09/12/2025
This one is for my DANCERS ✨
How much do you think about your show warm up? I know, I didn’t think about it very much for the first half of my career and that is unfortunate 😂 but we’re over here making up for lost time. Here are things you should be thinking about when structuring a warm up (yes I’m suggesting more than a lunge on each leg 😉)
✨the movement should be DYNAMIC - this is a warm up, not a cool down so the stretches should keep it moving and flowing. Over stretched muscles are just as prone to injury as under stretched ones if they’re not ready for the dynamic impact of your show.
✨ ACTIVATE YOUR CORE and not just by doing crunches
✨Structure the warm up to mimic movements in your show. If I know that my show has me back bending for my life, I will be doing a lot of standing roll downs, rippling cobras and twists so that the first time I throw it back I don’t shock my muscles and spine.
✨ lightly stress your joints - on purpose. I do a lot of knee mobility because that’s a sensitive area for me and I want them to ease into the impact they’ll be facing once I enter that stage.
A good show warm up will cause less trauma on your muscles and joints, focus your mind and keep you accountable for any injuries that may occur! You’ve gotta do your part 🫶🏼
If you want this warm up as a proper in real time video, comment and let me know!