Why Do Supplementary Training
Reach Acro, Dance, & Training focuses on providing supplementary training for dancers personalized to meet your goals. Training includes targeted strengthening, stretching and conditioning with the main goal to improve specific dance and acro skills. Training sessions may also include functional assessments to assess and address any technique issues. Reach also offers skill specific training sessions for acro and dance skills. The benefits of supplementary personalized training sessions are vast and overall will help elevate your skills and prevent injury.
Targeted strengthening & stretching
Exercises differ from regular personal training because they will target certain muscles that may be limiting your execution of specific skills.
Functional Exercises
Exercises that work on specific movements, positions or ranges of motion that a dancer may need. Such as strengthening in an extreme range of motion like the splits.
Dance Specific Conditioning
Exercises focus on conditioning the body and mind to be able to perform various dance specific movements over an extended period of time. Making sure you can get through all your routines.
Skills Breakdown
Training includes skills specific training and the breakdown of each skill into its biomechanical components. Making sure each component is strong before piecing them back together.
Learn more about the different training techniques used
Meet Amanda
Amanda is a dedicated dance instructor based in Calgary, Alberta, with over 10 years of experience teaching dancers of all ages in various disciplines, including acro, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theatre. Amanda has served as an examiner and master instructor for the Acro Dance Teacher’s Association (ADTA) syllabus and has completed the junior, intermediate, and advanced certification courses. She is also certified in Acrobatic Arts (Module 1 and 2) and holds an ADAPT jazz teaching certification. Additionally, she has completed Level 1 of Lisa Howell’s Teacher Training and is certified in Alixa Flexibility (Modules 1, 2, and 3).
With a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education, majoring in Athletic Therapy, Amanda has extensive knowledge in anatomy, injury prevention, biomechanics, and exercise physiology. This expertise shapes her training methods, enabling her to prioritize safe skill execution while minimizing stress on the body and maximizing training efficiency. Amanda is passionate about teaching strength and flexibility classes and loves helping dancers understand their body mechanics as they train specific skills and movements.
Meet Amanda
Amanda is a dedicated dance instructor based in Calgary, Alberta, with over 10 years of experience teaching dancers of all ages in various disciplines, including acro, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theatre. Amanda has served as an examiner and master instructor for the Acro Dance Teacher’s Association (ADTA) syllabus and has completed the junior, intermediate, and advanced certification courses. She is also certified in Acrobatic Arts (Module 1 and 2) and holds an ADAPT jazz teaching certification. Additionally, she has completed Level 1 of Lisa Howell’s Teacher Training and is certified in Alixa Flexibility (Modules 1, 2, and 3).
With a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education, majoring in Athletic Therapy, Amanda has extensive knowledge in anatomy, injury prevention, biomechanics, and exercise physiology. This expertise shapes her training methods, enabling her to prioritize safe skill execution while minimizing stress on the body and maximizing training efficiency. Amanda is passionate about teaching strength and flexibility classes and loves helping dancers understand their body mechanics as they train specific skills and movements.