Band-ITS Core Online Teacher Training

Band-ITS Core Online Teacher Training provides comprehensive and professional development opportunities for educators. This program offers a formal and structured approach to enhance teaching skills and promote effective instructional strategies specific to music education. With a focus on interactive modules and practical applications, participants gain invaluable knowledge and expertise to enhance their teaching practices in the band classroom. Band-ITS Core is the latest Strength and Conditioning Program from Strength4Dance. Designed by Sally Harrison, registered Dance Physiotherapist, this online workshop will teach dance teachers, pilates instructors and fitness professionals all they need to know about training the dancing body. Upon completion of the course, you will have the knowledge and repertoire to teach the Band-ITS Core Strength and Conditioning Program to students from all dance genres and abilities. The programme is taught in 6 levels from mobility L1 through to strength on 1 leg in L6.

You will learn:

• How to effectively mobilise the dancing body to achieve safe range and flexibility

• How the muscles, tendons, bones, and fascia all work together, and how to use this to strengthen the dancing body

• How to design great (& safe!) conditioning classes using the Band-ITS kit, including progressions & regressions for different levels

• How to use accurate cueing & hands-on corrections for optimal technique

• How the stabilise and strengthen the powerhouse of the body- the hips and pelvis.

Implementing Band-ITS Core conditioning classes in your studio:

• Creates safe mobility and flexibility in all bodies through use of fascial release techniques

• Allows students to isolate and activate the ‘correct’ muscles for different exercises

• Helps students ‘switch off’ unnecessary muscles activation or ‘gripping’ that can lead to poor technique, tight muscles or even injury

• Builds strong, lean muscle whilst developing stamina and overall fitness

• Develops a healthy and injury-resistant body for a lifetime of dance