Irish Dancing Core Strength & Conditioning

Stephen recently did a 4 hour workshop with some of the (lucky) dancers from my dancing School. All who took part thoroughly enjoyed the banter with Stephen but also took on board so much of what he said I can see a huge improvement in their dancing already! More importantly, my dancers have hit the ground running after the Christmas break and it has been so good to see their positivity and enthusiasm for their Irish dance. Thank you Stephen and I look forward to you visiting us again :) Carmel McKenna TCRG

Our Class had a course with Stephen from IDSCS in February. We booked him for the Level 1 - four hour session. We had 38 dancers taking part in what Stephen said was one of the biggest classes he had taken. I can safely say that both Teachers and the dancers enjoyed the day. The dancers were actually happy while working hard under Stephen?s guidance as he was at all times encouraging them throughout the course. We found Stephen to be both professional and friendly in how he dealt with dancers of all ages, abilities and fitness level. Even with the large number of dancers taking part he still made sure each of them got personal attention which was individual to each of them as each dancer has their own strengths and weaknesses. The workshop was so beneficial but enjoyable that I?m sure we?ll be getting Stephen back in the future for Level 2. Kay, Sinead, Catriona Wexford Academy of Irish Dance Sinead Long

April 2012 my daughter used Steven before the Irish Nationals, she built up great trust and stamina with him and went on to do really well in the Irish Nationals. I thought the service was excellent i would recommend his service to anybody and would use him again. sinead phelan satisfied mom

Our school recently took part in the level 1 IDCSC workshop and some dancers also did individual training. The workshops were thoroughly enjoyable and all who took part including myself really benefited as well as took on board so much of what Stephen had to say. We can really see a huge improvement in their dancing and at last they understand more the benefits of warming up properly and how to use their core correctly. Stephen makes sure every dancer gets ample attention and really makes them believe that they can succeed. Their enthusiasm after each workshop always led to a great class and has a great rebound effect onto our younger dancers. We would highly recommend IDCSC to every dancer. We definitely look forward to seeing Stephen again. Angela Brien & Lisa Murphy Angela Brien School of Irish Dancing

My daughter Isabella just did a 2 hour workshop with Stephen when he came to our dance school (Sionnaine Irish Dance Academy). It was a pleasure to be apart of Stephen's class. Isabella learned alot, but had fun at the same time! She has taken what Stephen taught in that one class and has tried to apply them every day practice.. We already see such a difference in her.. Would definately do the class again!!! Tammy Penner Happy kid...Happy Mom

"I'm a newly qualified irish dance teacher and recently took part in level 1 IDCSC workshop. I've been dancing for almost 20 years and i think its fair to say irish dancing has changed a lot over the years. I think the most admirable thing about stephen is that he actually went back to dance classes after years of being away from the "irish dancing world"......so he really really knows his stuff and knows how hard ID is on the body. The workshop was so enjoyable, i brought two of my open pupils and they absolutely loved it. It was tough at times but stephen kept everyone in good spirits throughout. The dance off to pop music was especially good craic!!! I got some fantastic tips for building up stamina, improving kicks and lifts etc etc, which i brought into my own classes and i can honestly say my dancers have improved...ALREADY there lifts are getting better and they understand "core strength" a lot more now. I cant reccomend the IDCSC enough. Every dancer should do it!!! " Julieanne Reynolds Teacher Ganley - Reynolds School of Irish Dancing

I have been teaching Irish Dancing for many years now and have classes for both Adults and Children. Since I started teaching Adults, I have noticed that they are prone to injury more so than the children, and as a result when I heard about Stephen and his Core Strength and Conditioning programme I got very excited. I asked Stephen to come along and do a workshop with my Adult Dancers to help them and me with warm up exercises and stretches in a bid to prevent injury. My dancers had a great day with Stephen and all enjoyed his programme ? we are now stretching more than ever in our class and so far we have had no further injuries. On behalf of all my dancers, I would like to thank Stephen for a great day and I wish him all the best in the future. Colette Cooke TCRG Colette Cooke TCRG Workshop at Cooke School of Irish Dancing Dublin

Stephen came to our school as part of our summer classes in August 2011. We took part in the four hour session. Both I and the dancers thoroughly enjoyed the day. As a dancing teacher, I feel I learnt a lot about proper techniques in flexability and core strength training. The dancers worked hard under Stephen?s guidance as he was positive and encouraging throughout the day. Stephen was very flexible in how he dealt with dancers of all ages, abilities and fitness levels. He was very professional- all children had nametags, he knew them all by name and they interacted with him confidently as a result. They also received certificates at the end of the workshop which added a real sense of pride to the occasion. As a teacher, I felt very comfortable working alongside Stephen. He was respectful of my role as the teacher and he integrated our class drills and routines into his session with great enthusiasm. I would highly recommend Stephen's 'IDCSC' Programme to any Irish Dancing School _