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Improve Your Toe Height for Irish Dancing irish dancer irish dancing irishdancing Apr 12, 2024

Are you looking to improve your toe height for Irish dancing? Recently we spent a lot of time talking to dancers, teachers, and parents in our Instagram DMs about what their dancing focus is going to be for the rest of 2024. 

 

One of the biggest answers we received back was toe height!...

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Your Ultimate Oireachtas Guide calming nerves confidence dance competition feis focus irish dance irish dancer irish dancing irishdancing managing performance anxiety mental conditioning mindset mindset caoch positive self-talk positivity self talk thinking positive Nov 22, 2023

  Oireachtas season is here and you may be an Irish dancer who is looking for help. Whether you’re unsure about what to do the week before dance day, what to do on dance day and how to deal with the highs and lows of the day - your MWM Ultimate Oireachtas Guide is here to help!




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Irish Dance and Strength Training: How to Train Like a Pro exercises irish dancer irishdancing strength training May 18, 2023

Do you want to take your Irish dance to the next level? Incorporating strength training into your routine can help you build the strength, endurance and flexibility you need to perform at your best. In this blog post, we'll explore how to train like a pro with Irish dance and strength training.

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No Worlds? No problem irish dancer irishdancing mindset positivity Apr 01, 2023

Multiple organisations are preparing to host their World Championships over the next few weeks. This is such an exciting time for those dancers who are preparing to head to Montreal, Killarney and Dublin. But there are many dancers all over the world who won't be attending the World...

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Your words matter! The power of positive self talk irish dancer irishdancing mindset positivity self talk thinking positive Mar 22, 2023

Do you have any idea how powerful your words are? 

 

If you are anything like the MWM Team, you talk quite a lot! But we experience language in so many other ways than just what we say. We experience language every time we think, when we hear other people talk, when we watch TV, listen...

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How do I improve my stamina as an Irish Dancer? irish dancer irishdancing mindset stamina Nov 04, 2022

‘How do I improve my stamina?’ We hear this all the time! It seems like every dancer wants to know the secret. Here’s the thing, there’s no big mystery. No big secret. Just these simple points…

 

Firstly, it is not all about cardio fitness. It’s about...

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They see me (foam) rolling... flexibility foam rolling irish dancer irishdancing mobility stretching Oct 06, 2022

You may have seen other dancers with a long, colourful cylindrical item sticking out of their dance bags and wondered what it is? Or maybe your Mum has bought you one but you've no idea what to do with it or understand how it can help? 

That item is a foam roller and it is used by dancers...

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