Pilates for Dancers

This 4 1/2 Day Workshop taught by Karen Clippinger, M.S.P.E. presents repertoire that addresses key demands of dance and common imbalances, so that dance performance can be enhanced, and injury risk reduced. Participants will learn repertoire on the mat and Pilates apparatus designed to improve upper back extension, turnout, extensions of the legs, arabesques, knee hyperextension, point of the foot (plantar flexion), ankle-foot stability, jumps, and carriage of the arms. In addition to learning individual exercises, participants will participate in a sample mat class with elastic bands, as well as a sample reformer class. A course manual is included and participants will receive a certificate of completion and 24 NPCP CECs. This option will be offered at BASI Headquarters as listed in the schedule below.

This program is approved by the NPCP for 24 CECs.

Deadline to register is 9/10/24. Early bird pricing of $999 until 8/1/24. Standard pricing of $1,199 after 8/1/24. For questions or more information, please contact [email protected].

This course is offered with an option to participate online via Zoom platform

Day One Oct 01, 2024 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Objectives: 1. Review key dance-specific strength, flexibility, and technique demands for the spine. 2. Learn effective strengthening exercises for the abdominals and back extensors utilizing the Pilates reformer, wunda chair, cadillac, and mat. 3. Develop instructional skills to identify and effectively cue clients to emphasize adequate lumbar flexion, promote supported thoracic extension, limit excessive lumbar hyperextension, and appropriately distribute motion throughout the spine.

Day Two Oct 02, 2024 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Objectives: 1. Review key dance-specific strength, flexibility, and technique demands for the hip 2. Learn effective strengthening exercises for the hip extensors and hip flexors utilizing the Pilates reformer, wunda chair, cadillac, and mat. 3. Develop effective cues to promote appropriate muscle activation and lumbar-pelvic mechanics to optimize the height of the leg in classic movements to the front and back such as extensions and the arabesque. Learn exercises to promote activation of the deep outward rotators and optimize turnout.

Day Three Oct 03, 2024 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Objectives: 1. Review key concepts to facilitate transfer from isolation exercises to functional movement patterns for dance vocabulary emphasizing the hip. 2. Learn effective strengthening exercises for the hip abductors and hip adductors utilizing the Pilates reformer, wunda chair, cadillac, and mat. 3. Participate in a mat class designed for dancers utilizing elastic bands for resistance.

Day Four Oct 04, 2024 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Objectives: 1. Develop effective cues to promote appropriate muscle activation and mechanics to optimize turnout and range of the leg in movements to the side such as pliés and développé. 2. Practice exercises and cues for the knee that can be utilized to control knee hyperextension and encourage good hip-knee-foot alignment. 3. Review reformer exercises covered in the course so far. 4. Participate in a mat class designed for dancers utilizing elastic bands for resistance.

Day Five Oct 05, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Objectives:1. Review the importance of proprioception and balance for dancers. 2. Learn exercises for the ankle-foot complex that develop strength and proprioception. 3. Learn select strengthening exercises for the upper extremity utilizing the Pilates reformer, cadillac, and mat that are key for achieving dance aesthetics and can be used to complement classic Pilates exercises. 4. Discuss several program design options for dancers. 5. Participate in a sample reformer class designed for dancers.

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Advanced and Continuing Education Refund Policy

If you cancel three weeks or more prior to the program start date, tuition may be transferred to a future education course or workshop of your choice at BASI Pilates, within one year of purchase (minus the non-refundable, non-transferable $100 administration fee).

With less than three weeks’ notice before the program start date, the tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable, since your enrollment and attendance were deciding factors in planning whether the workshop would take place.

Tuition: $999

Early Bird Pricing: $999 until August 1, 2024 Standard Pricing: $1,199 after August 1, 2024