We have been doing a lot of research in the area of stretching and strengthening, and we are excited to announce our brand new SAS Program (Stretch and Strengthen).  We will debut this program in our 2022 Summer Session.  We will have a Petite, a Premier, and a Junior/Elite SAS Program this summer.  We have always advocated stretching and lengthening dancer’s muscles so that they can become flexible.  This flexibility is the key to so many dance skills.  We are now excited to add “strengthening” to this equation.  We have found that stretching alone is not giving the dancers the strength they need to have completely straight legs and feet that are not sickled.  Once you lengthen your muscles through stretching, you have to go back and strengthen those same muscles, so that you can be strong enough to actually USE the flexibility you have gained.  We are now going to combine the stretching and strengthening into one comprehensive program, so that the dancers gain the strength at the same time as the flexibility.  We have done a lot of research to make sure what we implement is safe and effective, so it has taken us a while to put this new program together.  We are so excited to watch the dancers gain more strength and flexibility through the brand new SAS Program!