This fun workout incorporates Irish dance-specific shoulder bridging, balance work, several oblique challenges and roll-ups. We feature Christina White, a CRC counselor who will model each exercise for students, allowing Joe to present cues + adjustments to help you focus on your own form.

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This workout brings to you a Pilates flowing sequence, with arm + ab exercises from general fitness and the Fuse method repertoire. As always, we'll emphasize quality over quantity, alignment and precision. Suitable for intermediate level & above and excellent as a supplemental Irish dance trai...

This special feature Pilates warm-up offer a series of dynamic movements/stretches to ignite your core and prepare you for a show, competition or practice session in the studio. We'll cue a host of Irish dance technique elements, so it's a great way to get your mind AND body into gear!

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Enjoy this workout - a challenging series designed to ignite your core, strengthen your arms & give you a host of tools to supplement your in-season dance training. *Be sure to send us additional workout requests (visit our Studio Lounge Forum, e-mail [email protected] or message us on the Celt...

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...

Keep your core strong with a special backstage workout joined by the cast of Michael Londra "Celtic Yuletide"! We're focusing on our abs & arms - using a series of exercises from the Fuse Pilates method! We've also included a bonus "plank roll" exercise (quite a challenge!) courtesy of guest inst...

We'll give you the tools to ignite your core in this unique "core control" workout, featuring a series of challenging, flowing abdominal exercises as well as a plank set. The overall focus, of course, is to keep strength and precision in your abs in order to help translate directly to your dance...

The focus in this workout - "core control" - gives you tools to engage your deep abdominal muscles in order to effectively keep your upper body still yet engaged at the same time. We'll begin with a roll-up series, activating our upper and lower abs simultaneously to help us move with grace, tra...

This workout, we present a "Posture Clinic", which incorporates a series of traditional and contemporary Fuse Pilates-method exercises designed to give your posture an added boost. We'll focus on our side waist, obliques and also add in some side-lying stability work, with the goal of keeping yo...

This workout, called "core flow", is designed to help you connect breath to movement in a dynamic and dance-oriented way. We'll focus primarily on our abs (upper, lower & obliques), in addition to some leg work, all the while emphasizing the quality of each movement and working to create movemen...

In this workout, we're targeting our low abs with a dynamic Pilates sequence that includes roll-ups, leg lifts and the hundred. Your low abs help with waist-area stability, helping you avoid leaning or tilting your upper body on stage. Because when we work our low abs, we also indirectly work o...

Irish Dancing Magazine + Celticore present "7 Steps to a Stronger Core" - the ultimate Pilates workout for Irish dancers. Celticore founder Joe Duffey demonstrates 7 essential Pilates moves designed to help you build a strong core and take your dancing to the next level. Great for all ages & skil...

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...

We've kicked up our workout a notch with this fun (but challenging!) "double feature" arms + abs series. We're delighted to feature in this this workout music from acclaimed accordionist Damien Mullane. Celticore Founder Joe Duffey toured with Damien in the band Project West earlier this year an...

This combo exercise series is designed to help improve with your posture and stance. We throw in some arm-toning in addition to a challenging low ab / hip flexor exercise, complete with a few oblique-oriented roll-ups to finish up your workout.

Level: Intermediate
What You Need: Mat
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Irish dancers need to have strong arms in order to keep their upper bodies still and controlled at all times while on stage. This workout feature gives you a fantastic arm workout without the need for any additional equipment. Using your own body strength, we will work our triceps, shoulders an...