Lessons from The Dailey Method

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May 23, 2011 by CRAVE Blogger | Comments (0)

So, you think you can dance? If you can, I envy you. While some of you may be ready to two-step or salsa with the best of ‘em,  I have  had to find other ways to remain limber.  I now teach what I consider to be the most effective exercise I have ever tried. And I have tried a lot of them. My regimen includes a combination of that constant battle we call core-conditioning, as well as stretching, orthopedic exercises, and ballet barre work. Turns out I have a bit of ballerina in me after all.

My exercise of choice is called The Dailey Method, and I opened up TDM Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona almost two years ago.  It was the first of its kind in Arizona, and a name that very few people in the area knew or recognized. However, with ballet barre studios being the hottest ticket these days in cities like L.A., San Francisco, Chicago and New York, I was excited to introduce Scottsdale to the power of the barre.  Being the first does come hand in hand with risk, and I knew there was a possibility that I could fail.

The Dailey Method, along with other barre workouts,  is especially great for women because it focuses a lot on strengthening the smaller muscles groups in the core and around the spine which can offset, or ward off, Osteoporosis and help improve posture and balance. The method combines elements of Pilates and Yoga with exercises and stretches designed to target each of the major muscle groups of the body, so you first work the muscle then stretch it out, which is why it’s so effective at toning and lengthening the body, and creating flexibility. But again, in Arizona, I heard a lot of, “The Dailey what?”

In business, we hear, “If you make it past the first year, you will probably make it.” I visited other TDM studios, and not one of the other studio owners had gone out of business. There were about 11 Dailey Method studios when I opened, and by the end of this year there will be about 38 nationwide and one in Paris, so the ballet barre method of exercising is growing quickly and showing every sign that we will indeed make it.

Anyone who reads and “likes” this article on Facebook will be offered their first class free at The Dailey Method Exercise Studio in Scottsdale. Visit the TDM Facebook page and ask for your class. You shall receive.

This article was written for CRAVE by Linda Nofer of The Dailey Method.

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