Accelerate Dance and Fitness

Accelerate Dance and Fitness Semi-private fitness classes are also offered for adults!

Accelerate Dance and Fitness offers supplemental training for dancers looking to prevent injury, refine their technique, or recover once and for all from an old injury.

06/15/2026

To become an advanced dancer, it’s not just about the steps. It becomes less about what you do, but how you do it. The best dancers focus on the tiniest details of each position, in addition to how the movement connects. When I evaluate a new student, I look at their basic skills first and start there, because if it’s happening in their tendu, their passé, or their releve, it’s probably going to be a lot harder to correct in a developpe or a fouetté turn until they learn to change the basics.

Let’s talk about the shoulders! We want dancers to have a wide open chest, but so often we forget to look at what’s happ...
06/09/2026

Let’s talk about the shoulders! We want dancers to have a wide open chest, but so often we forget to look at what’s happening in the back. We want the shoulder blades to lie flat on the back, WHILE having a wide open chest. Watch for these common deviations!

1st photo - Inside border of the shoulder blade is coming off the back. This is a sign of bracing in the ribs. This could happen due to the shoulders, or even due to lack of support in the core and pelvis. Watch these dancers carefully as you give corrections to see what happens in their shoulders and chest to make sure your corrections are helping their stability not hindering it.

2nd photo - Bottom corner of the shoulder blade is popping off the back. This is a sign the dancer needs to work on their shoulder stability. Think of that little border trying to draw a smile down, out and up to get the shoulder blade placed.

3rd Photo - This is what it looks like if we combine the two challenges listed above and it’s more common than you might think! Be extra careful with these dancers doing any loaded shoulder work like push ups or tumbling.

4th Photo - This is what we want the back to look like, as the chest opens! We want those shoulder blades wide and flat on the back!

Watch your dancer backs and you might be surprised at what you see!

06/05/2026

When I was watching some of the dancers compete at YAGP finals, I saw some incredible talent… but I also saw quite a few interesting movement compensations. A dancer can have fabulous training and still be dynamically unstable. A dancer can also have fabulous stability but not have good training. Putting dynamic stability with good training can make:

- A fabulous dancer even more amazing
- Reduced risk of injuries
- Better endurance and less fatigue
- Enhanced longevity for their future dance career
- Easier to coach because they can correct things easier
- Effortless looking (and feeling) movement

05/29/2026

Need help with pirouettes? Check out my profile to view more tips! This series helps with dancers who struggle to spot. Breaking down the spot can often reveal where the challenge truly lies. Is it the head, or the eyes? Give it a try and see if it helps!

Exactly 9 months, 17 lessons apart… so much progress! We spent the first 7 or 8 months working on one thing. I would try...
05/14/2026

Exactly 9 months, 17 lessons apart… so much progress! We spent the first 7 or 8 months working on one thing. I would try to correct her arms, legs and feet and nothing would move. They were hard as a rock and wouldn’t budge, so I left them alone and kept focusing on the area I knew she needed, pelvic floor strength. Once we got a base line of strength, everything changed. Alignment, shoulders, neck, arms, working leg turnout, and finally the feet. She has finally set a foundation for growth. Although these photos show a ton of growth, I know this is just the beginning for ! Can’t wait to see your progress this summer!

05/12/2026

In case no one told you, these things are not normal! I never realized they were all connected until my brother, who was an ultra marathon runner told me these were symptoms of an imbalance of electrolytes, a common problem in ultra marathon runners. I started adding electrolytes to my water daily and ALL of these symptoms disappeared. I like Nuun tablets because they’re quick and easy, but sometimes I add citrus fruits and salt to my water too!

***disclaimer*** this is not meant to be medical advice. I am just sharing my lived experience in hope that it will help others. Please consult a nutritionist for nutritional advice.

Taking a moment to celebrate this amazing young woman whom I have been so blessed to get to work with these past three y...
05/08/2026

Taking a moment to celebrate this amazing young woman whom I have been so blessed to get to work with these past three years in my Pre-Professional Day Class! I have seen .vidal7 transform her technique in every way. She first came to work with me on her feet, but I had much bigger goals for her than just her feet. This year, I had a goal to figure out how to help her shoulders and today, things clicked!

From the beginning, you have been one of the kindest souls I have ever worked with. I have loved watching you reach our goals such as getting selected for Celebrity Senior Crew, to dancing the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, to getting a $60,000 college scholarship with AMDA, to following your dream and dancing at Oklahoma City University next year. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for you! Congratulations on all you have accomplished! Keep going girl!

05/04/2026

If you’re not convinced, here are two more reasons to work on the supporting side first!

First, that leg is supporting the weight of your entire body! If the muscles aren’t working in balance, it will become inefficient and can lead to muscular imbalances or even restricted flexibility of your passe leg.

Second, once the supporting leg is truly stable, you’ll be able to adjust the working leg without the supporting side moving in response.

It’s always fun for me to track progress of my students! Sometimes we see progress in all sorts of unexpected places just from working on building a stronger base of support first!

Want time to slow down and work on things like this? Join me for my summer classes! In person classes meet once a week in the mornings and run from June 1st through August 7th. Drop in for a class or two or register for the summer to really see progress! Link in bio to register!

04/22/2026

Giving your dancers lots of strengthening work with a theraband? Be sure to check what their feet look like pointing without the theraband too! We want to see the toe “knuckles” pop and see long, not crunched, toes! This can help ensure foot intrinsics are working and reduce the risk of ankle tendinopathies (such as the FHL or FDL tendons).

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