abdominal strengthening series as well as other functional ...

Join us for a challenging but highly energizing "Classic Core" workout. We'll work through several variations of "The Hundred" as well as move intelligently through roll-ups, leg circles and other core activation techniques in order to help you gain the control, power and grace you need on stage...

In this "Perfect Your Post" series workout, we'll move through a series of core-focused movements to activate our deep abdominals which help us with upper body control and stability while dancing. Movements in this workout will challenge your coordination as well as your core endurance! Remembe...

This energizing, Modern dance-based floor workout will help you lengthen and stretch your body, activate your core and prepare to conquer the stage with grace and ease! Featured Celticore Instructor Moira Ragen leads us through a series of beneficial dance exercises suitable as either a warm-up,...

Join us for an All-Levels workout to help improve your posture on stage, with a particular focus on obliques. We'll focus on our upper body form and control with a series of twists, roll-downs and additional core-strengthening moves. Remember: oftentimes the slower you move through Pilates exer...

In this "Perfect Your Posture" workout, we'll focus on back alignment and neck lengthening in order to keep your chin lifted while dancing (since we had a request in the Studio Lounge Forum from a student). We'll also work on a move called "neck pull" - a challenging ab-focused exercise which he...

Give your dancing an added "kick" with this quick 5-minute leg workout. We'll focus on alignment + quad strengthening. Remember, in Pilates, we want to work slowly to help control each movement, similar to how you need to move as a dancer!

Level: All Levels
What You Need: No equipment nee...

Here's another "Complete Core" workout for Irish dancers - a great way to supplement your Irish dance technique training. This workout aims to engage your entire abdominal powerhouse as well as adding in some glute/leg control + toning. Remember to take the workout at your own pace, listen to y...

In this workout, we present a series of side-lying Pilates exercises designed to supplement the concept of "core activation". We'll focus on length and alignment, in addition to oblique work and balance (by using some plank variations). Enjoy your workout!

REMINDER: Oireachtas season is l...

Join Celticore Ambassador & World Champion Saoirse Deboy for an Irish dance specific ab workout with an emphasis on crossing and turnout. We'll focus on proper form, alignment and foot positioning in order to fully engage our cores for Irish dance!

Level: All Levels
What You Need:
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Celticore is pleased to present "Core Activation" - a new series of workouts designed to help educate Irish dancers in what exactly it means to engage your core while dancing. We'll move through jumps, kicks, planks and other functional training elements to help connect the work we do in Pilates...

We're delighted to present another "Complete Core" workout, designed to help Irish dancers fully engage their abdominal powerhouse, while emphasizing upper body and lower body control. We will focus particularly on our upper abdominal area, using a variation on "the hundred". Enjoy your workout...

In this express obliques-focused workout, we'll emphasize core control, hip stabilization and upper body strength. Using the "roll-up" - a great classical Pilates exercise that we find to be particularly beneficial for Irish dancers - as well as "roll-up" variations from the Fuse repertoire, we'...

Your back experiences tremendous impact while Irish dancing, which is why it's important to take time to stretch out + tone the supporting muscles in your back. In this workout, we'll flow through a series of classical Pilates and Fuse method exercises to maintain proper spinal alignment and inc...

In "Pure Abs", we go through an express series of traditional Pilates work to tone our abs in harmony. This compact workout will ignite your core and prepare you to conquer whatever stage you set foot on.

Level: Intermediate
What You Need: Mat
Exercise Credit: Classical Pilates

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