Are you ready to implement a comprehensive, up-to-date weekly stretch curriculum studio wide? But the thought of doing it alone leaves you feeling too overwhelmed to start?
If so, then let us do the heavy lifting for you!
With our In-Studio Flexibility Training For Students and Staff.
What you get
Students
- 90-minute Workshop (per age group)
- Immediate Flexibility Results
- Downloadable Stretch e-Books
Staff
- 7 Hour Flexibility Training
- Student Observation Hours
- Innovative Techniques To Increase Your Dancers Flexibility
- Online Access To Our Level 1 Flexibility Training + Weekly Stretch Curriculum
- Comprehensive Study Guide
Studio
- Online Access to our Level 1 Flexibility Training + Weekly Stretch Curriculum
- Easy Implementation Of Our Weekly Stretch Curriculum
- Peace Of Mind Knowing Your Studio Follows A Dance Specific, Up-To-Date Stretch Curriculum
- Peace Of Mind Knowing Your Dancers Will Meet ALL Flexibility Milestones
- A Boost In ALL Dancers Flexibility
- A Boost in ALL Dancers Mind Set and Outlook
- A Decrease In Frustration, Burn Out And Injury For Your Dancers
- A Positive Environment Where ALL Dancers Move Beyond Limitations and Reach Their Full Potential
Flexibility Training For Students
A certified mUvmethod Instructor will work with your students first hand while introducing the following concepts:
- How to approach stretching and our 3 stretch principles.
- How to find a neutral pelvis and spine.
- Why we stretch in neutral.
- The steps, placement, and alignment of 28 stretches.
Our Flexibility Training For Dancers Covers:
- Breath awareness and 3D breathing exercises
- Our 6-minute warm-up
- Our Hip Flexibility and Front Splits Stretch Sequence
- Our Inner Hip Flexibility and Middle Splits Stretch Sequence
*90 Minute Workshop
Workshops are based on age not ability. Our workshops are for dancers ages 8 – 11 and ages 12 and up. Dancers will need to be placed in the appropriate age group.
*We have a 30 student minimum total NOT per age group.
Flexibility Training For Staff
This one day training covers the fundamentals of safe and effective stretching and breaks down our comprehensive, up-to-date weekly stretch curriculum. Designed to fit within your weekly class warm ups and existing studio curriculum!
You and your staff will receive:
- Step-by-step instruction, placement, alignment to 28+ stretches.
- Training in the fundamentals of safe and effective stretching.
- A breakdown of our weekly stretch curriculum for dancers, ages 5 and up.
- Unlimited online access to The Strech Solution. This course includes our Level 1 Flexibility Training + Weekly Stretch Curriculum.
Sample Schedule
| Time Frame | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Introductions and Common Stretch Pitfalls |
| 9:15am – 9:45am | Warming Up vs. Stretching, How To Find A Neutral Pelvis and Spine |
| 9:45am – 10:30am | mUvStretch Warm Up: Exercises and Full Sequence |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | What Regulates Flexibility |
| 10:45am – 11:00am | Over Stretching, Under Stretching, Fascia and Its Role In Flexibility |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | How To Approach Stretching |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | BREAK |
| 12:30pm – 1:00pm | Anatomical Breakdown of Muscles Stretched: UnderStanding Opposition |
| 1:00pm – 3:30pm | The Stretches: Steps, Placement and Alignment |
| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | Transitions, Timing, Cueing, Progressive vs. Dance Specific Sequencing |
| 3:45 pm – 5:00pm | Weekly Stretch Curriculum, ages 5 and up |
