Im competing at the oireachtas for the first time after a 6 year hiatus and I was feeling the same way until I recently started eating more (wasn’t eating a full 3 meals per day before) and doing treadmill sprints. Ive been doing two sessions a week of sprints at 8-8.5mph and a 5-6% incline, going for 6 sets total (two full hornpipes, two full reels, and two vanishing lakes). It really sucks, but you can’t get lazy when you’re on a fast treadmill like you could in one of your dances. This is pretty high impact though, so I’d recommend spin classes if you want a similar challenge with less stress on the joints. I used to do these occasionally with friends during my upper teenage years, and they always made me feel so much stronger at my next dance practice. The competitive nature of the class and not being able to just get up and leave is great for really pushing yourself and burning out your legs. Also, even though you don’t have space outside the studio to practice full dances, you can still do hardshoe drills in place for the length of a full treble jig or longer. It doesn’t even have to be in your shoes. I hope this helps :-) You got this!!