"How can jump higher?" So the complicated answer to this would be that you may not be using the right muscles/ have the right technique to achieve powerful jumps (this can be changed by the way) You may also not have the best mix of muscle fibres conducive to good spring (also- can be improved) But the simplest, and most widely useful answer, is to work on the explosive strength of your muscles.. Otherwise known as plyometric training (some parts are more relevant to Irish Dancing than others) This is done by performing a jumping movement with 100% of your effort, REFORMING, then repeating not too many times before resting and recuperating fully. I.E Doing an exercise such as a squat jump as high as you can, ensuring you recruit the RIGHT muscles, and making sure you think about your form before every single rep... QUALITY IS KEY There's no point doing rubbish reps, as you'll only make yourself more susceptible to injury, and your fatigued muscles won't be performing at their best. Your muscles will grow stronger and quicker, and will also learn to recruit more fibres... Ergo, you will jump higher due to increased power available :) SO If at that beginning of every dance class, you perform 10 squat jumps, pushing as high up into the air as possible every time, you will start to jump higher and higher in your dance :) Hope that helps! #FitnessFormula #IrishDance #IrishDancing #IrishDancer #Jumps #Plyometric #Knowledge #Training