Elevate Dance Performance Training
Schedule
Mon Jun 03 2024 at 12:00 pm to 01:15 pm
UTC-06:00Location
965 59th Avenue, Unit B, Greeley, CO, United States, Colorado 80634 | Greeley, CO
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Elevate is a SOAR program designed specifically for dancers to improve their technique, balance and stability, and body awareness. Inspired by a research project Monica conducted for her master’s degree, Elevate uses strength training not only to encourage overall technical improvement, but to target areas of muscle imbalance and weakness that may lead to poor technique habits or injury as well. This program uses weightlifting and resistance training, specifically, because they challenge a dancer more than bodyweight activities, such as Pilates or Yoga, and can more effectively build lean muscle, prevent injuries, enhance performance, build power and strength, and aid in mobility, range of motion, and muscular imbalance.
In the research study Monica performed, dancers’ saw an average of 25% improvement in Jazz, Ballet, and Modern technique after just six weeks of strength training (based on a technique scoring rubric totalling 230 possible points). Areas of technical improvement include proper turnout, alignment in the frontal and sagittal plane, a sense of the true parallel position, port de bras, plié and elevé in parallel and ballet 1st position, contraction and release of the spine, a dancer’s ability to find center quickly, and various center and across the floor work including adagio, turns, and jumps. Additionally, dancers experienced a decrease in poor habits such as anterior pelvic tilt, raised shoulders, fallen arches, and collapsed knees in plié.
The good news about strength training is that it can be personalized. Dancers who participate in Elevate will be given a brief evaluation of their technique and overall fitness at the beginning of the program, after which Monica and Kyle, the owner of SOAR, will design sessions throughout the summer that will best benefit the dancers’ specific technical and strength needs. At the end of the program, dancers will be given the same evaluation and receive their results, where they can see areas of improvement.
Dance athletes can customize when they start, how many weeks they train, and how many days a week they exercise. Please visit
https://www.soarathlete.com/signup to sign up or to see the summer schedule!
Groups or teams can receive discounts! If you would like to sign up a team or multiple athletes, be sure to ask us about our group rates!
**For safety reasons, Elevate is limited to dancers age 12 and older**
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Where is it happening?
965 59th Avenue, Unit B, Greeley, CO, United States, Colorado 80634Event Location & Nearby Stays:
