ROOTED: A Dancer Development Workshop
For Dancers Ages 12-18

July 19, 2026
Gibney 280 Studios | New York City

• Registration & Check-In: 3:30 PM

• Workshop: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM

The most successful dancers don't just focus on technique—they build a strong foundation that supports everything they do.

ROOTED is a one-day workshop created by Aligned by Jenna to help dancers train smarter, move stronger, and develop the tools needed for long-term success both in and beyond the studio. Through movement, education, and hands-on learning, dancers will gain a deeper understanding of how to care for, strengthen, and support their bodies so they can perform at their highest level.

Whether you're preparing for summer intensives, convention season, auditions, collegiate dance programs, or a professional career, ROOTED provides the knowledge and training often missing from traditional dance education.

What You'll Learn

• Creating an Optimal Warm-Up for Your Unique Body

  Learn how to prepare your body for class, rehearsal, and performance with intention. Dancers will leave with a personalized framework for warming up based on their individual needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all approach.

• Cross-Training for Dancers

  Discover how strategic strength, stability, and mobility training can improve performance, enhance technique, and help reduce injury risk. This session introduces the principles of cross-training specifically designed for dancers.

• Fueling for Performance: Nutrition for Dancers

  Learn the fundamentals of performance nutrition, including how to fuel before class, recover after training, and support energy, strength, focus, and longevity throughout a demanding dance schedule.

• Contemporary Class with Ida Saki

  Apply everything you've learned through movement in a contemporary class led by professional artist and educator Ida Saki, focusing on artistry, intention, and connection.

What You'll Need

• Pilates Ball

• Yoga Block

• Small foam roller

  Don’t have your own? No worries! Select Rate + Equipment and we will provide for you!

Why ROOTED?

Most dancers spend countless hours training their technique but receive little education on the things that make that training sustainable: proper warm-ups, strength development, recovery, nutrition, and body awareness.

ROOTED was designed to bridge that gap.

This workshop serves as the perfect foundation for summer intensive season or an impactful addition to your current training. Dancers will leave with practical tools they can immediately apply to every class, convention, audition, rehearsal, and performance moving forward.

Because longevity starts with a strong foundation.

Train Smarter. Move Stronger. Live Better.

Early Bird: $130 (ends 6/12 at 11:59pm EST)

Regular Rate: $180

*All fees included!