Periodization 101

📖 How this E-Book is organized:

• Chapter 1 - The Basics
• Chapter 2 - Dance Application
• Chapter 3 - Specific Examples
• Reference List
• Merch Coupon

This PDF of over 75 evidence-based teaching tips includes:

• Why we’re in a defining moment in dance - choreography is more demanding but dancers’ training schedules have stayed or intensified
• The high injury rates in dancers
• Most periodization research has been done on athletes
• Central purpose of periodization
• History on the original founders
• A simple way for understanding why it’s crucial
• How mental skills play a role
• High volume professional dancers endure
• Top priority in a professional company & a studio
• Specific examples of periodization in different dance environments
• Tapering - and why all dancers should be using it
• Tips for longer rehearsals - what can we do to still maximize dancers' time?
• Tips for large companies to get their teachers on the same page
• What should happen to our supplemental training as a performance approaches
• Determining load - in an easy way
• Research using periodization - what has it taught us
• Coupon Codes to Merch & E-Books, & Online Courses
• References List

📍 NOTE

This E-book was last updated in April 2025.

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