Please welcome our new Celticore instructor Alexandra Williamson! [Learn more about Alexandra on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/celticore] In this bridging video, you’ll activate your lower abs, inner thigh muscles, glutes, and hamstrings. This is a good series to do as a warm up prior to ...

We're giving some our glutes + hips some much needed attention in this challenging workout for all levels! Using the shoulder bridge as a basis for most of the exercises, we'll work through a series of pulsing, toning movements to increase leg power and control for Irish dance!

Level: All L...

Find your deep core strength and activate your legs in this toning-focused workout! Leg and abdominal connection is an important concept for Irish dancers. We'll challenge you to move through the workout slowly, paying close attention to form and precision.

Level: All Levels
What You Nee...

Join us for a dynamic standing workout, with a focus on increasing leg power and challenging your balance! We'll work through an invigorating series of Pilates-inspired exercises from standing, while incorporating important elements for Irish dancers such as posture, length and core control. Be...

Join us for an essential "clamshell" exercise sequence to target your glutes, hips and upper body control. Many PTs emphasize the importance of training with this specific tool. Christina White demonstrates proper form & technique. (She joined us last summer at Camp Rince Ceol!)

Level: All L...

BARRE is back! Join featured instructor Deirdre Hamilton for a glute + hamstring-focused workout! We'll incorporate lots of controlled extension, power leg lifts and isolated toning to target the muscles Irish dancers need for success on stage. Enjoy Deirdre's expertise & HAVE FUN!

Level: ...

Do you have trouble keeping balance? For many dancers, the struggle to keep balance is real! We aim to help you improve your balance + core control in this workout, using a series of functional standing exercises, glute/leg work and core activation tools on the mat. Enjoy your workout!

Leve...

Get ready to engage your core with the "double leg stretch" - one of the original Pilates moves and an exercise which helps Irish dancers increase core strength as well as focus on leg extension and leg power! In this quick "Miniseries" workout - we'll focus on proper form to get the most out of...

Building off of her first "Introduction to Barre" workout, Deirdre introduces some new concepts to help Irish dancers get the most out of their Celticore cross-training program! This is a dynamic workout that will surely get your body moving - a great warm up for dance practice or addition to you...

This video is a quick introduction to the fun and challenging world of Barre workouts! Barre workouts are mainly a combination of Pilates and Ballet-type movements. With a consistent and strong focus on leg strength, turn-out, posture and control, barre is an amazing workout for Irish dancers! ...

The shoulder bridge is an effective exercise for dancers of all ages and skill levels to work on leg power, stabilization, alignment and glute activation. In this "Miniseries" workout, we'll focus on good form and introduce some ways you can modify your shoulder bridge to challenge your balance ...

Do you sometimes have trouble keeping your balance? Do you find yourself wobbly when your weight is shifted to one side in certain Irish dance moves? This is a common challenge for many dancers, so we created this workout to activate some of the stabilizing muscles surrounding your hips which a...

In this express workout, we'll target our outer hips + glutes utilizing a strategic side-lying sequence of exercises. Tight hips are common in the Irish dance world, so we'll also incorporate some beneficial stretches to keep our hips happy! Keep a look out for additional hip-focused workouts a...

Learn the fundamentals of how to maintain your turnout while dancing with this fun workout using strategic exercises from the Pilates method, with a focus on hip mobility! The goal of this workout will be to connect core engagement with proper turnout in multiple ways including low ab utilizatio...

In this workout geared for all levels of Irish dancers, we'll use a series of Pilates exercises to strengthen + lengthen our back muscles in order to assist with injury prevention. We'll aim to use natural, flowing movement to initiate each exercise. It's important to always listen to your body...

In this All-Levels workout, we introduce a flowing series of core AND leg-focused moves in order to best train effectively for Irish dance. Throughout each movement, we'll also emphasize turnout and crossing. We hope you enjoy this unique blend of classical Pilates and contemporary Fuse Pilates...

"Turn It Out!" - our new turnout-focused series of workouts - use a strategic combination of Pilates leg and core work to help in your dancing. Our goal is to give you the tools to learn how to properly activate the muscles which help achieve turnout while on stage. This workout specifically fo...

We received several requests for a workout that focuses on staying off your heels, so here it is! Many dancers struggle with elevation and keeping high on their toes, so we seek to show that using some of the pillars of Pilates can help out quite a bit! In this workout, we'll use a series of cla...

This workout is designed to activate the power in your legs to create the dynamic movement and action required for success on stage. We'll use some of the fundamentals of Pilates technique to focus on leg + glutes control, power and stability, as well as incorporating some Yoga-inspired stretche...

Join Celticore featured instructor Moira Ragen for an energizing legs + glutes-focused workout, inspired by Ballet training moves. Moira instructs students through a dynamic - and important - series of exercises to tone an area of dancers' bodies which are often ignored. Enjoy your workout!

...

This workout utilizes contemporary and classical Pilates mat work (including leg circles & a "clamshell" side-lying sequence) to help stabilize, control and stretch out your hips for Irish dance. We'll also target our hip flexors through some lower abdominal exercises. Enjoy your workout!

P....

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...

This workout focuses on the mechanics of toe height - an important aspect of proper Irish dance technique. We'll use a combination of shoulder bridges, glute activation exercises and ankle mobility tools to target the muscles which help us stay lifted on our toes while dancing. There might be a...

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:
Exerc...