The "shoulder bridge" is a great exercise for Irish dancers to work on alignment, postural control + glutes toning. In this workout, we'll go through the fundamentals of a practicing a proper shoulder bridge, while adding in some Fuse method variations along the way to target the muscles in your...

The focus for this workout is upper abdominal strength. We'll work through a series of exercises to strengthen your upper abs, as well as adding in some shoulder bridging / glute work to balance out your workout. The benefit of working your upper abs includes increased upper body control. It's ...

Our focus here on "strength & length" combines a dynamic standing stretching series with mat core work. Pilates practice helps us create space & length in our body to assist us with challenging aspects of Irish dancing. Be sure to check out the "standing saw" - a take on the traditional "saw" ex...

Here, we present another segment of our "Technique Clinic" series, designed especially for Majors / Oireachtas training. Joe will guide you through a combination standing & quadruped position (hands & knees) workout to tone your legs, glutes and core in order to help facilitate the graceful jump...

It's time for another Celticore standing workout! This workout focuses on building strength & gaining control in our lower body - activating our calves, quads and glutes through a thoughtful system of Pilates-inspired standing exercises - including a new move called a "cross lunge" developed spe...

Power to the glutes! In this workout, we'll use a challenging set of exercises designed to help us maintain hip stability and build power in our legs which we need to execute effective Irish dance jumps and kicks! We've also thrown in a few Yoga-inspired postures to keep things fun and interest...

Join Celticore founder Joe Duffey & dancers at Camp Rince Ceol (Irish Dance Camp in Schenectady, NY) for a challenging yet fun roll-up & roll-down series, some arm work and a few leg extension exercises. The breadth of exercises we utilize in Celticore workouts range from classical Pilates, gene...

Irish dancers are constantly reminded to turn their feet out, so this workout - a combination standing / sitting series - will activate muscles which contribute maintaining good turnout + foot placement. We begin with a standing point, squat and leg lift series, transitioning to the floor to wor...

Here, we flip the Pilates style over onto our hands & knees (also known as the quadriped position), allowing us to target our glutes & legs in a different, challenging way. The "hands & knees" exercises utilized here come from the unique Fuse Pilates method, incorporating elements of barre and t...

In this standing workout video, we engage the powerful muscles in our legs to power through our jumps, leaps, kicks and graceful movements on stage as Irish dancers. This workout also utilizes some challenging barre / ballet-inspired exercises to take your cross-training to the next level & it r...

This action-packed side-lying workout is a quick + effective way to tone your legs + glutes. Side-lying exercises in Pilates are a great way to engage + stabilize your upper body on each side, resulting in improved control and coordination. We'll emphasize nice pointed feet and turnout as well,...