EXERCISE ROUTINE Irish Dance -Strength Building for Strong legs and core

[@briannadavis7851]

I started to do Irish dancing and I love it!! Your channel always helps me! Thank u!!

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Aww! I am so pleased to hear they help! Keep up the hard work!

[@briannadavis7851]

Hello! I wasn't sure if u would get this message or not, but since I do Irish dancing now I get foot cramps sometimes. I was wondering if u could do a video about how to get rid of them for Irish dancers?

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

@@briannadavis7851 Hi! I could certainly try and do one for you. I would start with my "Injury prevention video" for now. Its one of my first vids so its kinda lame and awkward but the information is good. Probably icing your feet twice a day (I recommend doing it at breakfast and dinner) and massage and try the stair calf stretches. Often foot pain is caused by our tight calves in Irish dance. And of course, don't forget to check in with a professional. Physiotherapist or your doctor. Best of luck!

[@briannadavis7851]

@@MJPAcademyIrishDance Thank you!

[@lafayette4160]

IKR

[@808mup]

Quad Strength 1:34 Calf Strength 4:19 Core Strength 7:32

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

This is awesome thank you! I'll add this to the description.

[@gracielane2443]

this is so useful! been looking for a good routine for a while and those triple v sits are awesome! 💚

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Haha. So hard right? Glad it helped!

[@isabella5737]

I️ love how in the beginning you have the believe sign! I️ have believe in the back piece of my dress and it is kind of my thing because that’s when I got into opens. Thanks for making another great video

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Aw thank you! I was trying to make the living room look nice for the video for you guys. Its usually in the studio. Your dress sounds so cute! Does it say believe on the shawl?

[@itsbeginningtolookalotlike7558]

I have it on the inside of my dress

[@xxcoolvibesxx9053]

This made me so much stronger ty

[@Spoon2006]

Yay first to comment 😂, awesome video with alot of information from an incredibly talented tutor. Thanks for your help and continued support.

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Thank you so much Simon! Thank you for supporting the channel . Hopefully you find some of these exercises useful.

[@az5395]

i dont even irish dance but this got recommended and its a really good video and ill be using these lol

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Aww! Thank you so much!! 💖

[@lizzymay6103]

This was really helpful thx

[@conceptodaf]

3:17 A tip for anyone facing the same problem: to prevent the knee from passing your toes, it's a good idea to do the exercise against the wall: that way, the wall prevents the knee from moving forward. Besides doing Irish dance, I spent 20 years training martial arts and the wall has been my best friend in this type of exercises haha!

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Fabulous tip!! Especially when you start getting tired like I did!

[@ariel_33]

Thanks! I’ve been super excited to learn something new in quarantine and this it perfect!

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

I'm so pleased! Thank you for your support!

[@ariel_33]

@@MJPAcademyIrishDance ofc! 💗💗

[@ariel_33]

I finally started irish dancing classes and it’s amazing even though these exercises are kinda hard I push through so I can be like you one day ☺️☘️💗

[@majabuczek6601]

I love this channel so much! Can you make a new exercise video?

[@UnaDonohue]

Very good.

[@toushty]

Thanks a lot ❤!

[@Irishdanceisthebest]

Thanks I really need this😢

[@kayleejsunshine]

I used this this morning as a general workout and to get me prepared to learn Irish dance. Brutal! I’m looking forward to these exercises being easier. Imagining being on stage helped get thru the last reps. Haha. Great video. I’ll be doing it again :D

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

I am SO glad to hear that! Thank you so much for watching and exercising alongside me!

[@seachdamhneamh7771]

I love Irish dance, I wanna do more Irish dance & perform maybe someday, I'm black and Irish mixture.

[@tailiesoleil]

Ahh same!! Black and Irish I thought I was the only one!!!

[@seachdamhneamh7771]

@@tailiesoleil We should definitely be friends, I thought I was the only one also!!

[@JSiuDev]

Thank you for the video! All of them are challenges for me now :D

[@itsbeginningtolookalotlike7558]

Hi could you do how to keep your arms in because my arms are horrendous

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Hi Sarah, I will add it to my ever-growing list and try to get to it as soon as I can. :)

[@dylansobrien9004]

Ghgffvvv Gggftft I use tape to hold behind my back while practicing🤷🏼‍♀️ just a tip :)

[@dancer_2266]

I cut the two large sides of a cereal box and put them between my elbow and side and dance with them in and the aim is to not drop them

[@katiekells9772]

If you’re struggling trying to keep your hands nice and clenched, you can hold a coin or something small. ;)

[@lafayette4160]

MJP Academy of Irish Dance thx I need that too

[@katiecoffey83]

Hey, these are so helpful! How many times a week should I do these?

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Great question! It depends on how many days you train. A good rule of thumb is three times a week. But if you are dancing 4 days a week then maybe just two days a week to prevent overtraining and to be sure you get a rest day each week. Or, if you do these after you are finished your dancing for the day then you could go back up to three a week. Totally depends on your dance goals, fitness level and training routine. You can ask your teachers and/or your doctor or physiotherapist as well.

[@victoriapurswell8429]

Can you do a video on drills for birdies?

[@sineadmiller9918]

I love Irish dancing I am going in to worlds soon ❤❤

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Looking forward to worlds next year!! Congratulations on qualifying!

[@БабищеЗлое]

1:39 thanks

[@maykeane1037]

can you do a video to help me with my drums?

[@issymannering6841]

Did it take you a while to get these right

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Hi Issymano, do you mean, does it take a dancer a long time to get enough strength to do all of these exercises? It can if you have never done anything like this before. Just start small and with a few reps and then work your way up gradually to more repetitions and bigger movements. I hope this helps!

[@egirlmiaboo2458]

I had to quit I got bullied at the keegan academy run by James keegan family for being fat the kids used to tease me I used to be good I’m trying to get back at it now I just bought new heavies ur videos rlly help

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

So glad to hear you can learn something from these videos! I enjoy sharing Irish dance with the world. :)

[@colleenquaid2682]

where do i find open reels? is there a way to use it without having to purchase it? and thanks for the video!

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

I get all my music from Itunes but, I like to own my music so it's portable. Some of my dancers like Spotify or Apple music if you prefer to stream.

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

I have an overdown video. It should help with Birdies too. I was going to make a birdie one but got pregnant. Once I can dance again and have time, Ill make more videos. Link to overdown video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWeTdX93er54pLc

[@megan-ls6lc]

Why cannu only do it if your 12 and over

[@shelbyland2501]

I do a pike streatch

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Thank you for sharing! :)

[@katiekells9772]

Ahhh I hateee them 😂

[@annahouse3070]

Katie Elizabeth Kells sameee but i do it anyway 😭😂x

[@k-vy5nt]

How do you stretch your calves? Edit: Answer in replies

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

If you check out our injury prevention video, I show some great stretches for that! Its my first instruciotnal video so, it's kinda lame but the info is good. :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGLMfnesfMmoiZI

[@k-vy5nt]

TYSM!!! I’ve always wondered that

[@nunyabiz334]

New to Irish dancing. Self-taught at the beginning. If I have a slight toe issue currently, do I HAVE to "point" on my soft shoes or can I just go up on the bottom of my toes? Does that make sense? Trying to find answers online to this question. Thanks much.

[@MJPAcademyIrishDance]

Good question. I think I understand what you are asking. So for dancing in Softshoes, you can dance with the ball ball of the foot on the floor and the ankles arched up as high as you can go. For championship dancers in Softshoe, you would want to be dancing on the very tips of your toes (En pointe) whenever possible but some dancers can never actually achieve this. They can still do well and place. But a dancer dancing on the tips of their toes in Softshoe will place higher than a dancer on demi-pointe (Ball of the foot). Is this what you were asking? If not, please write back and try again. Haha.

[@nunyabiz334]

@@MJPAcademyIrishDance Yes, that does help! Thanks so much.