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The Ice Doesn't Care: March 2015
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Sunday, March 29, 2015. As I'm skating some power thing, Miss Bianca's voice snaps out of the icy wilderness, "GOOD STOP! My first coach taught me how to to a 'show stop' and I lay that thing down like an Olympic Gold Medalist. Oh, you say, anyone. Can do a T-stop. I'm not talking about a T-stop, I'm talking about a show stop. A show stop is this:. Erect Posture, Then. Just try to smile! Links to this post.
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The Ice Doesn't Care: Testing: With You In Spirit
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Wednesday, August 5, 2015. Testing: With You In Spirit. My rink had testing today. My rink also has full motion video of the ice posted to the internet. I watched from work.not continuously mind you. I had the session open on the computer and if something interesting popped up in the corner of my eye, I would check it out. Wait, what just happened there? Congratulations if you passed! August 21, 2015 at 8:16 PM.
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The Ice Doesn't Care: February 2015
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Wednesday, February 25, 2015. My skating club was having a sale Sunday. I prowled around the tables looking for some soakers since mine were toast. It was the usual sale. Tiny skates. Tiny costumes. Then I looked under the table. I wonder what's under here? There was a transpack, some other junk, and.a Zuca Bag, frame and insert. There's always one at every sale. $125. $75. Whatever. Yeah, TWENTY FIVE Dollarinos!
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The Ice Doesn't Care: May 2015
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Sunday, May 31, 2015. The Mini-Drama at the Rink- Game of Thrones Style. Back in 2012, I failed my Canasta Tango test, my knee went kablooey, and I not only quit ice dance I quit skating for several months. Kablooey. I took an arrow to the knee. When I left, Dance Coach said, "I don't like to see students quit after failing a test, when you're ready I take you through the test again.". I missed ice dance. It tur...
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The Ice Doesn't Care: I Have a Waltz Jump!
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Thursday, August 6, 2015. I Have a Waltz Jump! More Like This Waltz Jump. Not at the boards, but with a proper bent leg kick, and both feet were off the ice. I know what you're thinking. I'm More Like This. August 7, 2015 at 5:38 AM. That must feel awesome! August 7, 2015 at 2:42 PM. I never thought Id ever do a jump- well this was more of an ice hop, but it still counted! September 8, 2015 at 6:53 PM. My Knee B...
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The Ice Doesn't Care: August 2015
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Sunday, August 30, 2015. Awkward moments.I skate waaaay too much. So, as Miss Bianca and I get off the ice and sit down, the booting up area is empty, and I unconsciously reach down inside my waistband and pull one pad out.those things get hot after a while. Then I look up. There's a man now sitting in the booting up area, giving me a 'funny look'. Links to this post. Saturday, August 29, 2015. I wanted to do a ...
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The Ice Doesn't Care: Useful Posts
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). So these are posts I've written based on my experience as an adult learner skater. Your mileage may vary since different rinks, coaches, and skating associations have different rules. Also, your coach will have different approaches and techniques. First off, this is the most important post. What's with the ISI vs USFSA learn to skate programs? First "Real" Skating Boots. Taking Care of your boots and Blades.
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The Ice Doesn't Care: January 2015
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Saturday, January 31, 2015. Suck In That GUT! Friday skate is pretty good. Mostly adult skaters, kids leftover from freestyle, and a handful of ice tourists. I had room to spread my wings! I tooled around worked on my leg strength and my mohawks and my three turns. Then I remembered something I'd heard Johnny Weir say on his TV show (when he was giving a group class to some freestyle skaters). Links to this post.
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The Ice Doesn't Care: June 2015
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The Little Book of Talent Tip #1- Slow Down. I purchased a book by Daniel Coyle, The Little Book of Talent, after listening to it on audio. Coyle visited 'talent hotspots' and consulted with coaches, scientists and master teachers to pull together these training tips. I like the book. Not everything in it is applicable to figure skating, but a great deal is. Coyle's "Little Red Book".
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The Ice Doesn't Care: November 2014
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The Ice Doesn't Care. Figure Skating for Adults. Lake Placid Skate Camp Review (2014 update). Friday, November 28, 2014. When Your Blades Guards go Missing at the Rink. I've never lost a pair of blade guards at the rink- but I have lost them in my own home. Theft doesn't appear to be much of a problem on freestyle, but even freestyle skaters go on public where the trouble is with theft. (There's a certain superior kind of skater that will say: "But I wouldn't be caught dead. On public, I. If you put them...
